Wakefield Sports Clinic Div 7 Rd 15 preview

ADELAIDE University is not giving up hope of making the division seven finals despite being three wins adrift of fifth spot.

ADELAIDE University is not giving up hope of making the division seven finals despite being three wins adrift of fifth spot.

The Blacks have three matches remaining with a bye in the last round of the season, therefore they will have to win every game and require one of the Gullies or Saints to lose each of their encounters to snare a finals spot.

The Blacks shared the load last week in a percentage-boosting win when it brushed aside a severely weakened North Pines by a massive 225 points.

Remarkably all Uni players got at least one goal.

Darragh Coughlan, Andrew Riley and Stuart Harris will continue to play a major role in the Blacks finals future as well with a key game coming up against their closest rival, the Saints.

The Bulldogs failed to contain St Pauls OS last week, succumbing by 75 points.

The Saints will host second-placed Para Hills on Saturday to build on their progression towards the finals.

In a tight competition, they are still within reach of achieving the double chance so Ryan Smiech, Theo Girgolas, Jordan Liseno and Liam Davies will certainly maintain their focus on looking ahead and not behind.

Although, Chris Ryan, Ryan Rebbeck, Michael Gee and Jye Bailey from the Big Reds will be doing their best to hold off any advancement of their weekend opponent.

After the week off, Tea Tree Gully can secure its finals berth with success over the lowly Flinders University this week and then pursue a top-three finish itself.

With Mitchell Park, presently third, watching from the sidelines this week, St Pauls OS and the Gullies have the opportunity to increase the pressure for the coveted position.

Ladder leader Adelaide Lutheran has a meeting at North Pines on Saturday which one would expect to be another lop-sided affair.

The Bulldogs could really enhance their already impressive percentage and strengthen their hold on top spot with a mammoth victory here.

They would even have the potential to emulate Adelaide University with a whole team of scorers, particularly if the likes of Chris Scholefield, Chris Koenig, Ashley Goodall and Sam Bushaway bring their teammates into play as is their usual way.