THIS WEEKS GAMES

VIEW FROM HERE | Nine wins is the aim for finalists
In the previous two years of the State League competition on average clubs winning nine or
more games in the home and away season have seen them participating in finals.
If the number of wins prove to be nine to procure a 2011
finals birth then based on the current win / loss ratios it
would appear that only seven clubs remain in contention
to grab the available five spots.
When you analyse the games that are left for the
remainder of the year it sure does provide a great
appetite leading into finals, let’s take a look at the seven
contenders club by club of who their remaining games
are against and how many wins they need to reach the
preferred nine winning games.
Launceston Blues – Play Devonport (x2), Burnie (x2),
South Launceston (x2), Glenorchy, North Launceston
and Hobart. It would be fair to assume that if the Blues
remain injury free they should continue on their winning
way and end the home and away season undefeated.
Clarence Roos – South Launceston, Lauderdale (x2),
North Hobart (x2), North Launceston, Devonport,
Glenorchy and Hobart. The Roos need a further two
wins out of the remaining games and should account for
these to embark on their tilt for triple premiership status.
Burnie Dockers – North Launceston (x2), Launceston
(x2), Devonport (x2), South Launceston, Hobart and
Glenorchy. The Dockers should achieve three more wins
to reach nine but can ill afford to drop a game that they
would have pencilled in.
Glenorchy Magpies – South Launceston, North Hobart
(x2), Hobart, Launceston, Lauderdale, Clarence, North
Launceston and Burnie. The Magpies have had a bad
month due to an injury plagued list after coming out of
the blocks early and currently have five wins. Coach
Byron Howard will be sweating on having his full list
together for the run home.
North Launceston Bombers – Burnie (x2), Devonport
(x2), Lauderdale, Clarence, Launceston, Glenorchy and
South Launceston. The Northern Bombers are sitting on
the same amount of wins as Glenorchy and the biggest
question they face is can they put together enough
consistent football to achieve the additional four wins
needed.
North Hobart Demons – Lauderdale (x2), Glenorchy
(x2), Clarence (x2), Devonport, South Launceston and
Hobart. The Demons are also sitting on the same
amount of wins as Glenorchy and North Launceston
and can ill afford to drop games against Lauderdale and
Glenorchy for the required four wins to reach nine which
may ultimately halt their endeavours to play finals.
Lauderdale Bombers – North Hobart (x2), Clarence
(x2), North Launceston, Hobart (x2), Glenorchy and
South Launceston. The Southern Bombers are sitting
on one less win than Glenorchy, North Hobart and North
Launceston but have shown great improvement in 2011
and will need to overcome the opposition placed higher
on the ladder than them to win five out of the next nine.
The three clubs that are out of contention - Hobart,
South Launceston and Devonport - can play a leading
role in determining the makeup of the final five by
causing some upsets along the way.
Shaun Young
General Manager
Wrest Point State League
Editor’s Note: The 2 year history of the Wrest Point
State League has seen 4 teams finish with 9 wins and 9
losses at the end of the roster series of games.
In the inaugural year 2009 – Launceston finished 5th
and North Hobart finished 6th both on 9 wins and 9
losses.
While in 2010 – North Hobart finished 5th and North
Launceston finished 6th both on 9 wins and 9 losses.
In both 2009 and 2010 a final six was used so all
4 teams contested the finals series played in those
seasons.
In 2011 a final five finals series will be contested,
suggesting that winning 9 games may be only half the
requirement to make the finals. A healthy percentage
is the other likely requirement to progress to September
action.
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