The respective sides come into the contest the clear top two teams in the competition to this point, Midlands sitting on 104 points and City Oval the winners of three-straight games.

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Midlands has only given up eight points across the season, while City Oval has given up just three points across its last three wins, meaning both sides come into the game in rare form.

Webbcona and Buninyong are set to duel as they attempt to climb closer to the top four.

Webbcona trails fourth-placed Central Wendouree by just three points and considering the latter is facing Clunes this round, a win is especially important for Webbcona.

Despite sitting seventh on the table, Buninyong is just 13 points behind fourth.

A win this round helps to keep that deficit at a manageable level.

Victoria has lost two of its last three games following a hot start to the season after being promoted to premier from division one in the off-season.

It will look to rectify that form against BMS.

BMS has been up and down this season but only sit nine points out of the top four, making this contest an especially important one to win.

Creswick and Sebastopol are certainly not ruled out of making the finals this season, but wins are needed to keep the gap between them and the top four manageable heading into 2022.

The two sides face off today, both needing a victory and some improvement in shot differential as a Christmas present.

Clunes versus Central Wendouree rounds out round 10.

Despite Central Wendouree boasting a negative shot differential, it sits in the top four.

This clash presents a chance to improve in that area, as well as gaining some valuable points to cement itself in the top four.

Clunes could not get near City Oval last time out but were competitive against Sebastopol two weeks ago, form it needs to repeat if it is to taste victory for the first time this season.

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