Ladies Pennant Season 2023/24
Division Two Blue Division Two Green
Flag play-off games
DAY ONE
March 12Manning 50, Merriwa 54Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 13-25Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 19-9Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 22-16
DAY TWO:
March 13
Merriwa 55, Warwick 52Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 15-16Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 24-12Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 16-24
DAY TWO:
FOR the second time in 24 hours, the rink of Veronica Thysse, Pauline Wright, Gail Kempton and Maggie Edgar paved the way for a Flag-winning performance against a Warwick side that expected to win.
The same can be said of Manning the previous day - but on both occasions all four women played their part in getting a 25-12 win that more than made up for losses on the other two rinks.
What was particularly significant was how the team reacted to dropping six shots in three ends to see their lead cut to five (17-12).
They responded by winning the last four ends and Veronica and Pauline played the vital last end superbly which led to a count of three.
Edwina Foster, Soly Batka, Roberta Waldeck and Julia Barron bounced back from a heavy defeat the previous day, but still had the disappointment of defeat, 15-16, dropping two shots on the last.
So it all rested on the shoulders of Lyn Ker, Ann Walsh, Lyn Sibson and Ellaine Jopling and four dropped shots on the penultimate gave Warwick a glimmer of hope.
That reduced the aggregate margin to four but Lyn Ker calmed the nerves with a brilliant jack toucher and with Ann and Lyn Sibson in the area a count of five for Warwick was never on the cards.
For five of the women it was a flashback to 2018/19 when two Flags were won. Julia and Maggie were in both sides, while Gail, Roberta and Veronica were in one apiece.
DAY ONE:
THE rink created at the start of the season from players mainly in the second team the previous campaign made the major contribution for getting Merriwa within one game from winning the Flag.
Veronica Thysse, a part time player in the past, Pauline Wright, in just her second season, Gail Kempton and Maggie Edgar had a brilliant 19-9 victory over a powerful Manning rink.
But that win was cancelled out as a lacklustre performance from Edwina Foster, Soly Batka, Roberta Waldeck and Julia Barron, who lost 13-25, left the aggregate in the balance.
The rink under-performed but critically took three shots on the final end to give Merriwa some breathing space.
The experienced rink of Lyn Ker, Ann Walsh, Lyn Sibson and Ellaine Jopling had six shots in hand with two ends remaining but opened the door slightly by dropping three shots on the penultimate end.
Fortunately, there were no more slip-ups and a single on the last end gave them a 22-16 success and an aggregate victory 54-50.
October 26
Merriwa 62 (5pts), Sorrento 43 (0)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 15-14
Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 19-19
Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 28-10
October 31Cambridge 70 (6pts) Merriwa 46 (0)Foster Paterson Batka Waldeck 21-20Hay Wright Kempton Edgar 10-26Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 15-24
November 8Merriwa 87 (6pts) Mosman Park 43 (0)Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 19-17Thysse Futter Kempton Edgar 17-16Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 51-8
November 14Merriwa 65 (5pts) Wanneroo 58 (1)Foster Winsor Batka Barron 11-22Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 26-17Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 28-19
November 21Sorrento 47 (1pt) Merriwa 64 (5)Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 22-18Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 18-21 Walsh Winsor Sibson Jopling 24-8
November 28Joondalup 61 (5pts) Merriwa 50 (1)Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 21-17Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 15-24 Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 14-20
December 5Merriwa 82 (6pts) North Beach 32 (0)Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 35-9Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 21-16 Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 26-7
December 12Quinns Rocks 56 (5pts) Merriwa 53 (1)Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 18-21Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 20-13 Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 15-22
December 19Merriwa 70 (6pts) Cambridge 51 (0)Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 22-18Bowey Wright Kempton Edgar 27-16Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 21-17
2024
January 9Mosman Park 52 (1pt) Merriwa 64 (5)Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 25-16Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 25-18Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 16-18
January 16
Wanneroo (away) - cancelled
3 points each
January 23Merriwa 63 (5pts) Sorrento 61 (1)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 18-27Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 22-17
Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 23-17
January 30Merriwa 73 (5pts) Joondalup 45 (1)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 16-22Futter Wright Kempton Edgar 25-15
Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 32-8
February 6North Beach 46 (1pt) Merriwa 75 (5)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 30-9Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 35-15
Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 10-22
February 13Merriwa 63 (5pts) Quinns Rocks 50 (1)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 28-9Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 23-14
Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 12-27
February 20Cambridge 40 (0pts) Merriwa 67 (6)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 21-12Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 23-19
Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 23-9
February 27Merriwa 90 (6pts) Wanneroo 43 (0)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 25-15Thysse Wright Kempton Edgar 36-12
Futter Walsh Sibson Jopling 29-16
March 5
Sorrento 62 (4pts) Merriwa 58 (2)
Foster Batka Waldeck Barron 25-11Thysse Ferguson Wright Edgar 12-35
Ker Walsh Sibson Jopling 21-16
October 26Midland Morrison 54 (5pts), Merriwa 45 (1)
Harding O'Neill Ikin Besanger 13-20
Ferguson Clark Paterson Price 12-22
Hay Macgregor Gillian Weskin 20-12
October 31Merriwa 73 (6pts) Mundaring 58 (0)
Harding Clark Ikin Besanger 24-20
Ferguson Barron Bowey Price 29-22
Thysse Macgregor Gillian Weskin 20-16
November 8Bayswater 93 (6pts) Merriwa 34 (0)
Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 15-30
Jackson Winsor Bowey Price 7-31
Hay Macgregor Gillian Weskin 12-32
November 14Bedford 88 (6pts) Merriwa 27 (0)
Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 10-29
O'Neill Clark Bowey Price 6-31
Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 11-28
November 21Merriwa 59 (4½pts) Ellenbrook 51 (1½)
Ferguson Kempton L Paterson Besanger 13-16
Futter Clark Bowey Price 24-13
Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 22-22
November 28Merriwa 59 (5pts) Glen Forrest 54 (1)
Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 15-21
Clark Winsor Bowey Price 22-20
Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 22-13
December 5Warwick 96 (6pts) Merriwa 36 (0)
Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 10-30
Clark Stanley Bowey Price 13-37
Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 13-29
December 12Merriwa 67 (5½pts) Midland Morrison 51 (½)
Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 22-20
Sanabria Winsor Bowey Price 24-10
Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 21-21
December 19Mundaring v Merriwa
Match forfeited
Mundaring 6pts
2024
January 9Merriwa 50 (1pt) Bayswater 65 (5)
Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 11-22
Clark Winsor Bowey Price 20-18
Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 19-25
January 16
Bedford (home) - cancelled
3 points each
January 23Ellenbrook 62 (6pts) Merriwa 51 (0)
Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 19-23
Hay Bowey Winsor Price 16-20
Jackson Ferguson Gillian Weskin 16-19
January 30Glen Forrest 71 (5pts) Merriwa 43 (1)
Harding Ferguson Ikin Besanger 11-30
Sanabria Bowey Winsor Price 14-28
Paterson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 18-13
February 6
Merriwa 40 (0pts) Warwick 72 (6)
Sanabria Ferguson Ikin Besanger 18-28
Hay Bowey Winsor Price 10-23
Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 12-21
February 13Midland Morrison 72 (6pts) Merriwa 38 (0)Harding Ferguson Ikin Besanger 11-22 Hay Bowey Winsor Price 20-21Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 7-29
February 20Merriwa 71 (5pts) Mundaring 63 (1)Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 30-22 Hay Bowey Winsor Price 23-21Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 18-20
February 27Bedford 79 (6pts) Merriwa 52 (0)Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 18-30 Hay Bowey Winsor Price 22-23Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 12-26
March 5
Merriwa 74 (5pts) Ellenbrook 57 (1)Harding Paterson Ikin Besanger 18-22 Hay Bowey Winsor Price 27-14Jackson Macgregor Gillian Weskin 29-21
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