Dandenong Club heads to Moama on 16th September for Bowls Victoria’s launch of its latest competition, the Victorian Bowls League (VBL). It’s a fives format, played in two sections of four teams over three days.
Competing as Dandenong Pulse, we have recruited four of the state’s best to join our own Michael Daly and Hamish Beecroft in the team of six. Wombat will be the team coach.
Starting with 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗿, the current 2022 AO Pairs Runner Up with mate Ben Winther, Spurry has played over 100 State Games for Victoria, winning the Alley Shield in 2016 and 2018. He’s a current Skip in the Melbourne Premier Team, winning back-to-back Flags. His AO pairs partner 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 played UBC for Whittlesea and was a Skip in this year’s Northern Gateway Region side title win.
Then comes 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹, another 100+ State Representative (played across 2 x States), winning with Vic in 2018. Matt’s won multiple State Titles plus 3 x Premier League Flags and skips alongside Spurr at Melbourne.
Adding more depth to the squad is 𝗭𝗮𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, a winner of multiple Region Titles and a Premier League Skip. Joining these household names are 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁 & 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘆 – local and very handy Dandy Club players, now getting an opportunity to showcase their skills on a big stage. Beecroft joined the club recently & has already made an impact on the top side’s front-end, and Daly is a premiership player likely to be another with strong front-end claims.
The competition begins Friday nights with our first outing against the Victorian Storm. Our section of four includes Brighton.
Fixtures
Round 1: Pairs and Triples
Deer Park Club v Gippsland Lyrebirds Friday 16th Sept – 6pm Streamed
Yarraville Dogs v Warrnambool Bulls Friday 16th Sept – 6pm
Dandenong Pulse v Victorian Storm Friday 16th Sept – 6pm
Moama Steamers v Brighton Blue Devils Friday 16th Sept – 6pm
Round 1: Singles and Fours
Deer Park Club v Gippsland Lyrebirds Friday 16th Sept – 8:10pm
Yarraville Dogs v Warrnambool Bulls Friday 16th Sept – 8:10pm Streamed
Dandenong Pulse v Victorian Storm Friday 16th Sept – 8:10pm
Moama Steamers v Brighton Blue Devils Friday 16th Sept – 8:10pm
Round 2: Pairs and Triples
Dandenong Pulse v Brighton Blue Devils Saturday 17th Sept – 10am Streamed
Victorian Storm v Moama Steamers Saturday 17th Sept – 10am
Deer Park Club v Warrnambool Bulls Saturday 17th Sept – 10am
Yarraville Dogs v Gippsland Lyrebirds Saturday 17th Sept – 10am
Round 2: Singles and Fours
Dandenong Pulse v Brighton Blue Devils Saturday 17th Sept – 12:15pm
Victorian Storm v Moama Steamers Saturday 17th Sept – 12:15pm Streamed
Deer Park Club v Warrnambool Bulls Saturday 17th Sept – 12:15pm
Yarraville Dogs v Gippsland Lyrebirds Saturday 17th Sept – 12:15pm
Round 3: Pairs and Triples
Yarraville Dogs v Deer Park Club Saturday 17th Sept – 3pm
Warrnambool Bulls v Gippsland
Lyrebirds TBC Saturday 17th Sept – 3pm
Brighton Blue Devils v Victorian Storm TBC Saturday 17th Sept – 3pm
Dandenong Pulse v Moama Steamers TBC Saturday 17th Sept – 3pm
Round 3: Singles and Fours
Yarraville Dogs v Deer Park Club Saturday 17th Sept – 5:15pm
Warrnambool Bulls v Gippsland
Lyrebirds TBC Saturday 17th Sept – 5:15pm
Brighton Blue Devils v Victorian Storm TBC Saturday 17th Sept – 5:15pm
Dandenong Pulse v Moama Steamers TBC Saturday 17th Sept – 5:15pm
Finals: Semi Finals: Pairs and Triples
Section 1 Winner v Section 2 R/U Sunday 18th Sept – 10:00am
Section 1 R/U v Section 2 Winner Sunday 18th Sept – 10.00am Streamed
Finals: Semi Finals: Singles and Fours
Section 1 Winner v Section 2 R/U Sunday 18th Sept – 12.15pm Streamed
Section 1 R/U v Section 2 Winner Sunday 18th Sept – 12.15pm
Grand Final: Pairs and Triples
Grand Final Sunday 18th Sept – 3:00pm Streamed
Grand Final: Singles and Fours Streamed
Grand Final Sunday 18th Sept – 5:15pm
