Who will play who in week one of
the 2010 finals series has been
decided after an emphatic win by
the improving Sons of God over
the consistent, but not quite
elite Nexus. The 2008 Premiers
looked every bit as menacing as
they ever have with their
ruthless effort in dismissing
the 2007 Premiers, who looked
tired and fading. Last year in
the Preliminary final it was
Nexus who had the hunger, this
year the Sons look threatening.
After being knocked out of the
finals by the Sons of God three
years running, the Diggers will
not be pleased. Nexus will now
face Kalli's Saints in the
Elimination Final after they
stretched their winning streak
to seven. If they enter the
finals on the back of another
win over the second placed
Marvels next week, it will make
for one heck of a showdown.
Meanwhile those Marvels notched
yet another win and confirmed
their face-off with the Sons in
week one of the finals. And it
was another late season win
without joy for the Phamtoms who
have sealed their sixth place
finish. And with another week
passing by with no team
submitted by the Memphis Blues,
it would seem there will only be
nine first round picks in the
2011 PSD...
A BIG congrats to the Diggers
who once again had the pleasure
of eliminating the defending
champion Dingoes from the
Champions League for the third
time in four years. It just
makes that Semi-Final loss last
year hurt more. But they are
back into the Semis with their
win and ready to make it three
titles in four years. The Super
League's may even have three of
the final four representatives.
The Sons of God topped Natas
168-165 to go to the top of
their group and bar a Round 18
collapse should be there yet
again, hoping to finally
progress beyond the Semis. Then
there is Nexus whose win over
the Coat Hangers this week put
them in second place. However
with another Nexus-Sons of God
classic on the menu for CL next
week, a loss may see them
overtaken by sister team Natas!
Maybe Nexus' chance for revenge
on the Sons? Commiserations to
the eliminated Coat Hangers
whose CL dreams remained
unfulfilled...
