GORDON held its spot in the top eight with a 54-point win against Clunes on Saturday.
The 17.19 (121) to 10.7 (67) victory keeps Gordon (4-3) eighth on percentage ahead of Creswick and Carngham Linton.
Ballan remains in the bottom half after losing 16.9 (105) to 2.8 (20) against Buninyong.