Good round for the tipping with 5 from 5. At the end of Round 5 we seem to be heading a little bit towards a 3 tier competition:
The top Tier - the undefeated Kalamunda and Vic Park (only loss to Kalamunda in Rd 1)
Mid Tier - Warnbro and Kardinya (both very hard to beat at home)
Botton Tier - the remaining 6 teams who all look at or around the same level (can some of these teams turn things around and push up the ladder)
And finally it would be remiss not to acknowledge the achievements of our very own Blue South players from Vic Park, Patrick Keeffe, Leigh Such and Graeme Wishart to make the final of the BPL earlier this week at Pine Rivers Bowling club. In a hard fought final they just missed in what was a great performance. Over 900 teams entered the competition and to make it to the final was a great achievement. Well done gents!

Kalamunda 76 (7) vs Kardinya 67 (1)
(Dwayne Wooltorton 23 - Norm Ball 18)
(Ian Cornthwaite 17 - Geoffrey White 15)
(Wayne Olive 12 - Ian Barrie 19)
(William Brandsma 24 - Conn Vinci 15)
A great effort from Kardinya away from home but in the end the class of Kalamunda came through and they secured a 9 shot victory and another 7 points. The Bill Brandsma rink remains undefeated and young Andrew B must be thinking how good is this in his first season of bowls. All rinks were pretty close with the Ian Barrie rink doing best for Kardinya securing a 7 shot win over Wayne Olive. Kardinya will take some positives from this effort and will look forward to getting back to home next week although they will need to bring their A game against the in form Vic Park side. Kalamunda on the road away at Dalkeith and looking to continue their impressive start to the season.

Fremantle 79 (6.5) vs Dalkeith Nedlands 69 (1.5)
(Dinko Golem 18 - Martin Saunders 18)
(John Smith 14 - Julian Brown 28)
(Kenneth Atkins 21 - Jesse Brown 15)
(Shaun McCormack 26 - Lindsay Richardson 8)
Fremantle secured win number 2 this season with a hard fought victory over Dalkeith and 6.5 points. In tricky conditions Shaun McCormack had a dominant day with an 18 shot victory over the Lindsay Richardson rink. The J Brown rink was best for Dalkeith with a 14 shot win and rink battle of the day was between Dinko and Martin Saunders with Saunders securing an important half a point on the last end. Both sides still under considerable pressure with just 2 wins and the next handful of games leading into xmas will be critical.

Victoria Park Carlisle 75 (6) vs Thornlie 66 (2)
(Andrew Daley 18 - Daniel Slade 19)
(David Florance 15 - Michael Yates 23)
(Gary Beckwith 25 - Norman Holden 9)
(Graeme Wishart 17 - Mark Separovich 15)
A great win in the end to Vic Park in the absence of superstar Leigh Such who remained at club Pine Rivers for interviews. In the end it was just 9 shots separating the two teams with the Wishart rink remaining undefeated and Gary Beckwith in great form with a 16 shot win over Norm Holden. Michael Yates and his rink were best for Vic Park with an 8 shot win over David Florence. Thornlie will be disappointed with the start to their season currently sitting in last place. They are definitely better than that and will be keen to get some wins under their belt leading into xmas.

Forrestfield 78 (6) vs Rockingham 73 (2)
(Corey Holland 11 - Mark Devenny 18)
(Jarad Weppner 21 - Pietro Villa 20)
(Rhys Cummings 14 - Marcus Simpson 18)
(Rhys Tillemans 32 - Bruce Edwards 17)
Forrestfield were due for a win and they delivered however in the end it probably got a little too close for comfort. Another really good effort from Rockingham with 2 points away from home a solid return. The Tillemans rink were best for Forrestfield with a 15 shot win over Bruce Edwards but wins from Simpson and Devenny made things close in the end. Forrestfield face another tough away game this week at Thornlie and Rockingham also away at South Perth - so things don’t get any easier for both clubs.

Warnbro 93 (7) vs South Perth 71 (1)
(Barry Kalinowsky 24 - Michael McRae 19)
(Garry Watts 19 - Steve Kelly 22)
(George Jackson 20 - David Mortley 11)
(Troy Dellar 30 - Peter Holmes 19)
Warnbro back on home turf cruised to an easy victory over South Perth. With wins from Kalinowsky, Dellar and the good Dr G the result was never in doubt. Steve Kelly and his rink did well to get a 3 shot win over Gary Watts. Warnbro with another home game next week against Fremantle will be looking to consolidate their position towards the top of the ladder. South Perth head home for a must win match against Rockingham.

LADDER
TeamPlayedWinsLossDrawSFSA%PointsHomePtsAwayPtsHomeWAwayW
Kalamunda5500399344115.9933201332
Victoria Park Carlisle5410406337120.472921831
Warnbro5320417390106.9223.521.5230
Kardinya5320402389103.342114721
Forrestfield523035338591.691881011
Dalkeith Nedlands523036639492.891713420
South Perth523039139598.991614220
Fremantle523035741386.441513.51.520
Rockingham514038840895.114.595.510
Thornlie514036639093.85138510
SKIPPERS
NameWinsLossesDrawsShots+Home winsAway winsClub
Graeme Wishart5003032Victoria Park Carlisle
William Brandsma5002732Kalamunda
George Jackson4104131Warnbro
Ian Cornthwaite4101922Kalamunda
Troy Dellar311921Warnbro
Russell McIlveen3102812Rockingham
Shaun McCormack3202821Fremantle
David Florance3202721Victoria Park Carlisle
Eddie Gollan3102521Thornlie
Rhys Tillemans3202112Forrestfield
Norm Ball3201921Kardinya
Rhys Cummings320912Forrestfield
Steve Kelly320821South Perth
Michael Yates320512Thornlie
Marcus Simpson320321Rockingham
Jarad Weppner320-2421Forrestfield
Jesse Brown211911Dalkeith Nedlands
Mark Devenny211-511Rockingham
Ian Barrie221-702Kardinya
Ben Twist2001620Victoria Park Carlisle
Andrew Foster2201111Dalkeith Nedlands
John Radford220920Warnbro
Wayne Olive230820Kalamunda
Conn Vinci230620Kardinya
Dwayne Wooltorton230111Kalamunda
Lindsay Richardson230-520Dalkeith Nedlands
Peter Holmes220-1220South Perth
Bruce Edwards230-2511Rockingham
Norman Holden230-2611Thornlie
Barry Kalinowsky230-2920Warnbro
Dinko Golem131-1110Fremantle
Martin Saunders131-4610Dalkeith Nedlands
Paul Davies1002810South Perth
Gary Beckwith1001610Victoria Park Carlisle
Julian Brown1001401Dalkeith Nedlands
Kenneth Atkins100610Fremantle
John Rochford110110Kardinya
Lee Such110-401Victoria Park Carlisle
Daniel Slade130-501Thornlie
Brian Barnfield110-701Forrestfield
Michael Adams120-1210Victoria Park Carlisle
Michael McRae140-1301South Perth
David Mortley140-1510South Perth
Brian McCarthy130-4710Fremantle
Geoffrey White021-600Kardinya
John Smith031-2800Fremantle
Pietro Villa010-100Rockingham
Andrew Daley010-100Victoria Park Carlisle
Mark Separovich010-200Thornlie
Garry Watts010-300Warnbro
Jonathan Jermalinski010-300Victoria Park Carlisle
Peter Wachmer010-400Fremantle
George Tibbles010-1000Forrestfield
John Morgan010-1100Dalkeith Nedlands
Lindsay Atkins010-2000Rockingham
Corey Holland020-2100Forrestfield
Robert Carruthers010-2100Thornlie