Hi all
Another season has come and gone, and I hope it’s been a good one for everyone. I can tell you now it’s been a great one for about 40 players, with their teams winning the Grand Finals on Wednesday night.
The Motley Cues faced an early deficit in division 5 against the Gremlins, before Captain Robbie Howe “went foe it” to avenge last season’s grand final loss to the Rail Runners with a 13-9 victory.
The Jets had a great season, missing the 4th division minor premiership by 1 point, but made amends with a 13-10 win over the Demons, regaining their spot in 3rd division.
Division 3 saw the Pumas go in as hot favourites after an almost unbeaten season, but the Seriuos Fouls caused an upset when they ran out winners in a tight game, 13-11.
The DV8s ran out to a massive lead in the division 2 grand final, before the Pidos came back strongly in round 3. Soorage and his team then picked up their game and sealed a relatively easy win 13-9 to nail a really big trophy.
Division 1 once again proved to be the biggest match of the Grand Final evening. The Embalmers took on the Stickmen and the match ran neck and neck right up until the final frame, resulting in a 12 all draw and a playoff. The Embalmers then surprised the Stickmen by nailing the playoff 3-0 and yet another Division One Title.
I’d like to thank all players and in particular the captains for another successful season of Eight Ball. But there is no rest for the wicked, with the Masters this weekend preceding two months of Open State Team Trials. For those who haven’t checked it out yet, the groups for the first round are available on the Docs and Forms page with venues to be confirmed this weekend.
A big thank you of course to the venues who have supported us this season by hosting teams, we look forward to another great season in 6 weeks time.
Don’t forget State of Origin starts next week, for details see below.
Remember that nominations for the Winter Season are due at the next meeting.
Good luck to all players in the trials, and I will see you all next season.
Regards
Chris Jones
ACTEBA Tournament Director
