After a round in second spot, the Grim Reapers (Stormboy and Banker without Digger) regained their grip on the lead with an 8:3 win over WTF and a 3-7 loss to Bad News.

There was more good news for Bad News, as they climbed out of last place with wins in both their games, the other being an 8:0 whupping of Those Really Incredible Bocce Guys.

There was some joy for TRIBG though, as Brad and Barney eclipsed the CWA (BP without Serge) 8:5.

The presidential pineapple couldn’t take a trick, losing CWA’s other game 5:7 to Sunshine. He also came close to losing some cods in the shrubbery, but the stewards eventually managed to recover all cods with the aid of sniffer dogs, metal detectors and SES volunteers.

Sunshine also slipped down a rung on the ladder, losing its other game 2:7 to Shock & Awe.

There was more joy for Shock & Awe and a further dose of rhetorical self-examination for WTF, with WTF losing their clash 2:7.

There is one round to play in the home-and-away season. Who will be minor premier? Which four teams will play to avoid the Asti? Can a team from the bottom four prevail on the day to take out the title, like Go Dig Buzz did in 2019?