By Marcus Uhe
For the first time since round five of the South West Gippsland Dart League’s 2024 season, Dean’s place at the top of the Tons leaderboard is under serious threat.
If anyone was going to dethrone the Snipers’ ace, it was going to be Steve from Predators, and a massive 10-ton haul in Tuesday’s 11-4 win over Mud Rats sees him join Dean on 60 tons.
Steve and Scott from Mud Rats threw ton for ton, before Steve sealed the contest with a 116 peg.
The two are clear standouts over the remainder of the field, with Shane from Cheers the next best on 44.
Not to be outdone, however, Dean’s threw six tons and set a new highest peg across the season with 154, in Snipers’ 11-4 defeat of Just Social in grand final rematch from the previous campaign.
Dart Vaders responded to a shock loss against Railway last week by downing in a tight win 8-7, and Cheers made it three wins a row after getting the better of Fore 9-6.
Dart Attack, meanwhile, secured its first points of the year thanks to a 11-4 win over Hoodies, leaving their vanquished opponents as the only winless side in the campaign.
141 tons were thrown in round 10, showcasing all the talent the league has at its disposal.
Each team will rest their throwing arms this week before a mouthwatering battle between Snipers and Predators at the Nar Nar Goon hotel rounds out the return of competition on Tuesday 14 May.
Both sides enter the contest undefeated and feature the top two players on the tons leaderboard in Dean and Steve, in what is sure to be a mouthwatering contest.
Results R10: Gembrook 12 v Railway 3, Cheers 9 v Fore 6, Predators 11 v Mud Rats 4, Generals 8 v Bullseyes 7, Dart Attack 11 v Hoodies 4, Dart Vaders 8 v 26ers 7, Snipers 11 v Just Social 4.
Ladder: Predators 40, Snipers 40, Cheers 36, Gembrook 28, Dart Vaders 28, Mud Rats 28, Just Social 20, 26ers 16, Fore 12,
Generals 12, Railway 12, Dart Attack 4, Bullseyes 4, Hoodies 0.
Fixture R11 (14 May): Bullseyes (13) v Fore (9), Generals (10) v Railway (11), Cheers (3) v Dart Attack (12), Gembrook (4) v 26ers (8), Hoodies (14) v Just Social (7), Dart Vaders (5) v Mud Rats (6), Snipers (2) v Predators (1).
