Image Update for Sun 02 May 2010 - PCNC

We've updated the gallery for last Sunday and will work backwards.  This update is about 99 images.  We'll have about 130 from the week before as well as last weeks POMNA games.  We'll let you know just as soon as.

Our appologies, we've been trying to market the page so that we can relieve some of our costs in maintaining the site.

We'll be back to our usual top form pretty soon.

For those there last Sunday, the game between BSP and Air Niugini was an interesting match up.  No:1 and No:2 teams squaring off just before the semi's with BSP holding out in the composure stakes and mentally getting over the airliners.

A win no less, but that contest is being touted as the possible grand final lineup so the mental strength will be crucial come the playoffs.  BSP were simply more composed on the. Air Niugini have become so used to winning that as soon as the pressure was put on they were not so sure how to handle it.  This is an area they will have to work on over the coming weeks.

Talking about mental strength, it was simply mental toughness that brought FDL home over NSL last Sunday who can't seem to shake this flat spot they've hit.  They have now slipped outside the four.  Unless they win this weekend, they may find themselves out of the race this year.  Perhaps they should try playing this next game in their old uniforms.

Westpac's one point loss to IPA must be a real irritation to them out of which we saw a funny collection of the Leka clan, with mun and dad with Mona-Lisa (Westpac), Julienne (IPA) and Madeleine (BSP) immediately after the Westpac /IPA game.

BSP is comfortably the minor premiers for 2010, having held off the Airliners last week, but the fight now begins and Westpac, last years other grand finalist will really be hard pressed to make the four, but then again you can never tell can you.

Brian Bell were happy enough last week, taking an empty court after Daltron again did not turn up.  It seems only two or three from the Daltron turn up each week now, Cecilia Maurice and Loraine Tamarua to name two.  Daltron don't pick any points at all for forfeiting games and have no chance at seeing the finals four.

In other matches last Sunday, Able Computing pulled of a good win against Pacific Foods and NSL went down to high flyer's Western Powers who may be minor premiers of the division after the demise of TCS, a matter still being appealed to the executive.

Steamships Finance were too strong against BSP, spanking then 30 - 13 in division 2 while PNGFOC holds its top spot after a very close win at the weekend against LBC.

Datec carved out a big win against CPL in dvision 1 while Kenmore didn't help their cause when they lost their game albeit with the slimmest of margins.

This weekends games are the last of round 2 and then the finals series for all 10 divisions begin.  This is he homeward stretch and "Near the Hoop" will be there all the way.




Enjoy the weekends games and we'll be seeing you somewhere "near the hoop"