NORTH Ballarat City jumped to third with a stunning 103-point win over East Point in the Ballarat Football League at Eureka Stadium on Saturday.
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City, which started the day fifth, is now percentage ahead of Redan and Sunbury.
Redan also had a convincing 55-point win over Sebastopol at Alfredton.
North Ballarat, Redan and Sunbury are each on 44 premiership points with three rounds to go. Redan has a bye in round 17, which provides a guaranteed four premiership points.
City mesmorised East Point, with Derrick Micallef the star performer with eight goals.
This takes him to 51 goals for the season and to the top of the BFL goalkickers' list.
North Ballarat was as impressive as East Point was disappointing.
The Kangaroos remain in the hunt for sixth, but they will have continue their battle to sneak into top six from ninth position and with a weakened percentage.
East Point is now eight points behind Melton (sixth) and Darley (seventh), and four points behind Ballarat, which climbed to eighth with a 103-point win over the winless Melton South at Melton.
The Kangaroos face the Swans next round, and last time they met Ballarat took the honours.
Just three games were played in the BFL, with all other teams having a bye.
FINAL SCORES
Redan 12.18 (90) d Sebastopol 4.11 (35)
North Ballarat City 24.10 (154) d East Point 7.9 (51)
Ballarat 25.18 (168) d Melton South 9.11 (65)
LADDER
LAKE WENDOUREE 52 145.08
BACCHUS MARSH 48 183.52
NORTH BALLARAT CITY 44 147.09
REDAN 44 146.42
SUNBURY 44 146.16
MELTON 32 91.01
Darley 32 89.73
Ballarat 28 77.29
East Point 24 90.76
Sebastopol 16 58.37
Melton South 4 38.83
NEXT ROUND
East Point v Ballarat
Bacchus Marsh v Melton
Redan v Lake Wendouree
Melton South v Sunbury
North Ballarat City v Darley
Sebastopol bye
