COBDEN and Nirranda have had faultless seasons so far and are strong chances to go all the way to premiership victories, according to The Standard's readers.
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Hampden and Warrnambool and District league netball fans backed the two ladder-leaders to continue their undefeated runs in our mid-season survey.
Cobden, which enters this week's bye having defeated all its rivals, received 63 per cent of the vote to be crowned Hampden league champions in 2021.
Second-placed South Warrnambool attracted 22 per cent of votes while 15 per cent thought another team would win it.
Readers also backed the Bombers to go undefeated with 56 per cent believing Sophie Hinkley's side can keep winning while 44 per cent said they wouldn't.
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Cobden attracted the most votes (77 per cent) to finish on top of the ladder.
South Warrnambool and Koroit (both 12 per cent) were the next popular choices.
The Bombers were also the Hampden league team that has impressed the readers the most this season.
They attracted 43 per cent of the vote with South Warrnambool (29 per cent), Koroit (14), Warrnambool (seven), Port Fairy and Camperdown (four) following them.
Nirranda, which sits a game clear of Timboon Demons, attracted 63 per cent of fan votes to win the Warrnambool and District league premiership.
Timboon Demons, Merrivale and Panmure received 11 per cent of the vote each to win the flag.
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The Blues were also heavily backed to finish on top of the ladder, attracting 85 per cent of the votes.
The Demons (eight per cent), Tigers and Bulldogs (one per cent) were picked to overtake the Blues.
Steph Townsend's side was also the Warrnambool and District team that impressed the readers the most this season with 36 per cent of the votes.
Timboon Demons, Panmure (21 per cent), Merrivale, Dennington (seven) and Russells Creek (four) also attracted interest.
In the individual awards Timboon Demons' Alicia Blain and South Warrnambool's Ally O'Connor were tipped to take out their respective league best and fairests.
Blain received 28 per cent of the vote from District league fans.
Nirranda pair Steph Townsend and Jo Coach were also popular choices as was Panmure's Jess Rohan.
O'Connor attracted 30 per cent from the Hampden league's fans.
Her South Warrnambool teammate Carly Watson also attracted multiple votes as did Cobden's Remeny McCann and Koroit's Belle Baker.
Townsend was the number one choice to be the WDFNL's top scorer while Cobden's Emily Finch was tipped to be the HFNL's.
South Rovers' Lena Wight and Cobden's Lara Taylor were popular choices for readers as rising stars in their respective leagues this season.
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Sean Hardeman
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
