GORDON has all but guaranteed a finals berth after opening a three-game gap to ninth spot by beating Rokewood-Corindhap on Saturday.
Gordon’s 19.18 (132) to 9.10 (64) means its nine-win, five-loss record (seventh) is three better than ninth-placed Creswick (6-8).
Ballan climbed to 14th on the table by beating Clunes 17.6 (108) to 11.6 (72).