THE BRAIDWOOD SERVICEMEN`S CLUB BEARS KNOCKED THE BOOMANULLA RAIDERS OUT OF SEMI-FINAL CONTENTION AND CONSOLIDATED THIRD PLACE WITH AN EMPHATIC 46-22 VICTORY AT THE REC ON SATURDAY. THE BEARS RAN IN 9 TRIES TO THE RAIDERS 4 AND HELD A 26-10 LEAD AT HALF-TIME. THE GAME WAS A GOOD REHERSAL FOR THE SEMI-FINALS FOR THE BEARS WITH PLENTY OF REFEREEING DECISIONS GOING AGAINST BRAIDWOOD AS WELL AS FRONTING UP AGAINST THE UNPREDICTABLE RAIDERS WHO CAN SCORE A TRY FROM ANY WHERE ON THE FIELD.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES WAS THE BEARS JELLED BETTER AS ATEAM IN BOTH ATTACK AND DEFENCE. PROPS PHILJONAS ,MATT ROACHAND STEVE CLARKE CARTED THE BALL UP ALL MATCH CLOSE TO THE RUCK MAKING GOOD YARDS AND WERE SOLID IN DEFENCE .HOOKER MARK PIPER HAD HIS BEST MATCH OF THE SEASON. HE WAS AT HIS ELUSIVE BEST FROM DUMMY HALF WITH THREE OF HIS RUNS FROM THE RUCK MAKING 50 METRES!!!! MARK PICKED UP 3 POINTS IN BENDIGO BANKS` BEST & FAIREST AND THE PLAYERS PLAYER AWARD. BACK ROWERS BILL RAYNOLDS , ROCKY DEMETRIOU, JAMES GREEN TOMMY WATSON ANDMATT McCARTHY WERE DANGEROUS JUST WIDE OF THE RUCK INATTACK AND TACKLED THEMSELVES TO A STANDSTIL AS WELL AS BRINGING OFF SOME HUGE HITS. GREEN EARNED HIMSELF 1POINT IN THE BEST & FAIREST. THUMPER GORMAN AND JIMMY EVANS GAVE GREAT SERVICE TO THEIR OUTSIDE MEN AND GUIDED THE FORWARDS AROUND THE PARK WITH "GOOD TALK". OUTSIDE BACKS ADAM DIXON,SEAN HEYC OX, DANIEL BACKHOUSE, MARTY EDWARDS, EDDIE MARTINEZ AARON DIXON AND STEVIE NEWSOME CONTAINED THEIR SPEEDY OPPONENTS WELL AND DID A BOOMANULLA ON BOOMANULLA SCORING 5 OF THE BEARS TRIES BETWEEN THEM. NEWSOME PICKED UP 2 BEST & fairest POINTS FOR A TOP GAME AT FULLBACK and SHAWN HEYCOX WON THE COACHES AWARD FOR HIS SOLID EFFORTS ON THE WING AND AT FULLBACK WHEN NEWSOME WENT OFF INJURED.

THE BEARS NOW TAKE ON BUNGENDORE IN THE BATTLE OF PALERANG IN THE PRELIMINARY SEMI AT BUNGENDORE AT 2.30 . WEST BELCONNEN TAKE ON DUNTROON AT 1.00 BEFORE THE BEARS , TIGERS MATCH . A BUS WILL BE LEAVING FROM THE CLUB AT 12.15 . RING TIM JONAS{0427-422-661} FOR DETAILS. BEARS HISTORIANS WILL HAVE TO BE CONSULTED TO SEE IF THIS IS THE BEST SENIOR SIDE EFFORT IN THE BEARS HISTORY, WINNING 11 MATCHES OUT OF A POSSIBLE 15 IN A SEASON SO FAR WITH A POSSIBLE 4 MORE !!!!

WINNER OF THE ROOSTER GRANT DONATED WOOD RAFFLE WAS BARRY JONAS AND THE PICK-A- BEAR JACKPOT DIDN`T GO OFF AND THE POT NAW STANDS AT $340 WITH 3 BEARS IN LINE FOR FIIRST POINT SCORER.

THE BRUCE STUART SCOREBOARD BEARS 46 [ BACKHOUSE 2 TRIES, HEYCOX 1,EVANS 1PIPER 1, ROACH 1, DEMETRIOU 1, GORMAN 1, NEWSOME 1 AND 1 GOAL AND McCARTHY 4GOALS] BOOMANULLA 22 [ MUNN 4 TRIES , INGRAM 3 GOALS]