After 15 rounds of fun and frivolity the final home and away round is as follows Mt Thirsty Boozers vs The Stony Ponys - a 1 v 2 clash with the Boozers secure in the top 2 on the back of 8 wins in a row and the Ponys needing a win or draw to join them. Grundy and Sinclair (Boozers) and McLuggage (Ponys) will be looking to inspire their team to victory while leaping into the Dangerfield Medal top 6 to cap strong individual seasons. Useless Loop Virgins vs Walpole Woylies - the Virgins will use the final round state rivalry match as a dress rehearsal of a round 21 home elimination final while the Woylies can secure a top 4 spot with either a win or a 35 point higher score than the Noahs if both teams are defeated this week. The Virgins Zac Butters sits 9th in the Dangerfield Medal and a huge final round score would provide a chance for successive top 6 finishes for the young star. Neptune Island Noahs vs Drouin Dropbears - the 2016 Grand Final replay provides a chnace for the Dropbears to shape the 8, while the Noahs can secure yet another top 4 berth win a win or a draw. In addition Tom Liberatore for the home side sits equal 3rd in the Dangerfield Medal and another strong individual showing would provide a first ever leaderboard finish to cap a career best season Sherwood Magpies vs Wedge Island White Pointers - the Magpies rise continues with 7 consecutive wins and the knowledge that a win this week would move them into top 4 if any of the 3 immediately above falters in the final round. The Wedgies will be looking to upset the home side's party in another state rivalry match and this is a must win game if they are to snatch a top 8 finish. Leading the charge for the Magpies is Matt Rowell who has now reached the level expected by the club when selected as the first selection in the 2020 PSD and is also aiming to maintain or better his equal 6th current ranking in the Dangerfield Medal Maralinga Atoms vs Black Swamp 29ers - the 29ers travel to the Badlands with the aim of battling their way to win which would secure a 2025 finals berth. For the visitors the duo of Dunkley and Holmes will be keen to hold or better their places in the Dangerfield Medal top 6. Macquarie Island Whales vs Port Lincoln Power - the Powers 153rd club game is their most critical in their history as a win or draw would see them qualify for their first ever finals series. Nangkita Bucks vs Rutherglen Fugitives - both teams and their players will be looking to finish the season on a high and a morale boosting 7-9 W/L record. Jan Juc Ducks vs Heard Island Shags - the rebuilding sides face off for the 2nd time in 6 rounds with this week's winner securing 15th position and loser grasping the 2025 wooden spoon. Ed Richards has stood tall amongst the Ducks fire sale and is outright 5th in the Dangerfield Medal and looking to improve on that in this week's Cooper Duff-Tyler Cup decider, with the home side determined to avoid a 30th consecutive loss. ----------------- Partial lockout is Thursday and Friday night times 2 with full round lockout for the first Saturday game. A reminder that all finals full lockouts (Rounds 21-24) will be Friday night Melb time (very early Friday morning Snoz time). Good luck to all coaches !
With each of this weeks matches being a double up from earlier in the 2025 season these are the last times the sides met Rd 3 DDB 1207 vs NIN 1304, PLP 1181 vs MIW 1238 and TSP 1355 vs MTB 1264 Rd 10 29ers 1141 MLA 1066, RGF 936 vs NKB 1350, WIW 1335 vs SWM 1390 and WPW 1376 vs ULV 1185 Rd 11 HIS 1138 vs JJD 939
Massive game for these two teams! @thokash most weeks it wouldn’t matter who we select and we lose, but this week I think it’s extra important that we pick our teams as optimally as possible. May the best team win