2024 Men’s Metro v Country Allstars Results
The annual Metro versus Country Allstars did not disappoint at the Osborne Park Bowling Club on Thursday evening with close rink scores all around and a large crowd in attendance.
The Metropolitan team jumped out of the blocks early on the aggregate board leading by 9 after 30 ends, courtesy of Sean Mawdsley’s (Metro) rink leading 10-1.
That lead stretched to 19 shots by the halfway mark of the 126-end contest, with Metros, Jack East, and Clive Adams both leading the way with 9-shot leads. For the Country, Matthew Mitchell’s rink was enjoying a 6-shot lead and Shane Giudice-Nairn held sway by a single shot.
As the games wore on, the Country Allstars kept pushing and got the aggregate deficit down to 11 shots at one stage, with Scott Pennington fighting back against Sean Mawdsley. Pennington was down 1-13 at one stage but by the 18th end had closed to 14-17.
However, 11 was as close as the Country were able to get with Cody Packer (Metro) winning 6 of the last 7 ends to overhaul Matthew Mitchell 19-16.
John Goddard (Metro) and Stephen Fewster (Country) had a great battle all night with Goddard prevailing 22-17.
Sean Mawdsley held on for a 19-15 win over Scott Pennington.
Warren Holt (Country) stormed back against Jack East but couldn’t quite finish it off with Jack East finishing it off 23-20.
Joel Leeson (Country) fought back against Clive Adams to get within 3 shots, but Adams slowly extended the lead back out for a 21-13 win.
Shane Giudice-Nairn had a great battle with Blake Nairn (Metro) all night and scores were level going into the last end. Giudice-Nairn crossed over down but stepped up to draw shot next to the jack. Blake Nairn, looking to sit the opposition bowl, got half the bowl and half the jack but his bowl trickled out of the head to leave the Country still holding shot. Shane Giudice-Nairn did not play his last bowl and claimed an 18-17 win.
Overall, the Metropolitan team led from start to finish to take a 22-shot aggregate win 121 to 99.
Congratulations to all the players for a great display and to Osborne Park and the crowd for making the night such a great success again.
Rink 1:
| Position | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL SCORE | 18 | 17 |
| Skipper | Blake Nairn | Shane Giudice-Nairn |
| Third | Cameron Harris | Michael Ford |
| Second | Ryan Brown | Blake Andrews |
| Lead | Segan Pasalich | Eric Tenardi |
Rink 2:
| Position | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL SCORE | 21 | 13 |
| Skipper | Clive Adams | Joel Leeson |
| Third | Andrew Drayton | Ray Griffiths |
| Second | Dale Marsland | Peter Leeson |
| Lead | Callum Alberti | Warwick Glenister |
Rink 3:
| Position | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL SCORE | 23 | 20 |
| Skipper | Jack East | Warren Holt |
| Third | Russell Bates | Ashley Sharp |
| Second | Bill Brandsma | Richard Schinzig |
| Lead | Tristan Massang | Bevan Fancote |
Rink 4:
| Position | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL SCORE | 19 | 15 |
| Skipper | Sean Mawdsley | Scott Pennington |
| Third | Cameron Green | Gary Keep |
| Second | Darren Rowland | Ray Mosele |
| Lead | Scott Walker | Warren McDonald |
Rink 5:
| Position | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL SCORE | 22 | 17 |
| Skipper | John Goddard | Stephen Fewster |
| Third | Ben Leggett | Johnathon Davidson |
| Second | Brian Davis | Geoff Main |
| Lead | Mitchell Biglin | Matthew Hudson |
Rink 6:
| Position | Metro | Country |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL SCORE | 19 | 16 |
| Skipper | Cody Packer | Matthew Mitchell |
| Third | David Downey | Darren Wilkinson |
| Second | Brad White | Mike Baker |
| Lead | Scott O’Brien | Doug Wright |
| FINAL AGGREGATE | 121 | 99 |
Managers:
Pieter Harris (Metro)
Phil Manning (Country)
