The top end of the Ballarat Football League ladder took a new look as the first three teams took a tumble on Saturday in the most intriguing round of the season to date.

Bacchus Marsh, East Point and North Ballarat City each lost by less than a goal.

For Bacchus Marsh and East Point, it was just their second losses.

Lake Wendouree provided the biggest upset with a one-point win over Bacchus Marsh –  6.14 (50) to 5.19 (49) –  at Wendouree Reserve.

Sunbury rediscovered its best form to get the better of East Point – 11.12 (78) to 11.8 (74) –  at Clarke Oval in Sunbury.

Darley completed the demise of the competition’s leading by defeating North Ballarat City by five points – 11.17 (83) to 11.12 (78) – at Darley Park.

In an equally sensational, Melton South had its first win in annihilating Ballarat by 104 points – 27.14 (176) to 11.6 (72).

Sebastopol edged its way into the top six while delivering Melton’s finals aspirations a blow in a 21-point win at Marty Busch Reserve –  10.12 (72) to 6.15 (51).

The outcomes have opened up to jostle for positions, with just one win between first and fifth.

LADDER

BACCHUS MARSH 32 points, 166.67 per cent (remains in first place)

EAST POINT 32, 143.71 (no change)

DARLEY 28, 128.05 (up from fourth)

NORTH BALLARAT CITY 28, 127.13 (drops from third)

SUNBURY 28, 114.79 (no change)

SEBASTOPOL (moves up from eighth)

Lake Wendouree 24, 95.16  (no change)

Melton 20, 103.81 (drops from sixth)

Ballarat 12, 58.4 (no change)

Melton South 8, 70.13 (no change)

Redan 4, 57.47 (no change)

Port Melbourne VFL-listed Dylan Conway was a match-winner fin only his second appearance for Melton South with 10 goals to turn the Panthers’ fortunes around.

Melton South put the game away in the opening quarter with 10 goals in the first quarter.

Waubra has toppled yet another of its fellow premiership contenders to remain a game clear at the top of the Central Highlands Football League ladder.

The Roos made light work of Springbank after quarter time on Saturday, kicking away to record a big 67-point success at Wallace.

James Lukich was a star with six goals, while his brother Geordie was named Waubra’s best.

Elsewhere, Learmonth boosted its chances of making finals with an important win over Bungaree.

The Lakies' victory leaves them fifth and demotes the Demons to eighth, just a game clear of ninth-placed Hepburn, which easily accounted for Rokewood-Corindhap.

In another stunning performance from an AFL draft prospect, Izaac Grant kicked 13 goals in the Burras' triumph. As a result, he now leads the league goal-kicking table having played only six senior games in 2018.

Dunnstown escaped with a vital two-point win at Creswick, Ballan spoiled the party for 250-gamer Jake Pring with success against Carngham-Linton, Buninyong won the Nathan Shanahan Memorial Cup clash against Clunes by 99 points, Newlyn made light work of Daylesford and despite trailing at half time, Beaufort prevailed over Skipton by 50 points.

ROUND 11 RESULTS

Buninyong 19.14 (128) d Clunes 4.5 (29)

Learmonth 9.8 (62) d Bungaree 5.9 (39)

Newlyn 17.9 (111) d Daylesford 7.4 (46)

Hepburn 26.15 (171) d Rokewood-Corindhap 6.4 (40)

Beaufort 13.16 (94) d Skipton 6.8 (44)

Dunnstown 12.11 (83) d Creswick 12.9 (81)

Ballan 14.17 (101) d Carngham-Linton 12.7 (79)

Waubra 18.8 (116) d Springbank 7.7 (49)

LADDER

1 Waubra 166.61 40

2 Buninyong 250.34 36

3 Beaufort 204.82 36

4 Newlyn 190.99 36

5 Learmonth 161.25 32

6 Gordon 156.03 32

7 Springbank 104.55 32

8 Bungaree 149.73 28

9 Hepburn 116.74 24

10 Dunnstown 85.77 20

11 Skipton 57.90 20

12 Creswick 77.72 16

13 Daylesford 67.87 12

14 Ballan 64.40 12

15 Carngham Linton 47.70 8

16 Rokewood Corindhap 42.37 8

17 Clunes 36.89 4

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WINNERS AND LOSERS

FOOTBALL

BALLARAT FL

(SURPRISES ALL ROUND – top three teams beaten))

Darley 11.17 (83) d North Ballarat City 11.12 (78)

Lake Wendouree 6.14 (50) d Bacchus Marsh 5.19 (49)

Melton South 27.14 (176) d Ballarat 11.6 (72)

Sebastopol 10.12 (72) d Melton 6.15 (51)

Sunbury 11.12 (78) d East Point 11.8 (74)

RESERVES

North Ballarat City 6.7 (43) d Darley 6.5 (41)

Bacchus Marsh 9.14 (68) d Lake Wendouree 5.11 (41)

Melton South 11.21 (87) d Ballarat 5.4 (34)

Sebastopol 8.4 (52) d Melton 3.16 (34)

Sunbury 8.4 (52) drew with East Point 7.10 (52)

UNDER-18.5

North Ballarat City 21.14 (140) d Darley 2.1 (13)

Lake Wendouree 7.18 (60) d Bacchus Marsh 7.4 (46)

Ballarat 19.7 (121) d Melton South 6.9 (45)

Sunbury 8.5 (53) d East Point 8.3 (51)

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

SENIORS

Buninyong 19.14 (128) d Clunes 4.5 (29)

Learmonth 9.8 (62) d Bungaree 5.9 (39)

Newlyn 17.9 (111) d Daylesford 7.4 (46)

Hepburn 26.15 (171) d Rokewood-Corindhap 6.4 (40)

Beaufort 13.16 (94) d Skipton 6.8 (44)

Dunnstown 12.11 (83) d Creswick 12.9 (81)

Ballan 14.17 (101) d Carngham-Linton 12.7 (79)

Waubra 18.8 (116) d Springbank 7.7 (49)

RESERVES

Buninyong 28.14 (182) d Clunes 2.4 (16)

Learmonth 7.6 (48) d Bungaree 6.4 (40)

Newlyn 6.12 (48) d Daylesford 5.3 (33)

Hepburn 5.5 (35) d Rokewood-Corindhap 2.6 (18)

Beaufort 10.9 (69) d Skipton 2.5 (17)

Creswick 3.10 (28) d Dunnstown 3.7 (25)

Ballan 10.4 (64) d Carngham-Linton 7.9 (51)

Waubra 16.14 (110) d Springbank 7.4 (46)

Smythesdale 8.7 (55) d Gordon 5.6 (36)

UNDER-18

Buninyong 5.8 (38) d Clunes 2.2 (14)

Learmonth 9.16 (70) d Bungaree 3.1 (19)

Newlyn 26.21 (177) d Daylesford 0.0 (0)

Hepburn 21.20 (146) d Rokewood-Corindhap 1.2 (8)

Beaufort 10.6 (66) d Skipton 4.8 (32)

Creswick 10.8 (68) d Dunnstown 4.7 (31)

Carngham-Linton 16.12 (108) d Ballan 2.4 (16)

Springbank 14.5 (89) d Waubra 5.3 (33)

Gordon 10.19 (79) d Smythesdale 3.1 (19)

UNDER-15

Buninyong 26.10 (166) d Clunes 0.0 (0)

Bungaree 9.18 (72) d Learmonth 0.0 (0)

Daylesford 10.18 (78) d Newlyn 2.1 (13)

Rokewood-Corindhap 9.12 (66) d Hepburn 3.5 (23)

Skipton 7.4 (46) d Beaufort 2.2 (14)

Creswick 9.7 (61) d Dunnstown 2.7 (19)

Carngham-Linton 14.23 (107) d Ballan 1.0 (6)

Springbank 15.18 (108) d Waubra 1.1 (7)

Gordon 13.6 (84) d Smythesdale 4.4 (28)

MARYBOROUGH CASTLEMAINE DISTRICT

SENIORS

Carisbrook 52.26 (338) d Campbells Creek 4.2 (26) 

Harcourt 13.18 (96) d Avoca 4.3 (27)

Navarre 11.14 (80) d Maryborough 7.9 (51)

Maldon 14.10 (94) d Lexton 12.3 (75)

Natte Bealiba 38.22 (250) d Dunolly 1.3 (9)

Royal Park 15.9 (99) d Newstead 12.10 (82)

Talbot 11.9 (75) d Trentham 8.12 (60)

RESERVES

Carisbrook 48.21 (309) d Campbells Creek 1.0 (6)

Avoca 8.10 (58) d Harcourt 4.7 (31)

Navarre 8.7 (55) d Maryborough 7.6 (48)

Maldon 11.3 (69) d Lexton 10.3 (63)

Natte Bealiba 0.4 (4) d Dunolly 0.0 (0)

Newstead 12.13 (85) d Royal Park 8.5 (53)

Trentham 12.8 (80) d Talbot 4.3 (27)

UNDER-17.5

Carisbrook 6.11 (47) d Campbells Creek 5.5 (35)

Maryborough 22.13 (145) d Navarre 0.0 (0)

Lexton 15.19 (109) d Maldon 1.4 (10)

Newstead 12.2 (74) d Royal Park 7.6 (48)

UNDER-14.5

Carisbrook 9.6 (60) d Campbells Creek 1.0 (6)

Lexton 16.19 (115) d Maldon 1.1 (7)

Trentham 26.14 (170) d Talbot 2.3 (15)

UNDER-11.5

Carisbrook 9.9 (63) d Campbells Creek 0.1 (1)

Navarre 5.7 (37) d Maryborough 1.1 (7)

Lexton 4.6 (30) d Maldon 2.0 (12)

Royal Park 9.10 (64) d Newstead 0.5 (5)

Avoca 10.9 (69) d Harcourt 1.0 (6)

Talbot 8.12 (60) d Trentham 0.0 (0)

MININERA AND DISTRICT

SENIORS

Wickliffe-Lake Bolac 16.9  (105) d Glenthompson-Dunkeld 3.15  (33)

Tatyoon 12.8  (80) d Lismore-Derrinallum 12.7  (79)

SMW Rovers 23.11  (149) d Ararat Eagles 8.6  (54)

Hawkesdale-Macarthur 11.15  (81) d Great Western 11.7  (73)

Penshurst 17.19  (121) d Caramut 12.7  (79)

Moyston-Willaura 19.12 (126) d Woorndoo-Mortlake 8.7  (55)

RESERVES

Glenthompson-Dunkeld 10.7  (67) d Wickliffe-Lake Bolac 5.2  (32)

Lismore-Derrinallum 18.12  (120) d Tatyoon 4.2  (26)

SMW Rovers 32.21  (213) d Ararat Eagles 0.1  (1)

Great Western 14.5  (89) d Hawkesdale-Macarthur 3.3  (21)

Penshurst 11.9  (75) d Caramut 5.7  (37)

Moyston-Willaura 18.15  (123) d Woorndoo-Mortlake 0.1  (1)

UNDER-16.5

Penshurst 8.15  (63) d Glenthompson-Dunkeld 0.4  (4)

Lismore-Derrinallum 11.21  (87) d Tatyoon 0.0  (0)

Hawkesdale-Macarthur 5.5  (35) d Great Western 3.3 (21)

NETBALL

BALLARAT FNL

A GRADE

North Ballarat City 47 d Darley 38

Bacchus Marsh 43 d Lake Wendouree 40

Ballarat 52 d Melton South 41

Sebastopol 55 d Melton 36

Sunbury 45 d East Point 44

LADDER: SUNBURY 40, 145.05; EAST POINT 28 119.21; LAKE WENDOUREE 28, 117.1; NORTH BALLARAT CITY 28, 113.1; BACCHUS MARSH 28, 104.92; SEBASTOPOL 24, 106.6; Ballarat 20, 92.37; Redan 16, 105.51; Melton South 16, 96.03; Darley 8, 66.59; Melton 4, 60.81

B GRADE

North Ballarat City 58 d Darley 27

Lake Wendouree 33 d Bacchus Marsh 29

Ballarat 53 d Melton South 29

Melton 49 d Sebastopol 44

Sunbury 56 d East Point 34

LADDER: SUNBURY 40, 192.01; LAKE WENDOUREE 36, 129.55; EAST POINT 28, 131.88; BALLARAT 28, 127.92; REDAN 24, 109.57; NORTH BALLARAT CITY 24, 97.87; Melton South 18, 78.35; Melton 79.56; Bacchus Marsh 12, 76.57; Sebastopol 8, 75.16; Darley 6, 56.47

C GRADE

Darley 40 d North Ballarat City 12

Bacchus Marsh 33 d Lake Wendouree 21

Ballarat 45 d Melton South 22

Sebastopol 29 d Melton 13

East Point 43 d Sunbury 37

LADDER: SUNBURY 32, 145.39; BACCHUS MARSH 32, 140.08; REDAN 32, 122.27; LAKE WENDOUREE 28, 133.62; EAST POINT 28, 125.42; DARLEY 28, 122.34; Ballarat 24, 117.54; Sebastopol 12, 63.64; Melton South 8, 68.55; Melton 8, 58.05; North Ballarat City 8, 52.55

D GRADE

North Ballarat City 24 d Darley 23

Lake Wendouree 41 d Bacchus Marsh 26

Melton South 22 d Ballarat 9

Melton 36 d Sebastopol 30

Sunbury 28 d East Point 20

LADDER: LAKE WENDOUREE 34, 156.31; MELTON 32, 147.23; BACCHUS MARSH 32, 127.27; SUNBURY 28, 115.23; MELTON SOUTH 26, 100.81; EAST POINT 24, 119.41; Redan 16, 88.14; Darley 16, 81.02; Ballarat 12, 79.67; Sebastopol 12, 73.81; North Ballarat City 8, 53.13

E GRADE

Lake Wendouree 31 d Bacchus Marsh 21

Melton South 34 d Ballarat 20

LADDER: SEBASTOPOL 36, 158.02; MELTON SOUTH 34, 137.12; BACCHUS MARSH 32, 123.15; BALLARAT 28, 92.59; EAST POINT 28, 90.99; LAKE WENDOUREE 26, 94.81; Darley 20, 47.09

19/UNDER

North Ballarat City 37 d Darley 27

Lake Wendouree 27 d Bacchus Marsh 15

Melton South 34 d Ballarat 32

Melton 50 d Sebastopol 6

Sunbury 47 d East Point 30

LADDER:  MELTON SOUTH 36, 163.94; MELTON 32, 147.71; BALLARAT 30, 151.08; NORTH BALLARAT CITY 30, 137.15; SUNBURY 28, 130.26; REDAN 24, 120.52; Lake Wendouree 24, 118.96; East Point 16, 88.62; Darley 12, 86.48; Bacchus Marsh 4, 52.41; Sebastopol 4, 19.44

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

A GRADE

Ballan 57 d Carngham-Linton 19

Beaufort 56 d Skipton 21

Learmonth 46 d Bungaree 29

Buninyong 54 d Clunes 38

Newlyn 46 d Daylesford 17

Dunnstown 44 d Creswick 39

Gordon 74 d Smythesdale 21

Hepburn 59 d Rokewood-Corindhap 48

Springbank 64 d Waubra 37

B GRADE

Ballan 25 dw Carngham-Linton 25

Beaufort 35 d Skipton 34

Learmonth 32 dw Bungaree 32

Clunes 38 d Buninyong 36

Newlyn 53 d Daylesford 30

Dunnstown 33 d Creswick 31

Gordon 60 d Smythesdale 0

Hepburn 48 d Rokewood-Corindhap 29

Springbank 39 d Waubra 38

C GRADE

Ballan 34 d Carngham-Linton 24

Beaufort 39 d Skipton 14

Learmonth 35 d Bungaree 29

Clunes 32 d Buninyong 23

Newlyn 30 d Daylesford 12

Dunnstown 27 d Creswick 23

Gordon 56 d Smythesdale 6

Hepburn 78 d Rokewood-Corindhap 17

Springbank 30 d Waubra 23

17/UNDER

Carngham-Linton 35 d Ballan 19

Beaufort 23 d Skipton 22

Bungaree 24 d Learmonth 23

Buninyong 43 d Clunes 18

Newlyn 39 d Daylesford 5

Dunnstown 21 d Creswick 14

Gordon 40 d Smythesdale 9

Hepburn 46 d Rokewood-Corindhap 4

Springbank 24 d Waubra 10

15/UNDER

Ballan 32 d Carngham-Linton 13

Beaufort 22 d Skipton 17

Learmonth 20 d Bungaree 19

Buninyong 33 d Clunes 7

Daylesford 18 d Newlyn 15

Creswick 25 d Dunnstown 14

Smythesdale 36 d Gordon 22

Waubra 24 d Springbank 23

13/UNDER

Carngham-Linton 13 d Ballan 3

Skipton 16 d Beaufort 8

Bungaree 13 d Learmonth 10

Buninyong 35 d Clunes 13

Newlyn 24 d Daylesford 6

Creswick 13 d Dunnstown 12

Smythesdale 12 d Gordon 11

Hepburn 23 d Rokewood-Corindhap 11

Springbank 52 d Waubra 0

MARYBOROUGH CASTLEMAINE DISTRICT

A GRADE

Carisbrook 76 d Campbells Creek 16

Lexton 63 d Maldon 28

Maryborough Rovers 58 d Navarre 34

Trentham 79 d Talbot 26

Royal Park 39 d Newstead 36

B GRADE

Carisbrook 63 d Campbells Creek 17

Harcourt 46 d Avoca 33

Lexton 62 d Maldon 21

Maryborough Rovers 32 d Navarre 29

Natte Bealiba v Dunolly

Trentham 48 d Talbot 13

Newstead 37 d Royal Park 12

C GRADE

Carisbrook 45 d Campbells Creek 11

Harcourt 41 d Avoca 39

Lexton 53 d Maldon 22

Maryborough Rovers 52 d Navarre 11

Natte Bealiba v Dunolly

Trentham 39 d Talbot 11

Royal Park 49 d Newstead 19

17/UNDER

Campbells Creek 30 d Carisbrook 25

Avoca 34 d Harcourt 28

Lexton 31 d Maldon 17

Maryborough Rovers 33 d Navarre 19

Natte Bealiba 26 d Dunolly 24

Talbot 41 d Trentham 10

Newstead 25 d Royal Park 16

15/UNDER

Carisbrook 24 d Campbells Creek 23

Harcourt 22 d Avoca 15

Maldon 44 d Lexton 12

Maryborough Rovers 50 d Navarre 18

Natte Bealiba 16 d Dunolly 10

Trentham 19 d Talbot 4

Newstead 35 d Royal Park 3

13/UNDER

Carisbrook 58 d Campbells Creek 6

Harcourt 45 d Avoca 6

Maldon 37 d Lexton 10

Maryborough Rovers 57 d Navarre 3

Natte Bealiba 18 dw Dunolly 18

Trentham 18 d Talbot 4

Newstead 15 d Royal Park 4

BASKETBALL

SEABL 

WOMEN 

Kilsyth 72 d Ballarat Rush 63

MEN

Kilsyth 104 d Ballarat Miners 89

SOCCER

NPL2 WEST VIC

SENIORS: Melbourne City 5 d Ballarat City FC 2

UNDER-20: Ballarat City Fc 4 d Melbourne City 3