Mooroopna's Martin Fong did nothing wrong on Saturday.
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Rechelle Zammit
Even with finals off the cards for these two Allan Matheson Shield clubs, the two teams fought like junkyard dogs in their final game of the year.
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Heading into division one’s round 14, the final edition of the home-and-away season, Mooroopna and Euroa had little to play for as the two clubs sat in the bottom three on the ladder.
However, pride in one’s self and club can drive those competitive juices to a maximum and that’s exactly what happened at Mooroopna Bowls Club on Saturday.
The falsely-characterised dead rubber contest between the two sides got off to a one-sided start as Euroa blew the hosts out of the water with a 10-26 first rink victory.
Slowly recovering from those first round body blows, Mooroopna remained firmly on the back foot after the second rink as well, with Euroa claiming another victory 15-16.
Mooroopna skipper Joshua Warren inspired his troops to the club’s first win of the day as the hosts overcame Euroa in a thrilling 19-18 third rink contest.
Requiring a 17-shot win to produce an unlikely comeback, Mooroopna fell agonisingly short in the fourth.
The hosts dismantled Euroa 23-7 to win by 16 shots in a gallant final effort for the season.
Mooroopna's Paul Warren gets down low.
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Rechelle Zammit
Ending the match as a draw, the final score finished 9-67 apiece.
Mooroopna's Bruce Anselmi lines up his target.
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Rechelle Zammit
Euroa's John Groat releases a right-arm rocket.
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Rechelle Zammit
Mooroopna's Darren Kelly delivers a gentle bowl.
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Rechelle Zammit
Euroa's Tony Kingma watches the bowl carefully.
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Rechelle Zammit
In other division one round 14 matches, Tallygaroopna celebrated its top-spot finish with a dominant 18-100 to 0-61 victory over East Shepparton.
Kyabram claimed a nail-biting win over Tatura-Hill Top away from home.
Euroa's Keith Kruse ponders his next bowl.
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Rechelle Zammit
The match decided who would finish in the last remaining finals spot and the contest went down to the wire.
In the do-or-die match, the visitors claimed the win in the end, 3-79 to 15-81.
Euroa's Bill Sargood found his rhythm during the first rink.
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Rechelle Zammit
Second-placed Shepparton Golf trounced Shepparton Park 18-87 to 0-58 on its home deck.
Division one semi-finals will be held on Saturday, February 22, with Shepparton Park hosting Kyabram in an elimination final and Shepparton Golf travelling to Tallygaroopna in a bid to book the first spot in the grand final.
News photographer Rechelle Zammit was busy by the greens at Mooroopna Bowls Club to capture the thrilling match between Mooroopna and Euroa on Saturday.
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