With just two rounds remaining, a number of positions across the top six still hang in the balance.
Tongala welcomes table-topper Cobram this weekend in a mouth-watering first-versus-third match-up.
Tigers mentor John Brunskill said he expected a hard-fought contest between two in-form outfits.
“It’s a really important day for both clubs, they (Tongala) will certainly be up and about,” he said.
“They’ve just had the week off and have been running into some good form in the last four or five weeks before they had their break.
“It’ll be a really good challenge for us.”
Brunskill said a Tongala match-up offered his charges the opportunity to test themselves before their finals campaign commenced.
“Games like these let you know where you’re going to be,” he said.
“Really anyone in the top six can win it, you’ve got to be on the ball when you step up to play.”
Six straight wins have positioned the Blues favourably, but if they are to secure a top two finish and the safety blanket of a double chance, a win this weekend is essential.
In a round with no shortage of potential blockbusters, Moama and Nathalia are set to do battle at Jack Eddy Oval.
It’s crunch time for the Purples, who sit in seventh and are four points adrift of Deniliquin Rams in sixth.
A much-needed win over a spirited Finley outfit last weekend has kept Nathalia in the hunt, but the task this Saturday is not an easy one.
Moama will be itching to return to the winners’ list after two consecutive defeats.
A comprehensive 45-point drubbing at the hands of Congupna last weekend and a heartbreaking one-point loss to Tongala the week previous has given the Magpies plenty to think about.
Elsewhere, Mulwala will be looking to consolidate its top-two standing when it welcomes Finley to Lonsdale Oval.
Four points would do wonders for the Lions’ double-chance hopes, before a trip to Congupna next weekend.
The Road has secured finals footy after a horror start the year, and could edge closer to the top two if it secures four points from a trip to Barooga on Saturday.
Clipping at Congupna’s heals are the Deniliquin Rams.
The Rams sit precariously in sixth, and will need to do the business over Numurkah this weekend to keep seventh-placed Nathalia at bay.
Lastly, Rumbalara is at home again to welcome Echuca United.