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23 October, 2025
Weekend pennant begins
LAST Saturday marked the start of the weekend pennant season for Mortlake bowlers.
Round one results were as follows:
Mortlake 1 Blue (div.1) defeated Dunkeld 1 Blue 77-34 at home.
G Draffen def. G Hinchcliffe 36-7, L Johnson def. D Gordon 22-9 and D Grant def. A Jackson 19-18.
Mortlake 2 White (div.2) lost to Warrnambool 3 Red 50-74 (away).
R Draffen lost to J Wooley 17-29, D McKenzie lost to G Johnson 19-22 and C Baxter lost to K Lilley 14-23.
In division two, congratulations to Adrian Mirtschin, Barry Killey and Steve Reynolds who all played their first pennant game.
Mortlake 3 Gold (div. 4) defeated Port Fairy 4 Green 45-38 at home.
G MacDonald def. B Murray 33-14 and M Heard lost to B Nolte 12-24.
In division four, congratulations to Gavin Buck who played his first pennant game.
Weekend pennant selections for round two this Saturday:
Mortlake 1 Blue (div.1) away to Warrnambool 1 Gold.
D Grant (s), D Dolling, P Beardsley and C Goldsworthy.
G Draffen (s), A Kubik, P Summerhayes and S Pierce (m).
L Johnson (s), D McNicoll, C Inverarity and J Tanner.
Mortlake 2 White (div. 2) at home to City 3 White.
P Delaney (s), Anthony Wood, Alan Wood and K Johnson.
R Draffen (s), N Boyden, J Springall and D McKenzie.
J Rasmussen (s), C Baxter, I MacDonald and S Reynolds.
Mortlake 3 Gold (div. 4) at home to City 9 Orange.
G MacDonald (s), K O’Shannessy, C Richie and J Wallace.
M Heard (s,m), F Robertson, L Smith and G Buck.
Selections may be subject to change so please see the selection board closer to the time for any updates.
Last Tuesday saw round two of midweek pennant.
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) lost to Port Fairy 1 Gold 50-62 (away).
L Johnson lost to S Cullinane 15-19, G Draffen lost to J Carlin 14-23 and D Grant def. N Lowe 21-20.
Mortlake 2 Purple (div. 4) lost to City 10 Onyx 31-39 (away).
G MacDonald lost to J Farley 14-23 and L O’Shannessy def. H Smits 17-16.
Selections for midweek pennant round three next week:
Mortlake 1 Blue (div. 1) selections will be done on Thursday night and Mortlake 2 Purple (div. 4) selections were not available in time for publication.
Please see the selection board for more info.
Last Tuesday also saw the start of the Over 60’s social pennant and there was only one result:
Mortlake Blue lost to Timboon 2 35-44 (away).
M Heard def. G Gardner 21-18 and P Delaney lost to N Page 14-26.
Twilight bowls will return next Wednesday.
Anyone interested in playing (either as a player or a team of three) should contact the twilight bowls coordinator Scott on 0418 218 547 to register your interest.
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