Championship Women (15-5): vs. Hume City (12-7) @ The Arena Annexe, Sunday 3.00pm

With a first Big V minor premiership confirmed for the Lady Cats, they’ll be looking to prepare for a potential meeting against Hume City during the playoffs with a final round victory against the Broncos. Geelong locked away top spot with a 75-70 win over Diamond Valley, which followed a tough 51-43 result against Eltham the night before. “It was a real character test that was passed with great heart, courage, commitment and good basketball. The players deserve so much credit and respect for what they have achieved so far this season. They have been amazing,” coach Grantley Bernard said. One of the highlights of the weekend was the return of Kylie Morrissy, scoring 20 points against Diamond Valley. She provides a key component of the Lady Cats rotation which will be needed on Sunday against Hume City. “We don't want a letdown and Hume will be gunning for second spot on the ladder. We still have some work to do on our game, so this should be an excellent opportunity to have ourselves ready for the playoffs." The last meeting between the two sides was on May 29, with the Lady Cats winning 83-71.

Division 1 Men (16-3): vs. Melbourne University (13-6) @ Melbourne University Sports Centre, Saturday 8.30pm

The Cats will be looking to take a psychological advantage into the playoffs, with Melbourne University a potential grand final opponent. Geelong had no problem in disposing of Keysborough 97-62 in Sunday’s clash. Jason Reardon’s class again shone through, finishing with 32 points, 18 rebounds and five assists to further enhance his league MVP prospects. He wasn’t alone though, with veteran big Marty De Lange impressive in compiling 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Chris Brown also dished four assists, to go with 14 points and nine rebounds in a classy team performance by the Cats. “Good defence and offence created opportunities for us all the way through the game, which meant we could give every player valuable minutes,” coach Shayne Bow said. Despite being comfortably locked away in top spot, Bow will be keen to make it 17 wins for the season against the second placed Black Angels. “We will need to still be on our game to take this one out. There is no room for becoming complacent.” In their only meeting of 2010, the Cats defeated Uni 77-66 back in round 11.

Youth League Women (9-10): vs. Melbourne Tigers (12-6) @ The Arena Showcourt, Saturday 5.30pm

The success of the Young Lady Cats inaugural season shouldn’t be judged on the win-loss column. Despite being disappointed at missing the playoffs after starting the season with a 7-4 record, coach Kat Clancy has been able to develop a squad that are all eligible for the 23 and under competition in 2011. The average age of the squad barely scrapes 20, and with the exposure they’ve had to Youth League competition, Geelong will go into next season full of confidence at their ability to match it with the league’s best, which includes pushing playoff bound Eltham all the way before going down 65-56. However before turning their attention to 2011, the Young Lady Cats are keen to go out with a bang in their second match as a curtain raiser to the Supercats. The last time they met the Tigers, Geelong was outclassed 79-40 in arguably its worst performance of the season. Melbourne still have plenty to play for, needing a win to finish third and avoid a meeting with the powerful Diamond Valley combination in the opening round of the finals.

Youth League Men (8-8): vs. Bulleen (3-14) @ Templestowe Leisure Centre, Saturday 8.00pm & vs. Melbourne Tigers (15-2) @ The Arena Annexe, Sunday 1.00pm.

The Young Cats should be going into the final round knowing two wins would give them a chance of a surprise playoff berth in their first season in Youth League 1. However, last week’s 98-89 loss to Diamond Valley, after they led by 20 points at half time, killed off their hopes of August action. Steve Wiasak almost carried Geelong to what would have been a shock win over the competition favourites. He finished with an impressive 38 points, along with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. The loss to the Eagles isn’t the only result to haunt Dave Brown’s roster, with losses to Hawthorn (4-13) in both their early season meetings against the Magic coming back to bite them. Like the Young Lady Cats, a majority of the Young Cats will be back in 2011 ensuring the future of men’s basketball in Geelong is in good hands. Although finals are off the agenda, two wins to give the Young Cats a 10-8 record to end the season would be a fitting conclusion. Geelong should take care of lowly Bulleen on Saturday night, before returning home on Sunday for a meeting with Melbourne, who handed the Young Cats are 44 point hammering back on May 15.