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2024-2025 Bowling Report

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In Pennant this year we entered three sides in Weekend and two in Midweek. Due to a lack of available players the third weekend side had to be a 12-a-side team in Div 8. We also ran our usual Club Championships and a number of more social events and competitions that provided
all members with the opportunities to play bowls in the format and degree of competitiveness they liked. Summaries of the main activities follow.

Weekend Pennant

The first side started the season well, with a home win and followed it up by another success away, but then were only able to win three more matches during the competition to finish with a 14-5-9 record. Unfortunately, this resulted in the side ending up in seventh place on
the eight team ladder and therefore being relegated to Division 4 next season. Among the difficult times, one notable highlight was the 105 to 61 (44 shots) win over Middle Park. In that match, all four rinks were up, with President imon’s rink including Ahti ingh, Andy Owens and Terry Fitzsimons) winning by 20 shots (34-14).

The second side fared significantly better, finishing in fourth place with a 14-8-6 record and therefore remaining in Division 5 next season. They too achieved a 100+ side score during the year, with a 55 shot win (107 to 52) over MCC. But their biggest win of the season was one shot higher, with a 56 shot domination of Malvern (96-40) at home. The biggest winning rink for the season was skip tuart Kollmorgen’s including Peter Lee, Rex Magnusson and Susan McDonald), with their 31 shot (40-9) away victory against Malvern.

The third side (in the 12-a-side Division 8) struggled during the season with the weather (washouts), absent oppositions (2 forfeits) and our own players unavailability (1 forfeit). However, we still finished in fifth place on the ladder. Also, some magnificent results were achieved. In particular a 90 shot side win over Princes Park Carlton (110-20), which was also the highest score for a three rink APBC side on the available records. In that match we saw the highest 4 player rink win on record of 40 shots (45-5), from the rink of Joan Bacon, Bob Adler, Steve Smith and Jenny Condon. On the rink next door, another strong showing by Sally Dobson, Helen Lee, Judy Williams and Norm Armstrong resulted in a 33 shot win (38-5) for APBC. And, not to be overlooked, the third rink of Tony Edmonds, Lindsay Crozier, Brendan Harwood and Terry Norris also had a major win, with a score of 27-10. A great day to remember.

Weekend Match Committee: Rex Magnusson, Wayne Gill, Kel Edgar

Mid-Week Pennant

This year saw both teams playing in one division lower than in 23/24. The firsts had a solid season in a very competitive section in Div 3, winning seven of the fourteen rounds, including 2 away wins, and finishing in 6th place. Seventeen players took part, with four playing in all 14 games and four more missing only one game.

The Seconds, playing in Div 6, had an excellent season with eight wins and only one loss at home, finishing in fourth place. They unfortunately lost the elimination final but can be mightily proud of their achievements. There were 24 different bowlers who played for the team over the season, making it difficult to maintain stable rinks, so extra kudos to all involved! A special mention to Janine who topped the player rankings for the entire section (230 players) with 11 rink wins from the 14 games she played.

Midweek Match Committee: Tim Smith, Joan Bacon, John Mathews

Pennant Success

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This season the club bounced back from the disruption of the pandemic to field strong sides in both weekend and midweek pennant, even entering a side in each of the short 7-a-side seasons. Of the five regular pennant sides only Midweek Side 2 failed to make finals. Midweek Side 1 had a strong season but succumbed in the sectional final to a determined Port Melbourne side. The standout performance in weekend pennant was by Side 2, who finished 2nd in their section. They narrowly defeated Elsternwick Club 2 in the home semi-final and then held steady on neutral ground to win the final against Chadstone 2 and secure both the pennant and promotion. Everyone is looking forward to raising their game for success in division 4 next season.

Midweek Div 3 Semifinal

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Midweek Pennant Div 3 Semifinal

On Tuesday a cadre of supporters arrived at Elsternwick Park to barrack for our midweek second side as they sought to win promotion to division 2. Sadly, despite the much appreciated support, our side was unable to replicate their previous week’s result against the same opponents at the same venue. A determined home side pulled away after the break and secured a comfortable win. This ends our only shot at glory in either pennant competition this season. We will need to regroup and reapply ourselves in preparation for the 2018/19 season.

APBC 1 Wins the Midweek Pennant

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Midweek Pennant Winners

On Thursday Albert Park’s top midweek pennant side completed a very successful season by winning their sectional final and securing another pennant flag for the club. Our side defeated Burwood District’s top midweek side by 63 to 54 shots. With 5 ends left to play the scores were evenly matched but our players were able to finish strongly to secure our second pennant in as many years. Congratulations to all who participated in this successful pennant campaign. We not only comfortably avoided the one-off relegation of half the section by finishng top but with this win now have the challenge of divisional finals to look forward to.

Midweek Pennant Finals – down to the last bowl

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Sadly our midweek pennant 2nd side fell 5 shots short in their semi-final against a strong Armadale 4th side. The day, however, will be forever memorable due to the application of the BV heat policy. APBC 2 fell behind early but rallied a little to stay in touch as the final ends approached. Then with one rink finished and just 3 ends left to play someone noted that the temperature had risen to 37 degrees, bringing the BV heat policy into effect. Now, during sectional play the worst case scenario can have teams waiting around for a couple of hours if the temperature looks likely to fall back below 36 degrees and they don’t wish to declare a draw. However, in finals play a draw is not permitted and teams may wait until darkness if they are reluctant to reconvene the following day. In this instance play finally resumed at 7:20pm, just half an hour before sunset.

At this point APBC 2 needed to make up 8 shots to draw and force a one end playoff by all three rinks. Rink 1 had two ends remaining and Albert Park managed to score +3 on the first. On rink 3 Armadale snatched +1 from a -4 position with a fine draw shot. This left Albert Park needing to score +6 on the final end and remarkably they were actually holding +6 with just one (opposition) bowl to come. It was a pressure shot in fading light, which had to finish within 1m of the jack to avoid a draw and deciding ends. Much to Armadale’s joy the shot was made and Albert Park scored just +1 on the final end. It was a disappointing result but a fittingly tense finale after about 10 hours spent at the club!

Saturday Pennant Finals – weekend victories!

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APBC2 Promotion Win

In Saturday Pennant the APBC 2nd side achieved magnificent victories over the weekend, the first to achieve promotion to Division 4 and the second to win Albert Park’s first Section Pennant in 5 years.

On Saturday both 1st and 2nd sides competed in pennant section semi-finals. Sadly the firsts encountered an all too strong Caulfield Park Alma side and will have to strive again next year to join the 40 sides of Division 1. The seconds, however, achieved two glorious wins. The first and arguably more important was a 102-75 home semi-final victory against Auburn, securing promotion to Division 4. This also meant that they would compete in the section final the very next day. After such an important win it would have been all too easy for APBC 2 to sit back in satisfaction and miss out on winning the Section Pennant. In fact they fought hard against a very capable Moorabbin side who were up at the break. Our side remained resilient and prevailed in the end by 87-68 shots. We will now have a 2015/16 Section Pennant to add to the couple currently on display in the clubhouse.

This is a magnificent achievement by the club. Credit goes to all those who have played for the seconds at any point during this successful season. Credit also goes to Coach for the improved bowling performance of many players who are relatively new to bowling. Credit should also be given to the selectors who have wrestled weekly with the fraught challenges of selection to configure a side capable of success. Finally, but by no means least, thanks go to all those who came along to support – encouraging noise from spectators from all our other pennant sides was undoubtedly a strong factor in bringing about the Sunday win.

Now if all that sounds like a wrap for the season you’d be very mistaken. The seconds will go on to play in division finals starting with a quarter-final on March 12 against Laverton 1 at Yarraville-Footscray BC – it’s just across the bridge so do come along and support. However, even before that, tomorrow, March 8, the Midweek Pennant seconds play their home semi-final against Armadale 4 with promotion to Division 2 at stake. It will be a tough match so enthusiastic support may well be the deciding factor again.

Midweek Pennant Finals

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Last Tuesday APBC 2 fought hard for the one rink win that ensured a home semi-final. So on Tuesday, March 8 we will host Armadale 4 in a semi-final match from which the winner will gain promotion to Division 2. Success in that match would also see our side advance to the final, which will be held at Caulfield Park Alma on Thursday, March 10. The winner of that final will secure the section pennant.

Winning End to 2015 in Midweek Pennant

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Midweek pennant teams enjoyed a winning end to 2015 with all three sides victorious on December 15. The firsts achieved a creditable 16pt win at home against fifth placed Armadale 3. This leaves us 26pts clear of relegation but with good results required to stay safe during the remaining 7 rounds. The seconds achieved a solid 14pt win away against struggling Elsternwick Park 2. Rivals Middle Park 2 slipped up at home so this result leaves us nicely in second place still just 2pts behind Armadale 4. Finally the thirds pulled off a close 14pt win away against Caulfield Park Alma 5 despite being a player short in one rink. This leaves us in fifth place with a finals place still within reach. In all it was a final 2015 midweek pennant round with much to celebrate.