The Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Minor Premiership is shaping up as a battle between Cobar Roosters and Coonabarabran Unicorns, who are sitting on 31 competition points with only three rounds remaining until the finals series.
Coolah Kangaroos and Narromine Jets, who both have 26 competition points, could potentially usurp both the Roosters and Unicorns for the number one position but they would need to win all their remaining games and hope that other results fall their way.
The Unicorns have a tough run to the Semi-finals, lining up against the other three teams that are still in the race for the Minor Premiership – Narromine (home), Cobar (away) and finishing with Coolah Kangaroos in a game that will be played at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee as the curtain raiser to the NRL match between Canberra Raiders and Penrith Panthers on August 1.
The Roosters will be at home to Gilgandra this weekend before heading to Coonabarabran in Round 13, and finishing with another road trip in the final round to play the Jets at Narromine.
The Coolah ‘Roos continued their recent resurgent form, blitzing the Jets with a nine try effort to record a 50-16 win at Coolah whilst the Roosters registered a 40-16 win over the Bulldogs at Warren.
The Unicorns proved way too strong for the visiting Gulgong Terriers, taking the game 66-16 and in a high-scoring game at Coonamble the Dunedoo Swans just held off the Bears to register a vital 40-34 to maintain their Semi-final aspirations.
The match of the round this Saturday will be played at Coonabarabran, when they host the Jets, who will be aiming to make a statement against a higher-placed team heading towards the business end of the season.
The League Tag top five is far from decided, and whilst the Dunedoo Swannettes and Coolah Flyers are locked in for a top two finish, there are a number of other teams still vying for a semi-final berth.
The games at Cobar (versus Gilgandra), Gulgong (versus Dunedoo) and Coonabarabran (versus Narromine) all having implications as to who will finish where on the competition ladder.
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