Saturday 4th June, 2011 at Dukes Oval
SENIOR GRADE
Penrith 2.4 5.8 12.15 15.19-109 def Nor-West Jets 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.6-12
Goal Kickers: T. Cummins 8, J. Spicer 2, B. Robinson 2, D. Chivas , D. Schroot , J. Denton
Best Players: D. Schroot, D. Bradley, M. Reinhard, J. Edwards, N. Allison, J. Spicer
RESERVE GRADE
Penrith 3.3 6.6 11.9 15.12-102 def Nor-West Jets 3.3 6.4 6.6 9.10-66
Goal Kickers: J. Bradley 6, T. Corless 5, C. Knight , J. Chapple , M. Lewis , C. Butler
Best Players: C. Triffitt, N. Rowley, T. Corless, L. O''Connor, C. Knight, J. Bradley|
UNDER 18 GRADE
Penrith 0.2 5.9 9.12 13.15-93 def Western Suburbs 3.3 5.3 6.7 8.9-57
Goal Kickers: B. McGovern 4, B. Wilson 3, J. Ponton 2, J. Devlin , G. Paneras , W. Nicholson-Bragg , D. Looyschelder
Best Players: M. Purse, H. Doyle, B. Mayer, J. Ponton, A. McGee, B. Wilson
General
* The club won three games in the same round/weekend for the 25th time and for the third time this season.
* Senior Grade entered its 26th season against Nor-West Jets, the record against any club.
* Senior Grade passed 38000 points in competition football.
* This was Senior Grade's 500th scheduled competition match - resulting in 199 wins (189 on-field, 10 other); 282 losses; 1 draw and 18 abandoned.
* Reserve Grade entered its 22nd season against Nor-West Jets. They played their first game against Nor-West Jets at Dukes Oval since 1st May, 2004.
* Reserve Grade's win was the club's 450th win on the field (ie excluding wins by forfeit/protest) in its history.
* The Under 18s played Western Suburbs for the first time since 8th July, 2006 and for the first time at Dukes Oval since 16th August, 2003.
* The Under 18s passed 15000 points in competition football for Penrith Under 18/20 sides.
Players
* Congratulations to Cameron Butler on making his debut with the club (Reserve Grade) - and kicking a goal in the process.
* Congratulations to Tim Cummins on passing 50 Club goals (and 50 Senior Grade goals) for the club in this round.
* Tim Cummins' 8 goal haul was the second highest individual return in the club this season - behind Dale Chivas's 10 goals in Senior Grade vs Balmain in Round 5.
* Tim's 8 goals equalled his best individual performance for the Rams - he also kicked 8 goals vs Pennant Hills in Senior Grade's Round 7 match in 2010.
* Jason Bradley managed his third 5 goal or better haul this season, making him equal with Dale Chivas. On 2 times each are Tayt Corless and Tim Cummins (who each managed five or better goal hauls this round also), whilst Bens Robinson and McGovern have managed 5 goals or better once each.
Teams
* Senior Grade recorded its third best ever winning margin against Nor-West Jets. Best was 214 points on 20th May, 1995 at Greygums Oval - 37.21 (243) vs 4.5 (29). Next was 113 points on 13th June, 1988 at Tamplin Field - 23.20 (158) vs 6.9 (45).
* Senior Grade kept Nor-West Jets to its lowest ever score against Penrith. Its previous was the 4.5 (29) mentioned previously.
* This was the lowest score kicked against Senior Grade since 14th August, 2010 when Holroyd-Parramatta kicked 0.2 (2). Prior to that you need to go back to the 1994 season when the struggling Blacktown club kicked 1.1 (7) and 0.2 (2) against Penrith's 50.33 (333) and 30.37 (217) respectively.
* Reserve Grade defeated Nor-West Jets for the first time since they won by 8 points on 5th May, 2007 at Greygums Oval. This broke a losing sequence of 7 games, their equal worst run against the Jets
* Reserve Grade's score of 15.12 (102) was their best against the Jets since they kicked 19.12 (126) on 21st June, 2003 at Dukes Oval.
* The Under 18s won their first game against Western Suburbs since 10th May, 1998, when the Rams defeated Wests at Greygums Oval, breaking a losing streak of six games.
* The Under 18s kicked their second highest score against Western Suburbs. Their top three scores against Wests have now been - 14.10 (94), 13.15 (93) and 13.14 (92).
Margins and Scores
* Senior Grade kicked its equal highest score for the season - it previously kicked 16.13 (109) in Round 3 vs Manly-Warringah, also at Dukes Oval.
* Senior Grade recorded its highest winning margin of the season, and the second highest winning margin in the club this season (behind Reserve Grade's 124 point win over Auburn in Round 7).
* Senior Grade also recorded the highest quarter in the club this season - 7.7 (49) in the third quarter - beating the 7.6 (48) kicked by Reserve Grade in the fourth term, again in Round 7 vs Auburn.
* Senior Grade recorded the second 97 point win in the club's history. The previous (and first) one only occurred in 2009 (it took 29 seasons to achieve), in Under 18 Grade's deferred Round 1 match vs Moorebank Sports - remarkably with the same scores (Penrith 15.19 109 d Moorebank Sports 2.0 12).
* Senior Grade's score of 109 was the club's 10th ever - 1 * 14.25; 3 * 15.19 and 6 * 16.13 - all resulting in wins. The score was first achieved on 17 April, 1982 by Reserve Grade vs Sutherland at Gwawley Park and most recently achieved by Senior Grade in Round 3 this season (as mentioned above).
* Reserve Grade recorded the second 38 point win in two weeks by the club - Senior Grade defeated Manly-Warringah by the same amount the previous round.
* Reserve Grade's 38 point win was only the fourth in the club's history, the first taking until the club's 17th season (1997) when Senior Grade defeated Hawkesbury by this amount at Bensons Lane in Round 4. The most recent, as mentioned above, was last week against Manly-Warringah by Senior Grade.
* Reserve Grade's score of 102 was the club's 8th ever (across four different goal tallies) - 1 * 13.24; 1 * 14.18; 5 * 15.12 and 1 * 16.6 - all resulting in wins. The score was first achieved on 20 March, 1982 by Reserve Grade vs St Ives at McGrath's Hill and most recently achieved by in 2009 by Under 18 Grade in Round 8 vs Moorebank Sports (at Greygums Oval).
* Under 18 Grade recorded its highest score, highest winning margin and highest quarter (5.7 - 37 in the second term) for the 2011 season.
* Under 18 Grade's 36 point win was the seventh in the club's history, the first taking place way back on 22nd August, 1982 when Reserve Grade defeated Sydney Uni by this amount at Sydney Uni in Round 21 (yes, they had longer seasons then!). In that match, the scores were only a point different to the Under 18s in this round: 94 - 58. The most recent 36 point win was by Reserve Grade, again over Sydney Uni, last season at Mahoney Park on 8th August.
* Under 18 Grade kicked the second 93 point score in two weeks for Penrith (Senior Grade also kicking 13.15 the previous round vs Manly-Warringah). This was after the club not having kicked this score for over 8 years!
* This was the ninth 93 point score in the club's history - 3 * 13.15 and 6 * 14.9 - resulting in six wins and three losses. The club didn't first score 93 points until 21 June, 1992 (Reserve Grade vs Camden at Kirkham Park) and the last time it scored 93 points was last week, as mentioned previously.
GAMES/GOALS CHART
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