by Davyd Reid
Twilight football will feature in round 12 of Ellinbank and District football, with Nilma-Darnum playing host to Bunyip.
Both sides enter the contest in mixed form, setting up an intriguing contest under lights with the match commencing at 5.15pm.
The Bombers accounted for Lang Lang a fortnight ago, suggesting their best form is enough to mix it with the middle-ranked teams, but then suffered a heavy loss to Ellinbank last week.
Meanwhile, Bunyip had an improved fortnight, celebrating a breakthrough win over Poowong before leading most of the contest against Lang Lang. A heavy loss to Buln Buln followed.
The home side will enter with slight favouritism, but a close contest wouldn't surprise.
JASON Wells will eye off a century of goals for the season when Longwarry travel to take on Yarragon.
A whopping return of 20 goals against the lowly Poowong last week sent his season tally to 95.
The Crows will look to continue their strong form, while the Panthers will look to bounce back from a disappointing result in dropping the points to Catani last week.
ELLINBANK become the latest side to attempt to take down ladder leader Neerim-Neerim South at their home.
The Cats were impressive in dismantling Longwarry before holding off Trafalgar last week.
Lower ranked opponents in the past three weeks have played the Eagles into form, with this contest set to test their credentials.
TRAFALGAR host Buln Buln in a clash between third and fourth.
Both sides enter the contest on eight wins, the Bloods having been impressive for majority of the season with the Lyrebirds also building some nice form.
Trafalgar will enter slight favorite, but another contest that goes down to the wire wouldn't surprise.
POOWONG host Nyora in a clash between two South Gippsland shire rivals.
The Saints will be hoping for a repeat of last time they met, taking a comfortable victory, while the Magpies search for their first win.
These contests tend to go either way regardless of ladder position, setting up for a round full of intriguing contests.