It was the wet weather week and we are now over 1/3 of the way through, I dont think the ladder will change to much in 1st grade whereas 2nd grade is wide open.
(1) Beecroft: Undefeated and they haven't looked close to losing, no team has been able to get close to them, they concede on average 8 points a game and average 30 points on attack. The scored a big 4 try win over 2nd place Harbour last week who are their main competition. They are the easy short odd favorite's to win the comp. In 2nd grade they are 3 wins from 4 and are second place and looking strong, prioritizing the 1st grade team come finals may be 2nd grades biggest challenge.
(2) Habour: Prior to last week they were undefeated, there attack is arguably the best or close to the best in the comp, but they have consistently let in points, if the can tighten their defense they could become more of a threat to Beecroft who are the only team they have lost to. There 2nd grade are in the middle of the pack on 2 wins in what is a tight competition, if they want to increase their chances of winning the club championship they will need 2nd grade to improve as despite 1st grade coming 2nd they are located 3rd on the CC ladder.
(3) Harlequins: They should be happy with 3/5 with both losses to the two above teams. There strengths are there clinical set piece, structure and depth with 2nd grade on top of the ladder with 4/5 wins. They lack the x factor attack of the above teams but as injuries occur as the season progress their good depth will ensure they beat teams below them and are ready to pounce on Beecroft and harbor if they don't continue to perform.
(4) Knox: I think they should be praying for dry weather, there wins have come in the dry rounds. They seem to be improving and they have got some big wins in the past few rounds which I think will be big for a team that hasn't done a lot of winning in the past couple of years. 2nd grade are second last but are 2/4 in a very tight competition, so alarm stations shouldn't be ringing yet and I think they will go on a bit of an upswing if 1st grade do as well.
(5) Iggies: They won well against Knox in round 1 which suggests they were well prepared as they havent played that well since with the only other win by forefit. I think they will benefit from playing more consistent footy having actually only played 3 games in 2 months. The next few rounds are very important for them they need another win to prove round 1 wasn't a fluke and to keep motivating their players if they cant morale and their performances could slide downwards. 2nd grade are in the same boat with the same results and every game matters in the close comp, I cant see them providing alot of depth to their 1s.
(6) BOBS: They have been disappointing coming from div 2 I thought they would be more competitive, last weeks loss to know and puts them outside the top 4 whobe their main rivals for the last finals spot. They need to flick a switch and find another level a couple of easier games ahead should help and maybe they can find the right path to make the finals. Like a lot of the other clubs their 2nd grade is okay with 2/4 wins so they should provide some but not a lot of support to the main card if and when injuries or the Europe exodus happens.
(7) Savers: Zero wins including a forefit and no 2nd grade, this is a club that has alot of troubles. I think they will be regretting moving to div 3, however the drop in the numbers and quality must have schocked them, they put 2 teams together each week in Div 4 and they came close to winning in both grades losing in the 1st grade final to Harbour who are now coming 2nd. I am assuming a mass exdous at the club occured. Nevertheless my bold prediction for them is they will get a win near the end of the season at home against either BOBS or iggies as another of the struggling team.
