The Pioneers started their campaign on Tuesday night with a seven point loss to the Riverina based Rebels before a twenty point loss to the Southern Stingrays left them winless on the first day of the three day carnival.
However, the next day saw a turnaround in fortunes with a nailbiting two point win over former Sydney glamour side, the Starz followed up with a comprehensive ten point win over the Sydney South Pidgeons to blaim bragging rights in the Battle of Sydney AFL.
Penrith Rams representatives have played prominent roles in all matches with Matthew Payne, Dean Siljanoski (1 goal), Jake Pianta (2 goals), Tate Dimech, Tom McNamara and Nick Perry all taking the field. Sadly, Collingwood scholarship holder, Nick Perry, suffered a serious knee injury in the first match and was unable to compete in further matches. Nick will undergo an MRI scan this week to assess the injury.
Unfortunately, they were unable to secure wins in their final two matches. However, they finished the carnival as the leading Sydney team with two wins against the Pidgeons one whilst the Starz returned without a cookie in the tin.
Results
Day 1
REBELS 4.3 (27) def
PIONEERS 3.2 (20)
GOALKICKERS - REBELS: D Star-Hossack 2; C Duck, J Williams PIONEERS: D Spiteri, B Bourke, J Pianta
STINGRAYS 8.3 (51) def
PIONEERS 5.1 (31)
GOALKICKERS - STINGRAYS: S Burge 2; L Haddrill, J Simonetta, R Quade, H Cumming, J Johns, B Mabon PIONEERS: D Spiteri, R Bottin-Noonan, B Bourke, J Randall, A Sneddon
Day 2
PIONEERS 3.1 (19) def
STARZ 2.5 (17)
GOALKICKERS - PIONEERS: R Bottin-Noonan, J Dimery, D Siljanoski STARZ: M Trent, B Linekar
PIONEERS 5.6 (36) def
PIGEONS 4.2 (26)
GOALKICKERS - PIONEERS: J Pianta, D Wolfe, J Patira, J Ferguson, T Hurst PIGEONS: K Temple, J Britton, S Pearson, M Picken
Day 3
NORTHERN HEAT 4.10 (34) def
PIONEERS 1.2 (8)
GOALKICKERS - NORTHERN HEAT: J Gillingham, B Jones, M Hendry, D Cooper PIONEERS: J Ferguson
CATS 6.6 (42) def
PIONEERS 2.1 (13)
GOALKICKERS - CATS: K Stevens 2; M May, S Daniel, J Griffin, J Whitford PIONEERS: T Young, J Dimery
Last Modified on 20/04/2010 19:14