Four rounds left in Far North’s 2023 footy season

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WITH only four rounds remaining for the 2023 regular season, every point counts as there are only 11 points separating second to sixth on the FQ Far North QPL ladder.

Sixth-placed Marlin Coast Rangers are fighting for the season when they host the second-placed Leichhardt Lions, fifth-placed Southside Comets travel to Stratford Dolphins, fourthplaced Innisfail cutters travel to newly crown premiership, the Edge Hill Tigers, while third-placed Mareeba Bulls travel to bottom side Redlynch Strikers.

The Rangers head into their home game against the Lions knowing only a win will do as they look to chase down the fourth-placed Cutters who are seven points in front, but the Cut- ters are away to the undefeated Tigers and a win for the Rangers would boost their hopes of staying alive comes September.

The fifth-placed Comets will also have one eye on the Cutters away trip to the Tigers, as they also play away to the seventh-placed Stratford Dolphins. The Comets currently sit four points adrift the fourth placed Cutters but know only the full three points will keep their season alive.

The Bulls head to Calanna Park on Saturday night knowing all three points would all but lock in a finals berth for 2023, but with two games against the Leichhardt Lions coming up, a win against the Strikers and with two games against the second placed Lions coming up, second place is not out of reach for the Mareeba-based side.