To do this it will need to beat Natimuk tomorrow to end the season in sixth position.

Three teams currently sit on 36 points just outside the top five, including the Rams and Pimpinio, with the Tigers having a difficult clash with Noradjuha-Quantong tomorrow.

Great Western has the superior percentage of the three, but a victory is likely to be enough to seal sixth spot.

Helping the Lions' cause is the return of coach Sonny Walton from a thumb injury, which has kept him out of the team since playing against Harrow-Balmoral in round 13.

Walton's inclusion bolsters the onball brigade, which is sure to be strong with players such as Dale Hurley, Agir Amwano and Luke Cadzow in good form.

``Finishing sixth is obviously better than finishing last,'' president Rodney Matheson said.

``We probably have won more games than we thought we would have but it would have been nice to win a couple more.

``We are just over the moon that Dale Hurley could come back and play the last few games and we are rapt that we have had the Nauruans.

``They have turned out to be handy senior players.''

Tomorrow's clash will be played at Natimuk, which will help the home side try and reverse the Lions' 37 points win earlier in the season. On this occasion, Richard Thomas, Walton and Amwano stood out as Great Western's best, as the Lions won the match courtesy of an eight goal to two second half.