The Murray Bushrangers have cemented their spot in the top four with a comprehensive 65 point win over the hapless North Ballarat Rebels in round thirteen of the TAC Cup. Played in persistent rain at Highgate Reserve, the Bushrangers jumped the Rebels in the first quarter and from there on the result was never in doubt. Tall forward Max King booted a game-high four goals for the Bushrangers equalling the Rebels goal tally off his own boot. At the first break the Bushrangers led by sixteen points as the rain continued to fall making conditions greasy.

Geelong were made to work hard for the meagre total of seventy-two that Footscray Edgewater set them in round 15 of the Victorian Premier League at the Merv Hughes Oval on Saturday. The Bulldogs were dealt a blow before the match when their state all-rounder John Hastings pulled out. Geelong's bowlers took full advantage and quickly had Footscray Edgewater on the ropes at four for sixteen and they never recovered.

They were dismissed for just 72 inside twenty-five overs with Arun Harinath and Guy Walker the only batsmen to reach double figures with sixteen and ten respectively. For the Cats Jake Haberfield, Marc Carson and Jake Reed snared three wickets each, Carson for just nine runs of six overs.

Fitzroy Doncaster still have some work to do to assure themselves of a finals berth after day one of the final round of Victorian Premier League cricket. With the game in the balance the Lions need 227 next Saturday to see their season extended. When tea was taken the Lions had the Camberwell Magpies on the ropes at 5-97. Chief destroyer was allrounder Peter Dickson who had just clean bowled Magpie's Tasmanian recruit, Brendan Drew, and they could sniff the play-offs.

Dickson was on fire, as well as Drew, he had Magpie's skipper and dangerman, Simon Hill, out trapped in front for 40, much to the disgust of Hill, prior to tea. Shortly after the players return to the field, Dickson struck again, removing Adam McDermott and James Bett, to have the Pies shaking at at 7-117.

St.Kilda have finished off 2012 in blazing style with a comprehensive nine wicket win over Footscray Edgewater in round  fourteen of the Victoria Premier League played at the Junction Oval. Openers Rob Quiney and Peter Handscomb had no trouble in a century partnership which enabled the Saints to reel in Footscray's total of 163 in just 24 overs.

Earlier promising spinner James Muirhead bowled his side into the box seat with 4-34 from nine overs whilst Daniel Mueller chimed in with 3-40. The Bulldogs were struggling early with both openers back in the pavillion before the score had reached fifty. When Muirhead claimed his first, that of Benjamin Green, stumped by keeper Damon Rowan, the score was four for seventy-two and hopes of a total to test the strong St.Kilda line-up were fading.