Just one more match next Saturday taking us thru to the half way point of the season. In the results for this week we saw:
- Kalamunda dominate Fremantle to get 8 points with the Brandsma rink continuing to win
- Vic Park get a good away win at Warnbro with 7 points
- Dalkeith scramble a win at home over Forrestfield thanks to the performance of the Jesse Brown rink
- South Perth return to form defeating Thornlie at home for 7 points
- And finally in the close one for the round Kardinya fell over the line with a 4 shot Agg win over Rockingham.
We definitely have a 2 tier competition with Kalamunda and Vic Park leading the way locked together on top of the ladder after both recorded strong victories over the weekend. Kalamunda absolutely crushed Fremantle and return to top position by virtue of a superior percentage. Vic Park were just as impressive with a strong away win at Warnbro. With both sides expected to win next week it sets that stage for a huge clash in Round 1 after the xmas break when both sides will meet at Vic Park. Two very strong side both with there eye on promotion so really looking forward to that match.
The next 8 teams are separated by just 10 points and they will all be scrambling for the next 4 positions and safety for next season. Let’s have a quick look at which sides might make it to safety:
- Firstly I favour both Warnbro and Kardinya who both have strong home ground advantages I expect both will be safe come the end of the season given that they both should be able to get enough points at home. Kardinya had their first win for some weeks by defeating Rockingham in a very close match. Warnbro lost at home but they were playing Vic Park. Maybe the home ground advantage is not as strong as it used to be so I see Warnbro being right on the cusp of the safety line.
- For the remaining two positions I favour Rockingham and Forrestfield. At this point both of these sides seem to be able to perform better on the road than the rest and they could sneak the odd away win plus play well at home I see both sides making it thru to next season.
That leaves 4 teams trying to stay out of the bottom 2. More on this after the Christmas break!
Fremantle 42 (0) vs Kalamunda 115 (8)
(Dinko Golem 10 - Wayne Olive 20) (John Smith 10 - William Brandsma 38) (Kenneth Atkins 14 - Dwayne Wooltorton 27) (Shaun McCormack 8 - Ian Cornthwaite 30)
Warnbro 70 (1) vs Victoria Park Carlisle 86 (7)
(Barry Kalinowsky 10 - Graeme Wishart 28) (Garry Watts 19 - Lee Such 20) (George Jackson 17 - David Florance 21) (Troy Dellar 24 - Gary Beckwith 17)
South Perth 83 (7) vs Thornlie 71 (1)
(David Mortley 26 - Mark Separovich 15) (Farley Anderson 11 - Daniel Slade 28) (Michael McRae 27 - Norman Holden 13) (Peter Holmes 19 - Michael Yates 15)
Kardinya 84 (6) vs Rockingham 80 (2)
(Conn Vinci 20 - Marcus Simpson 30) (Geoffrey White 20 - Russell McIlveen 16) (Ian Barrie 19 - Lindsay Atkins 21) (Norm Ball 25 - Bruce Edwards 13)
Dalkeith Nedlands 91 (6) vs Forrestfield 79 (2)
(Andrew Foster 18 - Rhys Tillemans 26) (Jesse Brown 35 - Brad Wicks 11) (Lindsay Richardson 20 - Rhys Cummings 17) (Martin Saunders 18 - Jarad Weppner 25)
