Thunderbirds on track to make history with first minor premiership within reach Adelaide Thunderbirds coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson realises her team just has to keep winning if it is to win the minor premiership. THE equation is simple for the Adelaide Thunderbirds - win their next match against the Northern Mystics in the penultimate minor round and the double chance in the finals is theirs. Win their final match against the Queensland Firebirds and the Thunderbirds, who have the bye this weekend, will create franchise history and earn their first minor premiership, guaranteeing them two home finals. Their final two games are in the comfort of Netball SA Stadium and the home side will start hot favourites against the Auckland-based Mystics, who have just one win for the season after finishing third last year. The Thunderbirds can still miss a top-two spot and the double chance if they drop both games and the Melbourne Vixens and Firebirds win their final three contests. The Vixens are two games behind the Thunderbirds, while the Firebirds are six points adrift. But both teams have had their bye and have superior percentage to the Thunderbirds. "Because our percentage is not as good (as the Vixens and Firebirds), we just have to keep winning to get top spot," Thunderbirds coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson said. We have got to get it on points. We are still in the driver's seat although we cannot get points this week. The Thunderbirds claimed their 10th win from 11 games for the season - and a franchise record ninth-successive victory - when they fought off a determined NSW Swifts in Sydney on Sunday. Just three teams - NSW Swifts, Canterbury Tactix and Mystics - are out of the race for the finals. Seventh-placed West Coast Fever can still qualify but will need plenty of miracles. Last year's champions Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic are in the box seat to extend their season beyond the minor round after conquering the Firebirds and fifth-placed Southern Steel in the past two weeks to be fourth on the ladder. The Magic, only a game behind the Firebirds, still meet the Mystics twice. However, if they finish fourth, they must endure three trips across the Tasman to successfully defend their crown. Last year, they were the first team to win the title from the first semi-final - playing at home for that game against the Thunderbirds before needing to drive only 90 minutes to Auckland for the preliminary final.