	{"id":166124,"date":"2025-07-25T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=166124"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:30:02","slug":"mini-final-looms-for-roos-seagulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/sport\/mini-final-looms-for-roos-seagulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini-final looms for Roos, Seagulls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANGLESEA will host Barwon Heads in a crucial Round 15 clash tomorrow (Saturday, July 26), with the winner to take fifth spot on the BFL ladder.<\/p>\n<p>The matchup serves as a mini final for both sides, who sit on equal points and both have favourable runs home.<\/p>\n<p>The Kangaroos are coming off a 21-point win against eighth-placed Portarlington, and will face teams below them on the ladder in two of the final three games.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Seagulls overcame a competitive Ocean Grove side in the Battle of the Bridge and will also face two lower-placed teams in the run home.<\/p>\n<p>In-form Torquay can make it seven wins on the trot against Drysdale this weekend at McCartney Oval. The second-placed Tigers beat Modewarre in Round 14, while the fourth-placed Hawks are coming off a disappointing loss to Geelong Amateur, with inaccuracy being the killer.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the ladder-leading Ammos take on the struggling Portarlington at Queens Park Reserve and can hold its three-game gap on top with a win. The Demons will look to build on a promising performance in Round 14 against Anglesea, where the side went down by 21 points.<\/p>\n<p>Third-placed Queenscliff host seventh-placed Modewarre, whose finals chances were destroyed after losing to Torquay.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the improved Coutas will want to bank a win before facing the Tigers and Anglesea in two of the final three games.<\/p>\n<p>Ocean Grove can build on its gutsy performance against Barwon Heads, when it takes on ninth-placed Newcomb at Shell Road Recreation Reserve. 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