Wednesday, October 5: Eighteen bowlers nominated to play three games of Social pairs and One game of Social triples. 

Game 1: After the eighth end, Skip. Ray Noonan and Merv James were leading 6-4 shots over Skip.Denis Oxley and Russell Robbins. Then, Noonan and James led 16 shots to eight shots after the 16th end. By scoring 4-6 shots, they were successful 20-14 after the 21st end over Oxley and Robbins.

Game 2: Skip Jack Smith and Tony Copeland were leading eight shots to seven shots after the eighth end against Skip Ron Cambey and Barry McPherson,who were just down 11-2 after the 16th end. Then by winning the final five consecutive ends, Smith and Copeland easily won 20 shots to 11 shots over Cambey and McPherson.

Game 3: Skip Peter Floyd and Ian Hurford were leading 4-3 shots over Skip Jim Grives and John Martin, who scored a handy five shots to lead 8-4 after the seventh end. In the end Grives and Martin easily won 23 shots to 14.

Game 4: Skip Allan Clark, (Majellan), Grahame Spurway and Paul Rodenhuis, just led six shots to five shots after the eighth end against Skip Arthur Wiiliams, Bob Foster and Hamish McKay, who scored four shots to level the scores at ten shots all after the 11th end. Finally, Team Williams scored one shot to again level the scores, this time at 17 shots all, thus drawing a great game of Lawn Bowls, after the 21st end. The ring-in winner was Ron Cambey. 

Friday, October 7: "President Pot ". A total of Eighteen bowlers played three games of social pairs and one game of social triples. 

Game 1: Skip Ray Noonan and Arch Ledger were leading eight shots to four shots over Skip.Gary Ellis and Hugh McKay,who were down 9-14 after the 12th end.Both teams each scored three shots with Ray and Arch leading 17 shots to 12 shots over Gary and Hugh, who scored two shots to just go down to Ray and Arch. 17-14, after the 18th end, in a great game of Lawn Bowls.

Game 2: Skip Mick Sewell and Sue Murray commenced exceptionally well, as they were leading nine shots to one shot against Skip Jack Smith and Grahame Spurway, who were down 6-13 after the 11th end. Jack and Grahame after the 18th end were still down ten shots to 16 shots, but by finishing the best, scoring ten shots, they were successful 20-16 over Mick. and Sue, after the 21st end.

Game 3: Father and son team, Skip Rhys Harvey teamed with his father, Rod. They were leading nine shots to two shots after the 5th end, then led 18-2 after the 11th end over Skip Denis Oxley and John Martin, who although scoring 13 shots to 10 shots were  easily beaten by Rhys and his Dad, Rod, 28-15 after the 21st end.

Game 4: In the triples game, Skip Norm Hayes, Phill Murray and Ian Hurford were leading 11-9 after the seventh end against Skip Jim Grives, Pat Duff and Russell Robbins, who were down 14 shots to 19 shots after the 15th end. Both teams each scored five shots with Team Hayes winning a great game over Team Grives, 24-19 after the 21st end. The ring-in winner was Rod Harvey.

Saturday, October 8: Thirty one bowlers played two games of the Club Triples semi-finals, one of social triples and three games of social pairs. 

Game 1: Skip Ken Waddell,Grahame Waddell and Ron Hollebone were leading 11-7 shots after the tenth end against SkipPeter Floyd, Bob Heffernan and John Fulton,who scored a handy five shots to lead 12-11, after the 11th end. Both teams each scored five shots with Team Floyd finishing the best as they scored eight shots to three shots to win a great game 25-19,after the 21st end.

Game 2: This Semi-final was another great game, as Skip Jordan Dennis, Denis Oxley and Garry Hotham scored two shots on the 12th end to level the scores at 8 shots all with Skip Phill Gray,Richard Simpson and Paul Reece,who were leading 15-9 shots after the 17th end. Fighting back Team Dennis scored five shots to two shots, but still went down to Team Gray 17shots to !4 shots after the 21st end.

Game 3: After the 11th end, Skip Trevor Kellock, Ron Cambey and John Allbutt were leading 13-11 over Skip Mick Sewell, Bruce Rich and John McDonagh, who were just down 15-19 after the 17th end.Team Kellock finished the best winning 23 shots to 17 shots,after the 21st end.

Game 4: Skip Ray Noonan, Bob Foster and the swinger, Paul Rodenhuis led 11-2 after the sixth end over Skip Hans Hummelshoj, Phill Murray and the swinger. Paul Rodenhuis. Both teams each scored seven shots with the score being 18-9,but Team Noonan scored 11 shots to three shots to easily win 29 shots to 12 shots, after the 20th end.

Game 5: Scoring two shots on the 11th end, Skip Geoff Thorne and Norm Hayes were down 6-12 shots against Skip. Nee Townsend and Bob Lindsay,who took control of the game as they led 21-9 shots after the 18th end,then scored 6 shots to be successful 27-9 over Geoff. and Norm.

Game 6: On the seventh end, Skip Dennis Harvey and Jim Grives scored One shot to level the scores at five shots all with Skip Bryan Bromfield and Arthur Williams, who scored 22 shots to five shots to lead 27-10. Both teams each scored three shots with Bryan and Arthur victorious 30-13, after the 20th end. Bryan was the man of the match. The ring-in winner was John Fulton.

2016 Club Triples Championship final will be held Saturday, October 15 at 1pm. Skip Peter Floyd, Bob Heffernan and John Fulton versus Skip Phill Gray, Richard Simpson and Paul Reece.

Monday, October 10. Game 1: Our visiting Brothers, Peter and Gus.Thurgood were leading seven shots to six shots over Skip Jack Smith and Gary Ellis, who were down 13-17 after the 17th end,but, Peter and Gus were successful, 21-13 over Jack and Gary.

Game 2: Skip, Denise Huender (Majellan) and Barry McPherson led 14 shots to nil after the seventh end against Skip Denis Oxley and Merle Stephens (Majellan) who fought back to be just down 15-18 after the 20th end. Denise and Barry scored one shot on the 21st end to be victorious 19-15 over Denis and Merle .  

Game3: Skip Peter Floyd and John Fulton led 7-6 after the seventh end over Skip. Bob Heffernan and Arthur Williams, who were just down 15 shots to 18 shots after the 18th end.By winning the final three ends Peter and John easily won 27-15 over Bob and Arthur.

Game 4: Skip Jeff Larson and Phill Murray led 18 shots to one shot, after the 11th end against Skip Jim Grives and Russell Robbins, then by continuing on with their great draw bowling, Jeff and Phill.easily won 33-5 over Jim and Russell  after the 21st end. Phill was the man of the match.

Game 5: After the eighth end Skip Trevor Kellock and Laurie Woods were leading 24 shots to one shot after the eighth ends against Skip Ray Noonan and John Martin, who  were down 8-32 after the 18th end. Trevor and Laurie finally won 36-8 after the 20th end.

By Bob the Bowler 

‎Social Bowls: Tuesday’s rink winners were, Terry Burke, Mick Redfern and Ian Dews taking a 25-16 win over Darryl Whitton, Keith Pender and Frank Farrell. The Whitton team jumped early with a two on the first and second ends but the Burke team responded in kind to tie the match at four all going into the fifth end. The Burke team took control of the match to win the match as comfortable winners. 

Peter Thurgood, visiting from Darwin, Gus Thurgood and Ted Crouch took the runners up prize with a 22-20 win over Alan Clark, Ian Warren and Ron McGarry. The Thurgood team scored a three then a two to get things going and were never headed in the match, despite only scoring on eight of the 21 ends played. A massive seven shot end win on the 11th end for the Thurgood team was the difference. 

Jackpot winners: Tony McNamara, Mick Simmons and Darrel Bellamy with a 24-12 win over John Hobson, Bruce Parr and Kevin Howard. The Hobson team scored first points but the McNamara team immediately responded with a four end run of seven points to lead 7-1 going into the sixth end. A four and a one had the Hobson team back to one shot down and still in contention, but another run of six had the McNamara team lead back out to 13-6 going into the 12th end. A four and one on the next two ends was handy for the Hobson team but not enough and the McNamara team won comfortably. 

Paul Kennedy, Peter Cummins and Bob Bembrick scored a 23-15 win over Glen Urza, John Banning and Jim Clark in a very competitive game. The Kennedy team scored first but the Urza team responded with a five end run giving them a 7-1 lead going into the seventh end. Showing real class, the Kennedy team scored a six on the seventh end to tie the game but the Urza team had a lead of 10-7 before the Kennedy team scored again. A one, four and one run had the Kennedy team in front 13-10 going into the 13th end and the scores were even again at the end of the 15th. But that was the end of the scoring for the Urza team and the Kennedy team won the next seven ends scoring 10 points to take the match. 

The final Tuesday match saw Ron Harvey and Greg Quartly-Scott notch up an 18-13 win over Butch Stevens and Keith Scott after the Harvey team jumped to a 5-0 lead going into the fifth end when the Stevens team collected first points. With a strong start the Harvey team were never headed although the Stevens team were just two shots behind going into the 17th end. 

Plenty of bowls on Saturday with four rinks in the Social Competition and two competition matches played. Rink winners were, Mick McDonald, Tony Press and Bob Rettiford team with a 34-10 win over Paul Kennedy, Max Elms and Terry Clark. The McDonald team scored first with a one but the Kennedy team came back with a two and held the lead until the sixth end when the game was even at four all. The McDonald team scored a two on the seventh with a three from the Kennedy team in response to tie the match in the ninth end. A seven end run from the ninth end, which included two four shot wins by the McDonald team, shattered the Kennedy team chances and a seven in the 18th and a five in the 19th for the McDonald team put the icing on the cake. 

Tony McNamara and Ted Crouch teamed up to score a 24-22 win over Kerry Connors and Alan North, but it was not until the final three ends that the match was decided. Jumping early with a one then four, the McNamara team looked in control for most of the match, but is was even at the end of the fourth, seventh, 14th,16th and 19th ends. A final burst of two, four and one by the McNamara team carried the day. 

Peter Thurgood, Gus Thurgood and Scott Chapman collected a 21-11 win over Terry Burke, John Banning and Frank Farrell, but the game was even after the first seven ends at five all. With a four end run of five from the eighth end, the Thurgood team took the game by the throat and held on for a convincing 10 shot win. 

Alan Clark, Trevor Pallister and Butch Stevens took the win on rink two 21-15 over John Hobson, Kevin Howard and Garry Cameron after the Hobson team drew first blood. Once the Clark team regained the lead in the fourth end, they never let go winning 12 of the 21 ends played. The Hobson team made double figures in the 16th end but simply could not overcome the Clark team. 

Club Championships: Derrick Huender defeated Darryl Whitton in the Semi-Final of the 2016 Club Minor Singles 31-21 with Mick Tremain acting as marker. Huender was in the groove early but Whitton came back with a three in the third to take the lead. By the 10th end Whitton had a lead of 13-5, by the 15th end his lead was 14-12 and by the 20th end the match was all tied up at 17 all. From Here, Huender began taking control and he was never headed. Whitton battled valiantly but in the final five ends, Huender scored nine unanswered points to win the match by ten shots. 

Tony Urza and Greg Quartly-Scott scored a comfortable 23-13 win over Darrel Bellamy and Ron McGarry in the 2016 Major/Minor Pairs after the Urza team exploded from the blocks with nine points unanswered points in the first three ends. From here the Urza team were never headed and the Urza team won the ends 12-9 for convincing result. 

November 1 at Majellan will be a Melbourne Cup Mixed Gala Day with BBQ lunch at 11.45am followed by bowls, sweeps and activities with play paused for the big race. See you there.