Post-season picture becoming clear

BY MICHELLE TAIT

 

PREMIER

VICTORIA, Ballarat and Webbcona will be in the finals. The fight for fourth place is between Sebastopol, Learmonth and Buninyong with only seven points separating them. In final round action Buninyong will have a tough battle taking on Victoria, as will Learmonth against Webbcona. BMS will tackle Mount Xavier and Sebastopol face off against Central Wendouree.

Mount Xavier 77 defeated Buninyong 61

C McDonald 18 lt K Lee, K Chapman, W Morgan and N Innes 25. P McGrath 35 d N Hand (m), I Voigt, G Nicholson and B Wilcock 12. D Lamb 24 dr A Goodson, G Simpson, B Innes and M Storey 24.

Ballarat 82 defeated Learmonth 67

Z Stewart 23 lt C Powell, M Casey, B Rowe and D Pike 26. B Fothergill 33 d C Findlay, B Pym, L Davey and D Kelly 20. W Lennecke 26 d T Griffin, F Lennecke, G Plier and R Powell 21.

Webbcona 69 defeated BMS 64

B McArthur 19 d J Bedggood, R Dickinson, D Berry and R Bedggood 18. L McArthur 31 d P Widgery, D Lindsay, L Trounce and D Scherrman 23. T Lange 19 lt D Vagg, A Bedggood, B Traill and W Whitehead 23.

Sebastopol 69 defeated Creswick 62

F Reus, P Lovell, A Jones and G Sargent 21 d T Booth, G Antonio, T Blackburn and S Hepworth 19. N Sutherland, S Bottrell, S Topp and I Warner 19 lt D Taylor Irwin, M Booth, S Pope and G Flapper 22. J Garvin, M Gannon, B Carter and A Holland 29 d R Cooper, E Huntley, T Hedger and A Annear 21.

Victoria 79 defeated Central Wendouree 51

C Ford 22 d I Long, I Forbes, L Vincent (m) and T. Gutteridge 19. S Haynes 32 d T Lee, S Peters, J Nimmo and C Wright 17. B Clark 25 d Kerry Watts, R Bolton, Kim Watts and C Johnson 15.

 

DIVISION 1

City Oval, Linton and Midlands have secured finals berths. Fourth place is being fought between Smeaton and Avenue with six points between them. Next Saturday Smeaton have a home game against City Oval while Avenue will travel to take on Waubra.

City Oval 98 defeated Sebastopol 90

M Brown, E Kierce, K Magrath and M Walton 25 d G Worsley, N Lloyd-Jones, M Mcdonnell and G Green 17. K Nunn, K Lynch, L Sims and B Morris 19 lt S Cassells, B Candy, K Urch, D Cassells 24. T O’Farrell, J Harman, I Robinson and W Roberts 29 d P Adam, J Cameron, W Matthews and W Bedggood 16. P Cameron, L McKenzie, M Firman and G Mann 25 lt D Parkinson, T Beacham, N Morris and I Hedger 33.

Ballarat East 88 lost to Smeaton 90

P Dean 13 lt K Clohesy, G May, D Toose and A McKee 30. M Kay 31 d G Perry, R Briggs, R Mizzeni and C McKee 20. D Anwyl 22 d J Toose, P Sewell, G Toose and G Pickering 19. M Ryan 22 d R Leishman, J McNaught, J Gervasoni and J Taylor21.

Midlands 100 defeated Webbcona 81

J Croft 26 d W Pattie 14. P Considine 29 d N Mahony 22. R Lock 20 lt M Alpen 22. D Speechley 25 d J Shepherd 23.

Linton 124 defeated Waubra 68

P Wilson 45 d A Clark, E Kennedy, N Peoples and P Kennedy 13. C Grenfell 28 d C Gallagher, J Macdonald, L Kennedy and A Briody 19. B Williams 19 d K Mullane, J Skelton, J Stepnell and L. Steven 17. C Williams 32 d J. Coloe, B Molloy, S Cashin and L Molloy 19.

Avenue 108 defeated Beaufort 76

J Auty, T Cuttler, T Bowtell and F Pomeroy 12 lt G Carson, P Anderson, W Wereszczuk and S Wereszczuk 32. B Kamp, A Hewitt, Gs Kay and S Sullivan 32 d S Trengove, L Quinton, I Price and V Dunn 18. B Staal, C Bowtell, G Coughlan and M Russell 30 d J Cameron, K Emmett, C Milenkovic and R Quinton 16. A Dickson, C Hawken, G Stirling, B Hawken 34 d G Anthony, L Pongho, B Hayes and S Pongho 10

 

DIVISION 2

Victoria and BMS have been swapping the top two positions consistently throughout the season and that’s resulted in post-season action. They face each other this week in what will be a thrilling last round match. Invermay and Ballarat North have also made finals.

Invermay 105 defeated Ballan 73

G Fraser 19 lt D O’Hanlon 27. J Evans 19 d T Birch 16. P Currie 27 d P O’Connell13. P Shillington 40 d M Darley 17.

Ballarat North 91 defeated Ballarat 90

S Plater 21 d P Slater 18. G Mattei 33 d L Calf 16. J Quick 18 lt P Ashmore 26. C Thompson 19 lt D Eastman30.

Daylesford 93 defeated Clunes 91

P Torpey 23 lt D Annear, P Lythgo, P Brough and G Annear 29. W Silbereisen 31 d A Shields, B Laws, L Tucker and A Carnegie 19. L Hedwards 23 d J Gale, J Dellavedova, N Vorbach and A Ingram 22. B Watson 16 lt J Cameron, B Hudson, A Chaffey and A Baird 21.

Bunnnyong 98 lost to Victoria 101

Searl, J.Beames, G McBride and C Hayes 14 lt N Verlinden 36. P McGregor, S Dargarville, P Braybrook and S Gollan 33 d B Davis 14. M Weil, A Donelly, I McGregor(m) and J.Nunn 18 lt  A Dennis 35. J Douglas, T McDonald, K Sergeant and D Worrall 33 d F McGuigan 16.

BMS 109 defeated City Oval 86

D Hampson, W Mason, M Hampson and R Crawley 30 d J Hoffmann, B Coutts, J Peddlesden and C Smith 25. C Hurdsfield, G Allan, S McLean and P Clamp 29 d B Fraser, H Dolling, G Powell and J Hofstra 17. J Lindsay, G Vagg, G Inglis, K Mclean 29 d R Bice, R Beaumont, J Roberts and A Mann 19. A Mclean, B Harris, A Bedggood and S Byron 21 lt M O’Connor, C Deans, S Grano and A Graham 25.

 

DIVISION 3

Bungaree, Creswick and Learmonth are safely through, leaving Midlands and Central Wendouree to fight it out for fourth place. Midlands have a home game against Smeaton while Central Wendouree will travel to play Bungaree.

Learmonth 128 defeated Linton 53

A Powell, I Lyttle, G Ross and D Ryan 22 def B Huebner 14. J Mullane, K Stowe, G Stowe and E Greenwood 31 def E Grigg 11. J Greenwood, R Verlin, M Powell and G Moy 45 def P Blake 16. S Goldsmith, D Griffin, I Perovic and P Beechey 30 def D. Hucker 12.

Central Wendouree 98 defeated Avenue 81

L Verbene, A Bishop, B Adams and John Adams 21 lt S Clegg, K Graham, D Lyons and D Hardiment 26. T Malardovic, G Archibald, R Watson and J Meek 24 def D Tudball, P Blythe, G Tudball and P Kay 17. J Kaufmann, D Green, M Wilkins and B Mahony 17 lt B Lloyd, I King, J Wilson and S Wilson 26; T Adams, T Weatherly, B Wilkins and Joy Adams 36 def R Diacono, K Tully, B Ham, V Bourke 12.

Creswick 99 defeated Webbcona 93

D Riordon, K Neil, J Matthews and B Hetherington 30 def N Constable 19. D Cooper, R Lethlean, A Penrice and L Keen 19 lt C Darken 24. R Evans, L Hetherington, R Prictor and J Matusik 24 def A Henderson 20. J Purcell, B Yates, R Ohlsen and R Irwin 26 lt D. Foley 30.

Sebastopol 76 lost to Midlands 99

J Dunn, I Harvey, J Sculley and T Walsh 18 lt E Harwood 29. M Medwell, P Shaw, B Lovett and B Anderson 19 lt J Beaston 23. R Anning, D Wren, N Thornhill and C Neve 21 lt G Nagle 25. N Walters, J Harvey, G Sheppard and D Pratt 18 lt D. Traynor 22.

Smeaton 79 lost to Bungaree 103

W Pickering, W May, D Dwyer and L Robinson 28 def M Phyland, D Lee, G Checkley and T Murnane 21. G Fitzsimons, I Ross, K May and R Leishman 15 lt C Ward, P Stapleton, J Maher and T Maher 34. D Pedretti, G Jenkin, G May and L Toose 20 lt J Frawley, D Haintz, P Wilkinson and T Trigg 21. S Slater, M Haines, W Janetski and R Armstrong 16 lt G Jeffrey, M Frawley, J Wade and P Spratling.

 

DIVISION 4

In the finals mix are Victoria, BMS, Sebastopol and City Oval. Sebastopol have a chance to make second place if the bowls roll their way, and they a relying on City Oval defeating BMS with three rink wins and also taking all the points themselves.

City Oval 102 defeated Buninyong 77

Webbcona 70 lost to BMS 102

Victoria 104 defeated Central Wendouree 73

Sebastopol 101 defeated Daylesford 78

Mount Xavier 167 defeated Avenue 52

 

DIVISION 5

Everything still to pay for with safe positions in this division with 21 points separating seven teams. Victoria are currently on top and face Learmonth who have slowly been making their way up the ladder and are sitting in third. Next round Midlands take on Creswick who crashed from third to seventh place in round 17. City Oval meet Smeaton and with only one-point separating them, it should be a close match. Waubra have a chance but must win against Sebastopol.

City Oval 116 defeated Sebastopol 91

Ballarat East 72 lost to Smeaton 114

Waubra 104 defeated Midlands 84

Creswick 78 lost to Victoria 37

Learmonth 109 defeated Beaufort 75

 

DIVISION 6

BMS and Ballarat North are safe for Finals. Bungaree, Central Wendouree and Clunes are fighting for third and fourth places. City Oval are an outside chance of securing fourth place but are relying on Bungaree defeating Clunes and BMS defeating Central Wendouree.

Bungaree 134 defeated Invermay 60

Webbcona 67 lost to Clunes 136

Victoria 84 lost to Ballarat North 98

Sebastopol 94 defeated Central Wendouree 82

BMS 130 defeated City Oval 60

 

DIVISION 7

Results are still pending.

 

DIVISION 8

Ballarat North, Waubra and Daylesford are safely through to Finals. Central Wendouree have the bye and will therefore take fourth place and make it through for post-season play.

Buninyong 36 lost to Ballarat North 47

Central Wendouree was given a walkover by Ballarat

Daylesford 49 lost to Learmonth 50

Bungaree 36 lost to Waubra 44