Sorrento continue on their winning ways with a resounding 19 shot win over Kardinya. The win keeps their spot in the 4 and 5.5 points clear of 5th placed Manning. Kardinya however remain in some strife sitting in 8th spot and a battle with Mosman Park to stave of demotion.
Dan Nicholls won the pots with his 10 shot win over Steve Novak. A 7 on the first end is a great way to start. Novak was able to bridge the gap back to 4 shots on the 15th end but Nicholls steadied, winning 4 of the next 6 ends to win the day. Rhett Butler with his 6 shot win over Tony Krajancic also contributing greatly to his clubs win. Butler is turning back the clock with his form this year. This was a tight affair, on 3 occasions the scores were all square, the last time at 11 all on the 14th end but Butler winning 7 of the last 8 ends finished the stronger to win. Our final Sorrento winning rink was that of Chris Lander with his 3 shot winning display over Dave Rankin. It was Rankin who started the stronger being 7-1 after 4 ends but Lander winning the next 6 ends hit the front and was never headed. It was a see saw affair but Lander holding the 4 shot nearly the whole way from the 10th end.
Kardinya's point came from Daryl Radford by the barest of margins over Bruce Eagles. Eagles flew out being 11-1 up after 6 ends but Radford then started the slow climb back into the game. Helped by a 4 on the 8th end, he hit the front on the 13th end. Eagles tied the game twice afterwards but wasn't able to hit the lead and Radford winning by 1.

Manning have kept their finals hopes alive with their 16 shot defeat of Osborne Park. Last years premiers arent out of touch with only 8 points separating them and finals action again but time is running out for them. Manning sitting equal 4th and poised nicely but their percentage is also 5th but more worring is their shots for sits at 7th. Defenisively they sit 3rd, but I feel bowls is a game of offence so they may need to pick up shots in the run home. Something also to note is the form of Cody Packer, after a 0-3 start he has won his past 8 games and sits 6th on the skippers table, the best at the Saints. Mannings leading skipper is Daniel Trewhella showing that any time out of the game is no barrier to winning form.

Mosman Park have hit a slump, they can't buy a win at the moment at home losing to Doubleview by a whopping 41 shots. The loss sees them slip to 9th and with only Kardinya in their immediate vicinity, the number of teams they can catch is slipping. Doubleview though are powering forward and we see them hit the front of the ladder, 2 points clear of Cambridge and importantly 10 clear of 4th. with 7 games to go ths gap might prove critical to them making the finals.

I'm glad that Safety Bay have broken through for their maiden win for the year. they have shown some good recent form and it topped off on Saturday against North Beach with 7 points and a shots margin of 8 shots. For North Beach it's another away loss against a team that hadn't won a game all year. That away win against Sorrento I think will prove critical for their standing at the end of the year, unless they drop a home game. With Mosman Park no inb poor form and can;t win again may be a saving grace for north Beach. Special mention to Chris Margin. since taking skippering duties he is 5 from 5, his team his 4 from 5 during the same period. He has certainly been the catalyst for some good team form until this week.

Our match of the day turned in to a bit of a fizzer as South Perth flexed some of their muscle that we havent really seen at many stages this year. They have been so inconsistent that I will wait until they string some wins together. It does catapult them into 4th spot and the stage is theirs to make finals and have a crack at the flag. Not a good day for Cambridge but they remain in 2nd spot and we'll see if it is just a blip.
The highlight of the day was the battle between Daniel Brown and Clive Adams. only 29 shots across 21 ends showing off the closeness of the contest. And it was close all day, neck and neck and it was Brown in front at the end. The big winner was Ross Bresland over Eric Johannes. Bresland was the first out of the blocks to be 7-0 and he continued on with it all day, nothing Johannes and his rink could do to stop the momentun really, the Bresland rink all played far too good. Glenn Pauling rounding out the rout with his 5 shot win over Cameron Harris. In a similar story line, Pauling started well with Harris continuing to close the gap without really being in front. It all blew out in the 8th end with a 4 to Pauling and he was able to maintain that handful of shots to the end.
The winner for Cambridge came from Blake Nairn over Justin Opie. It was Nairn who was able to get away to an early lead and keep Cambridge in it but with other rinks bleeding, the aggregate was never going their way. Nairn was 8 up with 4 to go and didn't win another end, but the margin was enough to seal the point by 1 shot.