Warrnambool Seahawks point guard Josh Dean says his team will approach this weekend's crucial double-header with confidence.
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The seventh-ranked Seahawks need to win their Big V division one clashes with top-of-the-table Warrandyte Venom and sixth-placed Bulleen Boomers to make the playoffs.
Tim Gainey's men will travel to Melbourne for the away games.
Dean knows it will be tough because the Boomers are desperate to hold onto sixth-spot.
"The group is feeling good," he said.
"There's been a lot of positivity during the week.
"We got through unscathed which is fortunate."
It certainly is fortunate the Seahawks got through the week without injuries because that's been their Achilles heel this season.
Dean, who tore his hamstring and missed two-thirds of the season, is feeling fit for the double-header.
The experienced Seahawk played just 15 minutes last weekend but said it was precautionary.
He said he will spend more time on court during the upcoming clashes.
Dean said it was also good to have utility Ollie Bidmade back on court after injury.
"To get him back in the side that really boosts us," he said.
Dean, who has played with the Seahawks for a decade, said his team could be a threat if it can make the playoffs.
"There's no team that would really want to play us deep in the finals," he said.
The Seahawks have beaten four of the top five teams - Shepparton Gators, Keysborough Cougars, Western Port Steelers and Sunbury Jets - this season.
But Dean said the focus was firmly on this weekend's games.
Meanwhile, Warrnambool Mermaids have suffered a massive blow for their final game.
Chelsea McMahon, who has played 10 games this season, tore her anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Port Fairy's netball team last weekend.
It's the latest in a string of injuries that have struck the Mermaids.
Kat Aitken and youngster Soraya Kearney-Knox both sustained knee injuries in previous weeks and will miss the Bulleen Boomers clash on Sunday afternoon.
Coach Louise Brown is after a consistent effort from her young team.
"We'll go down and have crack and see what happens," she said.
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The Mermaids, ranked 10th, will travel to East Doncaster Secondary College for their championship women's encounter.
The ninth versus 10th battle is the Mermaids' final chance to claim their first victory of the season.
Brown said the Boomers have a new-look side after attaining a couple of imports.
The Mermaids have had an injury-ravaged season but there is a silver lining.
Grace Rodgers, who has stepped up in the absence of Abbey Sutherland, is finding her feet at the top level.
The 16-year-old, who missed the first half of the season with an ankle injury, finished last weekend's game with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Brown was impressed with how Rodgers finished off the game.
"I was really pleased with her final quarter last week," she said.
"She's a very capable player and we're really trying to work on her consistency."
Brown said Rodgers earned many of her of points and rebounds in the final stanza.
While it has been a tough season, Brown has been pleased to give so many youngsters court time.
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