Back row (from left): Gary Willis, Corey Wedlock, Aaron Teys, Ray Pearse, Jesse Noronha, Ben Glasson, Sean Ingham, Eric Copeland, Robbie Wild, Des Cann, Kurt Brown, Brett Wilkie. Front row: Kelly Richards, Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Samantha Noronha, Natalie Noronha, Ellen Ryan, Kiani Andersen, Bolivia Millerick, Cassandra Millerick, Natasha Jones, Pam Rowe.
Comm Games hopefuls clash on the Coast In what may be a good omen for the upcoming QLD V NSW senior test series, a specially selected high performance squad of Queensland juniors recently won a development “test series” against New South Wales (Nov 24-29, Broadbeach).
The state’s juniors won 3-0 (boys) and 2-1 (girls), finishing on 16 wins, +42, with NSW on 8 wins -42.
The test series was supported by Bowls Queensland and organised by Bowls Australia’s National Training Centre (NTC) coach for Queensland, Brett Wilkie, and his New South Wales-ACT counterpart, Gary Willis. The idea of national coach Steve Glasson was to pick a handful of juniors from each state and train them up to possibly win selection for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018. Five males and five females were selected from each state, to learn more
skills in match play, skill drills, and team building, under match pressure. This is the first year of the NTC Challenge, but it will be back next year, and in 2017, in the lead up to Comm Games 2018.
The players are — Queensland: Sean Ingham (Broadbeach), Des Cann (Jindalee), Eric Copeland (Caloundra), Robbie Wild (Pine Rivers), Kurt Brown (Pine Rivers), Pam Rowe (Helensvale), Natasha Jones (Bribie Island), Kiani Anderson (Kawana) and twins Bolivia and Cassandra Millerick (Caloundra). New South Wales: Ray Pearse and Corey Wedlock (Cabramatta), Ben Glasson (Mt Lewis), Aaron Teys and Jesse Noronha (Warilla); Female: Kelly Richards (Raymond Terrace), Ellen Ryan (Cabramatta), Jamie-Lee Worsnop (St Johns Park), Natalie and Samantha Noronha (Warilla). “This event is designed to give the future stars of our game the strongest
competition and experience at the
2018 Commonwealth Games venue, Broadbeach Bowling Club” the NSW coach Gary Willis said.
“Their results, dedication and
determination over the next two to three years could well and truly place them in
the mix for the ultimate prize in our sport – Commonwealth Games Selection for Australia.”
Wilkie added “This is a fantastic
opportunity for our developing players
to show their wares on the Broadbeach greens in a highly competitive
environment. Thank you to Bowls QLD, Broadbeach Bowls Club, and Robbie
Thompson’s Spar Express Convenience
Store (across the road from Broadbeach BC) for their support of this event”.
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