---------------------THE OBSERVER-----------------
November 4, 2008
One Blue South Kardinya who are the raging favourites for the flag get trumped in their first game by Saftey Bay who were also relegated from One White
The best performed skipper in the One White division Geoff "Gelignite" Gould is playing three. Strange sort of move after the season he had.
Three new skips and all lost with one having a draw
Where is the player drain that some were complaining about that would take place if a club was demoted when the new format came into place last season.
The vast majority players in clubs that were demoted have stayed at their repective clubs to help get back into the divisions they were in previously
Morley's Wayne Neilson was down 8/13 against the Kracker (Tony Krajancic) and blew the Kracker and his rink skyhigh to bound away to a 30/15 win
Two first class greens for the Premier League to kick the season off, Wanneroo and Yokine had superb greens ready for the players.
The big Mac out Thornlie way was beaten by 6 shots in thursday pennants by Hilton Park's Daniel Slade.
Come two days later the Big Mac responded the only way he knows how by giving Daniel and his rink a right royal clobbering winning 28/9
Sth Perth One Blue North may be better than many might think. They have 9 players in the side who have played Premier League in the past 12 months
They are
Niendorf,Yates,Piggott,Troy,Kinnane,Rees,Antonio,
Cunningham, Max Petrich and Lyons
Bassendean are the hotshots in One Blue North, most think they will win the promotion.
Taking on Bayswater they just snuck across the line by 2 shots.
Bayswater Wolves are newly promoted and have recruited well makes me think they are going to be a tough nut to crack
Six new skips in the Premier League for season 2008/9
Dave Rankin, Kevin Pickering both from O.P. Gary Catterick Cockburn, Eddy Dodd Yokine. Mat Elull and Steve Lunn both from Sth Perth
Warwicks skipper Brian Friend lost on the weekend which is a rare happening for him, a Cambridge side skippered by Neil Bolton had the honour.
It is even more rare that Brian and his rink loses and Warwick win.
Brian's stats from last season12/5 + 92
Bad signs with the two newly promoted Premier League sides Yokine and Dalkeith losing on saturday
The Wanneroo Wizard came from 2/14 down to draw the game with the last bowl of the day in that game.
State Skip Pieter Harris copped a loss to his third in the last State side series in Perth. John Slavich and his rink bowled the new Cambridge recruit out of the game, early days but every game counts.
The pain for Sth Perth skipper Nick Reagan would have been enormous. The Sunday times have reported that his rink dropped a 6 and a 3 to Anthony Provost in the last two ends after being level at 16/16 with two ends to play. YOUCH !!!!
