With one round to play in the home and away season, Justin Flynn takes a look at where each Ocean Grove side stands heading into the finals.
A Grade
Second spot was sewn up a while ago and while the Grubbers were a mathematical chance of grabbing top spot, that won’t happen.
A tough game against third placed Queenscliff this week is an ideal way to prepare for a qualifying final where the two sides will meet for a second week in a row.
A 21-goal win against Anglesea in the penultimate round has Ocean Grove purring at the business end.
B Grade
Ocean Grove should finish on top of the ladder and earn a week’s rest. The Grubbers should account for Queenscliff this weekend, which will have them as minor premiers.
A blistering 19-goal first term set up the round 17 win against Anglesea with Jesse Sutton (30 goals), Emma Jones and Dannie Hoiles in great form.
C Grade
Ocean Grove most likely meets Torquay in an elimination final. If it loses to Queenscliff and Portarlington causes an upset over the Tigers, Queenscliff could sneak in on percentage, but that is unlikely to happen.
Ocean Grove’s loss to third placed Anglesea by three goals on Saturday ended any hopes of a double chance.
D Grade
Ocean Grove will take on Queenscliff this week before having a week off as a reward for finishing on top of the ladder.
The Grubbers had to work hard to knock off a determined Anglesea with Terri-Anne Finch, Tarryn Stanley and Danielle Baker best on court.
E Grade
While it’s mathematically possible for Ocean Grove to slip to fourth spot, the most likely scenario is a qualifying final match-up against Barwon Heads.
Grove would need to lose to bottom side Queenscliff and Torquay would need to knock off sixth placed Portarlington.
The Grubbers played well in a 36 to 20 win against the Seas with Charli Duckett, Taryn Laverty and Anabelle Sargeant hitting top form.
19 & Under
A loss to Modewarre means Ocean Grove must defeat top side Queenscliff in the final round to assure itself of fifth place.
The Grubbers can still make the finals if they lose, but would need old foes Barwon Heads to defeat Modda.
17 & Under Division 1
Ocean Grove will finish in third place, the only unknown is its qualifying final opponent. It will most likely be Portarlington, which is locked in a battle for top spot with Torquay.
A 35 to 16 win against Anglesea on the weekend was led by Chelsea Ferguson, Sofia Dickeson and Giselle Dawson.
17 & Under Division 2
With a double chance sewn up, Ocean Grove will play either Torquay or Drysdale in the first week of finals although it will likely be Torquay.
The Grubbers fine tuned their game on Saturday with a 45 to 7 win thanks to 31 goals from shooter Bella Wearmouth.
15 & Under Division 1
Geelong Amateur and Drysdale meet each other to see who finishes top of the ladder with the loser to face Grove.
There is a chance Grove could finish second if Ammos win.
Holly Britt, Emma Barry and Abhi Sanjeev were the architects in a 33 to 11 win against the Roos.
15 & Under Division 2
A win against Queenscliff would seal top spot while a loss and an Ammos win would see the side drop to second spot.
Georgia Maier (20 goals), Charlotte Heenan and Eve Lake were superb in a 31-goal win against Anglesea.
13 & Under Division 1
The team is six points from fifth spot so finals aren’t on the agenda. Grove needed to beat Anglesea on Saturday, but fell just short.
Ruby Cook, Tamika Wall (11 goals) and Heidi Armstrong were the side’s best players.
13 & Under Division 2
Ocean Grove will finish top if it beats Queenscliff and Geelong Amateur loses to Drysdale.
The most likely outcome is a qualifying final against Torquay.
A 31 to 3 smashing of Anglesea was a great dress rehearsal for finals with Grace Tolley, Sammi Needham and Ava Leske in form.
