Kalamunda
Trevor Price, Bob Farrant, Mark Potente, Frank Carbone
Michael Turner, Andrew Brandsma, Mark Gill, William Brandsma
Mark Thomas, Gary McDonald, Arthur Bartlett, Wayne Olive
Robert Chalmers, Simon Maddy, David Park, Dwayne Wooltorton INS: No changes OUTS:
Kardinya
Dave Wood, Roy McNamara, Conn Vinci, Marcus Ayres
Gerard Donaldson, Les Phillips, Anthony Cocodis, Norm Ball
Michael Monteiro, Jack Edgar, Hugo Vriezen, Ross Knapp
Brian Wright, Aaron Gale, Paul Harris, John Rochford INS: McNamara OUTS: Flintoff
Well all to play for this week with top spot on the line for both teams. Currently Kardinya has a 1.5 point lead over Kalamunda and sit in the automatic promotion position. A win away from home would make them extremely hard to beat and Kalamunda would understand this. A key issue for mine is the make up of the Kardinya side this week with some doubt in terms of whether Brad Henley will be playing after missing last week. If he is the Henley/Flintoff combination has been in great form and they are capable of dominating the opposition. For Kalamunda they rely heavily on the Brandsma rink each week but they do have some quality players in other rinks and could this be their moment. I think it could be and am tipping a Kalamunda win at home and the re-claiming of top spot on the ladder.
Kalamunda 6-2
Warnbro v Rockingham
Warnbro
Peter Hartnett, Colin Hickinbotham, Scott Christie, George Jackson
John Isgar, Les Blechynden, John Radford, Dennis Pattullo
Paul Guelfi, Terry Williams, Garry Watts, Troy Dellar
David Fitzpatrick, Thomas Watson, Danny Watson, Barry Kalinowsky INS: Williams OUTS: Kimberley
Rockingham
Ivan Wright, Ian Barrett, Pietro Villa, Mark Devenny
Terry Rubery, Rodney George, Graeme Roberts, Bruce Edwards
Fred Smith, Brian French, Victor Arriagada, Lindsay Atkins
Keith Fyles, Tony Threlfall, Kim Tremlett, John Lethlean INS: Lethlean, Fyles OUTS: Simpson, Scott
Warnbro buoyed by their first away win of the season and they will be even happier to be back on their home deck this match. A little concerned by the make up of the Rockingham side for this match with the absence of their two top players in Simpson and Currie. Hopefully everything is ok on that front. Rockingham have fallen off the cliff over the past few weeks and with their side this week it looks hard for them to win particularly away at Warnbro. They will look at this match as a great opportunity to continue the climb towards safety and they should be too good for Rockingham this week.
Warnbro 7-1
Cockburn v Thornlie
Cockburn
David Ravlich, Marin Sokol, Paul Brotherston, Denis Bandy
David Francis, Kevin Yakas, Giuseppi Galipo, Steve Srhoy
Guiseppe Reale, Greg Collier, John Wray, James Wylie
Robert Erskine, Dante Burnham, Kelli Wray, Peter Burgess INS: Brotherston, Burnham OUTS: Stewart, Clarke
Thornlie
Lawrence Curtis, Ken Triner, Glyn Vaughan, Jim Stean
James (jimmy) Mitchell, Harrison Mayers, Terence McCormack, Mark Forrester
Coral Thorn, Darryl Fielder, Michael McGann, Mark Separovich
Pierre De Meuse, Pasquale Riggio, Clive Penaluna, Robert Carruthers INS: Triner, Curtis, McCormack OUTS: Slade, Payne, Wendt
Cockburn have proven to be a tough proposition for all teams at home this season and this week should be no different. Thornlie starting to slip towards dangerous territory and they will need to bring there very best if they are going to trouble the Cockburn team this week. Cockburn still with a great chance of getting 3rd spot and they will see this as a great opportunity to bank a few points. At home they should be far too strong for Thornlie and I expect them to record a comfortable victory.
Cockburn 8-0
Willetton v Forrestfield & Districts
Willetton
Ron Bayens, Rob Langley, David Reynolds, Cameron Girvan
Peter McSweeney, Ernest Lagana, Ken Monkhouse, Alan Walters
Rhonda Porter, Greg McMahon, Peter Bartoshefski, Gavin Dodge
John Porter, Maxwell Strange, Trevor Thompson, Justin Wright INS: Langley OUTS: Baker
Forrestfield & Districts
Laurie Delcaro, Kirk Weissflog, Mark Vatri, Rhys Tillemans
Frank Gore, Alex Fewings, Corey Holland, Trent Tillemans
Jack Tillemans, Robert Carr, John Forrest, Glenn Sewell
David Croft, Lee Stedman, Sandra Young, Bruce Ferguson INS: Ferguson OUTS: Weppner
Two in form teams and both with a lot to play for in this match. Both teams with some quality players and at home Willetton will start as favourites particularly after a very strong performance last week when they recorded a strong victory over Rossmoyne. Forrestfield have also been good of late with two strong wins at home that have pushed them into the top 6 on the ladder. Willetton now up into 3rd place and if they are looking to play finals they should be winning this one. Forrestfield will stick with them early but at home Willetton should come away with a good win.
Willetton 6-2
Rossmoyne v Dalkeith Nedlands
Rossmoyne
Allan Herbert, Geraldine Pensini, Anthony Churcher, Allan Petchell
Gary Frampton, Anthony Regan, Raymond Halse, Rawley Lang
Danny Nolan, John Fitzgerald, Peter Feszczak, Reza Vind
David Horniman, Mark Armstrong, Walter Harvey, Craig Edson INS: Armstrong OUTS: N Edson
Dalkeith Nedlands
Peter Jeanes, David Fitzgerald, Michael Yates, Jesse Brown
Ross Mackenzie, Ron Stapleton, Matthew Green, Martin Saunders
Michael Joyce, Aleksander Gryta, Michael Zusman, Andrew Foster
Rob Kelly, Simon Gazia, Rob Moran, Darren Redeckis INS: No changes OUTS:
Another huge clash with both teams desperate for a win to give themselves a chance to get out of relegation danger. Mayor Lang would have been geeing up the troops all week and would probably realise that anything else other than a win this week and the goose could be cooked. Dalkeith very much in the same boat and should they pull off a surprise win they will be well placed to certainly get out of the bottom 2. Who can bring their A game and who can handle the pressure - this should be a nail biter all day and I have a very slight leaning to the home team to secure the win.
