Men’s
THE game of the round sees the only two unbeaten teams square off at Fretwell Park as the reigning premier Cutters play host to a rejuvenated Lions team.
Perhaps the biggest factor will be the accuracy of the home team.
In three rounds this year, they have kicked 38.43 in front of goal and in their only loss of the past two seasons kicked 6.14.
The Lions trek down to Fretwell fresh off their first bye, looking to claim a major scalp and send a big message early in season 2025.
From the clash between the two unbeaten teams to the clash of the two winless teams as the Hawks play host to Port at Cazalys.
Even this early in the season, both teams will be treating this as simply must win, with the loser facing the very difficult task of resurrecting their season from an 0-4 hole. Anyone for a draw?
To finish off the men’s slate, Cairns Saints host the North Cairns Tigers. The Saints are coming off a 23-goal performance last week, which included Adam Gross kicking a mammoth 15 goals (yes, 15).
The clash presents no respite for the gallant Tigers back six, who were under siege all game in their grand final rematch against the Cutters, and did well to limit the premiers to just 16 goals.
They will be looking to their mids and forwards to lock the ball in a bit further afield this week.
Women’s
A REDUCED and condensed fixture in the women’s comp with the two most Northern clubs having the week off in Port and Trinity Beach.
The two home teams this week might wish they had been granted the same mercy.
In a fixture swap, Saints and Cutters host the so far irrepressible and undefeated Tigers and Lions respectively.
Last week, the grand finalists from last year combined for 18 goals and a 130-1 score line.
With little weakness in either line-up, the hosts this week have the unenviable task of containing the attacks while somehow impacting the scoreboard.
It is not an exaggeration to say that a Saints or Cutters victory would rank as one of the all-time upsets in Cairns AFL history.
Should normal service prevail though, it is bubbling along nicely for what is already shaping as an all-time Dreamtime showdown in round 7.
