Ten rounds have been played in the seven team A-grade competition, including eight one-day matches and two two-day matches.
The season resumes Saturday, with one-day matches before three two day matches in the lead up to the two round finals series starting on February 28.
The Rhinos only lost two one-day matches in the first part of the season, against second placed Nathalia and third placed Barooga.
Deni was buoyed after beating ladder leaders Cobram, and have already had two allocated byes.
In the two-day games, the Rhinos lost both - to fifth placed Katunga and sixth placed Katamatite - to leave the side with four wins and four losses at this stage of the season.
This Saturday is a one-day match against the seventh placed Tocumwal.
The two day matches to follow will be against second placed Nathalia, third placed Barooga and first placed Cobram.
The Rhinos’ finals hopes will likely come down to the gauntlet of two-day matches across January and February.
This would require the team’s two-day form to turn around.
With a top four finals structure, if the Rhinos finish the finals in fourth place they will play the top-placed side in a two-day Saturday, Sunday semi-final at the end of February.
In B-grade, the Rhinos have quite a few places to climb on the ladder to feature in finals.
The ten-team competition has played 11 matches so far, with seven matches remaining.
The Rhinos are currently in seventh behind a considerable chasing pack for finals.
The Rhinos have only managed to beat teams below them so far, with four wins, five losses and one rain abandoned match for the season to date.
The Rhinos would likely have to win each of their seven remaining one-day fixtures to make the four-team finals system.
The finals are one-day matches which start February 28.
In junior cricket, the Rhinos under-15s and under-13s both sit in good positions in third place on the ladder.
The under-15s have two two-day matches and two one day matches remaining in the seven team competition before finals starting March 7.
The under-13s have had eight rounds and have four remaining T20s, and will aim to finish on top of the ladder with no finals in the eight-team competition.
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