Match Previews | SHOWDOWNS between four teams in the top five on the senior footy ladder highlight round 15 in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL season.

A resurgent Eaglehawk will be back on its turf at C and M Oval in Canterbury Park to tackle Gisborne as Sandhurst and South Bendigo renew their rivalry at Queen Elizabeth Oval.

The Travis Matheson and Clayton Holmes-coached Hawks are riding a four-match winning streak which includes wins against South Bendigo and Strathfieldsaye by 48 and 68 points the past two rounds.

Fifth in the premiership race on an 8-5 record, Eaglehawk’s confidence is soaring in its pursuit of back-to-back premierships.

The Borough line-up will be fired up for this contest in what is likely to be Gisborne’s final trip to Eaglehawk.

Just seven points separated the Bulldogs and Hawks at Gisborne’s Gardiner Reserve in round six.

The Rob Waters-coached Gisborne fought on for a 102-95 victory.

An Eaglehawk attack that includes Bailey Ilsley, Jacquin Mifsud, Jack O’Shannessy and Nick Thompson will be a huge test for Gisborne’s defence.

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