We have arrived \u2013 the pointy end\u2026.<\/p>\n
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After all the fuss and bother, we are left with six teams standing.\u00a0\u00a0The final round was a topsy-turvey affair, as predicted and the final ladder reflects that.\u00a0\u00a0A couple of teams appeared to throw in the towel, with the Ambivolent Aardvarks and The 3-Putts both under-represented.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kudos to those that toughed it out.<\/p>\n
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The golf was of a high standard with some great scores posted.\u00a0\u00a0The top of the table clash went the way of the underdog, with Drawshank Redemptions toppling the Hosel Rockets 3.0, 120-119.\u00a0\u00a0Super efforts from Sladey (43), Stef (39) & Hoppe (38) held sway against Huggy (40), Emmo (37) and Marty (34).\u00a0\u00a0Rinse and repeat for next week, fellas, as 1 plays 2 in the first week of the finals.<\/p>\n
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The men from Horace\u2019s Heroes ended the season for the crew from That\u2019s a Dollar, with Mick Peters firing (41) and great support from Killa (38) and Bicko (37).\u00a0\u00a0Scam (38), Quinny (35), Bannam (32), & Mango (32) were not disgraced, but will have to wait for next season to exact revenge.<\/p>\n
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The wooden spooners, Huntingdale Heroes, logged their second win for the year against the aforementioned undermanned Angry Aardvarks.\u00a0\u00a0The Huntingdale lads posted a modest score, but were good enough on the day to oust the Anteaters.\u00a0\u00a0Great spirit from the Huntingdale fellas, who will be stronger in the next season, having learned from their Rookie year.<\/p>\n
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A lone (broken) hand from Shane Franz (well done mate) was not enough for the 3 Putts, going down to the plucky bunch from Norfolk & Chance.\u00a0\u00a0As predicted, these guys managed to find a way into the finals and will be a dark horse to watch.\u00a0\u00a0Great rounds from Ernie Salsbury (41), Russell Elliott (40) and Gary Davies (37) are all worthy of note.<\/p>\n
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Speaking of pluck, the Cockatoos have been de-feathered for the year, going down to Spray N Wipes (aka Akers Hackers) 110-113.\u00a0\u00a0Plunky battled hard with 40, with support from Pete Wilcox (35) and Joey K (35), but it wasn\u2019t enough with Jay (39), Brendo (38) and Creeky (36) getting the chocolates.\u00a0\u00a0The cleaning crew go into the finals with some handicap to play with and will be a challenge to all they face.<\/p>\n
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The last match saw a resurgence from the Outcasts, with Robbo leading the charge with 42.\u00a0\u00a0A great effort with all that\u2019s happened in recent weeks.\u00a0\u00a0Great support from Col (40) and Bernie (34) saw them slow the Jug A Naut in their run to the finals.\u00a0\u00a0Tom Wilmore posted 41, with Jade (37) and Wow-Man Beesley (35) rounding out the numbers.\u00a0\u00a0The Jugs will have to rebound next week to stay alive, while the Outcasts have the off-season to re-group.<\/p>\n
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The finals series (see attached) kicks off this week with some great matches.<\/p>\n
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Drawshank Redemptions (1) vs. Hosel Rockets 3.0 (2)<\/p>\n
Spray N Wipes (3)\u00a0\u00a0v\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Horace\u2019s Heroes (4)<\/p>\n
Jug A Naut (5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0v\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Norfolk & Chance (6)<\/p>\n
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While first and second place joy the luxury of a double chance in the 6 team finals series, it is still wide open.\u00a0\u00a0All of these matches can go either way and I expect it to be a series of closely fought battles.<\/p>\n
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The Drawshanks will need to keep the juices flowing to topple the Hosel Rockets, with both sides less than 100% this coming week.\u00a0\u00a0The Spray N Wipes will have to hold off some very experienced campaigners from Horace\u2019s Heroes with the old heads being pretty good under the gun.\u00a0\u00a0The guys with No Chance have found a way to create one and will throw everything at the Jug A Naut, who I think are the sleepers of the finals series.\u00a0\u00a0It will be an intriguing week.<\/p>\n
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Bring on the banter, lads.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s enjoy the battle, and share a beer afterwards.\u00a0\u00a0May the best team (*cough* Drawshanks *cough*) win!\u00a0\u00a0J<\/p>\n
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Cheers<\/p>\n
Mike Lane<\/p>\n
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