WA come up just short of fourth-straight Shield final

Veteran Peter Siddle took 4-68 in what may be his last Shield match to deny WA a place in the final. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

Western Australia have come within 35 runs of earning the chance to play for a fourth consecutive Sheffield Shield title, falling to Victoria in their must-win final match of the regular season.

Victoria (197 and 9d-370) set the hosts 382 runs for victory on day four at the WACA Ground, where a win would also have booked WA a spot in next week's final against South Australia.