Day 3 – Australian Sides Championships
Tasmania came out this morning in a good position and had a great opportunity to advance themselves on their respective ladders against ACT. However it wasn’t to be and it was the Capital Territory that proved the better team on the day. In the women’s event ACT almost got a clean sweep of things, except Jenny Redshaw, Kim Saunders, Mikayla Baker and Maureen Zoon helped save things by claiming a draw.
While in the men’s side of things they won on two rinks with the Robert McMullen and Lee Schraner skipped rinks coming away victors. However it was a game to forget for the Adam White skipped rink. With both the men and women’s teams left to ponder what could have been it was time to regroup and focus on the next round.
South Australia went in strong favourites against the Tassie teams this afternoon, after it was suggested that this was the strongest South Australian teams on the field in ten years. However the Tassie teams where not backing down without a fight. In the women’s section it was Tasmania’s top rink skipped by Redshaw that lead the way with another big victory, supported by the Rebecca Van Asch skipped rink of Erin Sesara, Leonie Price and Kiara Daly to claim a 7 shot victory over the South Aussies. This win put the girls back in equal first on wins and helped mark a memorable 50 game milestone for Sesara.
The men also fought back well this afternoon to claim overall honours over the SA crew by 15 shots. Lee Schraner, Mark Strochnetter, Chris Dudman and Aaron Page, who currently sit fourth on the individual rink win table, lead the way with a 17 shot victory. While McMullen’s team managed a draw and Adam White’s rink of Scott Summers, Tim Douce and Michael Sims went down by a mere 2 shots. This now places the men in fifth place with a possibility of making top 3 tomorrow when the final match commences at the South Burnie Bowls Club from 9am against the star studded New South Wales team.
Congratulations to the Queensland Men’s Team who have won the Alley Shield with one game to go.
Click here for full results from the Australian Sides Championships.
MEN
POINTS
FOR
AGAINST
SHOTS
RINKS
Queensland
12
361
308
53
8
New South Wales
8
389
324
65
12.5
Victoria
8
390
316
74
12
South Australia
8
384
339
45
11.5
Tasmania
6
381
316
65
9.5
A.C.T.
4
318
371
-53
6.5
Western Australia
2
311
376
-65
7
Northern Territory
0
283
467
-184
5
WOMEN
POINTS
FOR
AGAINST
SHOTS
RINKS
New South Wales
8
417
307
110
12
Victoria
8
371
326
45
11
Queensland
8
400
323
77
10.5
South Australia
8
336
316
20
9.5
Tasmania
8
351
356
-5
9.5
A.C.T.
4
333
363
-30
9
Western Australia
4
337
351
-14
7.5
Northern Territory
0
259
462
-203
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