The season continues to throw up surprises.
And some double points games in different divisions makes it even more unpredictable.
| Team | P | W | D | L | Df | BP | Pts |
| Hornsby | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 9 | 45 |
| Western Raptors | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 265 | 8 | 42 |
| Renegades | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 30 |
| Wakehurst | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -145 | 2 | 18 |
| Canterbury | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -73 | 5 | 17 |
| Chatswood | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -57 | 3 | 15 |
| Redfield | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -157 | 3 | 7 |
| Kings | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -257 | 2 | 6 |
Hornsby will play Chatswood at some point, probably midweek as Chatswood's dance card is full. Otherwise they've got only Raptors at Mittigar next Saturday to trouble them, which could be important to Minor Premiership and Club Championship Calculations. The other games they should win pretty comfortably - Redfield (H), Canterbury (H), and Wakehurst (A).
Raptors at home to Hornsby, then Chatswood (A), Renegades (A), Kings (H) mean they're pretty safe for 2nd IMHO, and maybe even First if they can take all 4.
Renegades are going to need to fight for a finals place with Canterbury (A), Wakehurst (A), Raptors (H), and Redfield (A) to go. We were very close to beating Chatswood both times, and Raptors at Mittigar. The Field Of Dreams won't trouble the Raptors as most of them have been there before - some in Renegades colours!
Wakehurst have looked a bit inconsistent with numbers, forfeting Colts and 2s on the weekend, and only 19 playing First Grade. They've got Kings (A - double points), Renegades (H), Chatswood (A), Hornsby (H) to go. A couple of wins in R11 and R12 and they could also be a contender.
Berries aren't doing as well in First Grade as they are in Second Grade, and with Renegades (H), King (H), Hornsby (A), Chatswood (H - double points) will be striving to jump into 4th spot with at least 3 wins.
Chatswood - having FOUR games to make up, will play double points in two of them - Redfield and Canterbury. I think they can beat both sides with a BP and jump 20 points. The other two games are Kings and Hornsby, and I think the Stags reasonably think they can take 5 points away from Kings but Hornsby might be a bridge too far at this point. Still, +25 points onto their current standings puts them in third on 40 points, just behind Raptors on 42.
At this point I don't think Redfield have the gas left in the tank to make top 4, and will be planning for a better 2025.
Kings could grab 15 points with wins over Wakehurst (double) and Chatswood, however they suffered a huge loss to Chatswood in R1 and while I don't see another 50+ margin, I think the Chatswood forward pack has the size and skill to deliver.
1 Hornsby
2 Raptors
3 Chatswood
4 Renegades
