On rink of success
New South Wales dominates national bowls

NT’s WO Gary Kern releases his shot at the National Bowls Championships in Brisbane.

By FLTLT Damien Kroek

New South Wales bowled over the competition in Brisbane recently when they took out the winning state title at the National Bowling Championships.

While Navy’s Darren Berich, Wade Vidulich and Harry Coulson all bowled well, Army went on to take the Service title, defeating RAAF in the final. In the inter-state event, NSW remained undefeated, finishing with 8 pts.

The pairs team of Tony Tapper and Dennis Roff did not lose a game, nor did the fours teams skipped by Aleck McCloskey and Damien Kroek.

Wade Vidulich had two wins, a draw and a narrow 2 shot loss.

Barbarians (VIC and SA) performed well to finish second with 5 pts, with a one shot win over NT and a tie with ACT.

Victory over NT (74-73) and QLD (81- 73) secured their position.

Third place went to QLD whose losses to NSW and Barbarians were costly. In the inter-Service part of the competition, RAAF repeated last year’s start by defeating Navy 123-71.

Darren Berich and Wade Vidulich played well for Navy with a 30-14 victory, as did Harry Coulson’s team with a narrow 15-19 loss.

Navy struggled valiantly against the tough Army side, but were unable to register a solitary rink win.

Army then went on to defeat RAAF in the final 92-79.

The combined ASBA team is (skips last): B. Attwood, S. Kohler, B. Kerr, D. Kroek; D. Berich, R. Sangster, B. Bobbin, W. Vidulich; K. Ford, W. Southern, D. Reeves, M. Petersen; T.

Tapper, G. Kern, J. Hicking, D. Roff. Reserves: K. Pritchard, E. Lane, S. Crockett, S. Keitel. The team for the Arafura games is: Singles - D. Roff, Pairs - D. Berich, W. Vidulich, Fours - B. Attwood, S. Kohler, B. Kerr, D. Kroek, Reserves: J. Hicking, M. Petersen, T. Tapper.

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