Sudden death Decider gives Tassie the Trophy.
Tasmania side clinches the Trophy in a last end cliff hanger.
Both Senior and Junior sides were successful in their quest to wrest the trophies from the grasp of the Victorians. For the first time since the inception of the competition in 1963 the long time Vic winning streak was broken. The teams tied on the last occasion this annual series was played in Victorian, at Bundoora in 2008.
The Tasmanian Women's Team fought out the final of the three test series today at Geelong West in a sudden death decider to win the Trophy.
The first test played on Saturday resulted in a win for the Tassie girls - but this result was reversed in the afternoon game. The final test played this morning was a tight affair with both sides giving their all. With two rinks decided and a two shot buffer for the Tassie Tigers, Gaylene Elsworthy, Maxine Viney, Judy Reeve and Kim Saunders played a cliff hanger last end to tie with G. Edwards 17 all and give the islanders an exciting win and the trophy. A further game description can be found on the Victorian website.
Test One
G Elsworthy 27 def R. McMahon 13
N. Smith 20 def G. Edwards 15
R. Quail 19 def J, Lindores 14
Tasmania 66 - Victoria 42
Test Two
R. Quail 15 lt G Edwards 19
N. Smith 19 lt R McMahon 26
G. Elsworthy 14 lt J,. Lindores 24
Tasmania 48 - Victoria 69
Test Three
G. Elsworthy 17 dw G. Edwards 17
R. Quail 23 def R. McMahon 16
N. Smith 16 lt J. Lindores 21
Tasmania 56 - Victoria 54
Overall win to Tasmania 2 - 1.
The junior side was also successful and will bring home the Bev Shannahan Shield, which was first contested in 2007.
Juniors:
First Test: Tas 4 d Vic 0 ( C Hobbs d C Stewart 25-8; M Baker, B Mabb, J Knight, K Daly def M Cassar, V Troster, E Thatcher, R Allan 15-13).
Second Test: Tas 2 (+1 shot) def Vic 2 (C Hobbs, B Mabb def C Stewart, E Thatcher 21-15; M Baker, J Knight, K Daly lost to M Cassar, V Troster, M Cassar 12-17).
Third Test: Tas 2 lost to Vic 2 (+5 shots) (M Baker 14 lt C Stewart 25 ; C Hobbs, B Mabb, J Knight, K Daly 24) def M Cassar, V Troster, E Thatcher, R Allan 18
Tasmania won series 2-1
