Lana Morrison

Highly-favoured University Albion made heavy weather of securing its place in next Saturday's Dunedin premier club final against top qualifier Southern A.

University-Albion should have heeded the old adage "it's not over until it's over" in the Dunedin premier club competition at the Edgar Centre on Saturday.

The quality of Dunedin club netball suffered at the weekend as retired players, coaches and even umpires were forced to take the court for teams missing personnel due to tertiary holidays.

The top-ranked teams from round two played the bottom teams, producing predictable results, as round three of the Dunedin premier club competition got under way at the Edgar centre on Saturday.

Uni Albion A's third-quarter defensive effort allowed it to open up a margin on Southern A and eventually win 63-53 in the final game of round two of the Dunedin premier club competition at the Edgar Centre on Saturday.

Southern A and University-Albion A won both their games in a double round of the Dunedin premier club competition played at the Edgar Centre at the weekend.

University-Albion A faced its biggest challenge yet when it pipped an in-form Southern A side 59-58 in the premier club match played at the Edgar Centre on Saturday.

Only one Dunedin premier A match was played on Saturday at the Edgar Centre, with College A an easy 67-28 winner over Southern B.

The Dunedin premier competition began on Saturday at the Edgar Centre with predictable results, as the top teams blew off the cobwebs against lesser opponents.

University-Albion A will take an unbeaten record into the Dunedin premier club semifinals after beating Southern A 57-45 in the final round at the Edgar Centre on Saturday.

There were no surprises in the Dunedin premier club competition at the weekend, with all the favoured teams recording comfortable wins.

An in-form University-Albion A looked like a champion when it outplayed Phys Ed Phedex 77-44 in the Dunedin premier club competition at the Edgar Centre on Saturday.