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The encouraging aspect of Rnd 8 was the improved performances of both North Beach & North Fremantle. The half way point of the season is exceptional if only for the fact that no side in the bottom four have beaten ANY side in the top 6. Wesley & West Coast are faced with must win games this week to avoid falling two games behind the top 4 clubs.

Wesley 6th (5 & 3) Vs CBC 3rd (6 & 2)
Wesley only just got up against an improved North Beach outfit last week and CBC missed out in the end by a kick against top side TA’s. Wesley are currently sitting outside the top five on percentage and this week’s game is a mini final for them. A loss will make a top 3 finish very difficult and leave them in a cut throat battle for 5th spot over the remainder of the season. CBC will tighten their grip on 3rd spot if they bring last week’s form with them. It should be close all day but in the end I think the CBC big man brigade will be the difference.
CBC by 4 goals

Trinity Aquinas 1st (7 & 1) Vs North Fremantle 7th (2 & 6)
The Maggies had a real crack last week only going down by 12 points to WCC. Whilst a finals finish is now an impossible dream for North Freo a win will do much for their confidence and get them out of the relegation zone. At home TA’s are always hard to beat and whilst I expect the Maggies to be competitive they will not have enough to get over the formidable TA’s outfit.
TA’s by 5 goals

West Coast Cowan 5th (5 & 3) Vs Kelmscott 4th (6 & 2)
A loss to either side this week could see them slip to 6th place on the ladder. Last week the Coasters failed to put away 7th place side North Freo easily and Kelmscott did not stand up when it counted against 2nd placed University. With their lack of depth always their Achilles heel Kelmscott must win the games against the other top sides. Similarly if the Coasters are serious about their first return to A Grade finals in 20 years or so then it is a must win game for them. It will go down to the wire.
West Coast by 2 points

Mt Lawley 10th (0 & Vs North Beach 8th (2 & 6)
Unfortunately last week’s loss to Kalamunda meant it will be B Grade for Mt Lawley in 2016 after several strong years in A Grade. North Beach must have been gutted after matching it with Wesley all day and just going down by a kick at the end. A win this week will mean the young Beach outfit have pretty much avoided relegation in 2015. An unexpected loss means they remain in the relegation wash up over the rest of the year.
North Beach by 5 goals

University 2nd (6 & 2) Vs Kalamunda 9th (1 & 7)
Uni have been on fire during the last three weeks averaging 70 point wins against Mt Lawley, WCC and Kelmscott. Unfortunately for Kalamunda, if Uni bring that form on Saturday it will be another slaughter. Whilst Kalamunda broke through last week against Mt Lawley the best they can hope for this week is to limit the damage.
University by 10 goals

Great write up again Big Al. Have to agree with you on your tips.
CBC
TA's
West Coast
Beach
Uni

Having a look at teams from last week did Kelmscott only have 17 in ressies and forfeit colts and players doubling up in league. If that is the case hopefully they can get players back soon for the state of the comp. Caz any news on where you guys are at, obviously at full strength you are very strong but have had a couple of big losses recently.

UNI CBC & TAs to get the job down quite considerably 6-10 goals, the 3 stand out sides on the comp will start yo put a break on all others in the coming weeks!
Kelmscott to enjoy the freedom of city beach for a win by 2-3 goals, Dodd on Benetts could be a marquee match up. Is Baxter gonna tag nisbett, he runs amuck @ home... Speaking of home, the grapevine reckons some good conversations tonight out city beach for the Presidents meeting- any goss???
My roughie for the week - the Hawks! Been potting them for a few weeks and they been delivering the goods on cue.. For the state of the comp, and like it or not (they also playing the beach) there supporters and lads are good blokes - hope they can pull out a win and heat up the relegation ranks- if not it's B grade for them. Lawley by 4 headland sausage rolls!

Wesley Vs CBC
Wesley by > 3gls to jump back into the top five.

Trinity Aquinas Vs North Fremantle
TA's by < 2gls

West Coast Cowan Vs Kelmscott
Kelmscott to rebound > 4 gls

Mt Lawley Vs North Beach
Nth Beach back in form > 5gls

University Vs Kalamunda
University by > 10 gls assuming the mid semester break hasn't already started!