by Davyd Reid
Third-placed Trafalgar and fourth-placed Ellinbank headline round five of Ellinbank District football.
Both sides have dropped just the one game, each to second-placed Neerim-Neerim South.
Collecting the four points will be valuable, the victor to collect third position in the chase for a top three finish.
Lang Lang in fifth also have three wins, with Catani and Yarragon also looking in the mix with two wins.
Trafalgar have recruited well and might enter with slight favouritism at home.
EACH having one win, Nilma-Darnum and Buln Buln meet.
The Bombers kickstarted their season last week with a big win over Bunyip and will hope to carry some of that momentum forward.
The Lyrebirds have endured a difficult first part of the fixture, meeting three of the top four to begin the season.
Buln Buln will look for a strong win away from home to remain in the mix.
YARRAGON host an improving Nyora.
The Saints showed improved form in last week's comfortable victory over Poowong and shouldn't be taken lightly.
With an opportunity to climb to sixth on the ladder should the undefeated Crows maintain that status, the Panthers have too much on the line to drop this one at home.
MANY wouldn't have predicted Catani to be floating around the top five with two wins.
But improved form under new coach Ray Pickering has them there.
Saturday will provide them with a good yardstick, coming up against one of the form sides of the competition in the undefeated Longwarry.
LANG LANG will travel to Poowong looking for another strong victory.
The Tigers could move to fourth with victory and will look to make up some percentage on their fellow rivals inside the top five.
NEERIM-NEERIM SOUTH should maintain its undefeated status at home.
They meet competition newcomer Bunyip, who have endured a difficult initiation to their return to the Ellinbank District league.