Kurri Kurri and Raymond Terrace have finished top two after bonus point wins in the final round of the Big Bowls Challenge.
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Nelson Bay also recorded a bonus point win and they are ranked fourth going into the play-offs.
Beresfield had a 5-10 loss in the final round and will be ranked third courtesy of topping its group.
Maitland City Hunters are ranked fifth and will play Nelson Bay in the first round of the play-offs after defeating East Cessnock 13-2 in their final preliminary game..
As the two best performed section winners Kurri (first) and Terrace (second) get the week off and go straight to the major semi at Valentine on Tuesday, November 8.
The winner goes straight into the grand final and the loser has a second chance to qualify for the grand final facing the winner of the bottom-four play-off series
Beresfied plays the Terrigal, who were the lowest of the teams that finished second in their section, and Maitland City plays Nelson Bay in the first round of semi-finals to be held at Kahibah on Friday, November 4.
The winners of those matches head to Valentine on November 8 as well for a play-off to decide who plays the loser of Kurri and Raymond Terrace,.
In the minor play-offs East Cessnock (seventh) and East Maitland (eighth) get the week off and will battle on Monday, November 7, at Alder Park.
