Werribee has won through to the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant division 2, section 1 grand final the hard way.
The Bees finished the regular season in fourth spot, but managed to get two finals wins on the weekend to win through to the decider.
“After an exciting weekend of bowls for the club, Werribee won the elimination final against Essendon last Saturday, and then went to Sunbury on Sunday and won the preliminary final,” Bees bowls director Gavin Joyce said.
“Both wins ended up being comfortable on the scorecard, but these games are always tighter than the score suggests.
“Finishing fourth and being required to play all finals away from home has been a challenge, but as a team, we are playing the best bowls we have all year, so we went to both venues confident we could win and progress through.
“We will arrive at Keilor with the same mindset on Saturday this week.”
Joyce said everyone contributed on the weekend.
On Saturday, the Bees beat Essendon 2, 92 (15)-59 (3).
Robert Smith’s rink won 27-8 and Ian Milledge’s rink won 19-12, with Joyce saying both had strong wins.
Joyce’s rink lost 20-17 and Robert Panton’s rink drew 19-all.
It meant the Bees were back in action on Sunday in the preliminary final against Club Sunbury 2.
The Bees put in one of their performances of the season, beating Sunbury, 105 (18)-37 (0).
Smith’s rink won 22-9, Joyce’s 36-7, Milledge’s rink won 26-10 and Panton’s rink won 21-11.
The Bees will face Keilor in the grand final, with the Bulls winning its semi final on Saturday.
The two sides have lost the past two grand finals.
There’s been some good battles between the sides in recent seasons.
“Werribee travel to Keilor confident we can win,” he said.
“We have split the two home and away games against Keilor, with both games very tight finishes, and have momentum, so there is no reason why we cannot go and perform.
“ A lot of people volunteer a lot of their time in ensuring the club is well run and offering a great environment for members and visitors.
“It would be a great reward for everyone to arrive back at the club on Saturday night with a flag.
“It is an exciting week for the club.”
Meanwhile, Hoppers has been knocked out of the division 3, section 1 finals in straight sets.
Melton 2 beat Hoppers in the semi finals on Saturday, 93 (16)-65 (2).
Andrew Doyle was the only winning skip for Hoppers, with his rink winning, 28-16.
Stephen Macklin lost 22-11, Jason Wright lost 27-18 Albert Wu lost 28-10.
Hoppers then faced Yarraville Footscray 3 in the preliminary final on Saturday.
The Bulldogs won, 96 (14)-77 (4).
Wright’s rink won 21-19 and Doyle’s rink won 24-19 to give Hoppers some hope, while Wu’s rink lost 30-15 and Macklin’s lost 28-17.
