NSW8ball 5th ranker is on at the Cooliie Hotel on Sunday 21st June 10.00am start.

Congratulations to the Summer Comp 2009 Premiers X MEN

 Terry Jones (Captain)

Geoff Atkinson

Rod Bechaz

Greg Dingle

Al Johnston

The final eight order was smashed after the first round of the North Coast8ball Grand Final playoffs and proved what an outstanding comp it was.

The top two home and away teams Dangerous D,s and  & P along with the Cellar Dwellers were belted in the first knockout round and consigned to playing off for 4th - 6th spots after looking finals contenders after great seasons. However the closeness of the comp shone through as the 7th finishers Evolution and 8th finisher P,s& Q,s took them out and turned everything on it's head. 

It was a super dy and once again proved the concept of all teams competing on Grand Finals day a real winer.

Thanks to NSW8ball for providing food platters on the day for players it was greatly appreciated although the value of the Coolangatta Hotels platters remains in question. A change in management is causing a few simple concerns. Asking a young boy to vacate the premises when he was sitting quietly with his mum watching the pool was totally over the top and a major concern to us as it effectictively bans any juniors wishing to play in our comp and something we will have to look long and hard at as we attempt to strengthen 8ball on the North Coast. Asking thirty something players to wear over 18 wrist bands was totally lacking in common sense. Our competition is as a private function what happens if you wanted to have a 50th birthday and have all under 18 children and grand children barred. HMM.

More to come. 

Sunday 31st March Coolangatta Hotel 10.00am start.

                                                      North Coast Summer Grand Final day

The format is the same as previous finals days with all teams competing. The top 8 in division 1 and the next 7 teams in division 2.

The prizemoney is the same as last season with $1800 going to the champion team.

The NSW8ball commitee wish all players a great finals day and although their can only be one winner we are all winners playing on a finals day. Good luck to all teams and may the best team on the day win and all the rest of the teams enjoy the experience.

Cheers Poppy,

Match ups.

Minor premiers 3 Dangerous D's and & P face up to P's& Q's in a real danger game for them. Dene Heremaia is back and that matches up pretty well with the minor premiers. Dean McDonald vs Dean Hremaia, Dave Wass vs Wayne Randall and Donny Bishard vs Callum Wade in the top 3 are all touch and go. The 4th spot might be the were it is won or lost. Tough game first up and it will come down to which of the 2 Dean/Dene's can get their 3 or 4 from 4.

Cellar Dwellers take on Evolution with a point to prove after getting rolled in the home and away series and are a vastly improved unit and as long as Damo has recovered from his 40th birthday celebrations last saturday night in Byron I really fancy our chances to square the ledger but it will not be easy as Evolution proved in the earlier rounds with Wayne Worley(not in picture, camera shy), Jack "rabbit" Malone, Irene and Kerry Watt all firing at present. .

X Men got into 3rd spot and will be challenged by last years premiers The Tigers. Pound for pound it is a line ball game. Watty of course is North Coasts benchmrark player but Gavin has slipped a notch and if he doesn't lift I feel X Men might pinch this close encounter. If Watty wins 4 its tight if X Men can pinch a couple off him it may well put them into the winners circle.Terry Jones is in fine form but his finals stats over the last few seasons haven't reached his home and away form, Geoffrey is the key for X Men. 

The Scorpions threw their last home and away game to avoid the Tigers I feel that was a major error in strategy as now they have to face an in form Lindrum unit. They would have been favourites against the Tigers but against Northy's Lindrum machine I am not so sure. This promises to be the potentially closest match of the finals. No weaknesses in either team so it will come down to the rub of the green 

Division 2

  The Captains TT Rebels unlucky to miss out on 8th spot have the luxury of a bye first up.

Sharks vs Assassins could be interesting if Assassins Edward plays at his best, if not the Sharks look a wee bit strong on paper but finals are strange games as we all know.

  Snivelling Dogs have improved with each game this season and they take on the much improved Far Cue led by Gary Mullane who is flying but Andy and his boys won't lay down and this looks a real nail bitter in the making.

    Last but not least sees the disappointing Show Us Ya Rack up against the Bruns Boys and on paper they look the goods but as stated before if the Bruns Boys bounce out of the blokes they will turn the heat up and it will be another nail bitter.