1st – Woorinen
Played – 12, Wins – 11, Losses – 1, Points – 44, Percentage – 243.73
Round 14 – v NNW United @ Home
Round 15 – v Tyntynder @ Away
Round 16 – Bye
Round 17 – v Lake Boga @ Away
Round 18 – v Tooleybuc-Manangatang @ Home
SIMPLE scenario for Woorinen – win tomorrow and top spot is (almost) theirs. Have winnable games against Tyntynder and Lake Boga to come, with a final round encounter with a hungry Tooleybuc-Manangatang who may or may not be playing for their season in the final round.
2nd – Mallee Eagles
Played – 12, Wins – 10, Losses – 2, Points – 40, Percentage – 256.81
Round 14 – Bye
Round 15 – v Swan Hill @ Home
Round 16 – v Cohuna Kangas @ Away
Round 17 – v Balranald @ Home
Round 18 – v Tyntynder @ Away
THE Eagles win over the Tigers last Saturday breathed life into the race for top spot, but they are still relying on the reigning premiers to upset Woorinen tomorrow in order to keep that race alive. Have a relatively easy run home, with their round 16 match against Cohuna seen as a potential qualifying final preview three weeks early.
3rd – Cohuna Kangas
Played – 11, Wins – 9, Losses – 2, Points – 36, Percentage – 221.66
Round 14 – v Tyntynder @ Home
Round 15 – v Balranald @ Away
Round 16 – v Mallee Eagles @ Home
Round 17 – v Kerang @ Away
Round 18 – v Lake Boga @ Home
TRAIL the Mallee Eagles by four points but have a game in hand. Remain an outside chance, along with the Eagles, to finish on top but needing NNW United to beat the Tigers tomorrow afternoon. If that occurs, then the Kangas’ match against Mallee in round 16 will take on greater significance than to see who finishes second.
4th – NNW United
Played – 12, Wins – 8, Losses – 4, Points – 32, Percentage – 140.39
Round 14 – v Woorinen @ Away
Round 15 – v Koondrook-Barham @ Home
Round 16 – v Balranald @ Away
Round 17 – v Tyntynder @ Home
Round 18 – Bye
TORPEDOED their chances of finishing in the top three and therefore earning the double chance with their loss to Cohuna last weekend. Would need to win every game and rely on an upset or two in order to leapfrog their way into third with their lowly percentage also not helping their chances. Need to win at least two of their final four games to guarantee a top five finish, which should come against Balranald and Tyntynder.
5th – Koondrook-Barham
Played – 12, Wins – 8, Losses – 4, Points – 32, Percentage – 107.35
Round 14 – Bye
Round 15 – v NNW United @ Away
Round 16 – v Lake Boga @ Home
Round 17 – v Tooleybuc-Manangatang @ Away
Round 18 – v Swan Hill @ Home
HAVE the bye this weekend, followed by an all-important clash with the reigning premiers next Saturday. Their round 17 match against Tooleybuc-Manangatang could potentially determine who finishes fifth, provided the Raiders also beat Lake Boga and Swan Hill.
6th – Tooleybuc-Manangatang
Played – 11, Wins – 5, Losses – 6, Points – 20, Percentage – 95.43
Round 14 – v Lake Boga @ Home
Round 15 – v Kerang @ Away
Round 16 – v Swan Hill @ Away
Round 17 – v Koondrook-Barham @ Home
Round 18 – v Woorinen @ Away
AN up and down season means the Saints are left with needing five wins from their final five games to play finals. Could get themselves on a mini run over the next three weeks with winnable games against Lake Boga, Kerang and Swan Hill before a season defining clash with Koondrook-Barham in the penultimate round.
7th – Lake Boga
Played – 12, Wins – 5, Losses – 7, Points – 20, Percentage – 73.36
Round 14 – v Tooleybuc-Manangatang @ Away
Round 15 – Bye
Round 16 – v Koondrook-Barham @ Away
Round 17 – v Woorinen @ Home
Round 18 – v Cohuna Kangas @ Away
THE Magpies are mathematically still a chance to play finals, but need everything to go right from this moment on. Need to beat the Saints, Raiders, Tigers and Kangas and rely on NNW United or Koondrook-Barham, along with Tooleybuc-Manangatang, to lose every game also. Won’t happen.
