Colac has all but sealed the Geelong Netball League minor premiership, sitting two games and percentage clear of second placed Newtown & Chilwell.
With four rounds remaining before finals, the Tigers have been the form side of the competition and face three sides currently in the top five and one from outside in the run home.
The Eagles should finish second and are two games clear of fourth with a danger game against Bell Park this week, followed by Colac before finishing off with Lara and Leopold, two games they should win.
The most interest is in which side will finish third and gain the double chance come finals time.
Only half a game separates third placed St Joseph’s, fourth placed Geelong West and fifth placed South Barwon.
Geelong West should defeat Grovedale this weekend and Leopold the week after with a bye in the penultimate round and an all-important final game against Joeys.
Joeys will start favourites against Leopold and Bell Park before meeting Colac and then the Giants.
South Barwon has a bye this week with winnable games against Grovedale and St Mary’s before a tough encounter against Colac to round off the home and away season.
Bell Park remains only an outside chance to snare a finals spot and must do so by starting six points behind South Barwon.
The Dragons have a tough fortnight coming up starting with Newtown & Chilwell tomorrow, St Joseph’s the week after and finishing with games they should win against Grovedale and St Mary’s.
Grovedale will want to avoid the wooden spoon, but that will be tough. The Tigers are a game and percentage behind St Albans and would need an upset win in the next three weeks and then a win against the Supersaints in the final round.
St Albans has three winnable games and a bye to come and should do enough to avoid last spot.
