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Quinns District 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 (79)
Whitford 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.8 (98)

Kingsway 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.18 (84)
Melville 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.8 (56)

Mt Lawley 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 (79)
Wanneroo 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.17 (77)

Collegians 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.12 (96)
North Fremantle 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 (51)

Wembley 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.11 (83)
Swan Athletic 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.6 (78)

Well another round has been done and dusted.
Whitford got over Quinns in the Northern Derby, Kingsway outlasted Melville, Collegians did the job on North Freo and Wembley got over Swan Ath in a close one.

MrM awoke Saturday morning and was quite alarmed by the rain pouring down as MrM was certain he checked the weather radar the previous day and it indicated no rain. Not too be deterred though MrM braved the conditions outside to check on his beloved rain gauge and found it actually hasn't rained all that much.
MrM again checked the weather radar, and thought to myself it should clear up by lunch time.

On the way to the game MrM thought he'd do the right thing and stimulate small business and grabbed a coffee and muffin from none other than Lawley's Bakery, nestled in the heartland of Mt Lawley along Beaufort street (the worlds craziest street mind you...surprised you don't hear of more accidents along here).

Well after arriving to the ground just in time to see the first balm up of the colts game MrM was alarmed. You wouldn't believe it though for the second time in one day, MrM was again hoodwinked about the weather. MrM's rain gauge must be faulty because it indicated a bit of rain, but not a whole lot of rain.
Well Mt Lawley's oval was flooded, puddles everywhere and the puddles were so large it almost made the goal posts look smaller than regulation size...although on closer inspection MrM has seen Auskick posts bigger than the ones at Hamer Park.
MrM spoke to the colts manager at quarter time and he said they had refused to play on the ground and rightly so, the gents were there to play football, not water polo.

Still with Wanneroo playing, it couldn't be a bad day.
Wanneroo colts got the game underway with a good start and managed to play very well considering the conditions, they are play some good team for all at the moment and managed to win by 10 goals.

Aside from the fact MrM hardly moved all match as I was frozen solid, it was an otherwise dull contest.
MrM thought he'd venture to the canteen to see what was on offer...well you'd be surprised to hear it was quite a productive trip. The chips were cooked nicely, and tasted well. MrM also ordered a hot dog, and albeit slightly concerning the lovely lady at the canteen heated the whole thing up in the microwave, but was an other otherwise pleasant trip. Not quite on North Freo or Swan Ath level, but pleasant indeed. Good to see the floods that rampaged the Mt Lawley area hadn't affected the canteen production...8/10

The Reserves game, was another scrappy affair, but for Wanneroo unfortunately they couldn't come out winners a disappointing loss, which means playing finals is almost all but out of the question. Mt Lawley won by a few points.

It was time for the League game and weren't Mt Lawley looking the part in their heritage jumper. A nice green number, if only the ground looked as green.
MrM was looked forward to seeing how "The Brothers of Destruction" were going to play. But it was Wanneroo with the early lead and they were up and about for this contest. Despite the scrappy conditions, Wanneroo managed to build a lead up at quarter time.
Wanneroo again controlled the play in the second quarter and by half time they were leading by 4 goals and were definitely looking to make amends for last weekends disappointing loss.
At half time MrM attempted to try and join the canteen line but the lure of everyone wanting a hotdog microwaved must save been too much. MrM asked a nice colts gent who found himself at the front of the line, to get him a flat white coffee. It tasted like warm water, but I'll place the blame squarely on said colts player.

Wanneroo started the second half well and to a degree "The Brothers of Destruction" had been largely ineffective, but had sill managed to get a couple of goals. Wanneroos 4 goal lead had been reduced to just under 3 goals by 3 quarter time, but MrM was largely confident that Wanneroo will still run out winners.
Wanneroo dominated the play in the past quarter, but couldn't convert, kicking 1.8 from set shots in the last quarter as Mt Lawley managed to confer there chances.
In the end Wanneroo probably should have won, but didn't, as Mt Lawley managed to hit the lead late in the last and hold on.
That loss means Wanneroo are now 3 games outside the top 5 and will need to finish the season very strongly in order to play finals, but even that may be too much!

All in all not a great day for Wanneroo, or for drainage systems in the City of Vincent.
The past players day looked like a good event though...good to see some good numbers as well.

Thanks MrM for your detailed summary of the day down at the Hamer Floodplains. Indeed it was a soggy day. Perhaps I need to have a Mayor-to-Mayor talk to the Mayor of City of Stirling (MrM should re-check his council boundaries before writing a letter to the Vincent council) regarding their drainage investments. However when I played, the show would go on rain, hail, flood, shine, tornado. As it should.

The best day of the year is Old Boys Day and watching from the tent on the weekend lived up to it. Whilst we may be getting older, we all get funnier if the jokes in the tent were anything to go by. Two close games would have translated to decent bar sales as they both came down to the last few tense minutes. Wanneroo did all the right things all day (except kick straight) but could not hold on in the last as the crowd upped their volume and Mt Lawley came home strong. I'm surprised that Wanneroo have not won more games so you should see a few more wins this year.

Unfortunately I didn't spot MrM in the marquee with his limp hotdog and dishwater coffee. I went for the hot chips and chicken roll combo - it's all about knowing your strengths when it comes to your canteen!

Well done to the Wanneroo guys for coming in for a drink after the game despite a close loss. More clubs should follow this lead as it used to be the norm for every away side but I notice this has fallen away. Good luck to all for remainder of the year.

Apologies Mayor of Mount Lawley, last time I trust my work colleagues on where Mt Lawley lies in terms of local government. I'll withdraw my letter and send one on to the City of Stirling.
MrM once played rain, hail or shine, however in today's society and with new laws you'd be silly for playing and letting people play if you thought the ground was unsafe, player safety is paramount.

Probably haven't won more games this season perhaps due to the inability to close out games. Lost 4 games under a goal (if my memory serves me correct). And Wanneroo won a game after a player missed a shot after the siren...Still MrM thinks finals are still a possibility.

We are always encouraged by The President to hang around for a few post game beverages. I heard a rumour Wanneroo even offers drink vouchers to opposition clubs post games.
I'll remember the chicken roll combo for when I'm next at Hamer Park, hopefully you get the super sopper out and dry those fields.

Hate to blow my own trumpet, but thought it was a good summary as well Mayor of Mount Lawley, I wrote it all, without even mentioning the umpiring display once...

MrM accosted his work colleague this morning and told said person that they had ruined MrMs credibility by suggesting Mount Lawley were in the City of Vincent.
He replied they were, Phillip from accounts suggested they weren't.
As we stood by the water cooler this morning discussing this very issue the CEO overheard our comments and said perhaps that Mt Lawley could be in both?!

A quick Google search indicated he was indeed correct.

Great work from the CEO. he was pretty proud of himself, much like MrM was for not bringing up the umpiring from the weekend yet again...MrM is starting to get dry scalp from head scratching to much.

MrM should be proud of his fact checking skills. Perhaps a moonlighting venture on the ABC's FactCheck or Q&A awaits MrM.

Indeed Mount Lawley extends across two councils, however Hamer and its light-touch drainage systems remains a City of Stirling responsibility.