It’s the old firm at it again.
The unbeaten New South Wales will face Victoria in this afternoon’s final of the men’s Interstate Series in Perth.
With a series of permutations that kept four states alive until this morning’s final round-robin clashes, Victoria snuffed out Queensland and Western Australia with a 5-2 win over Tasmania, again inspired by the lower order.
Both WA and Queensland needed Tassie to triumph to stay alive, so the hosts bowed out despite a ripping contest with the dominant Blues.
New South Wales, super impressive all week, eventually prevailed 5-2, but the match was in the balance throughout.
Similarly, Queensland and South Australia had a great tussle, perhaps highlighted by young Aelaide star Jackson Kalz’s “walk-off” eagle when he canned a 91m gap wedge on his 13th hole, the first at Melville Glades, for a 6&5 victory.
But the young Maroons responded well and fought back for a 4&3 victory, unfortunately leaving them in third position, a contest out of the final.
Western Australia’s loss consigned it to fourth, with Tasmania fifth, SA sixth and the Northern Territory seventh.