Technically speaking, the answer would just about be everyone outside of Euroa and likely Karramomus, with no side having yet clinched a finals place mathematically.
Of course, sides like Waaia ― undoubtedly with a monster challenge of its own over the next two weeks ― and Mooroopna will expect to see their way home with relative comfort.
However, some will inevitably need to cast eyes on PlayHQ updates from around the grounds in hopes of getting the help they will likely need, even if they keep their business tidy.
While it’s not time to don two scarves at once just yet, the loser of this round’s clash between Tatura (3-5) and Northerners (4-5) might as well not worry about results elsewhere.
Tatura and Northerners are well aware of the significance, with both outfits currently nine points behind sixth-placed Numurkah.
Northerners’ Stuart Turner fancies getting a job done to continue his squad’s recovery after a brutal start to 2023-24.
“We both know where we’re at in the season. It’s season-defining, but it’s very exciting,” Turner said.
“We’ve had some pretty low scores, but for four weeks in a row, we were over 200.
“You want to post something every week, but you’re not giving yourself much of a chance with 70 on the board, and I expect a few lads to respond to that as well.”
Tatura has had extra time to ponder with the first post-Christmas bye, and Daniel Coombs’ squad has analysed the road ahead.
“It’s one we have to win if we want finals and we want to prove the Numurkah game wasn’t a one-off,” Coombs said.
“We all sat together before the last game and looked at our fixtures and we chatted as a group about having a real crack at it.
“Every game is important, as well as every point in the position we’re in.”
While a recent News rundown outlined the complete picture of each team’s road to season’s end, the current focus for both teams is squarely on this Saturday and next, as Turner explains.
“We’re a couple of games out, but if you don’t win, there’s no point looking at that,” Turner said.
“You don’t go in looking for outrights, though. I’d like to chalk up the wins and, hopefully, we can scrape in.
“With our bowling line-up, I’m confident we’ve got the guys to take 10 wickets, as long as we bowl to our plans.”
Meanwhile, Coombs’ focus laid on the offensive side of Tatura’s game, which would naturally lead one to imagine both sides would be happy for the hosts to bat first.
“For us, it’s focusing on our game,” Coombs said.
“We beat Numurkah by scoring over 200, so we need to bat out our 80 overs.
“Our wicket should be pretty good with a few decent days of weather.
“I feel like it’ll be a pretty close game either way. It should be a good game of cricket.”
Beyond the mini-elimination final at Howley Oval, though, remains a pack crawling all over one another in search of an elusive finals place.
Currently clinging to sixth is Numurkah (4-1-3) after a desperately needed ― though by no means straightforward ― win over Northerners last time out, but Tim Arnel’s men will be rank outsiders against a charging Mooroopna side.
Kyabram (5-4) sits as the best of the rest, and the bye points amusingly mean a Mooroopna win could allow the Redbacks to jump into sixth position by doing absolutely nothing.
Shepparton United (3-1-4) remains mired down as well and badly needs to claim the prize pool over an Old Students side that, while not yet mathematically eliminated, is sorely lacking the offensive firepower to counteract the likes of Rehan Bari.
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