On Tuesday Monbulk 1 headed to Donvale expecting a tough contest to hang on to top place on the ladder and that is exactly what transpired.
Eric Markham’s rink started well picking up four shots, but then dropped six on the next end. They were three shots down after six ends, but then won the next 10 ends to lead by nine shots. The Donvale rink then mounted a challenge, but the Monbulk rink was able to hang on and won by one shot, 18 to 17.
Peter Koomen’s rink found it hard to get into the game with the Donvale skip Gerard Blum bowling well and were nine shots down after eleven ends. They were unable to win an end after this and even though they limited the losses to one’s and two’s they went down by 22 shots, six to 28. Jim Bras’ rink started brilliantly and led by eight shots after four ends. By the tenth end they led by 13 shots and were never really challenged winning by six shots, 25 to 19.
Monbulk lost the overall by 15 shots, 49 to 64, but other results have enabled them to hold on to top place on the ladder.
Monbulk 2 played Ferntree Gully at home in what turned out to be a close encounter.
Eric Furby’s rink was level after eight ends, but then lost four of the next five ends to fall behind by six shots. The Monbulk rink made these shots up in the next two ends to draw level and going into the last end held a one shot lead. They lost the last end by one shot and the game ended in a tie, 18 shots all.
Graeme Goller’s rink trailed by five shots after six ends, but then picked up eight shots in four ends to lead by three shots. The lead then see-sawed with the Monbulk rink leading by four shots with three ends to play. However, they lost all three ends to lose by two shots, 18 to 20.
Alan Hamilton’s rink found themselves 11 shots behind after eleven ends due to losing a number of multiples. They made a challenge in the back half of the game winning the majority of ends, but dropped more clangers to lose by seven shots, 17 to 24.
Monbulk 2 lost the overall by 9 shots, 53 to 60.
Monbulk 3 played at Yarra Junction and found the home team strong across all rinks.
Mike Harris’ rink started well and led by three shots after two ends, but then dropped some multiples to fall behind by 16 shots after 13 ends. They battled hard and won the last three ends to lose by 18 shots, 13 to 31.
Alan Brooke’s rink were five shots in front after eight ends, but then lost the next six ends to trail by seven shots. By the nineteenth end they levelled the scores, but faded to lose by seven shots, 16 to 23.
Bruce Cockerill’s rink led by one shot after nine ends, but then lost the next six ends to trail by 11 shots. Even though the Monbulk rink won the majority of ends they weren’t able to bridge the gap losing 13 shots to 24.
Monbulk 3 lost the overall by 36 shots, 42 to 78.
