In midweek pennant, Side 1 played home against Croydon.
A couple of late withdrawals from Yarra Glen’s side gave the selectors some headaches, but they managed to find some good replacements, and in a close contest, we managed to get the win 61-50 (14 points). P. Leonard 26/11; A. James 15/22; L. Thurkle 20/17.
Side 2 played away at Donvale. At the lunch break, Yarra Glen held a slender 1 shot lead, however Donvale rallied and eventually taking the points 43-59. D. McMenaman 13/15; T. Dickson 11/25; L. Baker 19/19.
On Saturday, Side 1 played at Diamond Creek. The Creek proved too strong overall to see Yarra Glen go down 64-88 (2 points). Beau Simmons 18/24; M. Creighton 20/12; Ben Simmons 11/22; M.Gardner 15/28.
Side 2 travelled to Ferntree Gully. Always a challenge on their fast synthetic. Yarra Glen had a good lead, but after the break a huge turnaround saw Ferntree Gully surge to the win. Final score 72-88 (4 points). R. Thurkle 29/25; S. Smith 21/17; B. Grund 7/30; A. Thurkle 15/16.
Side 3 played at home against Cockatoo. Despite the team having had to make substantial player changes, with 4 different skips to previous weeks, the team managed a solid win 91-53 (16 points). T. Dickson 22/11; D. McMenaman 29/11; M. Ramage 34/7; G. McBride 6/24.
