Finals draw near.

After getting through the wild weather last weekend across the region the forecast looks brighter as finals draw near.

Three rounds of football and netball remain before finals and while some questions are still yet to be answered, the top-fives across both senior competitions are shaping up nicely.

It looms as another extremely important round of action and it doesn’t get bigger than at Allansford where the Cats host reigning premiers Nirranda in both the footy and netball in a mouth-watering set of matches.

Both teams are battling their fair share of injury on the footy field and could welcome some players back as they look to start ramping up preparations for finals.

Kolora-Noorat will also host Dennington in what looms as another important fixture. If the Dogs can secure wins in footy and netball it will all-but lock away fifth position but the Power in their own backyard are no easy task and play their conditions beautifully.

Elsewhere, Russells Creek and Merrivale will be looking to win big against Panmure and Timboon Demons respectively as both teams fight out for what looks like second position.

The two contenders are separated by just under three per cent on the table so it’ll be interesting to see how it pans out, while in the netball both will go in heavy favourites again to get the points.

Old Collegians and South Rovers loom as an interesting match in both senior competitions, with the Lions in with a shot to spring an upset.

Nick Creely

Journalist

Warrnambool Standard