Firstly, as there seems to be every week, there's a big talking point in the former side's performance while injuries, declarations and a crucial lapse in judgement also feature, along with a quick look at the final round before Christmas.

Here's the five things we're talking about following the fourth round of the summer.

Blake Aubin's been in good form with the bat this summer and even though he hasn't made a huge score, he's averaging above 40 in the long form, has bashed out a couple of decent Twenty20 scores and is the Bulls' leading run-scorer.

He's a good gloveman too, so you can imagine the panic that went through the Bulls' camp when he pulled up clutching his hamstring while chasing a ball against Orange City on Saturday afternoon.

He limped off Morse Park 1 too and on face value it looked like a tear due to how ginger he was and how quickly he'd stopped and grabbed his ham hock.

Here's hoping it's not serious and was just a massive cramp or a strain, because if Aubin's ruled out for any lengthy period of time the Bulls will have lost their anchor.

Rugby Union's 140 was never going to be enough at Bathurst Sportsground and Centrals proved that so, but not all was as it seemed, reportedly the Bulldogs didn't just collapse or fall victim to a superb red and black bowling performance.

It seems the Bathurst side forgot to take the covers off until late in the morning on day one, the wicket sweated as a result and even as 1.30pm rolled around still had quite a bit of juice in it.

Centrals' attack is strong without being super-intimidating, but they're more good enough to exploit any moisture a deck might have in it, particularly when there's been roads dished up all summer so far, they'd have loved it.

Probably more so considering Rugby Union won the toss and batted first.

Fat chance any side's forcing an outright result with wickets so hard, flat and easy to bat on.

The only times we've seen sides skittled cheaply have come on days affected by rain or moisture or reasonably new decks.

With that in mind as the season continues and the sides lower on the table become more and more desperate for points, we may well see a few tough but necessary, and potentially genius, decisions.

Basically I'm saying skippers will genuinely need to consider forsaking first innings points to try and force outright results, by declaring when they're behind.

A first innings win is worth eight points, a first innings loss zero. But should a side lose on first innings and then flip the result in terms of the outright, they'll claim eight competition points.

Declaring behind is risky at the best of times but if it means a side has the chance, and more importantly time, to potentially skittle their rivals and then chase successfully to force that outright result it may well be worth it.

When it comes to making the finals every point counts and while the situation probably isn't ideal in any sense of the word the opportunity to claim eight points rather than six could make the difference for a side with nothing to lose. Nothing ventured, nothing gained after all.

Orange City hadn't chased all summer and in running down 275 against Centennials they emphatically answered the question of whether they could, sending an ominous message to their rivals by doing so with ease in an eight-wicket win.

Incredibly they still haven't been bowled out, which is pretty absurd considering Orange City's history as an outfit that struggles to make big scores consistently.

That's where I want to focus, because there's something happening in the Warriors' top order than hasn't happened in a long, long time - they're all scoring runs.

In past seasons the Warriors have relied heavily on one or two bats, with the likes of Shaun Grenfell, Nathan Rosser and even Taylor Beatty in their 2017-18 premiership forced to shoulder most of the load.

Regularly, the Warriors would collapse and limp to a meagre total if those guys didn't score runs. This summer's completely different, so far four of the Orange City top order have scored tons, a different player in each round.

A handful of others have banged out a half-century or chipped in with decent, handy scores towards the lower order too and if that trend continues it's pretty tough to see any of the other sides - who have relied on one or two - touching the Warriors.

Orange City take on Cavaliers in what's undeniably the biggest game of the fifth round, the former side is undefeated on top and the latter is equal second with three wins from four starts.

They've faced off in the last two Orange District Cricket Association deciders, with the Warriors winning both, and there looks a real chance they could square-off again in the reinvigorated BOIDC's first decider.

Of course St Pat's Old Boys remain firmly in that discussion because they're deadlocked with Cavaliers, and will have plenty of say in what happens in the new year. In fact if they beat Rugby Union in the fifth round and Cavaliers knock off Orange City, the three sides will be in a three-way battle for top spot.

If Orange City win and Rugby Union upset the Saints, the Warriors will open up a 12-point gap at the top heading into the new year and, effectively, have one hand on the minor premiership.

Regardless, the fifth round is set to have a huge role in the final make-up of the competition standings. Potentially, the winless City Colts could face a 12-point deficit at the bottom too, if results fall in such a way.