GLENORDEN is an out-of-control freight train running express to the Western Region Football League division 2 finals.
The table-topping Hawks have stopped for no one en route to nine wins in as many starts.
Could we see a repeat of Yarraville-Seddon’s undefeated season last year?
Time will tell, but the odds are shortening by the week.
Damien Yze is the recruit of the season so far with a league-leading 58 goals, while Dashmir Barolli has been the heartbeat of the midfield for the flag favourites.
Parkside (7-2, second), Wyndhamvale (7-2, third) and new boys Manor Lakes (7-2, fourth) lead the chasing pack.
Parkside, last year’s bridesmaids, want to go one better.
After starting the season well, the Magpies have been left with a sour taste after a fade-out against Manor Lakes last round.
Wyndhamvale is considered a genuine threat, although its form in blockbuster games is sketchy.
Against top two sides Glenorden and Parkside, the Falcons have booted just 16 goals in eight quarters.
Paul O’Shea, a new recruit once on the Western Bulldogs’ list, could be the answer, with 41 goals in his nine games.
Manor Lakes is finally starting to be taken seriously, but it took a dramatic win over Parkside to get them on the map.
The Storm should be lavished with praise for arriving in the WRFL ready to go and a finals berth in the debut season is almost a certainty.
Sunshine Heights (6-3, fifth) have bounced back this year after a horror end to life in the top tier.
The Heights are two games and percentage clear in fifth spot and it’s difficult to see them relinquishing that position.
There’s a dramatic divide between the top five and the other seven sides and the finals positions may have been all but decided by the halfway mark of the season.
Sanctuary Lakes (4-5, sixth) and Braybrook (4-5, seventh) are most likely to challenge from outside the top five.
Caroline Springs (3-6, eighth), Albanvale (3-6, ninth) and West Footscray (3-6, 10th) are too far back and offer no hint of a late run.
North Sunshine (1-8, 11th), who provided a feel-good story by winning their first game since 2008, and Laverton Park will vie for the wooden spoon.
