Why Roosters star Jess Sergis can't wait to take on her former side in the NRLW grand final

Sydney Roosters star Jess Sergis will be taking on some of her best mates when the Tricolours clash with St George Illawarra in Sunday's NRLW grand final but the former Golden Boot winner would not have it any other way.

Sergis made a high-profile switch to Bondi for this season after three years with the Dragons and there will be no quarter asked for or given when the two sides clash in Redcliffe.

«I'm stoked they're there because if there was anyone I wanted to play in the grand final, it was them,» she said.

«Kezie [Apps] is one of my best friends and being so close to her, we both said congratulations on Monday and that we'd see each other on game day.

»They're the enemy this week, so we have to put those friendships aside and all those other thoughts aside and just focus on the end goal.

«We've had a few appearances together and we flew up on the same plane and it's a bit of a weird feeling because we're all keeping our distance.

»In the women's game, everyone is so close, but when it comes down to business, you have to flick that switch."

The Roosters have risen from the ashes with a stunning upset victory over Brisbane in the NRLW preliminary final to set up a grand final showdown with the Dragons.

Flicking the switch is something the Roosters have become well-acquainted with in recent weeks.

Their incredible victory over the Broncos in the preliminary final was the greatest upset in the competition's history and was made all the more remarkable given they trailed 16-0 in less than 13 minutes.

Overturning that deficit convinced the rugby league world of something Sergis says the Roosters knew all along – that despite their rocky road into the finals, this was a premiership-calibre team.

«The Broncos game kind of felt like a