Emerson Shield - 2007

[J.Drew]

No Jamie - rules have been changed for this year
First and second from each zone final go through to final (3 zones x 2 teams = 6)
The rest of the teams can participate in a repechage (optional) and top 4 from the repechage go through to make up a total of 10.
This is meant to make the final more competitive and give more teams from each zone a chance to compete. Because some zones are stronger than others it meant the final was not as strong in depth. This way you can have anywhere up to 6 teams from one zone if that zone is strong enough.
These rule changes were announced to team managers and captains before the start of the final last year in Werribee.

OK cool, thanks for that Gary. Makes your zone that much harder to qualify for the final now doesnt it?

 

[edfleminglanes]

Ed Fleming Lanes - Emerson Shield teams:
Females:
Emily Robertson
Tarah Bull
Robyn Flynn
Robyn Bull
Lorraine Miller
Chris Niquet
Vanessa Pappin

Males:
Paul McKewin
Ross Pigdon
Brenton Bull
Ray Mischler
Steven Toth
Sean Gothe
Wes Cooke
Cheers see you all on the 30th June at Ed Fleming Lanes

 

[Gatsby]

OK cool, thanks for that Gary. Makes your zone that much harder to qualify for the final now doesnt it?

Yeah - "you aint kiddin"

But it also makes it hard for the strong teams in our zone - noone is guaranteed 1-2. Could be even harder if North Geelong fields a strong team -- not really sure what is happening there. I guess in theory you could have David and Andrew Carmichael plus Chandler.... that would make the zone even harder.

Not just harder in our zone though - take a look at the North. Last year the bye finished third behind Sunraysia and Bendigo (Shep were def champs and did not bowl zone). This year one of Sunraysia, Shepparton and Bendigo will have to go through repechage too.

 

[Mindi]

hi all. geelong emerson shield teams are as follows

Women
Amanda de lange
Julie Jakupek
Shirley Muxworthy
Kasey Thatcher
Barbara Robinson
Rebecca Baird
Hannah Gavin

There was only 7 women so we didnt have to try out

the guys team is
Gordon Robinson
Luke Ross
Brad Ott
Damien Robinson
Nicholas Walsh
Joshua Alvisse
Eugene Jakupek
---------------------------
See you all in Warrnambool in july

 

[Gatsby]

Zone Roll offs coming pretty soon - June 30th at Ed Fleming followed by June 28th (Women) and 29th (Men) Warrnambool. Horsham is last zone Aug 4th & 5th.

 

[Gatsby]

bowlarama has already has selected their team about a month ago

You gonna post it Craig or do we just have to guess???

 

[craig]

na, not posting, its a big secret

 

[bowlrig]

Sunraysia Teams

Women
Alicia Garioch
Lisa Garioch
Jessica Garioch
Michelle Hodge
Robyn Holmes
Jacqui Martin
Dot Hinchliffe

Men
Dean McKinnon
Ray Martin
Rob Garioch
Scott Sutton
Travis Dunn
Luke Roberts
Warren Hinchliffe

 

[rychenroller]

Melton teams

Daryl Lucas
Stephen Bairstow
Ross Aston
Mark Weston
Ray Hodge
Chris Townsend
Michael Stoyanoff

Tammy McDonald
Jo Hine
Gail Sultana
Rosalie Pierce
Sue Lee
Sylvia Bridges
Cheryl Walker.

Congrats to the bowlers who made it.

 

[craig]

??? please explain my friend

 

[Little macca]

i say what happend?

 

[Little macca]

nice team Sunraysia you guys will be hard to beat but we will do our best

 

[rychenroller]

I was equalized

 

[Porto]

WERRIBEE TEAMS

Ladies
Lisa Notman
Jo Law
Narelle Baker
Karen Newman
Cassie Staudinger
Ann Bonning
Larissa Preistley

Men
David Porto
Glen Loader
Justin Lowe
Mick Golowka
Graeme O'Connor
Craig Ryan
Jason Newman

 

[Gatsby]

I was equalized

Makes a good argument for automatic selection.

 

[Gatsby]

Zone Roll offs coming pretty soon - June 30th at Ed Fleming followed by June 28th (Women) and 29th (Men) Warrnambool. Horsham is last zone Aug 4th & 5th.

Ooops July 28th and 29th (thanks for pointing that out Scotty)

 

[Little macca]

nice teams there werribee and good luck

 

[sampson1791]

So to sum it all up - who's bowling on Saturday? Teams that is!

I am bowling but nervous as I have never bowled in a tournment before :surrender:

 

[Gatsby]

The zone final is between - Narre Warren, Morwell, Sale, Ed Fleming Lanes, Rosebud and Mentone

From previous posts the Men's teams are as follows

Narre Warren
Shane Bennett
Clem Cox
Matt Edwards
Paul Harding
Steve Hogg
Peter Maquignaz
Anthony Spain

Ed Fleming Lanes
Paul McKewin
Ross Pigdon
Brenton Bull
Ray Mischler
Steven Toth
Sean Gothe
Wes Cooke

Mentone
Michael Wilson
Lee Phillips
Chris Mesagno
Erwin Andres
Doug Bear
Hugh Livingstone
Charlie Nagle

Sale
Tony Zee
Peter Siddle
Earl Smith
Matthew Cunow
Scott Morris
Daryl Ogilvie
Gunther Czmok
(though i am guessing that if you are bowling Jason, then one of the above list of men is not - or are you bowling for Morwell.)

no teams posted for Morwell or Rosbeud

 

[Gatsby]

With our resident bookie back from an extended "holiday" in Qld, it must be about time for this years odds. Who will make it through the zones 1-2 and qualify for the final?

I also have a suggestion

I reckon we dump the repechage and have
top 3 (out of 6 teams) from the North
top 3 (out of 6 teams) from the East and
top 4 (out of 7 teams) from the West (extra team this year - Nth Geelong)

Still have ten in final, reduce cost by not having repechage, strongest zone gets 4 teams into final. (Past two women's winners from Western zone, and three of the last 4 mens winners from Western zone)

I know this can't happen at this late stage, but i am starting the suggestion for next year. I guess it will depend on how popular the repechage turns out to be - if we have 10 -12 teams then it will stay but if we only get 5 or 6 teams then alternatives might need to be looked at. A lot of people have told me that if they don't qualify straight out then they won't be going to repechage (it might be different when push comes to shove they may change their minds)

PS - Thread has been way too quiet so i figured it was time we start to fire things up a bit.