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WESTERN FORCE MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Saturday, 6th June, 2015
Kick-off times:
First Grade: 3.30pm
Reserve Grade: 1.50pm
Under 19: 12.30pm
By Will Melville
Click here to see the Tries of the Week from Round Eight of the Pindan Premier Grade
Match of the Round: Joondalup (6) v Associates (3) at HBF Arena, Joondalup
Associates will be looking to build on last week’s 37-23 win over Cottesloe when they travel to HBF Arena to take on Joondalup on Saturday.
With the race for third and fourth intensifying by the week, Associates – currently in third position – must continue winning if they are to stay ahead of the converging pack.
Associates winger Ronan Colleran will be on the watch list for Joondalup after scoring a hat-trick last Saturday against Cottesloe.
Joondalup will look to put last week’s 30-point defeat at the hands of Nedlands behind them as they enter the final match in the first round of matches.
A win for the sixth-placed Brothers is important if they wish to push their cause as a finals contender, as they currently sit five points adrift of the top four.
Joondalup: 1. Lorenzo Mario, 2. Tristan Schneider, 3. Laione Mulikihaamea, 4. Matthew Holland, 5. Conor McDougall, 6. Adam Gregory, 7. Adam Wallis, 8. Tamati Timoko, 9. Johann Louw, 10. Carlos Waretini, 11. Michael Connolly, 12. James Wepener, 13. Maalonga Konelio, 14.Tamati Young, 15. Lui Guivalu.
Associates: 1. John Ogilvie, 2. Tabbie Du Plessis, 3. Ehipa (Pa) Thompson, 4. Matt Leary, 5. Peter Trend, 6. Dean Taylor-Menzies, 7. Michael Polastri, 8. Al Rovira, 9. Justin Turner, 10. Hugh Norcross, 11. Casper Nell, 12. Altus Momsen, 13. HP Momsen, 14.Ronan Colleran, 15. Robbie Ingram.
Cottesloe (5) v Kalamunda (4) at Harvey Field, Cottesloe
Kalamunda have been the silent achiever through the first half of the season, pulling their way into fourth position following a comprehensive 42-5 victory over Wanneroo at Hartfield Park last week.
Kalamunda flyer Faamanatu Apineru will be looking to continue his recent try scoring form after scoring a double last week against Wanneroo that brought his season’s total to 13 tries.
Meanwhile, Cottesloe will be looking to break a four-match losing streak that has seen them slip outside the top four for the first time this year.
With games against UWA and Palmyra to come in following weeks, Cottesloe will be looking to get their campaign back on track against the Bulls to regain their standing within the top four.
Cottesloe: 1. John Monk / Kaisa Reidy, 2. Urbain Lawrence / Charles Abel, 3. Oliver Hoskins, 4. Damien Carley, 5. Kieran Stringer 6. Adrian Hall, Angus Duckett, 8. Ross Haylett-Petty, 9. Charl Nieuwenhuis, 10. Antini Brown, 11, Simi Veratu, 12. Kelvin Smith, 13. Tobias Hoskins, 14. Nili Afeaki, 15. Sean Martin
Kalamunda: 1. Aaron Minnet, 2. Mark Royal, 3. Roy Kuka, 4. Matthew Dessauvagie, 5. Nikau Rangiwhetu (c), 6. Russell Burgess (c), 7. Lukas Birch, 8. Leo Auvaa, 9. Ryan Black, 10. Preston Elama, 11. Faamanatu Apineru, 12. Tama Makamaka, 13. J'None Tuitavake, 14. Douglas Cordadine, 15. Daley Harper.
Nedlands (2) v Palmyra (7) at The Foreshore, Nedlands
Nedlands will defend the RugbyWA Cup for the first time when they host Palmyra at The Foreshore this Saturday.
Palmyra have dropped to seventh on the Pindan Premier Grade table after consecutive losses against Wests Scarborough and Kalamunda, and will need to overcome last year’s minor premiers as a means of not slipping further down the log.
‘Neddies’ continue to knock on the door of Wests Scarborough, who sit atop of the table. Nedlands, who cruised to a 37-7 victory over Joondalup last week, will be determined to keep winning, knowing that any slip-up by the Boars will allow them to leapfrog into top place.
Nedlands: 1. Joseph Ritchie, 2. Anaru Rangi, 3. Jermaine Ainsley, 4. Scott Stevens, 5. Michael Egan, 6. Andries Van Der Westhuizen, 7. Shane Hemi, 8. Tevin Ferris, 9. Michael Ruru, 10. Jese Toto, 11. Cameron McStay, 12. Davis Tavita, 13. Louis Saunders-Loder, 14. Neihana Christian, 15. Dylan Loversidge.
Palmyra: 1. Joe Savage, 2. Michael Tui, 3. Hamoira Tioke, 4.Phil O’Connor, 5. Jarrod Menary, 6. J-C Nell, 7. David Hull, 8. Onehunga Havilli, 9. Brian Jurisich, 10. Sam Jurisich, 11. Nick Els, 12.Jonny Alston, 13Vinnie Booiman, 14. Panashe Kamhara, 15. Tutere Waenga.
Wests Scarborough (1) v Perth Bayswater (10) at Pat O’Hara Reserve, Morley
The undefeated Wests Scarborough will look to extend their unbeaten run to nine matches when they clash with Perth Bayswater in Morley.
Despite Nedlands breathing down their necks, a win on Saturday would ensure the Boars stay on top of the Pindan Premier Grade table for another week.
Perth Bayswater will be looking to record their first win of the season, and an upset against the ladder leaders could be the kick- needed to turn their season around.
With these two teams at either end of the ladder, with nothing to lose ‘Baysie’ will be sure to throw everything at the high-flying Wests.
Wests Scarborough: 1. Chris Kidd, 2. Conrad Houkamau, 3. Dylan Crawford, 4. Matthew Obrien, 5. Rory Walton, 6. DJ Ferris, 7. Keith Andrews, 8. Hayden Anderson, 9. Michael Marshall 10. AJ Alatimu 11. Jrome Lennaed-Tekanawa, 12. Saula Fifita, 13. Jordan Luke, 14. Jayden Devorms, 15. Albert Nikora.
Perth Bayswater: 1. Neil Boland, 2. Ben Buist, 3. Adam Grant, 4. Ngaruhe Jones, 5. Joel Winterburn, 6. Douglas Grey-Hull, 7. Jake Buist, 8. James Elaschewsky, 9. Troy Mete, 10. Ollie Clements, 11. Reuben Haile, 12. Kolia Konelio, 13. Wade Bryant, 14. Zubayr Abrahams, 15. Wayne Thompson;
UWA (8) v Wanneroo (9) at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont
UWA are looking for back-to-back victories after a big win over bottom-placed Perth Bayswater, 45-8, last weekend.
Another victory against Wanneroo will ensure they maintain touch with the leading sides and take some form into their Round 10 clash with Cottesloe.
UWA and Western Force flanker Chris Alcock will be looking to continue his strong form, after scoring two tries last week against ‘Baysie’ last week.
Ninth-placed Wanneroo will look to bring some pride back in to their club after falling to Kalamunda last weekend.
Prior to last weekend, the Roo Dogs had recorded back-to-back wins over Joondalup and Perth Bayswater, and will be looking to return to the winners’ list this week.
UWA: 1. Nevin Mills 2. Ed Brook, 3. Sui Liaga, 4.Jeremy Smith, 5. Brent Murphy , 6. Tala Moli, 7. Chris Alcock, 8 Cian O'Connor, 9. Jimmy Blomberg, 10. Chris Setu, 11. Christian Joubert , 12. Mike Beattie, 13. Ben Taylor, 14. Mike Lees. 15. Clay Uyen
Wanneroo: 1. Goliath Nikora, 2. Scott Cornell, 3. Andre Roux, 4. Adam Candy, 5. Bradley Campbell, . Sylvo Iro, 7. Benjamin Stimson, 8. Nathan Iro, 9. Bryce Watkins, 10. Kyle Bowie, 11. Jarred Rees, 12. Andrew King, 13. Cerri Cummings, 14. TBC, 15. Alistair Laurie.