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Results are now available for the following games:

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2010 BCiB State Pennants

Grades 1-7

Zone 6 MANNING District Winners

Zone   6                District      Manning District Bowling Association 

Grade	Winner	Runner Up
1	TUNCURRY	FORSTER
2	PACIFIC PALMS	TUNCURRY
3	GLOUCESTER	TUNCURRY
4	BULAHDELAH	TAREE WEST
5	LANSDOWNE	OLD BAR
6	PACIFIC PALMS	TUNCURRY
7	MANNING POINT	TUNCURRY

PENNANT SEASON WRAP UP
Well readers, the MDBA Pennant Season for 2010 drew to a close last Saturday, with the last four Grades decided through three Sectional play offs at Black Head BC and one deferred match.
And what an intriguing Season it has been, with see sawing results, last round deciders and a bit of controversy thrown into the mix! And in the case of the No.4 Grade, to a certain extent history repeated itself.
But to  the outcomes from last Saturday and the Grade Four deferred game between Bulahdelah & Tuncurry, played at Bulahdelah, resulted in a comfortable 6/0 win to Bulahdelah. For the second year, the winner of this Grade was decided by a count back which involved 6 point leader, Taree West; unfortunately for them, Bulahdelah had the better stats and won the flag.
The No.5 Grade was a shootout, between Lansdowne and Old Bar, with Lansdowne coming out on top to claim the title.
The No.6s’ saw Pacific Palms looking to win their second flag this year, when they met Tuncurry. The Palms boys proved too strong and, like their higher grade compatriots, won back to back flags.
The No.7s’ saw Manning Point play Tuncurry for the right to play for the Zone title. At the end of play, it was the Manning Point guys who won the District flag.
So, the final results were, in the No.1s’ Tuncurry from Forster; No.2 s’ Pacific Palms from Tuncurry; No.3s’ Gloucester from Tuncurry; No.4s’ Bulahdelah from Taree West; No.5s’ Lansdowne from Old Bar; No.6s’ Pacific Palms from Tuncurry; No.7s’ Manning Point from Tuncurry.
A feature of the final results this year is that six Clubs won the seven flags; it will be remembered that 2009 saw three Clubs win the lot. This is not in any way meant to derogate their efforts, as they played well and achieved the titles. My comment relates to how good it is to see a number of Clubs share in the spoils.
Pacific Palms BC was the multiple flag winner and it is a magnificent effort on their part – being a small Club – to win four District flags in two years. From the results, Tuncurry BC proved to have more competitive depth compared to other Clubs, they winning the “blue ribbon” event and was runner up in four other Grades.
The District congratulates the flag winners on their victories and wishes them every success in the Zone Pennant play offs in the Upper Hunter District on the 19th & 20th June.
Now to the Season as a whole!
A number of Clubs had expectations that they wished to fulfil, following either reconfiguring their solid players or their recruiting campaigns or putting new combinations onto the “playing fields”. And, indeed, results of early rounds reflected the thoughts of various Club Selectors in that regard.
However, as they say in the classics “the best laid plans of mice and men, etc”. Some may say that the latter half of the Season saw the unravelling of plans and expectations. And some have intimated that the signs of that happening appeared earlier in the competition.
Irrespective of what viewpoint you entertain, the Season threw up a number of imponderables making it difficult for anyone to accurately predict what may happen. I said as much about a couple of Grades throughout the eleven weeks of play. This is as it should be; Pennants and other competitive bowls should never be predictable. Long live Murphy’s Law!
As I mentioned last year, I withdrew from Pennant play, which enabled me to get around to a number of Clubs and view their games first hand. To my knowledge, the only Grade I missed out on was the Threes, the majority of games seen being from the Twos to the Sevens.
I enjoyed watching the lower grade games as they were played just as intensely as the higher grades; it was encouraging to see the effort they put into their games for the honour of their Club. Indeed, I saw many good performances from young or new bowlers, which bodes well for the future of their Club.
An observation from the eleven weeks of play is that a couple of adages may care to be considered for next and subsequent years. Thoughts like bowls in the head win games; 90% of shots played in any game is, or is based upon, a draw shot; and the three Cs’ should always be considered ab initio. Nevertheless, I’m always willing to learn or entertain differing views.
The “transfer or silly season” for all grades may not start as early as one suspected and there may be a few staying at home. Time will tell!
I did not mention relegations specifically, because there is one or two yet to be decided and those Clubs mentioned earlier in my reports are unchanged. I would like to think that these Clubs and their players will be strong in their resolve to regain the lost Grade and direct their energies to do so earlier than usual.
Now to my fearless pre Pennant foot in mouth predictions! Well, I was not as successful this year as in 2009. I managed three out of seven with one second. Two Pacific Palms, Lansdowne and Taree West. Oh well, back to the drawing board!
Finally, on behalf of the District, the District’s bowlers and myself, many thanks to the Times for their support of our Pennants Reports, to Mick McDonald and the Editorial Staff for their tremendous assistance, to the Photographers who covered a number of our games and to the girls who took my calls – you deserve medals of valour in answering them!

In the meantime I wish you all good bowling and may the luck be shared equally.

Manning District Bowling Association - 2010 Pennant Draw (FINAL – 2MAR10)

Date	One	Two	Three	Four	Five-1	Five-2	Six-1	Six-2	Seven-1	Seven-2
6 MAR 10	HAR V FOR TW V WM TUN V TL	FOR Vs PP BH Vs TFS TR Vs TUN	GL Vs TUN FOR Vs OB TL Vs MP	HAR Vs BUL TW Vs FOR TR Vs TUN	LAN Vs HAR GL Vs WM FOR Vs TUN	TL Vs BH OB Vs TFS TW Vs WM	TUN Vs HAR TFS Vs OB	WM Vs BH PP Vs FOR	BYE Vs HAR TUN Vs TFS TL Vs FOR	TFS Vs LAN MP Vs GL BUL Vs TUN
13 MAR 10	TL V HAR FOR V TW WM V TUN	TUN Vs FOR PP Vs BH TFS Vs TR	TL Vs GL FOR Vs TUN MP Vs OB	TUN Vs HAR BUL Vs TW FOR Vs TR	TUN Vs LAN HAR Vs GL WM Vs FOR	WM Vs TL BH Vs OB TFS Vs TW	TUN Vs TFS HAR Vs OB	FOR Vs WM BH Vs PP	BYE Vs FOR HAR Vs TUN TFS Vs TL	LAN Vs BUL TFS Vs MP GL Vs TUN
20 MAR 10	HAR V WM TUN V TW FOR V TL	FOR Vs TFS BH Vs TR TUN Vs PP	GL Vs OB MP Vs FOR TUN Vs TL	FOR Vs HAR TW Vs TR TUN Vs BUL	LAN Vs WM GL Vs FOR TUN Vs HAR	TL Vs TFS OB Vs TW BH Vs WM	HAR Vs TFS OB Vs TUN	PP Vs WM BH Vs FOR	BYE Vs TFS TUN Vs TL HAR Vs FOR	LAN Vs GL MP Vs TUN BUL Vs TFS
27 MAR 10	TW V HAR TL Vs WM FOR V TUN	BH Vs FOR TFS Vs TUN TR Vs PP	FOR Vs GL OB Vs TL MP Vs TUN	HAR Vs TW FOR Vs TUN TR Vs BUL	GL Vs LAN WM Vs TUN FOR Vs HAR	OB Vs TL TFS Vs WM TW Vs BH	HAR Vs TUN TFS Vs OB	BH Vs WM FOR Vs PP	TUN Vs BYE TFS Vs FOR TL Vs HAR	MP Vs LAN BUL Vs GL TUN Vs TFS
10 APR 10	HAR V TUN TW V TL WM V FOR	PP Vs TFS TUN Vs BH FOR Vs TR	TUN Vs OB TL Vs FOR GL Vs MP	BUL Vs FOR TUN Vs TW HAR Vs TR	HAR Vs WM TUN Vs GL LAN Vs FOR	BH Vs TFS WM Vs OB TL Vs TW	TUN Vs TFS OB Vs HAR	WM Vs FOR PP Vs BH	TFS Vs HAR FOR Vs TUN BYE Vs TL	TFS Vs GL MP Vs BUL LAN Vs TUN
17 APR 10	FOR V HAR WM V TW TL V TUN	PP Vs FOR TFS Vs BH TUN Vs TR	TUN Vs GL OB Vs FOR MP Vs TL	BUL Vs HAR FOR Vs TW TUN Vs TR	HAR Vs LAN WM Vs GL TUN Vs FOR	BH Vs TL TFS Vs OB WM Vs TW	HAR Vs TFS OB  Vs TUN	PP Vs WM FOR Vs BH	HAR Vs BYE TFS Vs TUN FOR Vs TL	LAN Vs TFS GL Vs MP TUN Vs BUL
24 APR 10	HAR V TL TW V FOR TUN V WM	FOR Vs TUN BH Vs PP TR Vs TFS	GL Vs TL TUN Vs FOR OB Vs MP	HAR Vs TUN TW Vs BUL TR Vs FOR	LAN Vs TUN GL Vs HAR FOR Vs WM	TL Vs WM OB Vs BH TW Vs TFS	TUN Vs HAR OB Vs TFS	WM Vs BH PP Vs FOR	FOR Vs BYE TUN Vs HAR TL Vs TFS	BUL Vs LAN MP Vs TFS TUN Vs GL
1 MAY 10	WM V HAR TW V TUN TL V FOR	TFS Vs FOR TR Vs BH PP  Vs TUN	OB Vs GL FOR Vs MP TL Vs TUN	HAR Vs FOR TR Vs TW BUL Vs TUN	WM Vs LAN FOR Vs GL HAR Vs TUN	TFS Vs TL TW Vs OB WM Vs BH	TFS Vs TUN HAR Vs OB	FOR Vs WM BH Vs PP	TFS Vs BYE TL Vs TUN FOR Vs HAR	GL Vs LAN MP Vs TUN TFS Vs BUL
8 MAY 10	TW V HAR WM Vs TL TUN V FOR	FOR Vs BH TUN Vs TFS PP Vs TR	GL Vs FOR TL Vs OB TUN Vs MP	TW Vs HAR TUN Vs FOR BUL Vs TR	LAN Vs GL TUN Vs WM FOR Vs HAR	TL Vs OB WM Vs TFS BH Vs TW	TFS Vs HAR OB Vs TUN	WM Vs PP BH Vs FOR	BYE Vs TUN FOR Vs TFS TL Vs HAR	LAN Vs MP GL Vs BUL TFS Vs TUN
15 MAY 10	TUN V HAR TL V TW FOR V WM	TFS Vs PP BH Vs TUN TR Vs FOR	OB Vs TUN FOR Vs TL MP Vs GL	FOR Vs BUL TW Vs TUN TR Vs HAR	WM Vs HAR GL Vs TUN FOR Vs LAN	TFS Vs BH OB Vs WM TW Vs TL			HAR Vs TFS TUN Vs FOR TL Vs BYE	GL Vs TFS BUL Vs MP TUN Vs LAN

Note:
1.            No greens available at Tuncurry on 1 May due to Police Championships.  Draw has been adjusted.
2.            No greens available at Harrington on 8 May due to May Carnival.  Draw has been adjusted.
3.            No Pennant play on Saturday, 3 April.  Easter weekend.
4.            Other adjustments have been made to meet specific requirements from clubs.

 

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MANNING DISTRICT MATCH COMMITTEE

Pennant Gradings for 2010

 

1.  Ask RNSWBA for permission for Grade 6 to play 3 rounds of home and away (Home-Away-Home) which will give them 9 games.  The tenth round could be the Grade 6 Final.