We have now reached the half way point of the season with the completion of Round 9. Another very interesting round again showing the evenness of the competition with the highlights this week being:
- Vic Park go clear at the top with win number 8 in a row and 8 points over Fremantle who drop back to 10th position on the ladder;
- Kalamunda suffer a shock loss at home over an improving South Perth side to drop back to 2nd place on the ladder. South Perth with 2 wins on the trot now up to 8th;
- Dalkeith secure a surprise away win over Rockingham with a 1 shot victory and 6 very important points to move up to 3rd place;
- Forrestfield get the job done at home over Warnbro thanks mainly to the Rhys Tillemans rink with a plus 26 result;
- Thornlie by 40 shots over Kardinya to secure a valuable 7 points and move up to 9th position.

This all means that Vic Park now lead Kalamunda by 5.5 points making the clash in Round 10 at Vic Park all the more important. A win by Vic Park would likely make it very difficult for Kalamunda to chase them down. The remaining 8 sides are chasing the all important next 4 spots on the ladder and guaranteed safety.Dalkeith with their win on the weekend are now up into 3rd position but the ladder is still very congested and I expect that positions will still be up for grabs come the final round of the season. Special mention should also be made of the following points:
- The Brandsma rink did end round 9 undefeated although the Doc Mortley rink made them really earn it with a 1 shot margin. Congratulations to Brandsma x 2, Mark Gill and Mark Clancy on a special achievement;
- Graeme Wishart sits in second place with 8 wins from 9 games played and wouldn’t it be great to see both rinks go head to head in round 10
- Jesse Brown supported by former West Perth star John Morgan is 7.5 wins from 8 matches played and throwing his hat in for rink of the season honours
- Finally special mention to Marcus Simpson, Rhys Tillemans, Dr G and Ian Cornthwaite who have all had positive results up until round 9

Really looking forward to the re start after xmas and new year in what should be a pressure packed finish to the season with every point likely to be very important Enjoy the break and will report back for Round 10 in early January

Thornlie 96 (7) vs Kardinya 56 (1)
(Eddie Gollan 27 - Norm Ball 13)
(Mark Separovich 13 - Geoffrey White 22)
(Michael Yates 25 - Conn Vinci 14)
(Norman Holden 31 - Ian Barrie 7)

Rockingham 76 (2) vs Dalkeith Nedlands 77 (6)
(Bruce Edwards 13 - Lindsay Richardson 19)
(Lindsay Atkins 22 - Jesse Brown 23)
(Marcus Simpson 24 - Andrew Foster 20)
(Mark Devenny 17 - Martin Saunders 15)

Victoria Park Carlisle 101 (8) vs Fremantle 54 (0)
(David Florance 20 - Shaun McCormack 16)
(Gary Beckwith 24 - Dinko Golem 15)
(Graeme Wishart 21 - Kenneth Atkins 16)
(Michael Adams 36 - John Smith 7)

Forrestfield 75 (6) vs Warnbro 66 (2)
(Brad Wicks 18 - Garry Watts 17)
(Jarad Weppner 11 - Barry Kalinowsky 17)
(Rhys Cummings 13 - George Jackson 25)
(Rhys Tillemans 33 - Troy Dellar 7)

Kalamunda 74 (2.5) vs South Perth 77 (5.5)
(Dwayne Wooltorton 19 - Steve Kelly 18)
(Ian Cornthwaite 15 - Michael McRae 20)
(Wayne Olive 20 - Peter Holmes 20)
(William Brandsma 20 - David Mortley 19)

LADDER
TeamPlayedWinsLossDrawSFSA%PointsHomePtsAwayPtsHomeWAwayW
Victoria Park Carlisle9810752588127.8957362153
Kalamunda9720760604125.8351.529.52243
Dalkeith Nedlands954068670697.1737261141
Forrestfield945065769494.6734211331
Rockingham9360730698104.5833.51914.521
Warnbro945067672693.1133.528.5540
Kardinya945067272193.23122931
South Perth945068972095.6930.5228.531
Thornlie9360681680100.152822630
Fremantle936060577178.472420.53.530
SKIPPERS
NameWinsLossesDrawsShots+Home winsAway winsClub
William Brandsma9009054Kalamunda
Graeme Wishart8105453Victoria Park Carlisle
Jesse Brown7016534Dalkeith Nedlands
Marcus Simpson7203843Rockingham
Rhys Tillemans6305924Forrestfield
George Jackson6305533Warnbro
Ian Cornthwaite6305433Kalamunda
Russell McIlveen5204123Rockingham
David Florance5302832Victoria Park Carlisle
Shaun McCormack5401132Fremantle
Michael Yates540532Thornlie
Lindsay Richardson540-141Dalkeith Nedlands
Jarad Weppner540-2532Forrestfield
Wayne Olive4411931Kalamunda
Peter Holmes431-1631South Perth
Troy Dellar441-2831Warnbro
Gary Beckwith4103931Victoria Park Carlisle
Eddie Gollan4103931Thornlie
Norm Ball4501331Kardinya
Dwayne Wooltorton450-722Kalamunda
Rhys Cummings450-722Forrestfield
Norman Holden450-1131Thornlie
Bruce Edwards450-3022Rockingham
Barry Kalinowsky450-4931Warnbro
Geoffrey White331521Kardinya
Mark Devenny321-521Rockingham
Dinko Golem351-1821Fremantle
Ian Barrie351-4403Kardinya
Daniel Slade3402112Thornlie
Steve Kelly330721South Perth
Andrew Foster350621Dalkeith Nedlands
Lee Such320-503Victoria Park Carlisle
Michael McRae360-1212South Perth
Conn Vinci360-2430Kardinya
Michael Adams2201720Victoria Park Carlisle
Ben Twist2001620Victoria Park Carlisle
John Radford220920Warnbro
Lindsay Atkins220-1111Rockingham
Kenneth Atkins230-1220Fremantle
Brad Wicks210-1320Forrestfield
David Mortley270-1620South Perth
Martin Saunders171-7310Dalkeith Nedlands
Paul Davies1002810South Perth
Michael Simms1001910Victoria Park Carlisle
John Rochford110110Kardinya
Brian Barnfield110-701Forrestfield
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
Peter Wachmer010-400Fremantle
Julian Brown010-600Dalkeith Nedlands
George Tibbles010-1000Forrestfield
John Morgan010-1100Dalkeith Nedlands
Robert Carruthers010-2100Thornlie
Mark Separovich050-3200Thornlie
Corey Holland030-3400Forrestfield