First division round 12 match results
Double Trouble easily overcame 26 Jets, beating them 8-3, which gives them an outside chance of making the finals.
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Hasbeens denied Pastoral Phoenix their first win with a 7-4 win, and in the final match, The Shoeless suffered a 9-2 loss at the hands of the relentless P*ssheads who still hold top spot on the ladder.
However, with P*ssheads having the bye next week, Misfits could effectively overtake them if they were to beat The Shoeless 10-1 or better.
The last two rounds of the season have become very interesting. It is shaping up to be a last-round shoot-out between P*ssheads and Misfits to see who finishes on top of the ladder, and there appears to be three teams who could possibly fill the third and fourth positions.
The winner of Hasbeens versus 26 Jets next round will probably cement their place in the finals.
Double Trouble will have to win both their last games to give them a chance.
Again, it might come down to the last round match-up between Habeens and Double Trouble to see who fills the fourth position. Misfits had the bye.
First division individual highlights
Although winning the match 7-4, Hasbeens’ top players suffered losses at the hands of two of the Phoenix’s women.
Sammi McVickers beat local legend Max Crilly and Vicki Simmonds beat John Villiers.
Sammi also topped the ladies’ averages with 20.32.
Darren Manner had the best average with 20.81 and there were four pegs of 100 or more.
Terry Hodges led the list with 104, Geoff Ward 101, Shane Broucek and Dick Hay both had 100 out shots.
Shane also had the highest number of tons with 10, and the shortest game in 18 darts.
Three players threw 180s, Max Crilly, Darren Manners and John Villiers.
Second division round 12 match results
After having two weeks off, a forfeit and the bye, Pastoral Pirates returned to form with a 10-1 win over the winless Dart Devils to virtually confirm their place in the finals.
However, it still might come down to a last-round match between themselves and Cockadoos if Pastoral Warriors were to beat Ocheholics next round.
The Recyclables moved to the top of the ladder with a comfortable 8-3 win over second-placed Ocheholics and Sore and Achey notched up their second win with an 8-3 win over Cockadoos. Pastoral Warriors had the bye.
Second division individual highlights
Chris Gritty was the outstanding player with a 20-dart game and the best average of 18.01.
Dolly Dunne had the best ladies’ average with 15.17.
Terry Heaney and Micah Schroeder both threw six tons each, and Micah had the highest peg with a 98 out shot. Greg Williams threw the only 180.
For full stats in both divisions, log on to tv.dartconnect.com/league/EMDAI
2025 Murray Bridge Anzac Grand Prix
A couple of our ladies ventured to Murray Bridge in South Australia over the Anzac weekend with great results.
Janine Cassar and Jo Hadley teamed up to win the ladies’ doubles event, Jo made it to the quarter-finals and Janine went on to win the event, beating fellow Victorian Tori Kewish. Well done ladies.
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2025 state teams
Once again the state team selection has been run, with Jo Hadley as a current Australian representative an automatic selection.
Janine Cassar, who was first reserve, was also granted automatic selection.
Jodie Oakley, who tried out, was just short of selection and is first reserve.
She will play if any of the team is unable to fulfil their role to play.
We had none of our men trying out this year, however former player, Michael Cassar, was an automatic selection as an Australian representative and Dylan Oaff successfully made it through the selection trials.
2025 EMDA Open Singles
We had 22 men vying for the title of 2025 Men’s Open Singles Champion.
As we only had three women wishing to play for the ladies’ title, Jodie Oakley withdrew and Dolly Dunne and Penny Gritty decided to join in with the men.
We then had an even 24 players in four groups of six.
Each group played a round-robin within themselves, with the top two players in each group progressing to the knockout stage.
Chris Gritty beat Cal Burt and Darren Manner beat Karlo Torlao to both progress to semi-final one.
Semi-final two was made up of Michael Bajowski, who beat Max Crilly, and Marcus McKenner, beating Dallas Barnstable.
Darren and Michael won the semis, giving us a shoot-out between arguably our top two players in the league.
It was a hard-fought battle, but it was Darren who prevailed to take the title.
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