by The Bedge » Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:05 am
Ladder after Rd 2
4 - Kenilworth
4 - Pulteney
4 - Hope Valley
2 - Lockleys
2 - Eastern Park
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2 - Smithfield
2 - Blackfriars OS
0 - Salisbury
0 - Trinity OS
0 - Rosewater
As we enter the Easter break, i'm not sure we yet have a clear indication on how this division will play out. It appears early the two promoted sides in Trinity and Rosewater will struggle a little bit, however one could argue they've played the sides that are expected to be contesting end of year, so will need to wait a couple more to really make a call.
Lockleys are the big winners heading into the break, administrative errors from the Panthers gifting them a win and 100 percentage points in Rd 1 allows them to sit pretty in 4th place with a significant percentage break over Eastern Park, otherwise they'd find themselves winless and sitting in around 8th position on the ladder.
Smithfield on the other hand would be undefeated and probably percentage behind Hope Valley. Shouldn't bother the Panthers too much, they'll gather more speed and momentum during the year - word is this is the best side/squad the club has had since the turn of the century, and far superior to the outfit that played in the D5 GF only a few years ago.
Kenilworth appear to be the certain front runners at this early stage, but they will be challenged over the next month as the top sides finally square off against each other, this will create opportunity for the likes of Eastern Park, Smithfield, Blackfriars and Salisbury to make their move on the top 5.
Good to see O'Riley pick up his first win on the weekend as coach for the Hounds, but let's be serious, if he wants to be competitive this year, he can't keep having Scaffidi-Muta strutting around in the magoos.
Eastern Park 1 and 1 proving to be more than capable and better than a lot of pre-season predictions. Will be hard for travelling sides to pick up wins out there, which alone should give the Dees are real crack at the 5.
This is certainly shaping up to be a tough division this year.
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
wow, over reaction much - not like i was having a dig at your club, in fact i was trying to find positives in a tough day for you guys.. I just thought for how hard your guys were trying Saturday in both grades, some of their team "mates" really let them down - if it was me i'd be fitlhy.
