Round 14 results in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on the weekend have tightened the race for the final spots, as Casey Comets lept to the top of the league for the first time.
The Comets position, which is only on goal difference, is s fine reward for the young team, and marks the third leader of the WPL in so many weeks.
Box Hill, who suffer a second successive loss to Sandringham on Monday night, lead the competition for most of the season until their loss to Heidelberg last week and now sit in fourth position, a very unfamiliar place for this powerhouse team.
Heidelber's 3-1 loss to Ashburton on the weekend sees them level 25 points with the South Melbourne and Casey, but the Comets lead the field on goal difference, while Box Hill is one point behind.
The competition for finals in the WPL has also intensified since there will only be a top four this year, rather than the top five which was the case in 2008.
This was announced by the Football Federation of Victoria, to little fan fare and with even less explanation.
South Melbourne and Bendigo played out a high scoring and thrilling encounter which saw South triumph 5-4.
2009 promises to be the closest competition the WPL has seen since it began, which can only be good for women football in Victoria.
