Dalkeith Nedlands
Peter Jeanes, Mark Lindsay, Aleksander Gryta, Michael Yates
Michael Joyce, Andrew Foster, Michael Zusman, Jesse Brown
Todd Allen, David Fitzgerald, Matthew Green, Martin Saunders
Rob Kelly, Simon Gazia, Rob Moran, Darren Redeckis INS: Lindsay OUTS: Irwin
Kardinya
Jack Edgar, Roy McNamara, Mark Holt, Garry Knight
Peter Smith, Kenneth Stower, Peter Holmes, Stephen Vinci
Brenda Juett, Stephen Back, Conn Vinci, Aaron Gale
Michael West, Brian Wright, Dave Wood, Darryl Flintoff INS: Back OUTS: Phillips
Dalkeith with one last roll of the dice to try and get to the top 6 on the ladder come the conclusion of Round 18. They pretty much need to get all 8 points and hope other results go their way. The chances of this look pretty slim to me but I am sure that they will give this a good shake. Kardinya very solid all season and they well and truly deserve 2nd place on the ladder and promotion to One White next season. Whilst they don’t have a lot to play for this week I am pretty sure that they will be keen to finish off the season well and this should be a pretty close affair. In the end I think Dalkeith can take this in a close one.
Dalkeith 6-2
South Perth v Rossmoyne
South Perth
Kevyn Townley, Kenneth Pride, Farley Anderson, Steve Kelly
Wayne Skuza, David Reagan, Sandra Hemphill, John Carter
Otto Dawson, Gary Bennett, Michael McRae, Wayne Bezant
Geoffrey Bovell, Tony Percival, Gregory Reagan, Neale Griffin INS: No changes OUTS:
South Perth guaranteed promotion to One White take on Rossmoyne to finish out the season. Rossmoyne also safe in the top 6 after a very good 2nd half of the season. Despite not a lot to play for I expect a pretty solid contest to finish the season. The South Perth side containing some household names in the Perth bowls scene look very solid on paper and they will go in as solid favourites at home. But I do know that Rossmoyne supremo Mayor Lang loves a bit of disruption and he will be keen to finish the season off well. Another close contest but South Perth too strong in the end.
South Perth 7-1
Gosnells v Rockingham
Gosnells
Ian Quayle, Tusha Jolliffe, Brett Holland, Rue Bishop
Ronald McKay, Trevor Auckland, Maureen Cooney, Michael Rickard
David Bradbury, Stephen Lawrence, Rocco Saffioti, Mark Beauchamp
Kevin Ashman, Kevin Cragan, Michael Sharpe, Kelvin Pearce INS: Quayle OUTS: Gahan
Rockingham
Keith Fyles, Graeme Roberts, Lindsay Atkins, Victor Arriagada
Ivan Wright, Lance Parkhill, Stephen Mulhall, Bradley Cole
Steven Wales, Terry Rubery, Pietro Villa, Mark Devenny
Fred Smith, Ashley McMahon, Marcus Simpson, Bruce Edwards INS: Villa OUTS: Andrew
Another match with probably not a lot to play for but I am sure both teams will be keen to finish out the season with a win. Gosnells heading to Division 2 but at home they are always competitive and they will give themselves a real chance in this one. Rockingham somewhat enigmatic throughout the season but on paper they have a strong side. I am predicting another close match but expect that provided the Rockingham team bus arrives on time they should carry too many guns.
Safety Bay
Faye Capewell, Steven Spinks, Paul Imrie, Raymond Clark
Barry Shackles, Brett Duffield, Damian Kitson, Ron Hall
Thomas McDonald, Paul Daynes, Scott Gallon, Steven Adams
David Smith, Raymond Kennedy, Christopher Owen, Bruce McLean INS: Imrie, Kitson, Owen OUTS: Richards, Rebelo, Brodie
A very important game for Safety Bay who face the prospect of dropping out of the top 6 should they lose this one and other results go against them. They will certainly be hoping that Armadale will have started Mad Monday early as the Safety Bay record away from home has been somewhat average during the season. They will also be hoping that Cockburn play out of their skin in their fixture against Willetton and help them survive in the top 6. Despite all the permutations Armadale have been too good for all and sundry throughout the season and there is no reason to expect that this will not continue in this fixture.
Armadale 7-1
Willetton v Cockburn
Willetton
Lee Clissa, Mick Phillips, Joshua Calyun, Cameron Girvan
Peter McSweeney, Susan Bartels, Trevor Thompson, Justin Wright
Mervyn Binning, Peter Bartoshefski, Ken Monkhouse, Alan Walters
Nicholas Rogers, Barry Baker, Amanda Heiner, Gavin Dodge INS: Heiner OUTS: Berson
Cockburn
Sylvia Burgess, Bryce Grosser, Brent McMillan, Denis Bandy
Giuseppi Reale, Peter Burgess, Mark (Sydney) Game, Paul Brotherston
Hal Chambers, John McElroy, Kevin Yakas, John Wray
Ian Coyne, Viktor Dropulic, David Ravlich, Kelli Wray INS: Burgess, Chambers OUTS: Elborough, Gowland
This fixture presents Willetton with a great opportunity to finish the season in the top 6 and avoid the prospect of a challenge fixture the following week. They will go in as warm favourites as Cockburn’s form has been pretty poor over recent weeks. Importantly the Willetton side has been picking up in recent matches and they are always very hard to beat at home. I think Willetton will come out firing in this one and put this to bed pretty quickly.
