The City Eagles have conceded 787 points in the past four rounds and will face the top three sides in their last three rounds, starting with a trip to St Pats.

But Perrin refused to be intimidated by the Saints’ 13-0 record, and praised his players for their commitment during a tough season. 

“The spirit around the club is fantastic - it’s probably as good as I’ve seen with any club when you’re copping defeats like this,” he said.

“It’s really rewarding to be coaching blokes who have a really good attitude towards the game.

“There’s always the first time for someone to get beaten - it’s probably good if (St Pats) get a beating from a team that’s low or on the bottom of the ladder.”

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TAMAR will welcome back Leigh Blackwell, Aaron Dusautoy and Jason Savage among eight ins for Saturday’s clash with Bridport. 

A weakened Cats outfit was pumped by East Coast last round, but coach Wayne Kirby expected his side would bounce back.

“At home we believe we’re well in with a chance,” he said.

Seagulls boss Adam Howlett will gain Andy Barron, Clay Nettlefold and Mo Makitae, but lose Adin Yaxley and Matthew Taylor.

“Hopefully we can come away with the four points and finish off our season with a couple of good performances,” Howlett said.

Josh Holton says PERTH needs to win its three remaining games to make finals, starting with this weekend’s clash with East Coast.

“We haven’t beaten a side above us yet so it’s going to be a good challenge,” he said.

“We’re need to play to our strengths, keep it in close and don’t let them run.”

The Swans also face a tough run home, but have won their past three easily. 

“We’re playing a much better brand of team footy,” president Stephen Walley said. 

“Ethan Goldfinch has been a great recent acquisition from George Town, Michael Musicka is showing his best form and generally the whole team has lifted.”

LILYDALE will look to cement a double chance when it plays its first home game in more than a month.

The Meander Valley clash will mark game 50 for Jack Venn, whom coach Colin Lockhart praised as a “good bloke”, and could see the return of Thane Bardenhagen. 

“We’ve played in the last two grannies so we have a rough idea of what we need to do to make sure we’re in a good position come finals,” Lockhart said.

“Hopefully this week will be another tick in the box towards that.”

EVANDALE will host Old Launcestonians with Phil Skinner and Clinton Black in good form and Warwick Johnson and Seb Woof returning, but coach James Storay expects a tough fight.

“Things get ramped up when teams are fighting for their season,” Storay said.

Blues coach Paul Beechey said his injury-hit side would play “no frills” football on a wet ground.

“We’re starting to run out of time, we’ve got to make our own destiny really otherwise we’re going to be relying on results from other sides,” Beechey said.

“If we could pinch one of these next couple with Bridport at the end, we could probably write our own spot but it’s up to the boys how badly they want it.”