After the last roster games, in the Women’s Competition, Ulverstone finished first, followed by Somerset, Penguin and Wynyard fourth. Devonport missed out by only a few percent.

Burnie finished on top in the Men’s, followed by Penguin, Latrobe and Smithton fourth. Ulverstone missed out, after losing by only one point.

Wynyard women playing for their season prevailed in a nail biting performance to defeat Somerset by 3 points. Trailing by 8 points at three quarter time, the Heat made a late charge, but could not close the gap against the desperate Wildcats. Ellyse Gamble play well with a match high 15 points.

A poor last quarter by Penguin women stopped them from getting the second chance in the finals. With the Blues leading by 3 points at three quarter time, the Hoppers had a big last quarter scoring 22- 7 points. Sarah O’Neill was the standout player with 25 points.

Devonport had a comprehensive 52 point victory over Smithton, but was still not enough to bridge the gap with their percentage. Paige French led all scorers with 21 points.

Burnie women finished their season on a high with a 38 point victory over Latrobe. Offensively Hayley Shephard and Brooke Brown were the standout players both scoring 20 points.

Ulverstone men lost to Penguin in a heart breaker by only 1 point, resulting in them dropping out of the finals. A good crowd witnesses a high standard game which featured many lead changes. Harry O’Neill and Ryan Cook both had good games scoring 28 and 26 respectively.

For the first quarter and a half it looked like Burnie would continue their winning run. However, Latrobe started to get their offense running as well as creating defensive stops. With the crowd becoming vocal and the coaches passionate, Latrobe grabbed a 5 point lead with only 4 minutes to go. A big three pointer from Taz Armstrong and a fifth foul to Brady Armstrong enabled Burnie to get the points.

Smithton claimed fourth spot with a 10 point victory over Devonport. Hugh King used his size to dominate inside the point, while Brad Hardy led all scorers with 26 points.

Somerset men ended the season on a high with a 25 point victory over Wynyard. Tyler Coffey continued his good form with 22 points.

Finals Preview

The First and Second Semi-Finals will be played at Ulverstone this Friday night.

Going on the form of the teams in the finals, it is going to be a close and exciting series. Any team on their night is capable of winning.

In the Women’s Competition top team Ulverstone will be favourites for the title.

The undefeated Burnie men who are chasing their fourth title in a row are favourites. However, Latrobe showed last night that they are beatable.

Semi-Finals to be held at Ulverstone:

Court 1 - 8.05pm - First Semi-Final – Latrobe v Smithton
Court 2 - 8.05pm - Second Semi-Final – Burnie v Penguin

 

Results Tuesday 1^st Noember

Women’s

Burnie 80 d Latrobe 42

Best Players – Burnie: R. Heald, H. Shephard, N. Moretti. Latrobe: B. Brown, M. Knowles, M. Maxfield

Scorers – Burnie: H. Shephard 20, R. Heald 15 S. French 9. Latrobe: B. Brown 20, M. Page 9 M. Knowles 9.

Devonport 71 d Smithton 19

Best Players – Devonport: P. French, M. Phillip, Z. Sutton. Smithton: A. Cochrane, A. Tuaoi, B. Gorringe.

Scorers – Devonport: P. French 21, Z. Sutton 11, C. Gleeson 9. Smithton: A. Tuaoi 7, A. Cochrane 4, Z. Tuaoi 4.

Ulverstone 65 d Penguin 54

Best Players – Ulverstone: S. Rayner, M. Synott, S. O’Neill. Penguin: R. Abel, M. Shephard, M. Hayward.

Scorers – Ulverstone: S. O’Neill 25, S. Rayner 17, M. Synott 8. Penguin: R. Abel 18, A. Joseph 11, S. Hayward 7.

Wynyard 67 d Somerset 64

Best Players – E. Gamble, L. Haines, B. Kay. Somerset: A. Payne, S. Phillips, S. Freeman.

Scorers – Wynyard: E. Gamble 15, L. Haines 14, B. Kay 10. Somerset: A. Payne 17, S. Phillips 14, C. Schumann 8.

 

Men’s

Burnie 82 d Latrobe 71

Best Players – Burnie: K. Paul, E. Smith, W. DeBomford. Latrobe: A. Triffett, B. Armstrong, S. Pulford.

Scorers – Burnie: I. Plant 16, E. Smith 14, W. DeBomford 12. Latrobe: J. Triffett 17, B. Armstrong 16, S. Pulford 10.

Smithton 72 d Devonport 62

Best Players – Smithton: H. King, BZ. Heres, T. Reeve. Devonport: N. Bingham, M. Zerna, W. Gray.

Scorers – Smithton: B. Hardy 26, BZ. Heres 12, H. King 10. Devonport: N. Bingham 24, M. Zerna 14, W. Gray 6.

Penguin 68 d Ulverstone 67

Best Players – Penguin: R. Cook, F. Eaton, T. Kelly. Ulverstone: H. O’Neill, M. Barker, N. Margrain.

Scorers – Penguin: R. Cook 26, T. Kelly 14, F. Eaton 13. Ulverstone: H. O’Neill 28, M. Barker 18, N. Margrain 8.

Somerset 78 d Wynyard 53

Best Players – Somerset: B. Green, T. Coffey, M. Salter. Wynyard: L. Jaffray, M. Rowlands, S. Lee.

Scorers – Somerset: T. Coffey 22, B. Keiselis 20, M. Salter 9. Wynyard: L. Jaffray 21, A. Hilder 8, D. Wilson 6.