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Visiting Clubs usually struggle GRIFFITH 7 3 1205 761 158.34 28 COO LAMON' 4 4 669 490 136.53 24 Wonders never cease wilh 100% in the tipping at Leeton and I think that Mango will do just that arena last week. Just shows that with a bit of careful and I tipping Leeton will win a ctose one by a few GAN-GG-M 6 4 1112 893 124.52 24 LEETON-WHITTON' 5 4 572 662 86.40 24 consideration it can be done. The Lions were far to points. Narrandera .. MANGO-C-U·E 4 6 1008 1021 98.73 16 3 5 404 511 79.06 20 good for the Goannas at Mango and threw a Logan Oval, Ganmain, is the venue for the clash Leeton-Whitton 3 7 836 1082 77.26 12 GANMAIN-GG·M" 3 5 414 550 75.27 20 question mark over Mango's finals capabilities. between near neighbours the Lions and the Narrandera 2 8 700 1102 63.52 8 Griffith' 8 176 900 19.56 4 After an even first half the Griffith Swans drew away Narrandera Eagles. Ganmain-GGM will definitely in the second half to record a sound goal victory. finish in the five but Shane Lenon will want to fi nish East Wagga-K 9 647 1660 38.98 4 • indicates bye 10 Coolamon accounted for the EWK Hawks at Kindra in the top three and make a impact on the finals. RESERVE GRADE LADDER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Park by 75 points whilst Turvey Park had to claw Clint Renner, Nathan Irvine and Troy Lenon have all the way to a 23 point win over the Leeton-Whitton been solid performers for the Lions recently and Round 10 w L D For Ag % Pts Round 10 tsts 2nds U18s PIS Crows at Maher Oval. they will be keen to carry that form into todays 1074 Turvey Park 18 9 81 GAN-GG-M 10 454 236.56 40 54 This weeks match of the day will be al Griffith match. The Eagles Daniel Lumsden, Brett Powell COOLAMON 8 2 1250 407 307.13 32 Coolamon 48 24 5 77 Exies Oval on Sunday when the Swans welcome and Dean Hopwood have been consistently in the MAN.-C-U-E 6 4 901 626 143.93 24 Ganmain-GG-M 36 30 4 70 the Coolamon Grasshoppers. Second place is up better players and with Peter Bloomfield and Chris TURVEY PARK 6 4 848 762 111 .29 24 Griffith 42 9 1 52 for grabs to the winner so there is a fair bit at stake. Smith they will make the Lions work hard. It will be Both sides have returned to reasonable form over a typical Narrandera v Ganmain game with both MCU-E 24 18 8 50 NARRANDERA 5 5 731 782 93.48 20 the last two weeks after both being in a mid season sides striving hard for victory. The Lions will be Grittith 3 7 780 860 90.70 12 Narrandera 12 15 4 31 slump. Matt Hard rested himself last week but you ahead at final siren time. Leeton-Whitton 2 8 671 91020 65.78 8 Leeton-Whitton 18 6 6 30 can be assured that he will be fit to take lhe Swans The Turvey Park Bulldogs, who after a loss in East Wagga-K 10 271 1615 16.78 0 East Wagga-K 6 0 0 6 on today. Alex Manley. James McKenzie and Joel the first round, have taken all before them are al Collins have been in good recant form and they home to the battling EWK Hawks. The Bulldogs will be asking for plenty of help at lhe Exies Oval. are playing very good footy and will go into this FRONT COVER: Matt Bailey is about to drive Turvey Park into attack again with a clean disposal. The Swannies Jamie Bennett, Jon O'Dwyer and game as very short priced favourites. They have a Trevor Clarke have been excellent players for them team full of quality players where as the Hawks and they will be integral in their chances of victory have about half a dozen and the rest are triers. today. This will be a beauty and I think that at home, Andrew Loughman, Dane Campbell, Blair Griffith can win by a couple of goals. Campbell, Chris Cerate - it doesn't stop there, but The Leeton-Whitton Crows are at home to the this is a sample of plenty more. The Hawks have MCU-E Goannas in what will be a crucial game for Brad Burkinshaw, James Geale, Peter Braneley, Peter L. Brown both Clubs. The Crows will be desperate to win to Jamie Keenan, Ben Perkins - it tapers off after that. keep their finals hopes alive whilst the Goannas The Bulldogs will remain on top of the ladder after & Associates will be wanting victory to give them a little buffer in inflicting a decisive defeat on the Hawks. fifth spot. After two tremendous wins over Once again it is your duty as a supporter to get INSURANCE BROKERS Coofamon and Griffilh Mango have fall en to Turvey out there and lend valuable support to your team - and Ganmain so their tenure on fifth spot is I'm sure that they will appreciate it. 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Jeremy Masterson playing his I50• sen,or game tor lhe Club Jerell'y has one ol the most went to see an endangered species when I came 1. Jake Whity 27. Josh Kennedy 1. Ryan Campbell 29. James Hluch1son 1mpos1ng records ,n tne clubs h,sto,y [ Four sen>Or prem,ersh ps· One as 2. Nigel Clarke 28. Paul Donaldson across a heap of great white hunters celebrating, Capta·n Coach. 1,.0 sen101 Best and la1res1s Aon Hu:ch,ns Me