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The penultimate round of season 2011 of Gridiron Victoria and the final week of cross-divisional games.

Down in Berwick the Croydon Rangers2 lost to defending champion Monash Warriors 59-0, followed up in the afternoon by the home town Berwick Miners defeating the Monash Barbarians 40-14.

Over at Ranger Field in Croydon, the Gippsland Gladiators went down to the Bay City Buccaneers 45-0, followed by the home town Croydon Rangers defeating the Monash Uni Royals 77-0 to finish atop division 1.

Next weekend is the final regular season round and will decide most play off spots.

Week 13 and with the playoffs on the horizon we have another round of divisional games with some upsets and exciting finishes!

On Saturday we kicked things off in with the Ballarat Pioneers losing to the Croydon Rangers2 26-7. The home teams’ good fortune continued as the division 1 Rangers defeated the Berwick Miners 55-6.

On Sunday in Footscray, the Monash Barbarians pulled off a great win 16-0 over the Melbourne Uni Royals.

In the afternoon, the Western Crusaders were defeated by the Bay City Buccaneers 35-12 – locking the Buccs into the top 2 and setting up a week 15 showdown for the final play off spot between the Crusaders and Warriors.

Also on Sunday down in Gippsland, the Gladiators hosted the Northern Raiders and pulled off a final drive hail mary touchdown to win 6-0.

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Week 12 of the 2011 Gridiron Victoria season and another week of cross-divisional games.

In Berwick, the Croydon Rangers defeated the Monash Barbarians 66-0, followed by the home town Miners who were too strong for the division 2 Rangers2 22-12.

Over in Reservoir, the Monash Warriors defeated the Melbourne Uni Royals 35-0, followed by the home town Northern Raiders who were defeated by the Western Crusaders 44-0.

© BC Buccaneers Photos – KNP

Week 11 of the 2011 Gridiron Victoria season and things are getting really interesting with four teams still in the mix for the final three playoff spots with four weeks to go.

On Saturday, another rematch of 2010 Vic Bowl between the home town Bay City Buccaneers and the Monash Warriors saw the Buccs get the win 16-0. Later in the day the Melbourne Uni Royals defeated the Ballarat Pioneers 28-13.

On Sunday morning in Footscray the Monash Barbarians faced the Gippsland Gladiators and the Gladiators kept their playoff dreams alive with an 18-0 win.

Later in the day, the Western Crusaders and the Croydon Rangers went to battle with the visiting Rangers getting the win 20-0.

With four rounds to go, the Rangers and Buccs are assured a top two finish, whilst the Crusaders and Warriors battle for the final division one playoff spot.

In division two, the Raiders are assured a finals appearance, whilst the Rangers2, Royals and Gladiators can all finish as high as second.