They say having a sister is like having a built-in best friend you just can’t get rid of.

No matter how much you fight, laugh or compete, they’re always there — on your side when it counts.

As the Milleen Group Women’s Premiership grand final creeps closer by the hour, that saying couldn’t be truer for Jorja and Steph Holden.

On Sunday 21 September, the inseparable duo will run out for the Maitland Pickers at McDonald Jones Stadium, ready to take on the Northern Hawks in the biggest game of their lives.

For the Holden siblings, sport has always been at the heart of their clan.

Jorja Holden. Photo: Shaun Lazenby (Newcastle Weekly)

“We’re a sporty family,” says older sister Jorja with a smile.

“We did Nippers, touch footy, basketball, netball… even junior rugby with Maitland Blacks.”

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