Heidenfeld Trophy 2017/2018

Exceptionally tight at both ends - I think the adjourned Ballinalsoe-Blanchardstown games end in draws (or possibly 0.5-1.5) so the table is currently:

Blanchardstown: 47.5
Elm Mount: 46
Gonzaga: 41.5 (8 matches played)

Inchicore: 34.5 (8 matches played)
Phibsboro: 34
Ballinasloe: 32 (8 matches played)
Dun Laoghaire: 32

Bray/Greystones: 30.5
Rathmines B: 28.5
Celebridge: 28 (8 matches played)
Rathmines A: 26.5 (8 matches played)
Lucan: 25 (8 matches played - once points are added back)


Blanchardstown have to play Dun Laoghaire and Gonzaga
Elm Mount have Ballinasloe (away) and Bray/Greystones
Gonzaga have Lucan, Rathmines B and Blanchardtown.

At the other end, the teams have it in their own hands; no one is too far adrift. Any big result against a rival and you should be safe and vice versa. Lucan and Rathmines B will have the most to do to avoid the drop and one of the two is very likely to go down with them both playing on the last day. On paper, it looks likeliest that it will be two from Lucan, Rathmines B and Bray/Greystones.

Round 9: Gonzaga 6.5-0.5 Lucan (board 6 to play; Lincoln vs Murray)
Round 10: Dun Laoghaire 2-5 Blanchardstown (board 1 to play - Cassidy vs Delaney)


Table after 9 rounds played unless otherwise stated:

Title chasers
Blanchardstown: 53 (10 rounds played, one game o/s)
Gonzaga: 48 (one game o/s)
Elm Mount: 46

Safe
Inchicore: 38.5
Celebridge: 37.5 (10 rounds played)
Ballinasloe: 34.5
Phibsboro: 34

Danger Zone
Dun Laoghaire: 34 (10 rounds played, one game o/s)
Bray/Greystones: 34 (10 rounds played)
Rathmines A: 29.5
Rathmines B: 28.5
Lucan: 25.5 (one game o/s)


Key game tomorrow: Ballinasloe host Elm Mount.

Team to watch: Lucan finish with Rathmines A and B so are not out of it.


To play:
Blanchardstown: Gonzaga
Gonzaga: Rathmines B, Blanchardstown
Elm Mount: Ballinasloe, Bray

Dun Laoghaire: Celbridge
Bray/Greystones: Elm Mount
Rathmines A: Lucan, Phibsboro
Rathmines B: Gonzaga, Lucan
Lucan: 25.5 Rathmines A, Rathmines B

Round 10: Dun Laoghaire 2-6 Blanchardstown
Round 10: Ballinasloe 2.5-5.5 Elm Mount
Round 10: Rathmines A 4.5-3.5 Lucan
Round 11: Elm Mount 1-1 Bray

Title chasers
Gonzaga: 56
Blanchardstown: 54
Elm Mount: 52.5 (2 r11 games played)

Danger Zone
Bray/Greystones: 35 (2 r11 games played)
Dun Laoghaire: 34
Rathmines A: 34
Rathmines B: 29.5
Lucan: 29

Top 2 and bottom 2 play on Sunday.

Phibsboro 4-4 Inchicore
Keeps Inchicore top of the mediocre ship with a healthy 5.5 point lead over Ballinasloe, with the 2 to meet on Sunday.
That’s going to be MAJOR 😉