The Kats are as wobbly as a drunken sailor with multiple wheels falling off the wagon over the last few games. The invincibles before Christmas & haven't won a game in 2024, madness. The predictions still have them winning comfortably & taking that golden ticket to the big dance but surely some are getting nervous after counting all the chickens before they are hatched. The champagne might need to go back on ice for a few weeks.
The Eagles are unbeaten recently with 4 on the trot & wouldn't this be a huge scalp for them. They wouldn't mind playing at Kardinya & the speed will not worry them either. Yes the Kats destroyed them in the corresponding fixture but the Kats are on the ropes & are weaker at the knees than a 22yr old bloke heading up the Eiffel Tower with a diamond in his pocket.

GAME OF THE ROUND: The Bay host probably the hottest team in the comp at the moment & many won't have said that would be Mossies after 2 from the first 6. However, they have put on their big boy pants from there & only lost 1 single game away to Gosnells by a slender 11 shots. They achieved some giant killing in R12, so they'll be up & about for this tough assignment. Mossies need this exact game if they wish to challenge for that 4th Finals spot but also on the flip-side lets not forget that after R6 Mossies were bottom, yes bottom, of the ladder on 15pts after 6 rounds. Massive congrats on how they have turned their season around that they can actually now dream of maybe Finals.
The Bay themselves were absolutely the hottest side until R12 as they had 4 on the trot & were humming along with some big wins in there too. We only have The Bay winning 2 of the next 4 so dropping this could really harm that Finals spot.

The Lions are sitting 8th & that's not surprising after only winning 1 game since R6. Winning 3 games a season only means 1 thing & that's not Finals. They need 4 of the last 6 to get to safety & that will not be an easy task with some big games on their run home.
There were only 10 shots in the corresponding fixture which may lead to the Lions advantage & the Lions did get 2.5 of the 4 rinks wins. The kookaburra's need to maintain vigilance on that 4th blow out rink & we have seen that time & time again at Basso where 1 rink can do enough damage to cover the cracks elsewhere. Gosnells need some points here no matter what as Rossmoyne want out of finishing 9th & there's only 4.5pts in the predictions.

Hard to back The View after they have only accumulated 10pts since after R6 to R12 but this one is critical to their survival, so they'll either be up & ready or it's curtains. They ran the Kookaburra's & The View close in the last 2 games but will need a big step up here.
The Lions are equally circling the wrong end of the table after showing such promise early. It is very close around that mid-section but every point counts at this stage so they'll be looking for a minimum of 6pts here & the probability is there that they will get the Agg but it will be close.

Apologies first to the TITANS, slip of the tongue last round referring to an older nickname, old habits. Thanks for the corro. Wonderful contest ahead here as the Titans have a solid chance to lock away a Finals spot & dream of that 2nd ticket to the big dance. No major changes for this week sees them in prime position against a side they did beat in the corresponding fixture by 9 shots so it's very difficult to go against them here even though The Bay ran them to the last bowl at home in R12.
The River Rats have been more competitive on the road this season but at Cockburn is a tough ask for most sides. There was only 12 shots in this fixture last season so Rossmoyne wouldn't be far away for most of the game. Cockburn for me to make it 6 on the trot & lock away a Finals spot.