FBA - results week one of Finals & Venues for 6 March 2010
Barry Ferguson, Sunday, 28 February 2010FBA FINALS RESULTS ARE LISTED BELOW:
DIVISION ONE
Elimination Final Dromana 65 lost to Main Ridge 117
Qualifying Final Mt Martha 125 defeated Rye 70
DIVISION TWO
Elimination Final Rosebud 87 defeated Rye 86
Qualifying Final Dromana 94 defeated West Rosebud 82
DIVISION THREE
Elimination Final Dromana 59 lost to Flinders 75
Qualifying Final West Rosebud 73 lost to Sorrento 74
DIVISION FOUR
Elimination Final Rye 49 defeated Dromana(6) 36
Qualifying Final Dromana(5) 44 West Rosebud 41
Well done to the winners who have qualified for the Grand Final on Saturday 13 March 2010.
Venues for next weeks games are
DIVISION ONE Rye (2) v Main Ridge at Rosebud (Tiftdwarf Green)
DIVISION TWO West Rosebud v Rosebud at Rosebud Country Club (East Green)
DIVISION THREE West Rosebud v Flinders at Sorrento (Bent Green)
DIVISION FOUR West Rosebud v Rye at Sorrento (Bent Green)
Although they finished the season with an impressive 22 shot win over second placed Rye it was not good enough to gain West Rosebud a place in the finals.
Main Ridge had a convincing 55 shot win over Sorrento and Dromana defeated Carrington Park by a massive 83 shots to retain their places in the four.
Mount Martha were solid winners over Balnarring by 10 shots to finish on top of the ladder.
Village Glen finished off a disappointing season with a 21 shot victory over Rosebud CC.
Next week sees final's action:
Mount Martha play Rye at Main Ridge in the Qualifying Final. Both sides form has been patchy recently and they will need to re-capture their early season brilliance if they are to be serious contenders.I am going for Mount Martha to win narrowly and gain their first Division One Grand Final berth.
In the Elimination Final Dromana will play Main Ridge at Rosebud Country Club in what should be a real thriller.Dromana have had some big wins recently but I expext the Main Ridge boy's to come out on top and progress to the preliminary final.
Good Bowling!
Bazza
With one round to go their is still some uncertainty surrounding composition of the final four. Dromana, Main Ridge and West Rosebud are fighting four the last two places in the four.
I am sure their will be much "nail biting" between now and 5.00pm Saturday.
Anyway let's review the games and see how I think it will pan out.
Carrington Park are at home to Dromana and Dromana will need a win to be certain of seeing final's action. Although they they are second bottom, Carrington have had some good wins at home and I expect them to cause an upset and defeat Dromana in a close one.
Main Ridge host Sorrento and they must win also. Their form has been pretty solid and I think they will sow up third place with a strong win.
In the other important game of the round, second placed Rye host West Rosebud(at West Rosebud). Rye's form in recent weeks has been patchy and a win by West wouldn't surprise.
Mt Martha have been the outstanding side all season and should complete their finals preparation with a strong win over Balnarring.
In the final game of the round I expect Rosebud Country Club to defeat Village Glen.
My prediction for the final four is:
Mount Martha
Rye
Main Ridge
Dromana
Good Luck and Good Bowling
Bazza
Round 15 was completed on Saturday with the top sides still trying to cement their place in the four.
Top side Rye could not hold off a determined Mount Martha at home. Although visitors could only get one rink up; it was good enough to see them win by 16 shots and move to within 6 points of top spot.
Main Ridge are hanging on doggedly to third sport and did their finals prospects no harm with a narrow 10 shot win against fellow final's rival Dromana on the carpet.
West Rosebud were far too strong for Rosebud Country Club winning by 56 shots to move into the top four.
Balnarring had a rare win against a disappointing Village Glen by 34 shots.
Sorrento gave themselves a little breathing space against fell wooden spoon rival Carrington Park by defeating them by 13 shots.
Next week the four top sides play one another and the outcome of these games should shed a little light on how the final four will look.
Bottom side Carrington Park host Balnarring. Carrington have been competitive at home all season and a win here is not out of the question.
Main Ridge play host to Rye in a must win game. Rye are settled in a top two spot and may not have as much to play for. I expect a determined Main Ridge to get the points.
Mount Martha at home to West Rosebud will grab top spot with a strong win.
Rosebud Country Club at home to Sorrento will struggle to cause the visitor's any concerns. Sorrento to win.
Village Glen host Dromana in what is a must win game for Dromana. A win here by Dromana will see them back in the four. Unfortunately for them, I think the Village will win a very close tussle.
Until next week; Good Bowling!
Bazza
Saturday's games pretty much went as expected!
In a sterling contest at Mount Martha the home side managed to sneak home by 2 shots against Main Ridge, even though the visitor's won on 3 out of 4 rinks. Mount Martha will certainly see finals action now! While Main Ridge will need to keep winning to ensure they gain a top four spot.
Dromana at home were clearly too good for Balnarring and ran out winners by 31 shots.
Rosebud Country Club hosted top side Rye. Although they kept them honest the visitors were a little too strong and won by 9 shots.
Village Glen also won a tight one over Sorrento by 7 shots.
Bottom side Carrington Park upset West Rosebud's finals aspirations with a narrow 4 shot win.
Next weeks round should be a beauty with three of the five games directly impacting the final four.
Dromana are at home to fellow final's aspirant Main Ridge. Although Dromana will start favourites I am tipping Main Ridge to get the points narrowly.
Rye's home ground advantage should see them win a tough contest against their main challenger Mount Martha.
Fifth placed West Rosebud should be able to grab a spot in the four with a good win at home against Rosebud Country Club.
Sorrento at home to bottom side Carrington Park will have the opportunity to gain a break on their rivals for the wooden spoon by winning well.
Balnarring host a disappointing Village Glen. Although the Glen have shown improved form in recent weeks I think Balnarring will win a close one.
With 5 rounds to go, it is timely to have a look at FBA Division 1 situation to consider likely finalists and potential promotee to Nepean Division.
Rye had a solid win over bottom side Carrington Park 15-95 to 3-83 to retain top spot on the ladder which they have occupied most of the season.
Seconded placed Mount Martha were impressive in beating Dromana 15-106 to 3-73 and are looking serious contenders under the guidance of Peter Jones.
Main Ridge who have struggled to perform up to expectations, put it all together last Saturday with a strong win over Rosebud Country Club 18-107 to 0-81
Sorrento got themselves off the bottom of the ladder with a 62 point thrashing of Balnarring. Final scores Sorrento 18-124 to Balnarring 0-62
West Rosebud crept into fourth place with a narrow 4 shot win over Village Glen 14-100 to 4-96
Next week:-
Carrington Park are at home to West Rosebud and despite being on the bottom of the ladder I expect them to cause an upset by beating the visitors.
Dromana at home on the carpet will be too good for Balnarring
Mount Martha second at home to Main Ridge third. A very important game for the vistiors as a loss may see them slip out of the four. Mount Martha to win a close one.
Middle of the ladder Rosebud Country Club are at home to top side Rye and although they will proved strong opposition I expect the flag favourites to be too good.
Village Glen are at home to Sorrento. In view of Sorrento's recent form improvement I am tipping them to win a close contest.
Until next week bowl well!!
Bazza!
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