Welcome to this weeks review - one heart stopper, one big upset and then probably some predictable results to close out Round 17. Let’s have a look at how things sit leading into our final home and away game next Saturday:

- Kalamunda are now back in the box seat for 2nd position following a return to form against Fremantle. A solid 7.5 points was enough to secure 2nd place and it is really Kalamunda’s to lose given they play South Perth next week. It was only the Brandsma rink with a draw that stopped a full count. I would not be surprised if Bill were to call for some extra training sessions this week for his rink following this recent form slump! The loss from South Perth plus a surprise win from Dalkeith means that South Perth will get relegated.
- Oh what might have been for Kardinya following a 1 shot defeat at the hands of Rockingham away and 2 points. They will start the last round 3 points adrift of Kalamunda and finish the season with home match vs Thornlie that they will be favourites to win. But unless South Perth do them a favour by knocking off Kalamunda they will be tackling the finals from 3rd place.
- The surprise of the round came when Dalkeith defeated Forrestfield away from home to give them some hope of avoiding the play-offs with 2nd division sides. Led by Jesse Brown who defeated the strong Rhys Tillemnans rink Dalkeith will be looking for a big win up against Rockingham next week and hope some other results go their way. Dalkeith have fought all the way to the wire and given what took place in the final round in blue South last season anything is possible.
- Rockingham finally won a close match with a one shot defeat over Kardinya. How much different would things have been if the result was the other way around but full credit to the Rocky boys for the win. They finish the season with a fixture at Dalkeith where a win might give them an outside chance of sneaking a top 3 finish if other results went there way. However a loss and they are still slightly vulnerable to slip back into the play offs. A huge fixture for both clubs at Dalkeith next week.
- But the match of the round for sure next week is the Warnbro vs Forrestfield clash. A 6-2 win or better for Warnbro at home where they play their best bowls would send Forrestfield into the play offs. A win from Forrestfield and they will be safe. A huge amount to play for and give Warnbro’s strong home record they will start clear favourites next week.
- Thornlie recorded a huge win 59 shot win over South Perth on Saturday. This has lifted them to 5th spot but I think that they are still vulnerable to slip back into play off territory. They face a tricky fixture at Kardinya away and really need a minimum of 2 points to make sure that they stay in the top 6. Both teams in this match with alot to play for so another big fixture to round out the season.
- Finally another win to Vic Park however Warnbro really made them earn the win. Warbro securing an important 1.5 points which gives them a real shot at reaching the top 6 given a final fixture at home. Next week to round out the season we will have top vs bottom with Vic Park taking on Freo in their final game before demotion. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that Dinko was preparing a banner for the Freo boys to run thru pre game vs South Perth (which did not work). This week he is doing one for the Vic Park boys to congratulate them on their win this season with a nice personal message on the front. He says he will be speaking with the Collingwood cheer squad during the week for some handy hints.

Well that finishes this weeks review. I am going to have my 1st crack at predicting the final finishing position (but I do reserve the right to make some adjustments come next week’s preview and a check of the sides). I am pretty sure given the ups and downs already this season my prediction will look foolish come next Saturday evening.
1 Vic Park
2 Kalamunda
3 Kardinya
4 Rockingham
5 Thornlie
6 Warnbro
7 Dalkeith
8 Forrestfield
9 South Perth
10 Fremantle

Kalamunda 85 (7.5) vs Fremantle 70 (0.5)
(Arthur Bartlett 18 - Kenneth Atkins 17)
(Dwayne Wooltorton 29 - Shaun McCormack 16)
(Ian Cornthwaite 18 - Dinko Golem 17)
(William Brandsma 20 - Peter Wachmer 20)

Victoria Park Carlisle 84 (6.5) vs Warnbro 74 (1.5)
(David Florance 22 - George Jackson 22)
(Gary Beckwith 22 - Troy Dellar 13)
(Graeme Wishart 17 - Barry Kalinowsky 24)
(Lee Such 23 - Lindsay Strange 15)

Thornlie 107 (7) vs South Perth 48 (1)
(Daniel Slade 30 - Max Petrich 12)
(Eddie Gollan 22 - Steve Kelly 11)
(Jim Stean 16 - Wayne Bezant 17)
(Michael Yates 39 - David Mortley 8)

Rockingham 84 (6) vs Kardinya 83 (2)
(Bruce Edwards 29 - Geoffrey White 15)
(Lindsay Atkins 18 - Norm Ball 19)
(Marcus Simpson 13 - Ian Barrie 31)
(Mark Devenny 24 - Conn Vinci 18)

Forrestfield 68 (1) vs Dalkeith Nedlands 80 (7)
(Brad Wicks 14 - Andrew Foster 24)
(Jarad Weppner 17 - Martin Saunders 18)
(Rhys Tillemans 16 - Jesse Brown 18)
(Trent Tillemans 21 - Lindsay Richardson 20)

LADDER
TeamPlayedWinsLossDrawSFSA%PointsHomePtsAwayPtsHomeWAwayW
Victoria Park Carlisle17132212181025118.8399.556.54385
Kalamunda1796212191110109.8277482963
Kardinya1796212191180103.3174462863
Rockingham1778211971137105.287048.521.561
Thornlie1787211881091108.8969.551.51871
Forrestfield1778211371126100.9866432361
Dalkeith Nedlands177821124119494.146441.522.552
Warnbro176921157117398.6463.548.51560
South Perth1751021105125388.1952371541
Fremantle1741121002127778.4744.532.51240
SKIPPERS
NameWinsLossesDrawsShots+Home winsAway winsClub
William Brandsma131113876Kalamunda
Graeme Wishart12308075Victoria Park Carlisle
Rhys Tillemans114013165Forrestfield
Jesse Brown10226446Dalkeith Nedlands
George Jackson9517454Warnbro
Ian Cornthwaite9603254Kalamunda
Marcus Simpson9603263Rockingham
Norm Ball9602963Kardinya
David Florance8512144Victoria Park Carlisle
Gary Beckwith8305162Victoria Park Carlisle
Michael Yates8702762Thornlie
Eddie Gollan7315543Thornlie
Dinko Golem771-643Fremantle
Barry Kalinowsky771-3652Warnbro
Daniel Slade7607243Thornlie
Russell McIlveen7306143Rockingham
Conn Vinci7804561Kardinya
Jarad Weppner770-1952Forrestfield
Bruce Edwards780-2552Rockingham
Lindsay Richardson780-2652Dalkeith Nedlands
Shaun McCormack780-4543Fremantle
Mark Devenny6212242Rockingham
Ian Barrie681-1115Kardinya
Troy Dellar661-2251Warnbro
Geoffrey White661-2533Kardinya
Lee Such650-724Victoria Park Carlisle
Rhys Cummings680-2342Forrestfield
Andrew Foster581-923Dalkeith Nedlands
Peter Holmes541-3532South Perth
Norman Holden560-1141Thornlie
Steve Kelly570-1323South Perth
Dwayne Wooltorton580-2932Kalamunda
Wayne Olive491-2031Kalamunda
Lindsay Atkins451-2913Rockingham
Martin Saunders4101-8222Dalkeith Nedlands
John Radford4202231Warnbro
David Mortley3111-9230South Perth
Wayne Bezant3101012South Perth
Michael McRae360-1212South Perth
Kenneth Atkins380-4521Fremantle
Brad Wicks360-4630Forrestfield
Trent Tillemans2001911Forrestfield
Michael Adams2201720Victoria Park Carlisle
Ben Twist2001620Victoria Park Carlisle
Jim Stean220711Thornlie
Lindsay Strange220-211Warnbro
Peter Wachmer141-2510Fremantle
Paul Davies1002810South Perth
Michael Simms1001910Victoria Park Carlisle
Tom Reid100601South Perth
John Rochford110110Kardinya
Brian Barnfield110-701Forrestfield
Arthur Bartlett120-1210Kalamunda
Kieran Cousens110-1501Warnbro
Max Petrich140-1810South Perth
Farley Anderson120-2210South Perth
Garry Watts140-3710Warnbro
Brian McCarthy130-4710Fremantle
John Smith071-9600Fremantle
Pietro Villa010-100Rockingham
Andrew Daley010-100Victoria Park Carlisle
Jonathan Jermalinski010-300Victoria Park Carlisle
Julian Brown010-600Dalkeith Nedlands
George Tibbles010-1000Forrestfield
Brian Ciccotosto010-1100Fremantle
John Morgan010-1100Dalkeith Nedlands
Robert Carruthers010-2100Thornlie
Mark Separovich050-3200Thornlie
Corey Holland030-3400Forrestfield