CMCA- Ommies to remain in top grade - Page 89

Ordinary Bloke · 30 Dec 2008, 16:26

I liked the look of Williams from Cluden, bowls with good pace and gets good shape. K.John didn't play against us in the first round,but there's big wraps on him from what the opposition have been saying.
Zdrazil looks very handy for Union, not overly quick but hits his spots. 17 wickets thus far is more than useful.
Our attack (Omega) will only get stronger with the inclusion of 'Dutchy' Holland. With D'Amico improving every game (16 wickets) Mooch Burns, Fletcher and the legend himself Steve Cruwys providing a really good mix of bowlers. If only our batsmen could make some runs we'd be in the mix come March.

pdog pizza's · 30 Dec 2008, 19:16

Kingston Heath deservedly sit on top of the ladder atm, but they are very much beatable. I think if u put their bats under pressure chasing a score like Brighton Districts did 2 games a go they are suspect to the pressure. Haing said that their top 4-5 bats like going after their shots and can score at a quick rate. I tip that because of this that they will win all their 1 day games!

My predicted top 4 at the end of the season in Woolnough:
1. Kingston Heath
2. Moorabbin West
3. Brighton Union
4. Hampton United

That last spot is right up for grabs between 5 sides. The bottom 3 can't make it too far off the pace. Assy RSL didn't really impress me, Highett West big guns need to fire every game, The 2nd Xi sides ANA, Omega, East Sandy all will be pushing but tipping HU to sneak in. Thoughts???

Bit RICH · 1 Jan 2009, 20:00

Elwood leading the table at Christmas,but have close followers in East Sandy then 4 teams locked up on 24 pts (Brighton union,Mackie,Uniting and Wash ups.)

Looking at the rounds to go Elwood have 3 of the top 4 including East.
East have Elwood then 3 bottom teams.
mackie,union,uniting and wash ups all play each other.

For me East will run away to the top with Elwood not stepping up.

The 4:

East Sandy
Mackie
Uniting
Ana.

bonus points must go · 2 Jan 2009, 02:17

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Originally Posted by Uncle Mick

Interesting that you rate Finocchiaro so highly, Saul. Agree with his pace and action making him tricky, but found that he had a serious issue with his length. Consistently bowled that comfortable length which made it easy to get him away. Didn't really seem to think about what he was doing. If he can work it out he'll definitely be a quality front liner, but I suspect that action might be a hard one to control.
Bell would most certainly be the pick of the bowlers I've seen this year. Already has 20+ wickets and as mentioned follows up with quality 2nd & 3rd spells. Blessed with a bit of height, has great pace and mixes up his lengths well. If he can learn to move the ball in the air or off the deck, God help us.
Sherlock is a class act. Really knows his lengths. I think maybe his pace is the only reason he's no longer playing in the top grade, but he'll hang around for a while in Wooly if he keeps swinging the ball around like he does. Bowls the lines well and doesn't take long to work out what his opponents are doing.
Ash Worker seems to be a forgotten man. He's the backbone of the Moorabbin West attack. Another one who bowls the lines well and nags at a good length. Aydin I've said enough about.
I think it was Sacks (bowled the first over for Bri Dist) that is a handy bowler. Didn't have much support which made life tough for him, but moved the ball away well.

A little biased I might be, but Kerod Burton from HW is one to watch. The kid only turned 18 recently and has a super action. Swings the ball in well at good pace. Looking fwd to a few more years as an opening partner with him. Then there's the skipper Byrne-Murray who is hands down the best bowler for variation I've seen in CMCA cricket. Doesn't back himself enough.

Looking fwd to 2009. Agnos has been a stalwart at Southside with both bat and ball. There's been enough said about the Kingston & Cluden bowlers. Should be a good challenge. Omega have always had a solid attack and Union are the unknown quantity - only lost the 1 game so far.

Good point on worker, both very clever bowlers who stay very patient. Ash's struggling a bit with his body tho.. Steve is a star, so dangerous with the bat.

Finocharrio bowled good length in a OD game this week but with that action i agree it would b hard to control. Got good feedback from a couple of our regular 1's guys

Darren Sacks is the opener for District who has barely bowled a ball offline all year. He moves it around & never says no to a bowl. he is a wholehearted cricketer who is starting to get some support.

CLOCKER · 2 Jan 2009, 03:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bit RICH

Elwood leading the table at Christmas,but have close followers in East Sandy then 4 teams locked up on 24 pts (Brighton union,Mackie,Uniting and Wash ups.)

Looking at the rounds to go Elwood have 3 of the top 4 including East.
East have Elwood then 3 bottom teams.
mackie,union,uniting and wash ups all play each other.

For me East will run away to the top with Elwood not stepping up.

The 4:

East Sandy
Mackie
Uniting
Ana.

ANA

Carnegie South V Bentleigh ANA Lords Res No 2
(Should win this one:6 points)

Le Page Park V Bentleigh ANA Le Page Park No1-
(Le Page rolled ANA last year in what was a huge upset. ANA otherwise their season is over.)

Bentleigh ANA V Mackie King George No 1
12 point game for both teams. ANA to win.

Hampton Central V Bentleigh ANA Simpson Reserve
Hampton will hit their straps and this could be the game unless they want to play Woolnough. Central just…..

Bentleigh ANA V Washington Park King George No 1
The winner could be playing for a finals spot. Washington finally broke their ANA hoodoo last season. ANA in a close one.

Total points: 42.

BRIGHTON UNION

Brighton Union V Elwood Hurlingham No 1
One guarantee.Lots and lots of runs!. Should be a belter of a game.Elwood to win.

Brighton Union V Washington Park Hurlingham No 1
Washington were 1/0 off the first ball last season and then promptly dismantled the Union attack to score a convincing win.Can’t see it happening again, but Washington may be on a mission. Union to win.

Bentleigh Uniting V Brighton Union Centenary Park
Again, lots of runs guaranteed with some of the Comps best players on show.Uniting to win.

West Bentleigh V Brighton Union Victory Park No 1
Jekyll and Hyde Wests.On their day they can beat anyone.Union to win.

Brighton Union V Mackie Hurlingham No 1
The last meeting went down to the wire with the machine just getting over the line. Will be another close encounter.Union to win.

Total Points: 42

MACKIE

Mackie V Bentleigh Uniting Mackie Rd Res
Bentleigh Uniting beat Mackie in the corresponding fixture last year.Mackie turned it around in the First Semi.
Mackie is off the boil and struggling.Lucky to get away with a tie against West Bentleigh, and a pathetic effort against Omega.
Could be the game that ends their season. Uniting to win.

Mackie V Elwood Mackie Rd Res
Never played last season due to inclement weather.Elwood back themselves against Mackie as they believe they have a tried and true formula to beat them in one day games. Elwood easily.

Bentleigh ANA V Mackie King George No 1
12 point game for both teams. ANA’s skipper knows all of the Mackie players well and will hold them in good stead. ANA to win a close one.

Mackie V Le Page Park Mackie Rd Res
On the ropes last year and only a brilliant knock from the skipper got Mackie out of jail.Mackie to just get over the line.

Brighton Union V Mackie Hurlingham No 1
The last meeting went down to the wire with the machine just getting over the line. Will be another close encounter, but the result may be reversed.Union to win by 5 wickets.

Total points:30 points.

ELWOOD

Brighton Union V Elwood Hurlingham No 1
Elwood to win.

Mackie V Elwood Mackie Rd Res
Elwood to win.

Elwood V Carnegie South Elwood Pk No 1
Elwood to win.

Washington Park V Elwood Packer Reserve
Elwood to win.

Elwood V East Sand. BC Elwood Pk No 1
Grand Final preview??? East Sandy to win this one.

Total points:54 points

BENTLEIGH UNITING

Mackie V Bentleigh Uniting Mackie Rd Res
Bentleigh Uniting to win.

West Bentleigh V Bentleigh Uniting Victory Park No 1
Bentleigh Uniting to win.

Bentleigh Uniting V Brighton Union Centenary Park
Bentleigh Uniting to win.

Bentleigh Uniting V Omega Centenary Park
Bentleigh Uniting to win.

Le Page Park V Bentleigh Uniting Le Page Park No1
Bentleigh Uniting to win.

Total points: 54 points.

WEST BENTLEIGH

West Bentleigh V Washington Park Victory Park No 1
West Bentleigh to win.

West Bentleigh V Bentleigh Uniting Victory Park No 1
Uniting to win.

Omega V West Bentleigh Bricker Reserve
West Bentleigh to win.

West Bentleigh V Brighton Union Victory Park No 1
Union to win.

Carnegie South V West Bentleigh Lords Res No 2
West Bentleigh to win.

Total Points: 39.

WASHINGTON PARK
West Bentleigh V Washington Park Victory Park No 1
West Bentleigh to win.

Brighton Union V Washington Park Hurlingham No 1
Brighton Union to win.

Washington Park V East Sand. BC P Packer Reserve
East Sandy to win.

Washington Park V Elwood Packer Reserve
Elwood to win.

Bentleigh ANA V Washington Park King George No 1
ANA to win.

Total Points: 24 Points.

EAST SANDY

Win all of their remaining games.
Total Points:57 points.

LADDER:
EAST SANDRINGHAM:57 POINTS
ELWOOD: 54 POINTS
BENTLEIGH UNITING: 54 POINTS
BRIGHTON UNION:42 POINTS.(BETTER PERCENTAGE)

FrequentFourFlayer · 3 Jan 2009, 03:49

nice review clocker. disagree with a few of your sentiments though..

1- ana have lost the plot and dont think will figure

2- mackie might b a bit off the boil but think that they will bounce back. they will win more than 1 more game for the yr and willl b pushing for finals

3- reckon that elwood will have a bit of a slide once harris stops carrying them. maybe win 2 of last 5 games. danger games against mackie, washups, lose against union, and esbc

4- cant see uniting winning 4 of last 5. they are being overrated and i reckon will be in the logjam from 3rd-6th. lose against union and one of mackie and west bentleigh.

5- west bentleigh to sneak in with an east draw

6- east sandy will drop another

ladder
1 esbc
2 elwood
3 union
4 west bentleigh

esbc and elwood to play each other in last round and 1st final. union still pretty strong side. mackie to just miss out hopefully choke in last game and give us all another good laugh

Uncle Mick · 4 Jan 2009, 22:12

Agree. Can't see ANA challenging when their 2 best bats are hiding at 5 or lower. Campbell & Mikkelson need to take the new pill or at least make up 2 of the top 3.
Get in there and build a foundation for the others and they might see more development in their kids as well as get some consistency through the order. At the moment they're winning the games they should on the back of those 2 making runs, but haven't got near their opponents in their 3 losses.
Mackie will bounce back. Are always thereabouts every year. Have the talent to go all the way but somehow keep finding ways to lose. Won't be ruling them out.
Like the call on West Bentleigh. They really are a Jekyll & Hyde outfit. Some quality matchwinners. A lot better than their results have shown in the last year and a half.
Elwood are the unknowns for me. I can see them winning only 2 of their last 5, or if Harris & co keep churning out the runs, they could continue on their merry way to a Longy flag.
Wash Ups are also a bit of an unknown. Not sure they have the cattle to go all the way, but could cause a few upsets and pinch a finals berth.
Would have to say Elwood & East Sandy are probably the only sure bets for a finals spot right now. Wash Ups, Wests & Uniting will know their fate in the next 2 weeks.

As far as Wooly goes, have to agree with "pdog" at this stage. In my opinion, the gap between Asp/Edi's best & worst this season has them out of calculations. Would need to win every game and I can't see it happening. Ourselves and Cluden are in the same boat in respect to wins. Huge ask from there. Still anyone of the side above Asp/Edi are a huge chance. As is the case in Longy, a few of those sides play each other in the next 2 weeks. Would expect to have a good idea of the top 4 after then.

CLOCKER · 6 Jan 2009, 15:01

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Originally Posted by pdog pizza's

Kingston Heath deservedly sit on top of the ladder atm, but they are very much beatable. I think if u put their bats under pressure chasing a score like Brighton Districts did 2 games a go they are suspect to the pressure. Haing said that their top 4-5 bats like going after their shots and can score at a quick rate. I tip that because of this that they will win all their 1 day games!

My predicted top 4 at the end of the season in Woolnough:
1. Kingston Heath
2. Moorabbin West
3. Brighton Union
4. Hampton United

That last spot is right up for grabs between 5 sides. The bottom 3 can't make it too far off the pace. Assy RSL didn't really impress me, Highett West big guns need to fire every game, The 2nd Xi sides ANA, Omega, East Sandy all will be pushing but tipping HU to sneak in. Thoughts???

Agree with all but one.(Red indicates likely winners)
Kingston Heath:Hampton United,Highett West, Union, Omega, Moorabbin West: Total:64 points
Moorabbin West play:Omega,ANA,Asp.Edi ,Hampton United & Kingston Heath. Total:60 points
Union play:Brighton District,Southside,Kingston Heath,Highett West & Hampton United. Total:51 points
East Sandy play:Asp.Edi ,Omega,Southside,Cluden & Brighton District.Total:48 points
Hampton United play: Kingston Heath,Brighton District,ANA,Moorabbin West & Union. Total: 36 points
ANA play:Cluden,Moorabbin West, Hampton United, Asp.Edi & Southside.Total 36 points
Omega:Moorabbin West,East Sandy,Highett West, Kingston Heath & Asp.Edi:Total 30 points
Asp.Edi play:East Sandy, Cluden,Moorabbin West, ANA & Omega.Total: 21 points

pdog pizza's · 7 Jan 2009, 05:23

Having seen the remaining draw for the Woolnough grade Im thinking about changing my thoughts to sneak East Sandy in. They definately have a more favourable draw to Hampton United. The top 3 all look safe.

Uncle Mick · 8 Jan 2009, 18:48

Pretty easy to just pick the highest side on the ladder to win each game there, Clocker. I wouldn't think it'll be that simple. Definitely expect there'll be a few upsets. However, I do agree that East Sandy are in the most favourable position. With a few players missing in their 1st & 2nd XI sides in the next fortnight, any slip up could prove costly.