first week of finals is the last home and away round for the premier comp and de la premier play st bernards who are on the bottom of the premier division ladder meaning de la might drop back a few guns!!!
any predictions for outcomes?
News on the de la squad, most likely 9 players will return to the premier team from both TAC cup and seniors. This ofcourse means 9 players are to be dropped to the South 2 team. It is fair to assume 4 or 5 of these players will be fringe, while the other 4 or 5 will be legitimate premier players who r just unlucky to miss out. Replace the de la 2's worst 9 players with these 9 and your looking at a more than decent outfit, however still 5 -6 goals behind monash i believe. Can challenge Ajax and should dispose of hampton first round of finals, shaping up to be a cracking finals series!
With reference to De La dropping players back for the first final while Premier plays Rd.18, I'm of the belief there are rules in place that won't allow Premier players to be dropped back for the finals unless they have qualified. Once both sides are playing finals footy then provided both sides are in the finals, anything goes in relation to selection.
The point of the TAC players will be moot come finals as they'll need to qualify. You'd think this will upset the balance in that Rd.18 Premier/1st semi final South 2 weekend as those making way in the Premier team will most likely not have qualified for the South 2 side.




