Cowra Cruise To Top Of CWAFL

**Phil Doyle** · 25th May 2003, 09:08 PM

CWAFL competition pacesetters the Cowra Blues continued on their winning ways with a 76 point victory over the Orange Tigers at Cowra, taking them right to the top of the CWAFL ladder. Aaron and Jason Newton and Mick McLiesh had big games for the Blues while Mark Cantrill battled for the visitors.

CSU posted their first win for the season in style with a181 point shellacking to their cross town rivals in the Bathurst Derby. Scott Ripley, direct from his dominant display in the ruck for the Central West representative side was best on ground for the Bulldogs.

The Dubbo Demons v Mudgee Black Swans match was also a one sided affair with the Demons running out winners by 223 points.

The results see Cowra out in front on the ladder on 20 points followed by Parkes on 16, Dubbo and Orange on 12 rounding out the top four. Below them are Bathurst on 8, CSU on four and the Mudgee Black Swans are yet to open their account.

This Saturday the Bathurst Eagles play the Cowra Blues at George Park Bathurst. Mudgee host CSU at Mudgee Sports Ground. Parkes and Orange do battle at North Parkes Oval and Dubbo will host the Katoomba-Lithgow Mountain Lions at South Dubbo.

Details from Round 5:

Central West AFL First Grade Saturday, 24 May 2003
CSU Bulldogs 33.15 (213)
Bathurst Eagles 4.8 (32)
Goals: CSU Bulldogs Ben Crowley 11 Greg Hair 6 Ben Reardon 6 Nathan Reid 3 Tom Balchin 2 Scott Ripley 2 Peter Spiteri 2 Matt Singh. Bathurst Eagles David Jackson 2 Justin Cooper Jason Rae
Best: CSU Bulldogs Scott Ripley Matt Singh Scott Collins. Bathurst Eagles Ryan O'Donnell Luke Mason Jason Rae
at George Park, Bathurst

Cowra Blues 17.20 (122)
Orange Tigers 6.10 (46)
Goals: Cowra Blues; Mick McLeish 5 Kim Reid 5 Aaron Newton 2 Corey Kennedy 2 Francis Bright Geoff Day Allan McVey. Orange Tigers Shaun Massey 2 Andrew McIntyre Tim Byrne Paul Byrnes Nicholas Street
Best: Cowra Blues; Aaron Newton Jason Newton Mick McLeish. Orange Tigers; Mark Cantrill Shaun Massey Tim Byrne.
at Mulyan Oval, Cowra

Dubbo Demons 36.20 (236)
Mudgee Black Swans 2.1 (13)
Goals: Dubbo Demons; Greg Richter 12 Nathan Twomey 6 Matt Shephard 4 David Daly 3 Paul Clark 3 Greg Sutton 2 Stewart Todd 2 Brian Fogarty 2 Lloyd Shepherd. Mudgee Black Swans Troy Grimshaw Kent Coburn
Best: Dubbo Demons; Paul Adams, Matt Shephard, Greg Richter. Mudgee Black Swans; David Martin, Troy Grimshaw, Dane Coburn
at Sth Dubbo Oval

Parkes Panthers 20.11 (131)
Katoomba-Lithgow 7.12 (54)
Goals: Parkes Panthers; Meuret 7 O?Donaghue 4, Hartley 2, Ford 2, Mcrea 2, Parker, Smith Burkett. Katoomba-Lithgow; Dobson 2, Howard Hill Wellington Bridgeland Cutler
Best: Parkes; Apsey Nolan Meuret Ford Hartley Katoomba Lithgow; Wellington Stritch Isles Body Cutler
at North Parkes Oval

Reserve Grade
Cowra Blues 18.21 (129) d Orange Tigers 9.5 (59)
Dubbo Demons 18.16 (124) d Mudgee Black Swans 3.2 (20)

Under 17s
Cowra Blues 10.10 (70) d Orange Tigers 7.13 (55)
Dubbo Demons 22.18 (150) d Mudgee Black Swans 0.2 (2)
Parkes Panthers 16.17 (125) d Katoomba-Lithgow 3.3 (21)

Under 14s
Orange Tigers 18.22 (130) d Cowra Blues 1.3 (9)
Dubbo Demons 15.13 (103) d Mudgee Black Swans 0.1 (1)

Central West AFL First Grade Ladder

Team Points Win Loss Draw Bye For Against %
Cowra Blues 20 4 1 439 282 156%
Parkes Panthers 16 3 1 1 528 286 185%
Dubbo Demons 12 3 2 922 262 352%
Orange Tigers 12 3 2 508 473 107%
Bathurst Eagles 8 1 3 1 310 526 59%
CSU Bulldogs 4 1 2 354 211 168%
Mudgee Black Swans 0 5 96 1120 9%

Under 17s
Team Points Win Loss Draw Bye For Against %
Bathurst Eagles 16 4 407 113 360%
Dubbo Demons 16 4 2 520 342 152%
Parkes Panthers 12 3 447 29 1541%
Orange Tigers 4 1 4 308 332 93%
Cowra Blues 4 1 2 93 282 33%
Mudgee Black Swans 0 5 53 730 7%

Under 14s
Team Points Win Loss Draw Bye For Against %
Orange Tigers 16 4 1 570 116 491%
Parkes Panthers 12 3 345 93 371%
Bathurst Eagles 12 3 1 316 183 173%
Dubbo Demons 8 2 4 317 364 87%
Cowra Blues 4 1 2 119 270 44%
Mudgee Black Swans 0 5 59 700 8%

Central West AFL Leading Goalkickers First Grade
Greg Richter (Dubbo) 31
Nic Freedman (Orange) 23
Nathan Twomey (Dubbo) 22
Scott Meuret (Parkes) 21
Tim Byrne (Orange Tigers) 15

**TheMase** · 27th May 2003, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by Phil Doyle
Details from Round 5:

Central West AFL First Grade Saturday, 24 May 2003
CSU Bulldogs 33.15 (213)
Bathurst Eagles 4.8 (32)
Goals: CSU Bulldogs Ben Crowley 11 Greg Hair 6 Ben Reardon 6 Nathan Reid 3 Tom Balchin 2 Scott Ripley 2 Peter Spiteri 2 Matt Singh. Bathurst Eagles David Jackson 2 Justin Cooper Jason Rae
Best: CSU Bulldogs Scott Ripley Matt Singh Scott Collins. Bathurst Eagles Ryan O'Donnell Luke Mason Jason Rae
at George Park, Bathurst

We might have gotten flogged, but does anyone recognise a name in there

**Phil Doyle** · 27th May 2003, 02:43 PM

Good stuff!

Did you play at katoomba?

**TheMase** · 27th May 2003, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by Phil Doyle
Good stuff!

Did you play at katoomba?

No

I was planning on playing but I was under the impression the match was called off because there was no umpire to officiate the match. That is what I was told by the umpires manager.

I didn't attend training on the Thursday so I did not find out otherwise.

I did play against Katoomba in the pre-season cup however.
You guys aren't too bad. Significantly better than Mudgee I would say.