Shane Garvey (left) gives instructions as rival skip Rick Malley watches on during their Zone 16 fours clash.
Four clubs are chasing the first Illawarra Zone 16 championship of the year, with the fours semi-finals and final at Warilla BC this weekend.
Oak Flats skip Matthew McIntyre takes on Alan Stonham and his Dapto team in one semi-final after both teams won four matches last weekend.
Bulli's Jarred Hamilton will skip his team against Albion Park's Mick Duprez in the other semi-final on Saturday.
McIntyre had a tight 19-16 win over Jeremy Henry in the opening round before winning a last-end thriller 19-18 over Mal Lyons in round two.
The Oak Flats combination were in good touch in a 20-11 win over Mark Walton in round three before a convincing 26-6 win over Eddie Bone in last Sunday's quarter-final.
Stonham had his closest match in round one, beating Andrew Medcalf (Thirroul) 20-19.
The Dapto team were too strong for Graham Richards (Towradgi) in their quarter-final, winning 27-6.
Hamilton booked his semi-final spot with a last-end 20-19 win over Fairy Meadow's Mark Kesby in one of the best matches of the tournament.
Duprez and partners produced a great performance to upset one of the tournament favourites, Shane Garvey, 26-18 in their quarter-final.
Garvey and his Wiseman Park teammates Daniel Ellem and Glenn Taylor won the fours championship last year.
The champions advanced to the quarter-finals with a 29-20 win over Rick Malley's Windang team.
Forty-eight teams nominated for the fours championships with the winners to represent Zone 16 at the state finals later in the year.
The semi-finals on Saturday are from 9am.
The final on Sunday is at 1pm.
