Pennants Round Ten

Park Beach and Coffs Ex Services have joined Bellingen and Nambucca Heads as District flag winners after Round Ten last Saturday however three grades still remain undecided, with the washed out matches required this coming Saturday to decide the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades.

Park Beach cemented a seventh straight First Grade flag when they defeated West Coffs 5-1 at home. Leading Sawtell by six points going into round ten, the side was guaranteed the flag after Sawtell only managed a 4-2 victory against Urunga. Park Beach Seconds kept their slim hopes alive with a 5-1 success at home to Coffs Ex Services, however will need to upset the first grade Parky team and hope for Sawtell to choke in the washed out round against Coffs if they are to steal away the flag in the last match of the season.

In Grade Six, a round ten loss couldn't stop Coffs Ex Services claiming the flag, the 1.5 points earned enough to maintain a 7.5 point lead over West Coffs with just one match remaining. West Coffs defeated the third placed Park Beach 5-1 however the flag has probably been out of reach for the past two rounds. Another loss for Sawtell will see them relegated back to Grade Seven next season.

In Grade Three, Woolgoolga have kept their slim chances of running down Nambucca Heads alive, the sides 5-1 defeat of Park Beach  giving them the slightest chance of a last gasp win in this grade. Woopi will now play Nambuca Heads at home, knowing that only a whitewash will secure them the flag. Nambucca need just half a point from this match to stave off the fast finishing Woopi team.

And finally Grade Four has been blown wide open after seemingly being sewn up by Sawtell. Last placed Coffs Ex Services caused the upset of the round by defeating Sawtell 5-1, allowing both Scotts Head and Woolgoolga a chance to take out the crown. Although Woolgoolga are within four points of the leaders Sawtell, realistically the flag will go to the victors of the clash between Scotts Head and Sawtell this Saturday, with just three points separating the two teams at the top. Sawtell will hope the home ground advantage will be enough to get them over the line in what has been perhaps the most interesting of the grades this season.

A full preview of the washed out matches scheduled as well as the district singles to be posted later this week...

And apologies for the delay with this post, computer glitches have been to blame but have now been sorted.

Til Next time....

Chippy