Yes, it is that time. No, we won't hum the earworm now, far more important things to consider. There is a logjam of potential finalists, with a series of crucial games this weekend to decide finalists, non-finalists, Zac Dawson finalists and other things I haven't thought about. Who will win? Who will lose? What if there are draws? Is there a way to gain eight points from a win rather than just four? All of these questions will be answered this weekend. Good luck. Wagga Wagga Wombats vs Gundagai Grasshoppers Wineglass Bay Packers vs Gariwerd Cockatoos Shark Bay Tigersharks vs Lovely Banks Lilacs Iron Knob Codpieces vs Mount Beauty Uglies Larrikin Lagoon Lefties vs Cradle Mountain Devils Waikickamoocow Incorrigibles vs Nareewillock Nuffers Charlies Opening Spelunkers vs Venus Bay Vultures Birdsville Battlers vs Junee Jaguars
Cradle Mountain Devils team for Round 15 away game against the Lefties Out: A Naughton (managed), D Zorko (managed) In: R Marshall, L Schultz Def: J Battle,D Byrne-Jones, J Lever, N Vlastuin (S Banks) Mid: J Steele, D Wilson, J De Goey, S Pendlebury (R Maric) Ruc: T Nankervis Fwd: E Langdon, P Wright, L Schultz, S Mannagh (T Sonsie) Inter: T English, R Marshall (C Moraes) The third placed Cradle Mountain Devils conclude their 2026 ORFFA home and away season with an away game against the fifth placed Larrikin Lagoon Lefties. The Devils have had 10 wins and four losses in 2026 to be one win ahead of the fourth placed Gariwerd Cockatoos (9 wins, 5 losses) who have a superior points for by 107 points for the season. The Devils and Cockatoos will fill third and fourth place, it is just a matter of in which order and will both host a game in week one of the finals. The finals equation for the Lefties is far more complicated as they are one of four teams from fifth to eighth on seven wins along with Shark Bay Tigersharks, Venus Bay Vultures and Lovely Banks Lilacs. In Round 15 the Tigersharks host the Lilacs and the Vultures have an away game against reigning premiers, the Spelunkers who are second on the ladder. The quartet of teams from ninth to 12th, Nuffers, Packers Battlers and Jaguars all have a record of six wins and eight losses. The only one of these teams that the Lefties are ahead of on points for is the Jaguars who have away game against the team one place above them on the ladder, the Battlers. The ninth placed Nuffers have an away game against the 13th placed Cows and the 10th placed Packers host the fourth placed Cockatoos. If the Lefties can record an upset win against the Devils they will lock in a finals berth. If Larrikin Lagoon have a loss to Cradle Mountain the results of other Round 15 games will have an impact on whether they make the finals or not, and they are likely to be right on the edge, either just making it in eighth place or just missing out in ninth place. Regardless of the win/loss result of the Lefties vs Devils game points for will be important for the Lefties in determining their final ladder position. The ruck battle shapes as a crucial one as all four players in the game that average triple figures in 2026 are rucks with Lefties pair Tristan Xerri (113 points per game) and Jordan Sweet (100) opposed to Devils pair Toby Nankervis (103), and Tim English (100). Larrikin Lagoon’s seven wins in 2026 is their best result since they had 15 wins from 17 home away games a decade ago in 2016 to finish second on the ladder at the end of the home and away season. After their 2016 premiership season their best result had been 22 premiership points in a 17 round home and away season in 2023. In a great sign for the future of the @That KI Guy coached Lefties the number one ranked player on each of the clubs' four player lines are all under 25 years of age and are averaging more than 80 points for game. The Larrikin Lagoon players in this category are defender Darcy Wilmott (92 points per game / 22 years old), midfielder and second overall pick at the 2026 ORFFA PSD Willem Duursma (82 / 19 yo) and forward/midfielder Max Hall (90 /24 yo) in the F1 position. Cradle Mountain have made two changes for the road trip to Larrikin Lagoon with forward Aaron Naughton and defender Dayne Zorko both being out managed. Ruck/forward Rowan Marshall returns after being a late out with a back injury last week and forward Lachie Schultz returns after recovering from an ankle injury. With Zorko set to return next week pressure will be on the fringe Devils to perform well against the Lefties to retain their position in the side for the first week of the finals. If the Devils win their 11th game of 2026 against the Lefties they will record their most wins in a home and away season since having 12 wins from 17 home and away rounds in their premiership winning 2021 season.