yes the bookie got it wrong
but we will recap the results and the odds
1st LATROBE VALLEY 6/1 not only was joe not sighted in the team, he wasn't even sighted in the bowl or the state, but big bustling bryan and his smooth talking side kick jason along with the lightest anchor in the comp millsy nailed the coffin in one foul swoop in round 20, what can i say, they out bowled us and worthy winners
2nd GEELONG 1/20 virtually unbackable and hopefully no money was bet on these guys, led most the way, had it all happening but just run out of steam or was it oil???
3rd SHEPPARTON 12/1 i reckon people get memerised by them bright pink shirts, rowey as expected starred and was capped with another all stars shirt, it was a 2 horse race.
4th SUNRAYSIA 250,000/1 what can i say, the old mates bowled well, they were the only team to beat us in the first 19 rounds, led by the champion all star "roo boy" and his mate ray, i often think of them as "batman and robin" now deano's even got the tights and g string to go, all he needs now is a cape and a pair of goggles, they made the most of what they had and a bit more, everyone in mildura should be so proud of what they achieved in both divisions
5th COLAC 3/1 smooth strokin merv and lil neil made all stars, ian was getting way too much hitting power with his 1983 model roto grip but was unable to change back to the trusty LT-48 for obvious reasons, how they ran 5th amazed me, from what i saw of merv junior impressed me too, will be a real threat with a couple more cups under his belt
6th BENDIGO 12/1 dark horse (what was i smokin) if pharlap had a huge heart well the horse called bendigo had a heart the size of a pea, changes need to be made to gain respect in next years odds
7th ALBURY 8/1 the marin factor never really happened, obviously the pin gods classified the weekend as a pick on marin public holiday leaving the grand old master andrew craig wandering in the field all alone, the boys would have been a tad disappointed with the result but will bounce back stronger than next year. andrew the roo boy will mark down his 100 pin defeat of you as one of his biggest achivements, we will never hear the end of this
8th BALLARAT 25/1 wow, these guys took it to us in both matches, they bowled great, obviously only for 3 games, guys get the other 19 games sorted out and i'll improve your odds for next year, rhonda was not seen in the bowl all weekend but luckily for me she showed up for a lap dance on sunday night, how much did i owe for that woody ??? these guys knew they had the ability to perform miracles but it just didnt happen this year
9th WARRNAMBOOL 250,000/1 disappointing to send off a champion with such a performance, needed jason and eddie way really bad, to shane griffiths (i will always remember the slap in my face, i was the first to get it in round 1 in 1995 and the last to get it today, just as much as the 5 bagger brooklyn) have fun abroad shane griffiths your a champion
10th SALE 10,000/1 never ever a chance, but well done luke, you got a point off me, and not to many people succeeded at that this weekend, they tried hard but missed big old billy, rosco and kaney, even noticed the first 2 made an appearance over the weekend
11th WODONGA 10,000/1 they tried and tried and tried, but just not enough experience, great bunch of guys
congratulations to the winners, the supporters of all teams, the staff of morwell tenpins (especially bruce the oil man, you should have worked double shifts), the committee of the L.V.T.B.A and especially eric harrison on running another successful country cup
also i think on behalf of the geelong and ballarat teams, we would like to say how impressed we were with our accomodation at the "COAL VALLEY INN" the hosts were probably the best i have ever seen, i recommend to anyone to stay there in the future
for those people who informed mr david napier that we had been rubbishing the country cup, you are the people who make the sport that much less enjoyable to play, we love our tournament and we love our sport, and for you to suggest that makes you nothing more than a dissenter of bowling :bad-word:
"you may not like what i say, but it isn't going to stop me saying it"
see you all next year at GEELONG "home of the kegel" :lol: :lol: :lol:
3-1 doesn't mean 3 units in the middle 1 on the outside :wink:
it's not over till it's over rob 
