The final four of most divisions are still not settled and round 18 will prove to be extremely decisive in the make-up of the 

semi-finals.

Sides as low as seventh could qualify if Saturday’s matches are resolved in their favour.

The top four of premier division would appear to be settled, but Learmonth and BMS will be fighting it out for fourth position in division one, while ladders for divisions two, three, four, five, six, seven and nine are yet to be 

decided.

Close matches were few and far between in round 17, with Daylesford’s division eight side winning by five and Bareena’s premier division team winning by three in the two tightest results.

The big winners were Avenue’s premier division and division five sides by 59, Central Wendouree in division one by 60 and BMS in division eight by 61, but the top dog was Learmonth’s division four side, which won by

128.

The draw plus my selections for divisions two to nine are as follows:

DIVISION TWO

CLUNES v Beaufort

CITY OVAL v Sebastopol

WAUBRA v Central Wendouree

MIDLANDS v BMS

CRESWICK v Victoria

DIVISION THREE

WEBBCONA v Creswick

Avenue v VICTORIA

Mt Xavier v BALLARAT NORTH

BALLAN v Central Wendouree

Sebastopol v LINTON

DIVISION FOUR

Sebastopol v BALLARAT EAST 

Daylesford v LEARMONTH

Victoria v SMEATON

BMS v MIDLANDS

Ballarat v BUNINYONG

DIVISION FIVE

Victoria v CITY OVAL

LINTON v Mt Xavier

SEBASTOPOL v Central Wendouree

BMS v MIDLANDS

WEBBCONA v Avenue

DIVISION SIX

BALLARAT NORTH v Smeaton

City Oval v SEBASTOPOL

Beaufort v CLUNES

Webbcona v INVERMAY

BALLARAT EAST v Victoria

DIVISION SEVEN

CENTRAL WENDOUREE v Creswick

BUNINYONG v Waubra

Mt Xavier v SEBASTOPOL

MIDLANDS v Learmonth

BALLARAT v Linton

DIVISION EIGHT

CLUNES v Ballarat East

MIDLANDS v Webbcona

SEBASTOPOL v City Oval

INVERMAY v BMS

DAYLESFORD v Buninyong

DIVISION NINE

Victoria v BALLARAT NORTH

CENTRAL WENDOUREE v Beaufort

LEARMONTH v City Oval

AVENUE v Ballan

Rod Lindsay is the Ballarat District Bowls Division secretary.