General News
16 August, 2024
Site fees? Newbridge wagon ready to be hitched, says The Oracle
SITE fees will be charged at peak rates the next couple of weeks at Riverside Oval after Newbridge booked their first appearance in a finals in eight years. The happy camper Maroons have been the big improvers this season and. although challenged by...
SITE fees will be charged at peak rates the next couple of weeks at Riverside Oval after Newbridge booked their first appearance in a finals in eight years.
The happy camper Maroons have been the big improvers this season and. although challenged by Calivil last Saturday, are headed for finals action.
Calivil has one last chance to ruffle feathers when Ant Dennis coaches the Demons for the last time against Bridgewater.
Dennis has shown the Demons can match it with the top sides for a quarter or two.
This week, there may be enough juice in the tank to last three quarters.
The Mean Machine will need the Sharp shooter with the A game.
Depth and skill will be the real difference in what ooms as the closest match of the round.
Bridgewater by six or seven goals, may be closer. So after a few weeks of tipping the Demons and missing out on a perfect round, I’m going with the head this week.
Maiden Gully makes the trip up to Mitchell Park. To have any chance of getting within 10 or 15 goals of Pyramid Hill, the Eagles would need to take the first train and arrive at the ground a few hours before the 2.30pm kick off.
It’s been a hard season for Maiden Gully as reflected with a percentage not all that much better than Mitiamo who face Newbridge on Saturday.
The Maroons now simply have too much to lose and will want to have good, solid preparation for the finals.
Mitiamo may have other ideas but will be outclassed. The Superoos have tried valiantly all season and expect them to finish a tough season with pride on show.
The final match features another club that has had a rough one. Inglewood will come up against the Marong juggernaut.
While there are a few clubs standing in the way of a Panthers’ hat-trick, Inglewood this year is not one of them.
There’ll be heaps of interest in the Molly Magoos where Inglewood has been the big improver of the reserves,.
One thing that Inglewood has achieved this season - a solid seconds side and some handy players who have been up in the ones at times.
Marong won’t have that match all its own way!
- GLENN CATTO