Bundoora RSL starts the Premier Bowls season at home this weekend with a clash against Burwood District.
Reigning premier Moonee Ponds is away at Melbourne in the opening round.
Bundoora 2 is away at Kew Heights in division 1, section 1, while Glenroy hosts Moonee Valley in division 1, section 2. Broadmeadows and Craigieburn have been separated after several seasons in the same division, with Broadmeadows (against Buckley Park) in division 2, section 2, and Craigieburn (against Hurstbridge) in division 2, section 3.