THE Wedge-Tailed Eagles or Eaglehawk will qualify for the Champions IGA-backed CVFL senior women’s footy finals after this Sunday’s 18th round in the home-and-away series.
Both teams are perched on 32 points, but it’s the Eagles who cling to the fourth rung on percentage from the Hawks.
In the last of the preliminary rounds the Phil Hawkes-coached Wedge-Tailed Eagles will play Sandhurst from noon at Woodend’s Racecourse Reserve.
When these clubs met in Pride Round it was Sandhurst which stormed to an 89-2 victory in Woodend.
The Eagles won last Sunday’s home game against White Hills by six goals as the Dragons were beaten by the ladder-leading Golden Square at Queen Elizabeth Oval.
Key match-ups for the WTE and Sandhurst clash include Eagles’ defenders Belinda Hateley, Catherine Turnbull and Charlotte Bracey opposed to Charlotte Scanlon, Chloe Swatton and Milla Franklin.
Eagles’ on-ballers Mairead Murphy, Teagan Ainslie and Demi Henderson will take on Katrina Alford, Lauren Suleiman and Lily Campbell.
The WTE line-up includes Ayesha Nicholson in the centre, and Jorja Bennett, Brooke Cowan and Emma Williams in attack.
A Sandhurst team coached by Liam Ireland and Andrew Saladino includes Grace Campbell, Sarah Baldwin and Taylah Klemm.
White Hills hosts Eaglehawk on the Scott Street ground from 1pm.
These teams have not met since round three when Eaglehawk scored a 16-12 victory on its turf at C and M Oval in Canterbury Park.
Best for the Demons in last Sunday’s game against Wedge-Tailed Eagles in Woodend were Shauna Roy, Tracey Anderson, Jorja Gibson, Seisia White, Courtney Collard and Acacia Edwards.
A White Hills team jointly coached by ???? and ???? is sixth on a 7-10 record.
Eaglehawk rolls into this match following a 62-point loss to Castlemaine at The Railway Hotel Oval in Camp Reserve.
Best for the Hawks against the Magpies were coach Molly Metcalf, Lucy El Hage, Eliza Long, Lexie Moss, Hannah Kenny and Monique Gavriliadis.
Golden Square takes on Bendigo Thunder at Gourmet Pantry Oval in Golden Square’s Wade Street from 1pm.
The Darren Walsh-coached Golden Square has plenty of goalscoring power through the likes of Gabby Drage, Kira Gibbons and Taylah Moore.
The squad in blue and gold for Sunday includes Ruby Demeo, Kate Douglass, Carly Geary, Karley Hynes, Sarah Mannes and Dakota Woodhatch.
Players to watch for the Mick McInnes-coached Thunder include co-captains Sharlene Cole and Hollie Maher, Ngaire Harlan, Shasta Martion, Rachel Salm and Stacey Barbagallo.
Champions IGA-backed CVFL senior women’s footy ladder after 17 rounds:
Golden Square 872 per cent, 60 points; Castlemaine 365, 60; Sandhurst 222, 48; Wedge-Tailed Eagles 158, 32; Eaglehawk 130, 32; White Hills 77, 28; Bendigo Thunder 4, 12; Marong 2, 0.
Leaders in the goalkicking race:
65 Gabby Drage, GS.
39 Kira Gibbons, GS.
25 Jorja Bennett, WTE.
24 Tiahna Cochrane, Cm; Emma Williams, WTE.
22 Grace Campbell, Sh.
21 Shelby Knoll, Cm.
19 Taylah Moore, GS.
17 Molly Metcalf, Eh.
16 Kelly Mensforth, Eh; Gemma Roberts, GS.
15 Lily Campbell, Sh.
14 Brooke Cowan, WTE; Charlotte Scanlon, Sh; Lilly Stevenson, Eh.
13 Seisia White, WH.
12 Kasey Button, WTE; Paynton Jolliffe, Cm; Lily Mansfield, GS; Sasha Pearce, WH; Liz Watkins, GS.
The 15th and final round in the home-and-away series for teams in the Champions IGA-backed CVFL under-18 girls footy competition will be played on Sunday.
The 15th and final round in the home-and-away series will be played next Sunday.
Marong plays Echuca United from 10.45am at Jackal Oval in Marong’s Malone Park.
Al other matches start at 11am.
Woorinen tackles Castlemaine at Woorinen Recreation Reserve.
Storm and Golden Square meet at Triple M Park in Strathfieldsaye’s Tannery Lane.
Kangaroo Flat faces Sandhurst at Bendigo Mazda Oval in Kangaroo Flat’s Dower Park.
White Hills hosts Eaglehawk on the Scott Street ground.
Champions IGA-backed CVFL under-18 girls ladder after 14 rounds:
Woorinen 586 per cent, 60 points; Storm 156, 40; Eaglehawk 141, 40; White Hills 129, 40; Marong 97, 28; Sandhurst 91, 20; Castlemaine 72, 20; Echuca United 81, 18; Kangaroo Flat 58, 6; Golden Square 23, 4.
Leaders in the goalkicking race:
34 Matilda Rose, KF.
30 Prue O’Sullivan, W.
23 Zoe Hodgskiss, Eh.
20 Ava Bartlett, Cm.
19 Molly Austin, M; Etta Place, Sh.
18 Jada Dennis, EU.
17 Stella Bibby, W.
16 Marlie Skinner, S’saye; Alyssa Wardell, M.
14 Jayda Alford, WH; Maddison Collard, WH.
13 Zoe Brooks, W; Lana Brooks, W; Jorja Cunningham, S’saye; Tianna Shay, M.
12 Adele McNaughton, WH.
11 Charli Conway, W; Kirra Molloy, S’saye.
10 Kyah Spiteri, Eh.