S.A 76 def W.A 74
February 15, 2007
ROUND SEVEN
W.A. v S.A.
G Wishart (sk), J Slavich, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.---------------15
W Ruediger (sk), G Thompson, S Dorr, B Hurrell. -----------------26
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart.----------------------14
J Aworth (sk), D Fulton, J Phillips, D Steinwedel. -----------------30
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.------------------------26
K Coulls (sk), C Dickson, B Schultz, B Porter.------------------------4
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, K McIlRoy. ---------19
C Mills (sk), L Carter, A Klose, A Forbes. ----------------------------16
A powerful finish by the Croweaters after being well behind in the middle stages
of the game sinks W.A who go down by two shot after enjoying a healthy lead
throughout most of the game, it was 49/28 on end 42.
It was extremely disappointing to see such a lead reeled in and passed right
on the death knock. Most people would have felt the pain of it here at home
as Sherro did.
Pieter Harris's rink who have led the way throughout the series for W.A had
a handy 8 shot lead early in the game and got blown away by Jeff Aworth who
is a one of Australia's best skips.
An abbreviated scorecard 10/2, 11/6, 13/10, 13/15, 13/18,
13/24, 14/26, 14/28, 14/30
It wouldn't be hard to imagine the terrible disappointment
Pieter and the rink would would be feeling. The opportunity of winning the
Alley Shield doesn't come along very often.
Russell Hughes rink was the mainstay
for W.A and it would be fair to say that Russell had the least performed S.A
rink of K. Coulls to play and took full advantage of it to nearly get W.A.
across the line.
Jon Sharp and his rink enjoyed a big lead, 17/4 till around halfway thru the
game
and made it home by 3 shots.
Rooster Wishart and his rink were always behind the 8 ball in their game againstW
Ruediger and his rink.
An abbreviated scorecard 3/4, 6/11, 10/15, 13/15,
13/18, 15/20, 15/26
While it is a sad moment for us all here in the
West we can take some comfort from the performance of the side and they can
hold their head high winning 5 of the 7 games, losing two games, one by 2 and
the other by 1 shot.
This tremendous performance was acheived on the back of
one rink contributing only two wins from 7 games for the event. There will
have to be changes made for the up coming series to be held in Perth next season
and the time has arrived for some of the young guns to be given a role to skip
A lot of credit must go to Prickles Thorn for his drive and enthusiasm along
with new initiatives to turn the fortunes around for the State side.
Sherro had a word with Prickles today
" The team spirit was fantastic on tour, the players got
behind one and other from day one. There was a change in the way the boys played
on the heavy greens here in Tasmania, the team also played the 1 percenters
which is so important and the results are there for everyone to see.
There is definitely
room for improvement and watch out for W.A in the next series here in Perth"
--------------------------------PLAYER MILE STONES
There have been some important milestones along the way for some of the players.
Pieter Harris played his 150th game on tour and what a magnificent player
he is.
Ross Dempsey, John Goddard, Russell Hughes and Kyle McIlroy all played their
100th game for W.A on this tour.
Trystan Smallacombe played his 50th of what should be many more games for
the W.A team.
I would like to congratulate these players on their achievement and say that
we are in good hands with players of this calibre representing our State..
| Interstate sides Series 2007 Tasmania | |||||||
| State | Win | loss | Rink wins | For | Against | Points | Per % |
| New South Wales | 5 | 2 | 21 | 611 | 475 | 10 | 128. 63 |
| West Aust | 5 | 2 | 16.5 | 581 | 442 | 10 | 131. 44 |
| Victoria | 5 | 2 | 16 | 570 | 487 | 10 | 117. 04 |
| Qeensland | 4 | 3 | 17..5 | 580 | 482 | 8 | 120. 33 |
| Tasmania | 3 | 3 | 13 .5draw | 528 | 568 | 7 | 92 .95 |
| South Australia | 3 | 4 | 14 | 530 | 521 | 6 | 101 .72 |
| Australian Capitol T. | 2 | 4 | 9.5, draw | 507 | 609 | 5 | 83. 25 |
| Northen Territory | 0 | 7 | 4 | 389 | 712 | 0 | 54. 63 |
| RINK STATISTICS | ||||||
| Skipper | Win | Loss | Draw | For | Agst | Perc % |
| P. Harris | 5 | 2 | 180 | 110 | 163. 63 | |
| J. Sharp | 5 | 2 | 132 | 107 | 123.64 | |
| R. Hughes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 142 | 99 | 143. 43 |
| Rooster | 2 | 5 | 128 | 124 | 103. 22 | |
W.A lead N / TERRITORY .......... 95----51 -----Game over
February 14, 2007
ROUND SIX
W.A. v N.T
G Wishart (sk), J Slavich, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.-----------------14
S Chamberlain (sk),
R Knight,
A Gibbs,
E Tausinga. -----------------22
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart.------------------------33
G Brown (sk),
J Derrick,
T Leahy,
J Bennett. -------------------------12
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.------------------.--------23
T Allwright (sk),
A White,
P Wright,
T Hamilton.---------------------11
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy,K McIlRoy. -----.------25
J McIlwain (sk), T Palazzi, S Mitchell, J.Nelson.----------------------6
The Sandgropers have finished the day sitting in top position. The win against
the so far winless Northern Territory, was expected.
The only disappointment
in this match was the loss by Rooster Wishart's rink to Scott Chamberlain who
up to this game had not won a game in the series.. Rink wins are so important.
Pieter Harris (pictured) Great skipper for W.A
Pieter
Harris's rink is the second best performed rink in the series, only T. Ellam
from N.S.W is ahead of Pieter's rink, who have won 5 games and a draw, the
draw for T. Ellam was against Russell Hughes..
This performance
is what we have come to expect from Pieter Harris led rinks. Pieter has
been the leading skip for W.A. now for the last 4 Sides Series.
John Sharp has done well with his rink and they finished the day with a huge
win as did Russell Hughes's rink who have been solid so far
S.A is the mountain the side has to climb tomorrow for W.A
In the Ford/Wishart Trophy S.A did better overall than W.A. Since then the
Sandgropers found form while the Croweaters have slipped somewhat.
W.A have come
thru with flying colours and it boils down to this one game.
Form says all the way with W.A
W.A (7) def VICTORIA (1) .......... 85--64 ---game over
February 14, 2007
ROUND FIVE
W.A. v VIC
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart.------------------------27
M Flapper (sk), N McIntyre, N Bush, P Loe.---------------------------13
G Wishart (sk), J Slavich, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.------------------22
M Jacobsen (sk), G Bridge, I Ewing, B McCallum.---------------------12
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy,K McIlRoy. -----.------20
R Doody (sk), P Dorgan, A Galloway, T Simmons.---------------------17
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.--------------------------16
L Schraner (sk),
B Lester, B Spurr, P Thorn. --------------------------22
A fabulous win by W.A.they are now on top of the
table and almost have a good grip on the Alley Shield. This afternoon they play
the Northern Territory and should be able to take care of business in this clash.
While the Sandgropers have less rink wins it has to be remembered they have not
played the N.T and after this game they should have a healthy rink agg,
The next day in the last game of the series W.A play S.A. In the Test matches
S.A went pretty well and have since beaten Qld so plenty will hinge on this game.
This afternoon Victoria's loss now has them in third place, play Qld
and can't be certain of victory
The bottom line of course is for W.A to win their last two games and current
form says they will
W.A (7) def A.C.T (1) .......... 91--54
February 13, 2007
W.A v A.C.T.
ROUND FOUR
G Wishart (sk), J Slavich, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.------------------29
J Bice (sk), T. Healy, D Owens, N Dunn.--------------------------------5
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart.------------------------25
R Chesher (sk ), B Howie, S Dagwell,
W Turner. ----------------------15
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.--------------------------26
P Bowman(sk),
R Lindbeck,
T McInnes,
D Fitzpatrick.--------------14
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy,K McIlRoy.
-----.------11
C O'Connor (sk), A Monfries, G Gibson, A Howie.----------------.-----20
A terrific win by the W.A team and this win gives the team a real chance to
win the coveted Ally Shield, they last won it way back 1999. They
are perfectly placed to win it after some very good performances.
Up to this stage W.A has confounded the critics with an outstanding performance
beating all teams bar Queensland who beat them by 2 shots.
Rooster Wishart and his rink have had their first win for the series and it
is a huge win at that. It would a relief for the side to have broken thru for
the win.
Pieter Harris rink has won again and what an impressive record Pieter has
wracked up as a skipper for W.A. His side continues to impress winning three
out of the four games so far.
Russell Hughes and his rink have won again and have had a great series also.
Jon Sharp and his rink win have 2 wins from 4 games.
Rink wins are now vital from here on.
W.A are second on the ladder even tho N.S.W defeated Victoria by 1 shot
Tomorrow the Sandgropers take on the mighty Victorians and what a game it
promises to be.
One plays two and it is almost a winner take all game, especially for W.A
who have will play the N.T side and at this stage they haven't won a game.
We are hopeful that BowlsWA can update the scores for the
W.A. V VIC game a little more often than we have been getting this
afternoon
When two teams are level regardless of percentage it is the team with the
most rink wins that will win the Ally Shield
Qld (7) def W.A (1) .......... 68--- 66
February 13, 2007
W.A v QLD
ROUND THREE
Green speed 12.5 sec
Queensland have beaten W.A by 2 shots in a hard fought encounter. Qld got
away better than W.A and led 36/28 on the 42cd end. All rinks for W.A were
there about's and only just behind.
From here on W.A started to reel the Banana
Benders in with the rink of John Sharp showing the way against the tough rink
of Mark Casey. They led from around the 10th end (9/7) and stormed away to
almost get W.A over the line.
John Sharp (pictured) Skipper for W.A has won 2
of his three games
Pieter
Harris has a ding dong go with Nathan Rice who is regarded by many as the
equal of Kelvin Kerkow. little separated the two sides throughout the
game, never more than a shot or three the
diff.
Pieter Harris has won 2 of his three games
Russell Hughes playing against Shane Globits who was the number one ranked
bowler in Australia last year, also had a close game right thru with so little
between them on the scoreboard and were level at 14/14 at one stage.
Russell Hughes has 1 win 1 draw 1 loss
Rooster Wishart's rink were always behind on the scoreboard in the game against
J. Grundon, and it could be said that this was the easier rink (if there is
such a thing) to draw to play against for Qld.
The past two games Rooster's rink have had the hardest
rink to play and did very well to lose those games by such small margins In
this game they were down 3/7, 7/13, 8/15, 13/20.
Rooster has no wins from his three games
TIME 10. 44 AM W.S.T
J Grundon (sk),
C Kelly, D Mullens, C Hepburn. ----------------------20
G Wishart (sk), J Slavich, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.------------------13
N Rice (sk),
R Glasser, A Paskins, M Monro.---------------.-----------18
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart.------------------------16
S Globits (sk),
M Brown, B Wilkie, P Jordan---------------------------18.
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.--------------------------16
M Casey (sk), A Kiepe, R Thompson, M Breen-------------------------12
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy,K McIlRoy. -----.------21
W.A (6 ) def Tasmania (2) .......... 91 - 61
February 12, 2007
ROUND TWO
W.A def TAS 91-61
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart.------------------------38
C McKibben (sk), J Howard, P Zoon, A Burne.-------------------------5
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.--------------------------18
B Peck (sk), L Webb, P Chamberlain, C Saltmarsh.-------------------13
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy,K McIlRoy. -----.------17
J M Nitz (sk), D McLean, G Kitto, B Peck.-------------------------.-----24
G Wishart (sk), J Slavich, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.------------------18
M Strochnetter (sk), T Douce, P Moore, R McMullen-------------.----19
It has been a massive turn around in form for the W.A State side today and
they can be proud of their acheivement, we also are proud of their effort.
However this is only the first day and there are three more days to go so lets
hope W.A can keep on with what they did today, it won't be easy
W.A have done the job again to defeat the home state, Tasmania, in convincing
fashion. The win has been bought about by the massive win by the rink of Pieter
Harris who had lost only one game in the Test matches.
Rooster Wishart and his rink came back hard after trailing 6/14 to fall 1
shot short of victory against the best rink for Tasmania, that of Mark
Strochnetter
It would be fair to say that Rooster has had the harder draw in the two games
he has played to date.
Jon Sharp lost after leading 14/11 in the late stages of the game and finally
losing 17/24
Russell Hughes had a handy win following his draw this morning.
"Speaking with Prickles Thorn after the game he paid a tribute
to The brilliant form Of Pieter Harris and Rhett Butler, both players were
outstanding today.
In general the players in all rinks lifted to the form they are capable of
playing today and were very much buoyed by the morning result against N.S.W.
Sherro there is great camaraderie and a terrific atmosphere in the side and
they are eager and ready for the big games tomorrow."
Some that got a mention for their great games today were Rooster, Slav, Russell
Hughes and The Jones Boy.
W.A (6.5 ) def N.S.W (1.5) .......... 80 - 68
February 12, 2007
ROUND ONE
W.A def N.S.W 80/68
G.Wishart (sk) J. Slavich, D. Trewhella,R. Dempsey ----------17
S Glasson (sk), A Sherriff, K Walsh, B Pitham.-----------------22
P. Harris (sk) R.butler, C.Adams, B. Urquhart -----------------27
S Garvey (sk), S Caundle, S Rawlings, M Berghofer ------------17
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.-------------------17
T Ellem (sk), D Holt, G Beath, J Bezear. --------------------.----17
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, K McIlRoy.-----19
W Turley (sk), L Selby,
J Stokes,
A Laguzza. ----------------.---12
Sherro has been informed this morning that the team has several players
who have been hit with a devastating flu. I was not aware of this situation
and even after talking with Prickles on the Sunday he didn't say anything
other that John Slavich was crook. One could think that this flu going thru
the team would have had something to do with some of the previous results
W.A come good with a great win against N.S.W. Coming into this match they
would have been very much the underdogs when you take into account
the results of the four earlier Test matches.
Of course this unexpected win is one of huge proportions for W.A, Pieter
Harris led the way for W.A with a telling win against S. Garvey. His rink
has been a shining light on tour so far and as they say winning form is good
form..
Jon Sharp has an important win
after losing three of his first 4 games in the Test matches.
Russell Hughes's rink, makes a great recovery after
yesterday's
heavy loss to force a draw
Most would say Rooster drew the short straw to play Steve Glasson and a 5
shot loss against one of the most powerful rinks in the series is not a bad
effort.
Next up is the home side Tasmania who beat Qld and that was a real surprise
S.A (6 ) def W.A. (2) .......... 93 - 61
February 11, 2007
FORD/WISHART TROPHY
AFTERNOON GAME
THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT CORRECTION
TO THE SCORES BUT THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO CORRECT
S.A (6) def W.A (2)....93/61
J Aworth (sk), D Fulton, J Phillips, D Steinwedel. ---------------36
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.-----------------------7
W Ruediger (sk), G Thompson, S Dorr, B Hurrell. ----------------24
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart. --------------------12
K Coulls (sk), C Dickson, B Schultz, B Porter.-----------------.----18
G Wishart (sk), Prickles, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.---------------24
C Mills (sk), L Carter, A Klose, A Forbes.-----------------------.----15
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, K McIlRoy.----.-.--18
W.A would be low in confidence after the Test matches on friday against the
A.C.T. and today.
I am wondering if the light preparation for this series is having some effect.
It is true that W.A have had a program prior to leaving for the sides series
in the past that was too much. Maybe this time it has not been enough.
It is hard to beleive that Russell Hughes's rink could lose by such a margin
and that Jon Sharp's rink could only manage one win so far in the series, a
small one at that.
It has to be taken into account that S.A are not considered any longer to be
a strong Bowling State.
What will tomorrow bring? W.A. have N.S.W first up, they did beat them in
the last series, however we don't have Robbie Ball, who has since retired from
Interstate Bowls. N.S.W are very good on heavy tracks, or any track for that
matter and I must say I fear for the worst, after them W.A then have to play
home side Tasmania who beat W.A in Darwin.
It could be a long day tomorrow for the W.A team, however things
as we know, can change very quickly in Lawn Bowls. Lets hope tomorrow is that
day and the boys can play to their true ability
Interesting to see what the selectors do overnight.
W.A (6.5 ) def S.A. (1.5) .......... 81 - 80
February 11, 2007
FORD/WISHART TROPHY
MORNING GAME
W.A (6.5) def S.A (1.5)....81/80
J Sharp (sk), T Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, K McIlRoy.
-----17
W Ruediger (sk), G Thompson, S Dorr, B Hurrell---------------30
G Wishart (sk), Prickles, D Trewhella, R Dempsey.------------20
J Aworth (sk), D Fulton,
J Phillips, D Steinwedel.--------------16
P Harris (sk), R Butler, C Adams, B Urquhart.------------------22
K Coulls (sk), C Dickson, B Schultz, B Porter.-------------------12
R Hughes (sk), J Goddard, G Caffell, D Opie.--------------------22
C Mills (sk), L Carter, A Klose, A Forbes.-------------------------22
The Rink of Jon Sharp has yet to win a game on tour so far and it must be a
worry to the selectors as to why the rink is not firing. Their agg after three
games is 0/3 - 27 shots
South Australia are not highly regarded in this series. They are in a rebuilding
phase since the main core of players retired a couple of seasons ago.
So far the W.A team has done a reasonable job considering the light preparation
for this series.
February 9, 2007
W.A played the A.C.T and we see the A.C.T. win very comfortably
in the first game of the day, however it looks like the W.A. boys have come
back well to what appears to be a win and make it a draw for the days play.
It is good for the team to have this hit out and iron out a few bugs here
and there.
Tomorrow is a rest day and they play again on Sunday against S.A for the
Ford/Wishart Trophy .
All in all, considering the team has had such a light build up for this series
it has given the team a starting base from which to build on from here and
we would expect a better showing on Sunday.
A.C.T. (6) def W.A (2) .......... 89 - 73
February 9, 2007
First Test W.A v A.C.T
P. Harris (sk) R.butler, C.Adams, B. Urquhart -----------------20
O'Conner (sk) Monfries
Gibson
Howie -------------------------- 17
R. Hughes (sk) J. Goddard, G. Caffell, D. Opie------------------27
Bice (sk) Healey,
Owens,
Dunn --------------------------------- -18
J. Sharp (sk) T. Smallacombe, The Jones boy, K.
McIlroy ---17
P. Bowman (sk) Lindbeck
McInnes
Fitzpatrick ---------------22
G.Wishart (sk) J. Slavich, D. Trewhella,R. Dempsey ----------9
Chesher (sk) Howie, Dagwell,Turner----------------------------32
W.A (3) def A.C.T. (1) .......... 75 - 73
February 9, 2007
WA Have won by two shots in the afternoon game
Second Test W.A v A.C.T
P. Harris (sk) R.butler, C.Adams, B. Urquhart ------------------24
P. Bowman (sk) Lindbeck McInnes Fitzpatrick -----------------21
R. Hughes (sk) J. Goddard, G. Caffell, D. Opie-------------------16
Chesher (sk) Howie, Dagwell,Turner-----------------------------12
J. Sharp (sk) T. Smallacombe, The Jones boy, K. McIlroy -----15
Bice (sk) Healey, Owens, Dunn ----------------------------------
-24
G.Wishart (sk) J. Slavich, D. Trewhella,R. Dempsey ------------20
O'Conner (sk) Monfries Gibson Howie --------------------------- 15
