Safety Bay
David Smith, Tadeusz Bochat, Paul Imrie, Raymond Clark
Jose Rebelo, David Holt, Geoffrey Burgess, Ron Hall
Peter Gilkinson, Paul Daynes, Scott Gallon, Steven Adams
Faye Capewell, Barry Shackles, Bruce McLean, Raymond Kennedy INS: Imrie, Rebelo, Holt, Capewell OUTS: Duffield, Mulligan, Clark, Brodie
Dalkeith Nedlands
Rob Kelly, Simon Gazia, Rob Moran, Darren Redeckis
Peter Jeanes, David Fitzgerald, Mark Lindsay, Jesse Brown
Michael Joyce, Todd Allen, Matthew Green, Michael Yates
Jeffrey Irwin, Michael Zusman, Andrew Foster, Martin Saunders INS: Green OUTS: Gryta
Interesting match this one with a lot riding on the outcome. Safety Bay has started the season well and is sitting in 5th place on the ladder with a handy 5 point buffer over Dalkeith sitting in 6th place. Win this match at home and that gap widens even further for the bottom sides. Safety Bay will go into this one as warm favourites however Dalkeith after a slow start seem to be getting back to their best form and they will be no pushover on the weekend. The way to make ground on the ladder is to win away from home and this is what Dalkeith will be aiming for. Can they do it, I don’t think so as Safety Bay has been consistent in every game this season and they should come away with the points.
Safety Bay 6-2
Rockingham v South Perth
Rockingham
Keith Fyles, Ashley McMahon, Lindsay Atkins, Marcus Simpson
Ivan Wright, Lance Parkhill, Stephen Mulhall, Bradley Cole
Steven Wales, Ross Galbraith, Victor Arriagada, Mark Devenny
Fred Smith, Terry Rubery, Kim Tremlett, Bruce Edwards INS: McMahon, Galbraith, Smith, Tremlett OUTS: Threlfall, Villa, Wilson, Roberts
South Perth
Geoffrey Bovell, John Carter, Farley Anderson, Steve Kelly
Max Petrich, Michael McRae, Lisa Brannan, Robert Urquhart
Kenneth Pride, Gary Bennett, Tony Percival, Wayne Bezant
Otto Dawson, David Reagan, David Mortley, Neale Griffin INS: Dawson, Brannan, Urquhart OUTS: Terrell, Skuza, Townley
Match of the round with the clash of 2 top 4 sides. A couple of weeks back I would have almost declared Rockingham at home but they have got the wobbles up over the past 2 weeks after a surprise loss at home and then a defeat at Dalkeith last week. South Perth playing well and sitting just above Rockingham on the ladder. They will know how important this game is for their season and a win on the road is not beyond them. They will be getting the Range Rovers and the Jaguars well serviced this week in preparation for the trip to Rockingham. But who to select – this should be close and it might come down to which Skippers can play the big bowls when required and will go with the home side.
Kardinya
Brenda Juett, Conn Vinci, Les Phillips, John Rochford
Michael West, Brian Wright, Dave Wood, Stephen Vinci
Peter Smith, Kenneth Stower, Ross Knapp, Darryl Flintoff
Wayne Lee, Jack Edgar, Mark Holt, Garry Knight INS: Rochford OUTS: Gale
Rossmoyne back in the winner’s circle for the first time last week and they looked to dominate on paper. So whilst Mayor Lang would have been tempted to get the champagne out post game he is too experienced for that and will know that more is required if they are going to dig themselves out of a pretty big hole. Kardinya sitting just half a point off top spot and they will be very pleased with themselves at this point in the season. There is some talk that the Kardinya swagger could be back but they would be wise not to underestimate the Mayor and his troops when they are backed into a corner. This could be closer than ladder positions suggest but will tip the home side to come away with the points.
Kardinya 7-1
Cockburn v Armadale
Cockburn
Viktor Dropulic, Christopher Lawrence, Andrew Bernard, Derek Gibson
Greg Collier, Philip Clarke, Mark (Sydney) Game, Dinko Golem
Hal Chambers, Bogdan Dropulic, David Ravlich, James Wylie
Giuseppi Reale, Mirko Musulin, Kelli Wray, Paul Brotherston INS: Bernard, V Dropulic, Golem, Clarke, Ravlich, Musulin OUTS: Coyne, Clegg, Sokol, McGill, J Wray, Bandy
Another game that looks to be a bit of a mismatch on paper with top of the table Armadale taking on lowly Cockburn. However, Cockburn at home grow a leg and with mercurial skipper Dinko Golem back they may well sniff an upset. Golem who has played for the Croation national side loves following his bowls to the head particularly when he is on top and has been known to wear a GPS that tells him how much territory he actually covers in a match. Despite the home ground advantage it is hard to go past the class of Armadale and I expect them to come away with a pretty good win on the weekend and retain top spot on the ladder.
Armadale 7-1
Gosnells v Willetton
Gosnells
David Bradbury, Stephen Lawrence, Brett Holland, Rue Bishop
Ian Quayle, Michael Sharpe, Peter Gale, Mark Beauchamp
Nicolaas Vanderplank, Trevor Auckland, Maureen Cooney, Michael Rickard
Kevin Ashman, Kevin Cragan, Kelvin Pearce, Lachlan Smith INS: Holland OUTS: McKay
Willetton
John Porter, Peter Bartoshefski, David Reynolds, Cameron Girvan
Peter McSweeney, Mervyn Binning, Trevor Thompson, Justin Wright
Rhonda Porter, Mick Phillips, Ken Monkhouse, Alan Walters
Nicholas Rogers, Barry Baker, Michael Brooks, Gavin Dodge INS: Binning OUTS: Calyun
Two teams who are in the bottom 4 on the ladder and who both desperately need a win in this one. Willetton trying to end a form slump whilst Gosnells yet to really get their season going. This is going to be a tricky one to select although Gosnells did show a bit in a narrow loss to Armadale last week. Willetton pretty much thrashed at home in what was probably their worst performance since coming back into one blue from last season. They seemed to have lost their mojo and a trip to Gosnells is probably not the place to get it back. I think Gosnells can take this in what should be a very close match.
