THE LAST round of Loddon Valley football has arrived, with half of our footballers able to pack up the kit bag and the muddy boots for the summer after this weekend.
I’m not sure which side is going to make the finals out of Macorna and Maiden Gully, but it is probably going to come down to percentage after the final round of home and away games.
Bridgewater plays the Macorna Tigers at home, with the Sharp Show travelling along quite nicely.
It’s hard to see the Mean Machine dropping this one, but Macorna must not let the game become a blowout as percentage will likely come into play at 5pm on Saturday.
Pyramid Hill, under Major Mitchell’s rock, will get the job done against the Maroons, who have slipped away in the last half of the season due to injuries to key players in their lineup.
The Bonnie Ward Cup is up for grabs as Bears Lagoon Serpentine hosts old foes Inglewood at the Bear Cave.
Difficult to see the Bears getting close to the Blues, who have such a dominant midfield with Cotchett and Marciano potentially running amok and Gabe Nevins just cruising around off half-back. The Woodies by at least six goals.
The Mitiamo Superoos take on the Panthers at windy John Forbes arena.
This should be a pretty one-sided affair, with Marong tuning up for another finals assault on the Manly Cup.
Last game of the round is Maiden Gully hosting the Calivil Demons at Camel Hump central. The Eagles need to win this game by a fair margin if they are to be any chance of sneaking into the final five at the end of the day’s proceedings.
The real interest on Saturday - will Sharp get the goalkicking record in the first or second quarter?
- GLENN CATTO
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