Club Sunbury has given itself the best chance come Bowls Victoria weekend pennant, division 1, section 1 finals.
Every shot was vital in the final round with Sunbury and Whittlesea both still in contention to claim the minor premiership and a home semi final.
Both teams would end the season with wins and finish on 192 points, with Sunbury claiming top spot by 1.5 per cent.
Sunbury’s David Glennon said it was a pretty crazy final round.
“It was unbelievable,” he said. “It was a fantastic game with top spot going down to percentage.
“It was incredibly close and next week we’re now at home against Whittlesea with a level chance.”
On Saturday, Sunbury was able to account for Brunswick 77 (14)-71 (4).
Glennon said it was a close game all day.
“One Sunbury rink picked up six shots late in the game which was crucial,” he said. “It was an absolute great game and it got very close.
“Sunbury was able to win it on the last two to three ends of the day,”
Des Cann Jnr’s rink was able to win 27-16, while Mark Armstrong’s rink had a 30-14.
Cann and Mark Ryan were the two standouts on the day.
Playing for Sunbury was Kelvin Kerkow. Kerkow is a former Australian representative and medalist at Commonwealth Games and World Championships.
Kerkow is the coach of Club Sunbury’s Melbourne eXtreme which will play in the Bowls Premier League this week in Moama.
Kerkow skipped a rink which lost 19-12. The other rink, Marc Bullows’ lost 22-8.
For Sunbury it will be a big week with four teams making it through to finals.
As well as the division 1 team playing, its division 2 and two division 5 teams are through to finals.
The division 2 team and one of the division 5 sides will also have a double chance but will be on the road.
Glennon said everyone was looking forward to the week and what might come from it.
The division 1 team will play Whittlesea at home on Saturday, with the winner through to the grand final.
The loser will face the winner of the other semi final, Brunswick and Deer Park 2, in the preliminary final on Sunday.
Sunbury’s hoping it will have some luck and get through to the decider after a number of near misses.
”We’ve been down this road many times before,” Glennon said.
“We need to make sure we win the first game at home in a really difficult match against a good Whittlesea side.”
Meanwhile in the Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region Highlands competition there is one round remaining.
Kyneton, Lancefield, Diggers Rest, Romsey and Woodend all had wins on Saturday.
Kyneton, which is aiming to go back-to-back, will finish on top with a run away lead.
Romsey enters the final round in second, Kilmore in third and Kyneton Golf is in fourth spot,
Gisborne sits nine points behind Kyneton Golf.
