BENDIGO Bowls Division weekend pennant halfway mark summary.
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EAGLEHAWK – 1st
Record – 7-0
Points – 109 Shots – +96
Average for – 95.8
Average against – 82.1
Results:
97 def Castlemaine 80
100 def Golden Square 92
111 def Inglewood 72
79 def Bendigo 78
90 def Bendigo East 86
100 def South Bendigo 77
94 def Kangaroo Flat 90
Rinks:
Dean Carter – 13/+34
Tony Ellis – 11/+37
Brayden Byrne – 10/+9
Simon Carter – 9/+16
After missing the finals for the first time since 1999 last season, the Hawks haven’t stayed down for long. They have put together an undefeated first half of 2017-18.
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KANGAROO FLAT – 2nd
Record – 4-3
Points – 70 Shots – +48
Average for – 93.7
Average against – 86.8
Results:
87 lt Golden Square 91
100 def Castlemaine 80
102 def Bendigo 73
93 def Bendigo East 90
100 def South Bendigo 88
84 lt Inglewood 92
90 lt Eaglehawk 94
Rinks:
Barry Anset – 13/+45
Tom Russell – 7/+6
Cameron Wilson – 7/+5
Paul Moller – 7/-8
Were touted pre-season as the big improvers and with a 4-3 record have already surpassed last summer’s tally of three wins as they chase their first finals appearance since 2010-11.
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SOUTH BENDIGO – 3rd
Record – 4-3
Points – 69 Shots – +48
Average for – 93.5
Average against – 86.7
Results:
105 def Bendigo 73
97 def Inglewood 80
101 def Castlemaine 82
106 def Golden Square 74
88 lt Kangaroo Flat 100
77 lt Eaglehawk 100
81 lt Bendigo East 98
Rinks:
Liam Crapper – 11/+33
Brad Holland – 9/+24
Ryan Tainton – 7/+7
Mitch Sidebottom – 6/-16
Bolted out of the blocks winning their first four games by a combined 100 shots, but have hit the skids with three double-figure losses in a row.
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INGLEWOOD – 4th
Record – 4-3
Points – 65 Shots – -29
Average for – 88.8
Average against – 93.0
Results:
99 def Bendigo East 94
80 lt South Bendigo 97
72 lt Eaglehawk 111
87 lt Castlemaine 94
90 def Bendigo 89
92 def Kangaroo Flat 84
102 def Golden Square 82
Rinks:
Rob Day – 9/+14
Daryl Rowley – 8/-16
Lindsay Kelly – 7/-3
Mal McLean – 5/-24
Good to see the perennial battlers in the top four at the halfway mark of the season on the back of three wins in a row. The question now is can they go the distance, unlike last season when they faded after making an impressive start.
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BENDIGO EAST – 5th
Record – 3-4
Points – 62 Shots – -21
Average for – 92.7
Average against – 95.7
Results:
94 lt Inglewood 99
102 def Bendigo 89
113 def Golden Square 87
90 lt Kangaroo Flat 93
86 lt Eaglehawk 90
66 lt Castlemaine 131
98 def South Bendigo 81
Rinks:
Aaron Tomkins – 13/+18
Brad Marron – 9/+6
Chris Randell – 7/0
Sam Lyon – 7/-45
Unfamiliar sight seeing the Beasties outside the top four at the halfway mark, but that’s where they are. Could be a different story though given they have lost three games by five shots or less.
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GOLDEN SQUARE – 6th
Record – 3-4
Points – 52 Shots – 46
Average for – 88.7
Average against – 95.2
Results:
91 def Kangaroo Flat 87
92 lt Eaglehawk 100
87 lt Bendigo East 113
74 lt South Bendigo 106
106 def Castlemaine 85
89 def Bendigo 74
82 lt Inglewood 102
Rinks:
Tas Wallis – 7/-1
Trevor Schill – 7/-11
Geoff Walsh – 7/-20
Daryl Cheeseman – 5/-14
Started the season with a bang with a first-up win over Kangaroo Flat, but only the two wins since has Square 13 points outside the top four.
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CASTLEMAINE – 7th
Record – 2-5
Points – 46 – Shots – -26
Average for – 89.7
Average against – 93.4
Results:
80 lt Eaglehawk 97
80 lt Kangaroo Flat 100
82 lt South Bendigo 101
94 def Inglewood 87
85 lt Golden Square 106
131 def Bendigo East 66
76 lt Bendigo 97
Rinks:
Rod Phillips – 11/+44
Luke Hoskin – 11/+16
Darren Taylor – 5/-35
Kevin Shuttleworth – 3/-51
Haven’t been able to back up the form yet that propelled the Maine into the finals last summer, but they have produced the most impressive game of the season when they crushed Bendigo East by 65.
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BENDIGO – 8th
Record – 1-6
Points – 31 Shots – -70
Average for – 81.8
Average against – 91.8
Results:
73 lt South Bendigo 105
89 lt Bendigo East 102
73 lt Kangaroo Flat 102
78 lt Eaglehawk 79
89 lt Inglewood 90
74 lt Golden Square 89
97 def Castlemaine 76
Rinks:
Ian Ross – 10/-6
Torie Babitsch – 7/-1
Nick Belt – 5/-16
Andrew Brown – 3/-47
It’s not a misprint – the reigning premiers are last on the ladder with just one win following significant player turnover. Two one-shot losses hasn’t helped their cause.
