The Nena and Pasadena Match of the Day van will make its way to Greenvale Recreation Reserve for this clash between the Jets and the Lions.
Greenvale are looking for three in a row following their comeback win against Avondale Heights, and their upset victory over Aberfeldie.
Marby on the other hand were a side touted to be pushing for finals but are yet to register a win.
Despite that, they’ve shown at various stages they’re still a dangerous side and this should be a belter.
Airport West are buoyed off a big first win which followed a close encounter with the reigning premiers, and will come up against Pascoe Vale.
Pacco have staked their claim as one of the sides running with Keilor in the early parts of the season.
Can a renewed Airport West with Reuben William and Marwan Abdul-Wahed pull off an upset or will the Panthers keep on kicking on?
East Keilor will come up against Keilor in an important contest for both sides.
The Cougars will find themselves in another dog fight this week as either them or Keilor will lose their undefeated streak when they go head to head at Joe Brown Oval.
East Keilor have flown under the radar but made a statement last week with their win over Strathmore, while Keilor have knocked off each of the 2022 finalists, Pascoe Vale coming the closest by 12 points.
The two best defensive teams in comp, Keilor’s firepower will be a test for the Cougars.
Strathmore is looking to bounce back from a loss against Avondale Heights, who are searching for their first win since Round 1.
The Heights have had some disappointing performances and will need to bring their best.
Mores have been up and down but are in a similar position to last season where they brought it all together at the right time.
After two disappointing losses, Abers will be wanting to bounce back strongly against Essendon Doutta Stars.
The Two Blues are coming off a heavy defeat to Keilor and a shock loss to Greenvale.
Douttas meanwhile have shown a level of competitiveness so far and will need to be at their best to hand Abers a third straight loss.
Kicking off Rookie Me Division One will be Tullamarine hosting Moonee Valley.
Both sides are hoping to get their season onto the right path with Tulla suffering some heavy losses against the top sides, but taking care of business against the lower sides.
The Fog are still without a win as Ian Denny’s men have been able to get some decent scores on the board, but they rank tenth in the league for defence.
It’ll be interesting to see who can get their season moving along.
Deer Park will meet Rupertswood for the first time at John McLeod Reserve.
Rupertswood were the giant killers in 2022 as they knocked off some of the top sides in their finals push that fell just short.
If they’re to knock off Deer Park, they’ll well and truly regain that title with the Lions dropping just the one game to West Coburg so far.
Deer Park has the best percentage in Division One, prolific at both ends of the ground, while Rupo has been up and down.
St Albans and Hillside shapes up as one of the more intriguing matchups this round with both sides establishing themselves as the next best after West Coburg and Deer Park.
St Albans have been competitive in games against those two sides, while Hillside hasn’t come up against either of them, so we’re yet to see how they’ll play against the sides that have staked their claim as the best in this competition.
This will be the biggest test for the Sharks who were in fine form before dropping a game to Roxy, with St Albans playing some really quality football.
The Burgers have just about been faultless so far in 2023 with an undefeated start and the top scoring side in the competition, they’ll come up against Craigieburn.
Craigieburn have had an inconsistent start but have shown that their best can produce some good footy.
Their trio of big key forwards in Carlisle, Rexhepi, and Bellino should get some direct service at Shore Reserve, just without the space to work in as the Burgers will be looking to collapse that spread.
In the other games, Roxburgh Park will hoping to maintain the rage as they face Glenroy who’ve had a difficult start to the season, while Keilor Park will face Westmeadows
The Devils have been the surprise packet as they’ve moved to 3-2, while Westy are searching for their first win.
Northern Saints have knocked off everyone in their path to move to 4-0.
They’ll inevitably face their biggest test with Coburg Districts proving to be one of the top sides again.
The Lions were valiant in their loss to Oak Park while Northern Saints are coming off a week off with the split round in Division Two.
Will it work in their favour or to their detriment?
Hadfield will have a mountain to climb when they face the undefeated Oak Park who are ranked first for scoring, while the Hawks are last.
The Kangaroos have allowed two points more than the Hawks have scored in 2023 but Hadfield have shown some positive signs, restricting Coburg Districts and Northern Saints to some low scores.
Taylors Lakes and Sunbury Kangaroos pose as an interesting matchup with Taylors Lakes starting to gel and getting their season moving in a good direction, while Sunbury Kangaroos have been achingly close as they’re yet to record a win.
Sunbury Kangaroos played in the first week of the split round and recorded their biggest loss of the season (four goals), but were within nine points in their other three losses.
They’re not far off, but Taylors Lakes are in fine form in recent weeks.
East Sunbury are also searching for their first win as they come up against Burnside Heights under lights on Saturday night.
The Thunder haven’t found the chemistry as was perhaps expected with basically a brand new team.
The Bears are also working under new coach Cole Harvey to capture the form they’d like as they hope to make another finals push in 2023.
THIS WEEKEND’S FIXTURES
GREENVALE v MARIBYRNONG PARK
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Saturday 2:15pm at Greenvale Recreation Reserve
AIRPORT WEST v PASCOE VALE
Saturday 2:15pm at Hansen Reserve
KEILOR v EAST KEILOR
Saturday 2:15pm at Joe Brown Oval
STRATHMORE v AVONDALE HEIGHTS
Saturday 2:15pm at Lebanon Reserve
ESSENDON DOUTTA STARS v ABERFELDIE
Saturday 2:15pm at Nipper Jordan Oval
DEER PARK v RUPERTSWOOD
Saturday 2:15pm at John McLeod Reserve
TULLAMARINE v MOONEE VALLEY
Saturday 2:15pm at Jacana Reserve
ST ALBANS v HILLSIDE
Saturday 2:15pm at Kings Park Reserve
WESTMEADOWS v KEILOR PARK
Saturday 2:15pm at Willowbrook Reserve
GLENROY v ROXBURGH PARK
Saturday 2:15pm at Sewell Reserve
WEST COBURG v CRAIGIEBURN
Saturday 2:15pm at Shore Reserve
NORTHERN SAINTS v COBURG DISTRICTS
Saturday 2:15pm at Charles Mutton Reserve
OAK PARK v HADFIELD
Saturday 2:15pm at JP Fawkner Reserve
TAYLORS LAKES v SUNBURY KANGAROOS
Saturday 2:15pm at Lionheart Reserve
EAST SUNBURY v BURNSIDE HEIGHTS
Saturday 7:00pm at John McMahon Reserve
