Resuming hostilities after a thrilling grand final rematch in round three, where Golf triumphed 14-80 to 4-76, the Redlegs will be desperate to turn the tide in a clash local bowls fans have had circled on the calendar for months.
Coming off a crushing 18-135 to 0-65 win over Stanhope last week, Tallygaroopna will be a side filled with confidence as it bounced back from its shock loss to East Shepparton.
“We have got a couple out, so we will just go in with nothing to lose and hopefully put our best foot forward,” Tallygaroopna skip Mark Ryan said.
“It is not the best situation to be in, but not the worst either, we have plenty of depth in the club and reward some people who have been playing well in the lower divisions and give them an opportunity.
“One thing I know about us is we will relish the challenge.”
The Redlegs will be buoyed by the return of Ryan however, who said being able to have another look at Golf would be crucial with a third match-up in the finals looking very likely.
“It is really important (for us), we played good bowls against them last time, losing by a handful of shots, so hopefully this time around we will turn things around and be on the right side of the result,” he said.
Shepparton Golf on the other hand is continuing to build nicely, coming into this clash undefeated after eight starts.
Sitting pretty with a two-game buffer on top of the ladder, coach Bradley Orr said he still thought his side was yet to produce its best bowls.
“I think we are travelling pretty good without setting the world on fire. I don’t think we have really hit our straps yet and I don’t think we really hit our straps until the last handful of games where we do settle the sides down,” Orr said.
“There are certainly a lot of positives, and we are excited to welcome back Brett Foley after his COVID isolation, but we probably aren’t quite at our peak yet.”
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