Linton, Victoria and Sebastopol have made an early break at the top of the ladder, all three sides 2-0.

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The fourth spot is a sought after one at this early point of the season, therefor, and Creswick and Buninyong stand a chance to claim it after this weekend's fixture.

The two sides face off at Creswick, both sitting 1-1 and both on 48 points.

The winner, unless Mt Xavier beats Learmonth by a substantial amount, should sit fourth at the completion of the round and earn an early-season break from the chasing pack.

Creswick president Gerry Flapper said his side was confident heading into the fixture.

"Well after last week's great effort, the side (went) pretty well up against Learmonth, beating Learmonth on their home grass was a great effort ...," he said.

"They're pretty confident this week too, there's no reason why they shouldn't be."

Buninyong chairman of selectors Wayne Morgan said it was just another game for his side.

"We haven't really talked about it as such, obviously like all sides we go out every Saturday and just aim to bowl as best we can and consistently as we can and aim to win each game," he said.

In other fixtures, Victoria and Ballarat will battle in a grand final rematch.

It's a fixture that is always the first game circled by the losing side on the next season's calendar.

For Ballarat, this week's clash with reigning premier Victoria holds extra merit, as it is seeking its first win for the season after an 0-2 start.

The reigning grand finalist's ran into a red-hot Sebastopol in its opening game, falling by 23 shots and claiming just one point.

They fell again last weekend, with Webbcona too strong 62 (14) - 54 (2).

A win in a grand final rematch would not only help ease some of Ballarat's disappointment in losing a decider last season, it would be the perfect launch pad into this campaign after a slow start.

For Victoria, it has started exactly where it left off last season, finding itself second on the table with the third-best shots differential in the competition.

It has only given up one point to date, which came against Learmonth in a competitive battle that Victoria won 57-49.

Last weekend's 64-43 win over Buninyong saw Victoria back in some of its best dominating form.

It will no doubt hope to carry that into this week's clash with Ballarat and then into the following week when it travels to take on Sebastopol, who have become one of the premiership favourites so far this season.

Mt Xavier will look to remain close to the top four when it takes on Learmonth.

It also sits 1-1 with 48 points, however, has a shot differential of -17, something it needs to address if finals are to be a possibility this season.

Learmonth were more than competitive against Victoria in the opening week of play, however failed to register a point against Creswick last week.

BMS is set to face another challenge when it faces current top side Linton at home.

The reigning minor premier's are 0-2 to start and need a win to get its season back on track.

Sebastopol will look to jump to 3-0 when it takes on Webbcona.

Webbcona rebounded from an opening week loss with a strong win over Ballarat last weekend.

It will need more of that form to take down Sebastopol.

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