This one went exactly to script as Basso finally look like the Lions again, not the house cats they were pretending to be early in the season. That’s now four on the trot. Big Butch earned the cans with a tidy 7-shot win over Wicks, and the returning Strachan marked his comeback with a 3-shot win over Murray.
Blue North is tighter than a pair of budget bowls pants after Christmas lunch, so Sorrento will actually be pretty happy sneaking two away points thanks to Bone over Stokes and Martin by two over Holman.
The undefeated Double D Dunstan was absent – and yes, that may well have been the difference. Both sides sit in the mid-table mash, and this is the part of the season where the ladder usually splits like the pitch in Kolkata on the second day of a test match. Sorrento will need to hit back next week or risk sliding into no-man’s-land.

The Brook boys nearly pinched it, but nearly doesn’t stop them settling for a draw. Geoff was unhinged after going down to Cole by 4, while former state player Robbie Ball edged out Ben Leggett’s mum’s cousin Yabbie by 3. Sean Wright climbs to the top of the skips ladder with his 5-shot win over Rollnik, but Sparrowhawk swooped in dramatically to steal a second away point for Warwick over Ryan.
Ellenbrook showed some proper fight against a genuine top-four outfit and will take belief from it, but still sit 9th. Warwick drop to 4th, but with the comp this tight, that can change very quickly...

A predictable 1–7 here. There’s a clear quality gap forming between the bottom three and the rest, and Morley are stranded on the wrong side of it. Wanneroo have been sniffing at Blue North promotion for a while, while Morley are learning that stepping up a division isn’t as simple as wearing a nicer shirt.
Elmer grabbed the lone home point against the Roo’s best rink, but from there it was all downhill. Triffit chimed in with a 3 shot win over Bell, Anderson spread the seed with a 4-shot win, and Toster beat the Ferrit to round it out. Wanneroo jump into 2nd and look dangerous. Morley might need a few deep chats, a few recruits—or both.

Ladies and gents, we have a new ladder leader.
The Mounters clearly didn’t appreciate last week’s tip against them and came out breathing fire. Yanchep arrived on top of the ladder and left with a firm reality check and a complimentary sample of humble pie.
Laurie the Leg—motivated solely by free alcohol—grabbed the cans with a 19-shot demolition of Arnold. AJ apparently reclined in his armchair like a Roman emperor but still guided the boys to a 7-shot win over the undefeated Hartzer. The Irish Smurf picked up a 5 shot win over a strong Daley rink, and Erceg iced the day with a 4-shot win over Street.
Massive win for the Mounters as they storm into first and send a message to the comp. As for Yanchep—winning at home is nice, but you’ll need to travel better if you want to stay in the top four.

The winless Knights of Cambridge trudged north to one of the toughest road trips in the league. Quinns at home are nasty at the best of times, let alone when you arrive without a win and with half the side shuffled like a cheap deck of cards.
Despite the reshuffle—whether tactical or out of desperation—it didn’t help. Easom grabbed a single bright moment with a 1-shot win over Ferris, but after that it was pure carnage.
Smith welcomed Buckley to the skips seat by smacking him by 14, The Mullet from the North got up by 20 over Jones, and O’Neill took the cans with an absurd 35-shot obliteration of Lord Bolton.
Quinns slide back into the top three, while Cambridge might already be researching decent lunch cafés near second division greens for next year.