10/07/2025
Northen Inland Premier League – Round 14 Preview
From Inside The 18 Yard Box !!
Round 13……… The south gets tighter !!!
OVA………..Won’t stop scoring goals !!!
Inverell………. Showed the North they are still the top dog !!
Hillvue………Move to 3rd in the South !!!
Northies……….Close to officially gone !!!
Westside……….Starting to flex !!!
Goats………Nothing to report still the TOP DOG !!!
Now this weekend is very interesting, you have 3 official games taking place for round 14….
There is also a round 3 catch up game…
So lets do a half round review shall we !!!
Match of The Round – Hillvue V OVA
You just can’t go past this one can you !!!
Hillvue on a 7-game unbeaten run & 6 of those have been wins !!!
OVA have scored a staggering 18 goals in their last 3 games to now boast the 2nd biggest GF this season so far & they also have the 2nd best defensive record to boot !!!
Unlike years gone by Hillvue this year have been able to secure the wins in those tight games & that is the big difference. It is amazing how something that seems simple is actually the hardest thing to do in football sometimes, but when it pays off it pays off in fashion & Hillvue are the testament to that. It is NOT easy to do this yet these guys keep doing it week in & week out & I for one love it…….. Really makes every game they are apart of just that little bit more exciting !!!
OVA, it was like that loss to the Goats really lit the fire, 3 games unbeaten in row & they seem to just be doing it style…..
This game is another of those 2nd V 3rd in the Southern Conference & we all saw how the last one turned out, so hopefully Hillvue come into this ready for a battle !!!
For Hillvue this game means so much more than getting 3 points, it is a chance to show the competition that the last 7 weeks have not just been a “yeah but they have not played the top 2 from the southern conference in that run” thing & those guys are the bench mark….
The best part is (well let’s not talk about the draw again lol) these 2 have not actually played against each other yet this season so both are going into the unknown & that is what makes it even more exciting….
If you have nothing to do Saturday, get on down & have a watch of this one !!!!
I think this will be tight, OVA 2-1 !!
Norths V Namoi
There were a few rumours going around last week as to why Namoi forfeited their match to the Goats, but at the end of the day it must have been a hard choice to make & they would have had their reasons….
This game is the perfect come back game I guess, playing the team that is last on the table you would expect nothing short of a Namoi win here….
Going to be conservative here as not to sure what type of a squad will turn up, Namoi 2-1 !!!
DK V Easts
This is MUST WIN territory now for DK, anything short of win here & they can kiss goodbye finals football I believe. 2nd to 5th is tight in the north but this game, this game defines DK’s season I believe…
Easts I just can’t predict them & it would seem no one can. They seem to have the ability to keep pace with the leaders but drop points against when they should be picking them up against, they did dismantle South Armidale mid-week tho. This is not a must win game for them, but they need to treat it as such, or they may just see their season slip away.
On paper & on form this should be an Easts win, but going for a DK upset 2-1 !!
Inverell V Northies, Goats V Westside & South Armidale V TFC to be played on the 26th of July
South Tamworth has the bye for round 14….
South Armidale V Moore Creek – Round 3 Catch Up
This one, this one I am not to sure about !!!
If South Armidale can field their strongest 11, I am pretty sure they will give the goats a run for their money & make them work for it. If they can’t field their strongest 11, I think it will be a demolition job. History is showing that Jake McCann is the X factor, when he plays they are usually wins or draws, when he does not play they are mostly losses. He was missing mid-week & they got touched up will he be there this weekend !!!!
I have a Goats win regardless in this one, cause lets face it, these guys are just too good week in week out & they have sooooo much fire power along with the best defence I the comp….
My head is telling me a huge win here for the Goats but I want South Armidale field their best 11 to make them work for it, as that is the types of games the Goats need, those close ones, it just sits differently with you & makes you become better as a player & squad…….so going Goats 2-0 !!
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