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Princes Park Bowls Club. A fully licensed bar in a park
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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
Situated in Princes Park Carlton we offer fun and good times to all!
Short on players... Big on spirit![]()
Spare a thought for our selectors ![]()
They've been given a Tough Gig this season.![]()
An inordinate number of our members have made themselves unavailable up until this point in the season. However we've still been able to notch up some impressive performances.![]()
A fine example is yesterday's Midweek Pennant result. We were forced to travel to Altona two players short. Not for the first time we found ourselves in this position this season.![]()
Yesterday our 10 played against 12.![]()
Going out to Altona is a tough gig with a FULL TEAM...let alone being two short.![]()
However, as we've shown this season we'll overcome adversity and invariably put up a fight.![]()
We managed to secure a win, Altona 51 Princes Park 62![]()
We've played three games with two players short so far into the season and we currently find ourselves 2nd on the ladder. The selectors have been 'promised' half a dozen freshies to be available in the New Year.![]()
If you haven't already, get in contact with them and advise them about your availability this SATURDAY.
A shout out to Andrew. He's been dealing with a few health concerns and hasn't played many games this season. He rocked up to the club kitted out in uniform, just in case an emergency was needed. And a family emergency saw one of our selected players a non starter, so Andrew stepped up. ![]()
Not only did he 'step up', he bowled a resting toucher on the first end.![]()
And played a vital role in the Buckley rink winning by 10 shots and securing an overall 78 to 70 win. ![]()
Those Buckleys...The Danihers of PPC.
We managed to pull off another improbable win today.Our selectors were pulling their hair out with the unavailability list this weekend.![]()
And a family emergency saw one of our in form bowlers pull out at the last minute.![]()
Luckily Andrew Buckley was kitted out in uniform to cheer on the team. And was roped into his brother's Dave Bucks rink.![]()
So we ended up fielding a proverbial Dad's Army contingent made up of two 85 year olds and a bloke who should have been on the sidelines whilst waiting for heart surgery.![]()
At three quarter time it looked as if Brunswick were going to run over us when they took the lead. However we took stock and held our nerve and secured the win.![]()
Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club 78 Brunswick 70.![]()
Another spirited...and improbable win.
Last week we played ladder leader Keilor with two players short and lost by ONE shot. ![]()
Today we played City of Melbourne who were sitting third on the ladder ( PPC 2nd ) and we had a full team.![]()
So we were 'expecting' a home win going into today's clash.![]()
However bowls doesn't work like that.![]()
PPC 52 COM 63
We started the season slowly however we've managed to chalk up two very impressive wins recently. Last Saturday we beat the ladder leader Moonee Ponds and today we walked away with a win at Yarravlle Footscray who were sitting second on the table.![]()
PPC 83 YF 62.![]()
Now we just need to rally the troops and get our Seconds to 'fire up'.