May 23rd, 1973: The Pennant Chase
As we come to the end of may, we slowly creep towards the moment every team hopes to achieve: a postseason clinch. For three teams, their season ends on June 10, and nobody wants to be that team.
The current standings are as such:
- Newcastle (25-22), Magic Number: 13
- Chatswood (26-23), Magic Number 12
- Gosford (25-23), .5 GB
- East Sydney (25-24), 1 GB
- Wollongong (23-25), 2.5 GB
- Maitland (22-24), 2.5 GB
- West Sydney (22-27), 4GB
And as of today, the league stats look like this:
See you all in september, for in detail postseason coverage...