Men's Pennants - Round 5 Update

The pattern of St Ives' 2019 Pennants season was seen again in Round 5: strong performances on our own green but disappointment when playing away from home.

The two home fixtures this week both resulted in 10-0 wins for St Ives. In Grade 3, St Ives won 72-45 over Avalon. That leaves St Ives one win behind the joint leaders: Manly & Asquith. In Grade 6, the #1 side had an excellent 74-44 win over Warrawee. The 6 (1)s remain one win behind the unbeaten Belrose.

Away from our green, the Grade 4 side fell to a disappointing & close loss to Chatswood 52-56 (2 pts to 8). St Ives now slip into second place, one win back from Asquith. Our Grade 6 (2) side went down to the unbeaten Harbord side 49-65 (1 pt to 9).

We're halfway through the Pennants season and here's how the grades are standing:-

• In Grade 2 it's extremely close with Dee Why & North Sydney on top and Mona Vale & Pittwater Memorial one win behind.
• In Grade 3 Manly & Asquith top the ladder with St Ives one win behind.
• In Grade 4 it's Mosman & Asquith on top of their sections with Harbord & St Ives their closest pursuers.
• In Grade 5 it's wide open with the contenders including: Belrose, Lindfield Rollers, Dee Why, Mona Vale, Mosman, West Pymble & Seaforth.
• In Grade 6 Belrose & Harbord are top of the class with 5 wins out of 5. Other contenders include: St Ives (1), Warringah, Newport & Lane Cove.
• In Grade 7 Harbord are unbeaten ahead of the chasing pack lead by: Belrose, Killara & Pittwater Memorial.