Finals are all but locked in for the Suns in the Western Football League division 2 competition.
The fight for the last two finals spots have been up for grabs for a number of weeks with the pieces of the puzzle starting to become clearer.
The Suns win on Saturday against Sunshine Heights has the Suns in fourth spot heading into the final round, while the Dragons finals hopes are over.
The Suns are a game clear of both Braybrook and Albanvale, while also having a better percentage than both sides which means both sides would need to have big wins and the Suns have a big loss.
The Suns face Braybrook in the final round.
Suns coach Roger Hand said it’s a relief to have all but locked in their finals spot.
“It’s good for the footy club,” he said. “It gives a chance to prepare and possibly spell a couple of players.
“We’ll see how it plays out.”
On Saturday, the Suns came away with a solid 12.16 (88)-10.5 (65) win against the Dragons.
The Suns led at each of the breaks and never gave up the lead after getting it early in the first quarter.
“We felt like we had control of the game, but didn’t make the most of our opportunities,” Hand said.
“The margin could have been larger. On the whole, we played our brand and got the win which is what we were chasing.”
Hamish Holmes and Matthew Wright kicked three goals each for the Suns.
Wright was among the best for the Suns, while Hand said Ashley Burke played his best game for the season and Josh Foster was strong off half back.
Hand said the group had started to find their feet after a tough middle part of the season.
“In the last four to six weeks there has been a lot of growth in personnel,” he said.
“We had some personnel changes and a lot of the people we have brought in have come in and hold down a role.”
Hand said they might welcome one or two players back before finals.
Depending on how things play out, the Suns might play Braybrook in the first week of finals as well, adding to the interest of the final round.
“We are in a good position to go a bit deeper,” Hand said.
“It’s looking like it will be back-to-back weeks and we’re excited for that challenge.
“Whether we look at different combinations or rest people it’s a good conversation to have and it’s a good place to be.”
In other results, Wyndhamvale beat Braybrook, 18.13 (121)-11.0 (76).
Lewis Stanton kicked five goals for the Falcons, with Ryley McGaw named the best in the win.
It was a tough day for Tarneit as it lost to North Footscray, 40.13 (253)-5.9 (39).
Mathew Serafin kicked 20 goals in the win.
