Key games in Men's Southern Championship on the menu this weekend

Photo:  South East United coach Glen Roland comes off with his South East United players at half time.  I was intrigued by the sponsor's name on the team's shirts:  Galifrae Fishing.  I asked Glen whether that was the same name as a cray fishing boat I have photographed in Tasmanian waters and he said that it was.  The cray boat's owners sponsor South East United. [PlessPix]

Photo:  And here she is, The Galifrae on the River Derwent at Risdon. [PlessPix]   

Hobart United beat Metro 5-4 with a last-minute goal at North Chigwell on Tuesday night to move to within one point of Men’s Southern Championship leaders New Town White Eagles.

The match was a catch-up game after the game between the sides on 19 June was abandoned after just 18 minutes when a Metro player suffered a badly broken leg.

Eagles face a difficult away game against third-ranked University at Olinda Grove at 2.15pm tomorrow and anything but a win could cost them the leadership.

Hobart United won’t have an easy task, either, as they are away to fourth-placed South Hobart at South Hobart Oval tomorrow at 11.45am.

This will be a fascinating round as all the top sides play each other.

Sixth-placed Taroona host fifth-ranked Olympia Warriors at 2.15pm at Kelvedon Park and home-ground advantage may be decisive.

Seventh-placed Beachside welcome a resurgent Metro to Sandown Park at 2.15pm and the visitors seem to have discovered their mojo and will give this a red-hot go.

Glenorchy Knights did well to hold leaders Eagles to a 2-2 draw last week and may just grab all 3 points away to Kingborough Lions United at Lightwood Park at 4.15pm tomorrow.

In a bottom-of-the-table clash at Wentworth Park at 2.15pm tomorrow, second-last Clarence Zebras meet bottom-side South East United.

A win for the visitors would see then leapfrog their hosts to swap places on the ladder.

Men’s Southern Championship (As at 16 July 2021)

TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
New Town Eagles	12	10	1	1	40	15	31
Hobart United	12	10	0	2	38	12	30
University	12	8	3	1	35	11	27
South Hobart	12	8	0	4	32	20	24
Olympia Warriors	12	7	2	3	36	26	23
Taroona	12	6	1	5	22	19	19
Beachside	12	5	2	5	23	18	17
Glenorchy Knights	12	2	4	6	23	31	10
Metro	12	3	1	8	19	34	10
Kingborough Lions	12	2	1	9	12	36	7
Clarence Zebras	12	2	0	10	7	31	6
South East United	12	1	1	10	8	42	4