Faye Luke National Team Manager Peter Brown National HP Co Ordinator Kelvin Kerkow National Selector Robbie Dobbins National Assistant Coach Steve Glasson National Coach An executive report with recommendations was then formulated and direction was given to those responsible for implementation. In brief, some of the recommendations included: • National Coach to spend more time with players • Culture of the team to be further enhanced • Contracted players to be more accountable • Leadership group qualities and performance to be reviewed,
formalised and embedded • All HP members to meet and exceed expectations and standards as set by the HP Staff Much of this is well and truly in action however many aspects will never reach a point of finalisation as Australia will forever have the desire, aspiration and commitment to be an industry leader and therefore the bar will continue to get higher.
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Since the Commonwealth Games, exposure to International competition has been fairly quiet with all the focus now geared towards the 2015 Asia Pacific Games in NZ in November/ December, leading up to our benchmark World Championships in Christchurch in 2016. Australia contested the TransTasman Test Series at the Burnside Bowling Club and
claimed the men’s and overall series trophies; whilst a new look women’s team narrowly missed out against their New Zealand counterparts. The newly named National Squad will return to Christchurch in October to finalise the line-up for the Asia Pacific Championships. Congratulations to those who have been rewarded for their efforts in making the squad, albeit the overall indication of depth makes these decisions very difficult. The squads are: Women’s Squad Lynsey Clarke (QLD) Kelsey Cottrell (NSW) Anne Johns (NSW) Kristina Krstic (WA) Karen Murphy (NSW) Carla Odgers (VIC) Ellen Ryan (NSW) Natasha Scott (NSW) Chloe Stewart (VIC) Rebecca Van Asch (TAS) 2014-15 Annual Report 33