OSBORNE PARK

April 3, 2008
Congratulations to Queensland on their magnificent win taking out the Ally Shield, A thoughourly well deserved win to them. They played so well in the rain and also when the weather cleared up. The side is full of super stars who gave their all toward the Qld cause and came up trumps. I consider myself extremely lucky to see players of this ability play the game and play it with the passion they displayed to take out the Ally Shield.
Second place getters were Victoria and again Sherro is full of praise for this side, in fact if I was not a W.A fan Victoria is the side I would follow anywhere because of the atmosphere, passion and the will to win they create that keeps all spectators glued to their seats,

Jon Sharp won the Eddy/Wishart medal to be the best player for W.A .
I was not able to see all of the games that Jon played but the one I did see was against Tasmania, the game he produced was a 10/10 game, those who were there to him in this game were full of praise for his game.
The other game that Sherro was able to see a fair bit of was the game against Victoria and as it turned out it was Jon Sharps rink that I saw most of.
He was always there for his side in the many troubled moments they had to endure to secure victory. Jon Sharp is a fine leader of men and a wonderful player for W.A.


-----------Jon Sharp played magnificently throughout the series
---------Jon Sharp

Rusell Hughes was another that we had a first hand look at in his game against Shane Garvey. Russell was as good as he could be and we know when he that occurs he will play a 10/10 game. Pressure, pressure and more pressure ws the order of the day for Russell and what a game he played to help get his side across the line in a high standsrd game. I have no doubt what so ever that Russell was the best player in this game.



W.A can hold their head high even tho they finished 5th, the important thing to remember is they lost to the eventual winner Qld by 4 shots on a rain sodden track, they beat Victoria by 2 shots in a gripping contest and a last man standing affair where all players had to be alert and in control.

Today W.A lost to the N.S.W team by 4 shots in a game that was decided by the second last bowl of the day, the game was a classic but we must acknowledge the fine effort by N.S.W who were behind for most of the match and won the game on the second last bowl of the 84th end

These teams mentioned above represent the cream of Australian lawn bowls, I myself feel proud of the W.A side to to be so competitive, the scoreline of these games tells us much, so much in fact that W.A is right along side of these States where only a small margin is the difference from being the best in Australia. Selectors take a bow, you deserve it for selecting an ultra competitive side who gave their all in this series.
How were the Tasmanians finishing up with the most rink wins (20) and beating N.S.W which really ended their hope of winning the Ally Shield.



STATE PLAYED WIN LOSS RINK WINS FOR AGAINST PERCENT POINTS
QLD 7 6 1 18 621 476 120.56 12
VIC 7 5 2 17.5 551 479 118.75 10
NSW 7 5 2 17 610 486 129.06 10
TAS 7 4 3 20 452 445 101.57 8
WA 7 4 3 14.5 556 520 109.03 8
SA 7 2 5 11 510 599 93.52 4
ACT 7 1 6 8 505 632 66.67 2
NT 7 1 6 6 465 678 70.88 2

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SKIPPER PLAYED  DRAW WIN LOSS FOR AGAINST %
R. Hughes 7 0 5 2 148 117 126.50
J. Sharp 7 1 4 2 150 132 113.64
P. Harris 7 0 3 4 140 116 120.69
D. Trewhella 7 0 3 4 123 129 95.35

THURSDAY MORNING 1-4-2008 ROUND SEVEN--- START 9. AM

NEW SOUTH WALES 78 (2) def WESTERN AUSTRALIA 74 (2)

Steve Glasson (sk) A. Sherriff G. Beath B. Pitham----------------20
J. Sharp (sk), T. Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, K. McIlroy------26

Shane Garvey (sk) T. Ellem S. Rawlings J. Bezear---------------19
Russell Hughes (sk), R. Butler,G. Caffell, R. Dempsey-----------20

Peter Belliss (sk) D. Holt A. Waddell J. Pietraszek --------------21
Daniel Trewhella (sk), J. Goddard, D. Opie, R. Heaton----------11

Wayne Turley (sk) L. Selby J. Stokes M. Berghofer--------------- 17
Pieter Harris (sk), J. Slavich, C. Adams, B. Urquhart------------16



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 1-4-2008 ROUND SIX ---START 2.00PM

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 90 (2) def SOUTH AUSTRALIA 66 (2)
Jon Sharp (sk), T. Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, Kyle McIlroy----.15.
Jeff Aworth (sk), G. Thompson, S. Dorr, M. Haines------------------27

Daniel Trewhella (sk), J. Goddard, D. Opie, R. Heaton-------------18
Ashley Klose (sk), S. Thulborn, A. Hill, A. Forbes--------------------22

Pieter Harris (sk), J. Slavich, C. Adams, B. Urquhart---------------30
Kane Coulls (sk), C. Dickson, Lynton Modra, D. Steinwedel--------9

Russell Hughes (sk), R. Butler,G. Caffell , R. Dempsey---------------27
David Fulton (sk), M. Evans, S. Green B. Hurrell---------------------8

WEDNESDAY MORNING 1-4-2008 ROUND FIVE
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 96 (4) v NORTHERN TERRITORY 60 (0)
Jon Sharp (sk), T. Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, Kyle McIlroy-----30
ScottHollingworth (sk), P. Wright, S. Douglas, J. Groenewege------14

Daniel Trewhella (sk), G. Caffell, D. Opie, J. Goddard--------------23
Scott Chamberlain (sk), P. Hyde, G. Brown, N. Swincer------------12

Pieter Harris (sk), J. Slavich, C. Adams, B. Urquhart--------------21
Trevor Allwright (sk), A. White, T. Leahey, J. Derrick-------------19

Russell Hughes (sk), R. Butler, R. Heaton, R. Dempsey-------------22
John McIlwain (sk), P. Sinclair, A. Gibbs, P. Regattirei------------15



TUESDAY NIGHT 1-4-2008 ROUND FOUR--- START 6.00 PM

A.C.T 88 (2 )def WESTERN AUSTRALIA (2) 81


A. Howie (sk) A. Monfries, P. Bowman, K. Franklin ---------------18
Jon Sharp (sk), T. Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, Kyle McIlroy--19

Chris O'Connor (sk) R. Lindbeck, T. McInnes, D.Fitzpatrick----33
Daniel Trewhella (sk), J. Goddard, D. Opie, R. Heaton----------17

Robert Chesher (sk) B. Howie, P. Crowe,W. Turner------------- 19
Russell Hughes (sk), R. Butler,G. Caffell, R. Dempsey-----------17

Pieter Harris (sk), J. Slavich, C. Adams, B. Urquhart-----------28
Adam Jeffery (sk) D. Gillespie, D. Owens, D. Jeffery------------18


TUESDAY AFTERNOON ROUND THREE
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 68 (2.5) v VICTORIA 66 (1. 5)

Jon Sharp (sk), T. Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, Kyle McIlroy------18.
Todd Simmons (sk), P. Dorgan, A. Galloway, R. Doody---------------18


Daniel Trewhella (sk), J. Goddard, D. Opie, R. Heaton---------------21
Matthew Flapper (sk), P. Loe, N. McIntyre, B. Coad-------------------9

Pieter Harris (sk), J. Slavich, C. Adams, B. Urquhart-----------------13
Mark Jacobsen (sk), B. Spurr, I. Ewing, B. Lester----------------------15

Russell Hughes (sk), R. Butler, G. Caffell, R. Dempsey---------------16
Lee Schraner (sk), G. Bridge, B. Dodd, B. McCallum-----------------24

MONDAY AFTERNOON PLAYED TUES MORNING 1-4 -2008 ROUND TWO

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 79 (2) v TASMANIA 71 (2)
Jon Sharp (sk), T. Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, Kyle McIlroy-----27
Mark Strochnetter (sk), T. Douce, P. Moore, C. Dudman------------11

Daniel Trewhella (sk), J. Goddard , D. Opie, R. Heaton--------------14
Mark Nitz (sk), D. McLean, L. Webb, R. McMullen--------------------18

Pieter Harris (sk), J. Slavich, C. Adams, B. Urquhart-----------------20
Bradley Peck (sk), D. Minns, J. Howard, B. Peck-----------------------21

Russell Hughes (sk), R. Butler,G. Caffell, R. Dempsey----------------19
Greg Douce (sk), G. Kitto, M. Minton, A. Burne------------------------18

MONDAY MORNING 1-4 -2008 ROUND ONE

QUEENSLAND 80 (2) def WESTERN AUSTRALIA76 (2)

Jason Grundon (sk), A. Murtagh, T. Broadbent, C. Hepburn--------24
Jon Sharp (sk), T. Smallacombe, The Jones Boy, Kyle McIlroy-----15

Nathan Rice (sk), A. Kiepe, Ian Law, M. Monro------------------------19
Daniel Trewhella (sk), J. Goddard , D. Opie, R. Heaton---------------21

Shane Globits (sk), B. Wilkie, D. Mullens, S. Gittoes------------------23
Pieter Harris (sk), J. Slavich, C. Adams, B. Urquhart-----------------12

Mark Casey (sk), S. Baker, R. Thompson, M. Breen-------------------14
Russell Hughes (sk), R. Butler,G. Caffell, R. Dempsey----------------27



VICTORIA 68 (2) def NEW SOUTH WALES 66 (2)

Lee Schraner (sk), G. Bridge, B. Dodd, B. McCallum.-------------16
Shane Garvey (sk) T. Ellem S. Rawlings J. Bezear ---------------24,


Todd Simmons (sk), P. Dorgan, A. Galloway, R. Doody------------12
Steve Glasson (sk) A. Sherriff G. Beath B. Pitham------------------24


Matthew Flapper (sk), P. Loe, N. McIntyre, B. Coad---------------24
Peter Belliss (sk) D. Holt A. Waddell J. Pietraszek ----------------4


Mark Jacobsen (sk), B. Spurr, I. Ewing, B. Lester-------------------16
Wayne Turley (sk) L. Selby J. Stokes M. Berghofer-----------------15