We're baaacckkWhat a week - was great
The results:MT79 - the boys and girls of SA did do us proud.
The scores on the board did not reflect just how fantastically they bowled. We managed to finish 3rd out of the 4 states, behind NSW and Vic (last year we finished last - so was a good result to improve). Our boys pairs against NSW was the most nerve-wracking game of all - playing two top quality bowlers who thought we were going to be 'easy' proved them wrong - with us going down by just one shot - you should have seen the terror in NSW eyes when they realised just how good we were !!
The venue:GN and Steiger you would have loved it !!
I have never seen anything like it
-Indoor green was carpet - completely indoor fully air-conditioned venue.
-They also had outdoor synthetics and 1 or 2 grass greens - so take your pick !
-1 cafe and 2 restaurants.
-Their very own 'bowls shop' with much cheaper prices on things than we get here in SA - 'A Son' ended up buying a new pair of bowls shoes and a wet weather jacket - sold to him by none other than Leif Selby !!.
-Their own Gym.
-Their own travel agents office.
-Their own bottle shop.
-Several bars including sports bar/tab etc.
-200+ plus pokies (Obviously their biggest revenue)
-They have their own 'onsite' accommodation.
Basically you can go for a 'bowling' holiday and not have to leave the venue once !!
The food was so affordable it was ridiculous...lol.
I highly recommend any keen bowlers get over there one day if they haven't already
Overall:Was a great experience for the kids - they did SA proud - with some awesome bowling - some of the kids from interstate are 'freaks' - I have never seen such a high class of bowling before - was awesome to say the least.
Photos:Some photos of the week
There were some pretty tight heads - shots of some of the bowls Nice bowling SA !!
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The venue shots -
A few extra The cameras rolled up – they were on the NSW news – this is a shot of ‘A son’ nothing like having the cameras aimed at you when you’re already under pressure !! lol
Decisions decisions
The SA team The final presentation