The $500 Bowls Ladder
Starting Back in early 2024
Show your skills and climb the Bowls Ladder to be the best in the club over 10 ends consistently. Have you got what it takes?
The Ladder
| # | Name | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron McPhie | WWWWLLWLLL LWWW |
| 2 | Ian Doyle | LWWWWL |
| 3 | Max Kamil | LWWWLWWWLW WWWWWL |
| 4 | Bill Thorn | LWLWLLLWWW LLWW |
| 5 | Mark Harkins | WWWWLWLWL |
| 6 | Mike Berryman | LLWWLLLWWL |
| 7 | Terry Flannigan | WLLLWWWWWL WLLL |
| 8 | Michael Castley | WWLWWLWWLW LLWLWLWWLL |
| 9 | Nick Fowler | LLLLLLLLLL L |
| 10 | Paul Johnson | WWWLLWWWWW WL |
| 11 | Steven Harkins | WWWLLLWLLW LL |
| 12 | Jan Brown | WLLLLWW |
| 13 | Adam Kitchener | LWL |
| 14 | Keith Weller | WLW |
| 15 | Joe Aquilina | WWWL |
| 16 | Glenn Riley | WWLLWL |
| 17 | Kevin Smith | WFLWWFL |
| 18 | Dan Paul | LLWW |
| 19 | Stuart Douglas | LLLLWL |
| 20 | Chris Norkaitis | WL |
| 21 | Ash Wilson | - |
| 22 | Anne Gosden | LF |
| 23 | Gordon Collins | LW |
| 24 | Mick Eagar | L |
| 25 | Peter Thomas | - |
Red = match NOT played this calendar month.
June 2023
Finals to be played when players are available. Scores to be reported as games are played.
Round 1:
Game A = Aaron McPhie v Ian Doyle
Winner into Grand Final, loser into Round 2.
Game B = Max Kamil v Bill Thorn
Winner into Round 2, Loser eliminated in 4th position.
Round 2:
Game C = Loser of Game A v Winner of Game B.
Grand Final:
Winner of Game A v Winner of Game C.
May 2023
- Non-play penalties applied: Nick Fowler moved up 2 positions.
- Bill Thorn 12 def. Mark Harkins 8 – 30/05/2023
- Bill Thorn 12 def. Mike Berryman 2 – 30/05/2023
- Mike Berryman 9 def. Terry Flannigan 7 – 28/05/2023
- Aaron McPhie 13 def. Ian Doyle 2 – 27/05/2023
- Mark Harkins 8 def. Michael Castley 6 – 25/05/2023
- Ian Doyle 11 def. Max Kamil 5 – 21/05/2023
- Mike Berryman 9 def. Nick Fowler 8 – 13/05/2023
- Max Kamil 11 def. Terry Flannigan 6 – 9/05/2023
- Aaron McPhie 9 def. Michael Castley 4 – 01/05/2023
April 2023
- Non-play penalty (-5 placings) applied to:
- Mike Berryman
- Glenn Riley
- Kevin Smith
- Dan Paul
- Stuart Douglas
- Chris Norkaitis
- Ash Wilson
- Anne Gosden
- Gordon Collins
- Mick Eagar
- Peter Thomas
- Ian Doyle 9 def. Paul Johnson 5 – 30/04/2023
- Bill Burnett withdrew – 28/04/2023
- Keith Weller def. Bill Burnett – Forfeit – 28/04/2023
- Michael Castley 12 def. Terry Flannigan 4 – 27/04/2023
- Aaron McPhie 10 def. Steven Harkins 2 – 26/04/2023
- Jan Brown 10 def. Joe Aquilina 8 – 26/04/2023
- Paul Johnson 11 def. Bill Thorn 5 – 23/04/2023
- George Sotiriou withdrew – 23/04/2023
- Joe Aquilina 20 def. Bill Burnett 9 – 22/04/2023
- Terry Flannigan 9 def. Bill Thorn 5 – 21/04/2023
- Joe Aquilina def. George Sotiriou – Forfeit – 21/04/2023
- Jan Brown 13 def. Adam Kitchener 5 – 19/04/2023
- Paul Johnson 12 def. Nick Fowler 3 – 19/04/2023
- Joe Aquilina def. Anne Gosden – Forfeit – 19/04/2023
- Max Kamil 8 def. Mark Harkins 7 – 17/04/2023
- Bill Thorn 11 def. Steven Harkins 2 – 14/04/2023
March 2023
- Non-play penalty (-5 placings) applied to:
- Bill Burnett
- Stuart Douglas
- George Sotiriou
- Keith Weller
- Kevin Smith
- Chris Norkaitis
- Ash Wilson
- Anne Gosden
- Gordon Collins
- Mick Eagar
- Peter Thomas
- Gerry Harkins withdrew
- Mark Harkins 11 def. Terry Flannigan 10 – 31/03/2023
- Michael Castley 13 def. Mike Berryman 4 – 30/03/2023
- Dan Paul 10 def. Jan Brown 9 – 23/03/2023
- Max Kamil 11 def. Aaron McPhie 5 – 23/03/2023
- Paul Johnson 7 def. Aaron McPhie 4 – 17/03/2023
- Terry Flannigan 11 def. Michael Castley 9 – 16/03/2023
- Adam Kitchener 11 def. Glenn Riley 6 – 10/03/2023
- Steven Harkins 8 def. Aaron McPhie 7 – 10/03/2023
- Ian Doyle 12 def. Nick Fowler 7 – 05/03/2023
- Aaron McPhie 8 def. Nick Fowler 3 – 02/03/2023
February 2023
- Non-play penalty (-5 placings) applied to:
- Stuart Douglas
- Dan Paul
- Jan Brown
- Adam Kitchener
- George Sotiriou
- Keith Weller
- Chris Norkaitis
- Ash Wilson
- Anne Gosden
- Gordon Collins
- Mick Eagar
- Peter Thomas
- Bill Thorn 9 def. Steven Harkins 8 – 28/02/2023
- Terry Flannigan 9 def. Mark Harkins 6 – 28/02/2023
- Michael Castley 10 def. Mike Berryman 3 – 26/02/2023
- Glenn Riley def. Kevin Smith – Forfeit – 12/02/2023
- Ian Doyle 15 def. Bill Burnett 3 – 12/02/2023
- Paul Johnson 10 def. Nick Fowler 6 – 10/02/2023
- Terry Flannigan 12 def. Steven Harkins 7 – 10/02/2023
- Max Kamil 12 def. Michael Castley 6 – 10/02/2023
- Michael Castley 9 def. Aaron Mcphie 7 – 03/02/2023
- Max Kamil 12 def. Nick Fowler 5 – 03/02/2023
- Gerry Harkins 11 def. Michael Castley 6 – 02/02/2023
January 2023
- Non-play penalty (-5 placings) applied to:
- Gordon Collins
- Mick Eagar
- Peter Thomas
- Keith Weller
- Chris Norkaitis
- Ash Wilson
- Anne Gosden
- George Sotiriou
- Jan Brown
- Steven Harkins 9 – def. Stuart Douglas 7 – 31-01-2023
- Paul Johnson 11 def. Mike Berryman 5 – 29/01/2023
- Mark Harkins 10 def. Michael Castley 7 – 27/01/2023
- Terry Flannigan 14 def. Nick Fowler 4 – 26/01/2023
- Max Kamil 8 def. Aaron Mcphie 6 – 26/01/2023
- Paul Johnson 7 def. Bill Thorn 6 – 21/01/2023
- Aaron Mcphie 12 def. Bill Thorn 4 – 20/01/2023
- Dan Paul 8 def. Glenn Riley 6 – 20/01/2023
- Kevin Smith 11 def. Adam Kitchener 6 – 20/01/2023
- Mark Harkins 9 def. Max Kamil 8 – 16/01/2023
- Aaron McPhie 10 def. Bill Burnett 9 – 16/01/2023
- Adam Kitchener joined – 13/01/2023
- Max Kamil 11 def. Gerry Harkins 9 – 13/01/2023
- Max Kamil 12 def. Paul Johnson 6 – 13/01/2023
- Kevin Smith 9 def. Ian Doyle 8 – 09/01/2023
- Ian Doyle joined – Added – 04/01/2023
- Don Shewry withdrew – Removed – 04/01/2023
December 2022
- Non-play penalty (-5 placings) applied to:
- Ash Wilson
- Anne Gosden
- Don Shewry
- Kevin Smith
- Gordon Collins
- Mick Eagar
- Peter Thomas
- Terry Flannigan 11 def. Steven Harkins 5 – 30/12/2022
- Max Kamil 14 def. Bill Thorn 8 – 30/12/2022
- Stuart Douglas 11 def. Jan Brown 6 – 21/12/2022
- Bill Burnett 11 def. Keith Weller 3 – 21/12/2022
- Bill Thorn 9 def. Steven Harkins 7 – 19/12/2022
- Mike Berryman 10 def. Max Kamil 8 – 17/12/2022
- Michael Castley 6 def. Nick Fowler 4 – 17/12/2022
- Gerry Harkins 11 def. Paul Johnson 6 – 17/12/2022
- Max Kamil 10 def. Glenn Riley 3 – 16/12/2022
- Aaron Mcphie 10 def. Chris Norkaitis 8 – 15/12/2022
- Paul Johnson 12 def. Michael Castley 7 – 14/12/2022
- Aaron McPhie 8 def. Dan Paul 7 – 13/12/2022
- Paul Johnson 8 def. Steven Harkins 7 – 09/12/2022
- Mike Berryman 12 def. Stuart Douglas 5 – 09/12/2022
- Max Kamil 12 def. Jan Brown 3 – 09/12/2022
- Chris Norkaitis 9 def. Dan Paul 5 – 08/12/2022
- Michael Castley 9 def. Bill Thorn 5 – 06/12/2022
- Allan King withdrew – Removed – 06/12/2022
- Mark Harkins 12 def. Gerry Harkins 8 – Major Singles 04/12/2022
- Glenn Riley 9 def. George Sotiriou 8 – 03/12/2022
- Peter Thomas Joined – 03/12/2022
- Steven Harkins 10 def. Stuart Douglas 7 – 02/12/2022
- Michael Castley 9 def. Terry Flannigan 6 – 02/12/2022
- Gerry Harkins 19 def. Nick Fowler 3 – 02/12/2022
- Bill Thorn 16 def. Jan Brown 7 – 01/12/2022
November 2022
- Non-play penalty (-5 placings) applied to:
- Ash Wilson
- Chris Norkaitis.
- Bradley removed.
- Max Kamil 13 def. Anne Gosden 8 – 28/11/2022
- Mark Harkins 13 def. Michael Castley 5 – 27/11/2022
- Don Shewry 13 def. Kevin Smith 2 – 27/11/2022
- Steven Harkins 9 def. Mike Berryman 8 – 26/11/2022
- Gerry Harkins 12 def. Stuart Douglas 1 – 25/11/2022
- Michael Castley 12 def. Nick Fowler 6 – 25/11/2022
- George Sotiriou 6 def. Bill Thorn 4 – 22/11/2022
- Keith Weller (Wof) def. Kevin Smith (F) – 21/11/2022
- Dan Paul Joined – 19/11/2022
- Aaron McPhie Joined – 19/11/2022
- Don Shewry 10 def. Mick Eagar 8 – Major SIngles 19/11/2022
- Michael Castley 10 def. Stuart Douglas 5 – 18/11/2022
- Gerry Harkins 15 def. Michael Castley 1 – 18/11/2022
- Michael Castley 10 def. Terry Flannigan 5 – 17/11/2023
- Jan Brown 11 def. Bill Burnett 6 – 17/11/2022
- Gordon Collins 8 def. Don Shewry 5 – 13/11/2022
- Mick Eagar Joined – 12/11/2022
- Allan King 10 def. Terry Flannigan 5 – 11/11/2022
- Glenn Riley 8 def. Max Kamil 6 – 10/11/2022
- Michael Castley 11 def. Mike Berryman 10 – 09/11/2022
- Terry Flannigan 13 def. Gerry Harkins 3 – 07/11/2022
- Paul Johnson 10 def. Nick Fowler 8 – 06/11/2022
- Steven Harkins 12 def. Bill Burnett 7 – 04/11/2022
- Kevin Smith 11 def. Gordon Collins 6 – 04/11/2022
Rules & Conditions
General Information
The Bowls Ladder started on 1st of November with players names drawn out at random to determine the starting positions, first out started at the top of the ladder and so on.The Ladder ends on 30th May 2023 – the top 4 players will then play off for the title and prizes.
New players may join the ladder at any time, entering at the bottom of the ladder.
Challenges
Any player can challenge any player who is up to 5 places above them, so players 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 could challenge player 1 for the top spot.
If the challenger wins, they take the place on the ladder of their opponent, the loser drops one place to be below the challenger. All respective players also drop 1 position accordingly.
If the challenger loses, they drop one place on the ladder, he/she swaps with the person immediately below them.
You can only play a player once in succession. (You can’t immediately ask for a re-match).
No player can refuse a challenge without a valid reason. If there is no valid reason to refuse a challenge, the player will forfeit the match.
Once a player is contacted and challenged, the game must be arranged within 14 days. Should the person you challenge already have a game arranged then the clock only starts ticking on this deadline once they have played that game.
Only one challenge match per 14 days is required. The match must then occur within the 14 days, or the challenger wins by forfeit. A challenger is permitted to challenge and play matches against different players in the same 14 days if they choose.
Note – If a player issues a challenge and then is challenged from below before the first match takes place, the second challenge is suspended until the first match is resolved as the second challenge may be rendered ineligible.
For example, if player #7 has challenged #3, but then receives a challenge from player #11. If #7 beats #3, the challenge from #11 is no longer valid, as they are not eligible to challenge position #3. However, if #7 loses to #3, the challenge from #11 becomes valid, and should be played within 14 days.
Anyone who doesn’t play a game in a calendar month drops down FIVE positions at the end of that month. If you are not challenged in the month, challenge someone.
Matches
All matches shall follow the Official Rules of Lawn Bowls.
A coin toss will determine who has the Jack.
A match will consist of one game of 10 ends, no handicaps.
Dead ends will be replayed.
Players are responsible for arranging matches, either in person, phone, text, or email.
The challenger should inform the Bowls Coordinator of the match details and the winner should advise the result.
Markers are not required, but if available you are welcome to use one if organised by yourself.
2 jacks can be used, one at each end. The winner of the end can place the jack where they like, before walking to the head and also placing the mat. This will save following the jack to set it on the line each end. Players can use some discretion should they not know who wins the end prior to walking to the head.
Ladder Updates
The Bowls Ladder will be updated at least once each week (usually Mondays) and published in our weekly newsletter, on the website, and displayed in the club.
Cost
$10 Entry Fee, $5 Green fees per game.
Finals Series
Round 1:
Game A = 1 v 2 Winner into Grand Final, loser into Round 2.
Game B = 3 v 4 Winner into Round 2, Loser eliminated in 4th position.
Round 2:
Game C = Loser of Game A v Winner of Game B.
Grand Final:
Winner of Game A v Winner of Game C.
Prizes
$500 Guaranteed prize money.
1st = $200 / 2nd = $150 / 3rd = $100 / 4th = $50
Administration
The Bowls Coordinator will administer the Bowls Ladder.
If there is a dispute, the decision of the Bowls Coordinator is final.
These rules may be amended and tweaked to suit situations that may arise through the season – updated rules will be published here.
Any questions please contact the Bowls Coordinator directly, Paul – 0490 012 592.
Rule Changes
- 01/12/2022 – Challenge position threshold change from 3 to 5. Players can now challenge up to 5 positions above them.
FAQs
When are the games played?
Games are not at set scheduled times, games are to be organised by the players involved.
Games can be played at any time there is green space available.
How long is each game?
So far, each game has taken less than 1 hour, but depending on your speed of play, allow up to 90 minutes.
What if I'm going away on holidays?
Being away is a valid reason to not be able to play. You will be required to postpone your challenged game for when you return. If you are away for a complete calendar month, the five placings penalty still applies.
Players cannot hold their position uncontested for a whole calendar month.
I'm number 1, who can I challenge?
As number 1, you will 100% be challenged by 2-6 at the first opportunity, so you will not need to actually challenge anyone, but you will be required to complete the challenge when challenged.
As long as you accept all challenges and complete them within 14 days, and have played at least 1 game in the calendar month, be it as the challenger or challenged, you are compliant and will maintain your position.
Can I lose positions without losing games?
Yes, you can, if players around you are on the move.
I play socially, am I eligible?
We have 3 membership levels at Windsor Bowling & Sports Club, if you are either type of bowling member you are eligible to join and play.
Dual members who are also members of other clubs are eligible.
What is the dress code?
As games are played when you and the opponent organsie them, these games are Mufti dress code.
Can I still join?
Late registration is available and will be available until further notice. Head into the club and pay the registration fee of $10 to join.
New entries will be added to the bottom of the ladder.
But don't worry, there's plenty of time to work your way up to challenge for the prizes.
How can I report my match results?
We've created a quick form above for players to submit results.
You can either use this form above, email us, or via SMS/Call to Paul on 0490 012 592.
Do we need a marker?
Markers are not required, you can both work together and use a bit of fair sportsmanship to manage the game between the 2 players.
Ready be part of the Windsor Bowls team?
Windsor Bowling & Sports clubs membership is open to men & women of all ages. You can sign up as a full or social member. There are many club members who are happy to teach and coach beginners the technique of Lawn Bowls.
