When the Tigers return this week the senior side will have three rounds to secure its finals status, currently mired in a crowded mid-table battle for the last few places.
Rochester is 8-7, currently holding sixth place on percentage, leading Mooroopna.
Above are Kyabram and Shepparton United, also on eight wins, although of the four, the Demons have one more fixture played after featuring at the weekend.
All four sides and Shepparton Swans, another half-a-game back, will be battling it out for the bottom three finals places.
Two wins from three would likely be enough to get the Tigers home, especially if they take down the Swans this Saturday at Princess Park.
Rochester’s home finale is the following week, where it will go in a heavy favourite against Euroa, and the Tigers will hope to have the work done before a difficult trip to ladder leader Shepparton at Deakin Reserve on the last day.
Winning one game from three could see Rochy home, but it would need other results to fall favourably.
On the netball courts, with finals out of reach for the Tigers’ A-graders, the final rounds are about trying to finish the year on a positive note.
This weekend’s game against the Swans looks the side’s best chance to do that, the Shepparton side just one place ahead of the Tigers, although there is a wide gulf in terms of competition points.
Title contender Euroa and defending champion Shepparton make a difficult end to the season for the Tigers.
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