Official Program Lead up - 2017
The 2016 Premier League Queensland was another year without
disappointment. Hamilton Power claimed a massive win in the Premier
Grade Final defeating tournament favourites Helensvale Hawks! The
Hawks didn’t go home empty handed defeating the Greenslopes Geckos
in the “A” Grade Final! All the best for the 2017 Season!
www.plq.com.au
FROM QUEENSLAND PREMIER
LEAGUE CHAIRMAN…
RON HOWDEN
Hi all and welcome to the 2017 Queensland Premier League Competition.
Special welcome to Tweed Heads and Club Kawana to this years
Competition.
I was surprised and honoured to be asked to be
elected as your chairman at the September
Annual General Meeting. This was the result of
Brett Wilkie being appointed CEO of Bowls
Queensland and we wish him every success in his
new venture.
To the twelve teams, we wish you all the success
and good bowling and first and foremost is the
promotion of Bowls.
Enjoy your season,
Ron Howden
Saturday 7th January (Home team first)
Swifts
V
Enoggera
5.30pm
Hamilton
V
Pine Rivers
5pm
Greenslopes
V
South Tweed
4pm
Broadbeach
V
Belmont
4pm
Capalaba
V
Kawana
5pm
Helensvale
V
Tweed Heads
2pm
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Helensvale Hawks
The Hawks have had a few losses for the upcoming season, as well as an enormous amount of new comers.
From the 2016 squad, we have lost Anthony Fantini, Geoff Gray, Aaron Minns, Jason Carpenter & Chris Monk. Our
gains for the new season are Kelsey Cottrell, Andrew Howie, Matt Lucas, Des Cann, Luke Wade, Natasha Jones,
Paul Staggard JNR & Georgia White. Our sides for Round 1;
Premier Grade
Mark Thatcher, Kelsey Cottrell, Jayden Christie & Mark Casey
Lynsey Clarke, Braidan Leese, Anthony Kiepe & Brett Wilkie
Des Cann, Matt Lucas, Andrew Howie & Nathan Rice
“A” Grade
Stephen Sail, Paul Cruise, Pam Rowe & Adam White
Shane White, Luke Wilson, Matt Bell & Rohan Wilson
Amanda Haevecker, Shane Pearson, Brett Tynan & Darren Christie
Yvonne Lovelock, Craig Holmes, Luke Wade & Steve Piggott
Pine Rivers Pirates
Premier Grade
Nathan Wilson, Neil Enders, Trentan Healey & Alex Murtagh
Michael Breen, Roger Trent, Bob Dobinson & Robbie Wild
Mick Ashdowne, Jaime Camara, James Templeton & Aaron Hewson
“A” Grade
Peter Deutschmann, Adrian Holiday, Graham Bishop & Des Wilson
Barry O’Brien, Ken Crowdey, Ron Briggs & Barry Dench
Trevor Gadd, Peter Buckman, Mitchell Hewson & John Lawton
Noel Parr, Warren McKillop, Tom Dickens & Louie Da Conceicao
Broadbeach Bulls
Broadbeach have acquired to big names to the Bulls den in Jade Groenewege & Paul Jopson. We would like to
Welcome them to our squad. Our teams are as follows;
Premier Grade;
Phil Brandon, Jamie Smith, Jade Groenewege & Ryan Burnett
Robbie Allan, Chloe Stewart, Sean Ingham & Ryan Bester
Paul Jopson, Chris Lanham, Robbie Thompson & Kevin Anderson
“A” Grade
Lyn Cuthbertson, Michael Keegan, Julie Keegan & Dee Roberston
Ethan Lord, Brett Clifford, Christina Pavlov & Tom Nathan
Cass Millerick, Dave Hatter, Sue McKenzie & Bolivia Millerick
Gail Waitai, Maramai Waitai, Keith Farrelly & Jeff Watkins
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South Tweed Sharks
The South Tweed Sharks are looking forward to another successful season with some important gains which will
strengthen both the Premier and A Grade sides. Looking through the teams the core players in each grade who have
represented the sharks for many years are easily identified. Together with the injection of this new talent the Sharks
will be a formidable unit in 2017.
Gains: Bill Cornehls, Clinton Bailey, Gary Pearson, Nathan Heap, Brenden Wilson, Max North, John North.
Losses: Hec Beswick, Roger Henson & Alan Smith.
Premier Grade
John Bain, Steve Halmai, Scott De Jongh & Kelvin Kerkow
Bill Cornehls, Clinton Bailey, Gary Pearson & Steve Glasson
Peter Richards, Nigel Smith, Geoff Hawken & Neville Jenkins
“A” Grade
Darryl Maxwell, Max North, Kevin McMahon & Lindsay Ponting
Sally Hickman, Steve Lowe, Nathan Heap & Josh Leese
Alan Fawcett, John North, Dave Bennett & Brenden Wilson
Anthony Smith, Kim Mitchell, Laurie Sylvester & Ray Hickman
Greenslopes Geckos
The Geckos have gained Michael Turner & Andrew Thorrold for the 2017 season.
Premier Grade
Nick George, Wayne Masters, Stuart McCosh & Chris Ryan
Michael Bermingham, Christine Baxter, Col Hayes & Scott McLachlan
Anthony Gillman, Dave Pearson, Mitchell Cameron & Michael Turner
“A” Grade
Allan Clements, Kathy Masters, Peter Tsoumbaris & Damien Sparkes
Marivic Hamilton, Danny Birch, Geoff Renowden & John Rafton
Mel Alagich, David McDonald, Graham Elton & Carl Cecchin
Dave Hele, Chris Jones, Col Bryant & Robbie Cresswell
Enoggera Eagles
Premier Teams
Jesse Cottell, Rod Dixon, Peter Leon & Ray Elford
Emma Brown, Jim Wise, Indi Conlan & Shane Leonard
Brad Lawson, TBA, Billy Mitilinios & Brett Dean
A Grade
Neil Peach, Darryl Weymouth, Jason Curry & Maria Rigby
Tony McFarlane, Devon Slater, Brett Merkel & Ryan Rigby
Brian Cosford, Andrew O’Meagher, Peter Balderson & Simon Barton
Jayden Cottell, Brett Fogg, Russell Morris & Brad Piper
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Swifts
The gains for the Swifts are Greg Tate, Mick Ashworth, David Small, Jesse Slatter & Shawn Toomey
Losses are Noelene Dutton.
Premier Grade
Greg Tate, Mick Ashworth, Shawn Toomey & Graeme Hooper
Dave Small, Jesse Slatter, Mick Bretherton & Hilary Goebel
Jay Cross, Steve Bell, Chris Mudd & Steve Blessley
A Grade
Che Thiele, Gary Stephan, Arthur Brockie & Ron Mattocks
Dennis Caruana, Gary Ayre, Josh Haira & Ray Seidel
Todd Lloyd, Gary McCool, Dave Glinster & Ray Marshall
Nev Linke, Dave Morgan, Dave Wilks & Brent Leembruggen
Belmont Blaze
Premier Grade
G. Donofrio, R. Barnes, P. Brown & J. Finlayson
S. McNamee, S. Smith, N. Mancinelli & S. Chamberlain
K. Nelson, K. Flint, J. Nordlof & J. Nelson
“A” Grade
K. Haikings, G. Moroney, A. Fikar & N. Chapman
C. Fountain, J. Ayres, T. Haamia & N. Seawright
L. Seawright, G. Nelson, I. Hughes & J. Fern
R. Carter, B. Thomson, M. Fainga & H. Freeland
Capalaba Comets
Gains: Chris Monk, Brad Coulson, M. Janes, Ron Baxter, Aaron Page, Rod Climo, Tristan Bakes, Peter Mitropoulos, Pat
Casey & Mark McDonald
Losses: Peter Brown, Rick Barnes, Bob Young, Troy Makin, Graham Pritchard, Kit Conlan, Josh Greenhalgh, JT Gray,
Andrew Murray & Keith Harris
Premier Grade
Alan Hilton, Brad Coulson, Rod Climo & Aaron Page
Kel Brasher, Pat Casey, Travis O’Reilly & Chris Monk
Kalib Morgan, Paul Smith, Darren Kelso & Trevor Broadbent
“A” Grade
Megan Janes, Beau Gent, Peter Mitropoulos & Glen Malone
Alan Treloar, Tristan Bakes, Greg De Weger & Mark McDonald
Harry Dearness, Alan Miles, Alan May & Dave Kaufusi
Matt Thompson, Peter Kelly, Paul Hutchison & Russell McLeay
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Kawana Thunder
The Thunder are a new team to the block and have come with their fair share of experience. With current QLD Skip
Kurt Brown, 4 time World Champion Ian Schuback and well known Sunshine Coast identity Paul Henricks as the skips,
the Thunder are keen to stamp there strength in the QPL Competition. Other steady players amongst the field are former world champion Marilyn Emerton, Eric Copeland, Jane Bush, Aaron Marsh, Leigh Fortington, Ester Regan & Rebecca Rixon. Good luck to all sides and we are proud to be competing in the prestigious competition.
Premier Grade
Marilyn Emerton, Geoff Westall, Nigel Melbourne & Kurt Brown
Lewis Stumbris, Russell Van Homrigh, Mark Williams & Ian Schuback
Geoff Harrison, John Bird, Richard Strawbridge & Eric Copeland
“A” Grade
Di Viterale, Tony Verdonck, Mike Stevenson & Jane Bush
Tony Bush, Rebecca Rixon, Darren Muir & Ester Regan
Wila Permpoon, Janet Healey, Chris Piper & Aaron Marsh
Merrill Kerss, Leigh Fortington, Wes Hedges & Peter Wibberley
Tweed Heads Ospreys
Premier Grade
Jessica Srisamruaybai, Kristy Thather, Max Jaffray & Paul Girdler
Greg Ash, Ken Emura, Douglas Kleinhans & Ian Law
Craig Larcombe, John Balzarolo, Mark Bayliss & Steve Tong
“A” Grade
Hiro Emura, John Millington, Brian Lamb & Paul Watson
David Dodge, Eddy Vuik, Ann Maree Peart & Melissa Larcombe
Dannielle Phillips, Leigh Tynan, Kevin Dixon & Dennis Agnew
Simon Spencer, Paul Rafton, Peter Phillips & Mark Howarde
Hamilton Power
Premier Grade
J. Newell, J. Turnbull, A. Howard & B. Egan
N. Dutton, R. Piggott, S. Anderson & M. Brown
C. McCabe, J. Moore, S. Twinning & S. Baker
“A” Grade
K. Donaldson, A. Earle, B. Carroll & J. Gough
T. Silvester, J. Tavendale, T. Jones & S. Byrne
R. Earle, C. Kennedy, P. McLaren & S. Kelly
B. Parsons, G. Caplick, L. Paatsch & R. Day