Welcome to Ramstats 2016! This edition covers games played on 2nd April:
1. Third Grade (Div 5) v Balmain - Rd 1, at Mahoney Park
2. Reserve Grade (Div 3) v Balmain - Rd 1, at Mahoney Park
3. Senior Grade (Div 2) v North Shore - Rd 1, at Gore Hill Oval
NB (1): Quarter by quarter and goalkicking records only exist from 1990 onwards.
NB (2): History v Club records can vary markedly in nature as the divisional structure means clubs may not play each other on the same level
NB (3): Where referred to, "Age Grade" means combined Under 18/19/20 matches for Penrith
GENERAL
* This is the Penrith club's 36th season, having been formed in 1981.
* This is the third time the Rams have opened a season on April 2nd, the previous seasons being 1995 and 2011.
RETURNING PLAYERS
Welcome back to the following former Rams players, who did not play for the club in 2015:
1. Grady Tapping - Third and Reserve Grades (last played 2010)
2. James Devlin - Senior Grade (last played 2014)
3. Matthew Lewis - Reserve Grade (last played 2013)
4. David Looyschelder - Reserve Grade (last played 2014)
5. Greg Major - Reserve Grade (last played 2014)
6. Jason Makin - Third Grade (last played 2013)
7. Brendan Reed - Third Grade (last played 2012)
DEBUTS
Congratulations to the following people who made their debut for the club in varying capacities:
CLUB DEBUTS
1. Ryan Arber (Third Grade) - from Holroyd-Parramatta
2. Miguel Limson (Third Grade) - from Holroyd-Parramatta
3. Andrew Margos (Third Grade) - new player
4. Liam McKeown (Third Grade) - from Emu Plains/Glenmore Park JAFC
5. Justin Toman (Third Grade) - new player, formerly played juniors
6. Peter Williams (Third Grade) - from Nor-West Jets
7. Michael Todd (Reserve Grade) - new player, formerly played with Emu Plains/Glenmore Park JAFC
SENIOR GRADE DEBUTS
No debuts in Senior Grade for the club this week.
COACHING DEBUTS
* Kevin Kirk made his official coaching debut as Senior Coach, after being Thirds coach in 2014 and 2015.
* Luke Donoghue made his senior coaching debut as coach of Third Grade.
PLAYER MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following players on achieving these individual milestones:
200 CLUB GAMES
* Lachlan Smith became the 15th player to play 200 games for the club, after starting with the club in 1999. Full article about this achievement is on the website.
150 SENIOR GRADE GAMES
* In the same game, Lachlan achieved the even rarer feat of playing 150 Senior Grade games for the club, becoming only the 8th player to do so.
100 CLUB GAMES
* Reece Johnson played his 100th game for the club in Senior Grade. Reece first played with the Rams in the 2007 Under 18s side.
50 CLUB GAMES
* Tim Hutton played his 50th game for Penrith in Third Grade. Tim came to the Rams in 2012 after having played with the UTS club.
250 CLUB GOALS
* Ben Robinson kicked his 250th goal for Penrith in Reserve Grade. Ben has kicked 110 goals in Senior Grade, 117 in Reserve Grade, 3 in Third Grade and 21 in Age Grade.
(Robbo becomes the third player to officially kick 250 goals for the Rams, after Jason Ware and Jason Bradley).
FIRST GOAL FOR CLUB
* Liam McKeown kicked his first two goals for the Rams on debut in Third Grade.
FIRST GOAL IN SENIOR GRADE
* No instances this week
MOST GOALS IN A MATCH FOR CLUB (2 GOALS OR MORE)
* Nick Hocking (Reserve Grade) equalled his previous best of 3 goals
* Liam McKeown (as above), kicked 2 goals in Third Grade
* Grady Tapping kicked 4 goals in Third Grade (previous best 2 goals)
SCORING
SENIOR GRADE
* 9.4 (58) - this was the club's 15th score of 58 points - 7.16 (twice), 8.10 (11) and 9.4 (2). This was the 5th time that Senior Grade has kicked this score.
The Rams have won twice when kicking a score of 58 points.
RESERVE GRADE
* 10.12 (72) - this was the club's 16th score of 72 points - 9.18 (once), 10.12 (8) and 11.6 (7). This was the 8th time that Reserve Grade has kicked this score.
This was the 9th time that the Rams have won kicking a score of 72 points.
THIRD GRADE
* 12.8 (80) - this was the club's 13th score of 80 points - 10.20 (twice), 11.14 (2) and 12.8 (9). This was the first time that Third Grade has kicked this score.
The Rams have won on on 7 occasions kicking this score.
WINNING MARGINS
RESERVE GRADE
* 25 points - this was the club's sixth win by 25 points and the third by Reserve Grade. 10.12 (72) is the second lowest score to win a match by this amount.
VENUES
MAHONEY PARK
* This was Reserve Grade's 4th game at Mahoney Park, for 3 wins and 1 loss.
* And it was also Third Grade's 4th game at Mahoney Park, for 2 wins and 1 loss.
* The club's overall record at this venue is 19 games, for 9 wins (including 1 final win) and 10 losses.
GORE HILL
* This was Senior Grade's 4th game at Gore Hill, for 1 win and 3 losses.
* The club's overall record at Gore Hill is 9 games, for 1 win and 8 losses. The club has also won, and lost, one game each by forfeit at this venue.
GRADES
SENIOR GRADE
* Senior Grade's 34th season (1983 - date).
* Senior Grade's 4th season v North Shore.
* Senior Grade's 8th game v North Shore (4th at Gore Hill) for 3 wins and 5 losses.
RESERVE GRADE
* Reserve Grade's 33rd season (1981 - 1988, 1992 - date)
* Reserve Grade's 3rd season v Balmain.
* Reserve Grade's 5th game v Balmain (2nd at Mahoney Park) for 5 wins and no losses.
* This was Reserve Grade's 200th all-time on-field win (ie excluding forfeits/protests).
THIRD GRADE
* Third Grade's 7th season (2003 - 2004, 2012 - date)
* Third Grade's 2nd season v Balmain
* Third Grade's 3rd game v Balmain (2nd at Mahoney Park) for 1 win, 1 loss and 1 win by forfeit.
* Balmain's highest score v Penrith and Penrith's lowest score v Balmain in this grade.
RANDOM TRIVIA
* The Rams have played 3 "official" draws. But 3 other games have also been drawn:
* 1988 Senior Grade v Hawkesbury at Whalan Reserve: Rams won on protest (Hawkesbury fielded ineligible players).
* 1994 Senior Grade Elimination Final v Wollongong at Wagener Oval: Rams lost game in extra time.
* 2013 Ramettes First Semi Final v UTS at Henson Park: Ramettes won game in extra time.
Last Modified on 21/04/2016 21:04