By Tara Murray
Werribee is right among the mix as the race for finals in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant division 2, section 2 season.
With three rounds remaining, five teams remain in finals contention with the Bees sitting in third spot.
Bees chairman of selectors Mick O’Neil admits to looking at the run home of the teams left in the race.
“Looking at the games we have the best draw,” he said. “We play last and second last both at home in the run home along with fourth.
“A few other sides in the top part play each other.”
O’Neil said it was nice to know that their finals hope is in their own hands.
“If we don’t win games, we don’t play finals,” he said. “Playing those lower sides, if we don’t win, we don’t deserve to play finals.
“We have a few people out the next few weeks so we won’t be at full strength.”
On Saturday, the Bees fell short against Bacchus Marsh.
There wasn’t much between the two sides, with Bacchus Marsh getting the win, 77 (12)-72 (6).
O’Neil said it could have gone either way.
“We’ve had the wood over them in the last season and a half and they are acutely aware of it,” he said.
“It was a bit disappointing to lose. To win three rinks is not a bad effort at their place.
“The one rink that did go down was by eight shots. You usually don’t lose if you win three rinks and lose one rink by eight.”
O’Neil’s rink had a one shot win, as did Robert Smith’s and Brendan Barker’s rinks.
Robert Panton’s rink went down 23-15.
The loss has the Bees sitting in third spot, six points behind Bacchus Marsh and four points behind Rosamond.
Fourth placed Keilor is seven points behind the Bees.
O’Neil said their second side would play finals, while they were hoping to get three of their five sides playing finals.
He said that would be a good achievement for the club.
Meanwhile in division 4, section 1, Hoppers bounced back against Yarraville Footscray 4, winning 78 (16)-66 (2).
Stephen Macklin rink won 23-15, while Albert Wu’s won 23-20 and Andrew Doyle’s rink won 18-15.
Hoppers sit atop the table, 15 points clear of Bacchus Marsh 2.
Point Cook sits in third spot.
On Saturday, it defeated Sunshine RSL, 101 (16)-59 (2).
Barry Watson’s rink had a massive 34-7 win with the two other winning rinks for Point Cook also in double figures.
Palm Lake wasn’t able to come away with the win, losing to Bacchus Marsh 2, 87 (17)-70 (1).
