State Pairs 2005/6
Final

December 30, 2005
BRUCE CHALLEN BOWLS WA provided these results for this website. Many thanks Bruce for the great job you do and the help you give me.

State Pairs Winners 2005/6

L/R: Dan Penman---- Steve Srhoy

December 30, 2005
What can I say!!!, those who were at the finals will remember them for sometime to come. The win of Steve Srhoy and Dan Penman , who came from a hopeless position and never looking likely to win was just something special. It was a Goldstar performance
Up against the best pairs combination that I have seen in my time, Steve took them on and almost played a lone hand in a scintillating exhibition of draw bowling which was under pressure on most occasions, and in very windy conditions, not forgetting the brilliant drives that saved the day on so many occasions.
Steve will never forget this impossible victory and his marvelous performance, Sherro won't either.
John Goddard played a brilliant game also and he is possibly the best player in W.A. He has command of any shot that has to be played in any situation. One aspect of his play is that he is so good in very windy conditions, John Goddard is an out and out champion player.
Gary Caffell is one heck of a good player, and played a tremendous game today. He has a terrific temperament and it really showed in this final just how good he is when he is under the pump or when there is a difficult situation at hand. Gary you were sooooo good in this great game.
Dan Penman did struggle in this game due to the very windy conditions, however he also did some good work thru the game. Experience will make Dan a stronger player in the future. In his earlier games he was a terrific contributor

In the final John Goddard/Gary Caffell playing Steve Srhoy/ Dan Penman, and after 5 ends John Goddard led 9/0. They were playing better and deserved that lead.
Things swung around score wise, and by the 9th end john led 10/7. Up to this point of time Steve Srhoy was playing a lone hand as Dan Penman just could not come to grips playing into the very strong wind , where as John in particular, and Gary did not know there was any wind present the way they were playing.
At the conclusion of the 14th end John Goddard led 19/9 and he and Gary were sensational. However Steve Srhoy also was brilliant, considering that Dan was struggling , Steve's effort kept their hope alive, he drew and drove and drew either hand, he also took far more grass than any player out there and his bowl would find its way to the jack very often.
From the 15th end onward Steve Shroy dominated the game even tho J.G and G.C continued to play ever so well, in fact they were just so, so good.
There were so many ends killed by Steve and Dan in an effort to keep their hopes alive, that people in attendance started to leave, thinking that he was on mission impossible and still had no chance.
At the conclusion of 18th end the score was 22/14 in favour of John and Gary. More dead ends from Steve and Dan
End 20 saw the score 22/19 and a small scent of victory for Steve. The stage was set for a magnificent finish. Dan's first bowl was 4 inches behind the jack and was his best bowl into the wind for the game. Gary's first bowl wasn't good but his second was a ripper landing on the jack to get the shot.
Steve drove the jack into the ditch near the boundary peg, Dan drew two good bowls but Gary drew second shot, John drew perfect weight but finished outside the peg, Steve drove Gary's bowl off the green, John's next bowl went into the ditch, three shots to Steve and Dan, 22/22 and now an extra end.
What a brilliant last end John and Gary held shot for most of the last end, Dan played a couple of pearlers without result Steve played the last bowl of the game and was one down. Here we go, can he do it, YES!! Steve draws the shot smack on the jack and wins an incredible victory.
It is not often we see a player win a game in such circumstances, today Steve Srhoy was sensational.
The greens at Morley were fanatasic and credit to the greenkeeper, Wayne Neilson

State Pairs runner up 2005/6

L/R: Gary Caffell--John Goddard

SEMI-FINALS
Lance Strahan/Chilli Illich versus John Goddard/ Gary Caffell
Last years State Pairs finalists meet in the semi-finals. The game was a ripper with Lance leading 8/3 after 7 ends. The game seemed to be in Lance's keeping because he and Chilli were on top and doing it very well.
Things were nip and tuck up to the 14th end with Lance and Chilli leading 12/9. Lance in particular was playing a magnificent game, and John Goddard was making his presence felt.
From this end on John and Gary scored 1,5,2,-- to win the game. 17/12

After the game both John and Gary said that they were very lucky to have made the final considering the Houdini act they had to perform to win their last two games.

L/R: Lance Strahan--Mark Illich

SEMI-FINALS
Jon Sharp/Adrian Lee versus Steve Srhoy/ Dan Penman.
A high standard game, great leading from Adrian Lee and Dan Penman, followed by an outstanding clash between the two skippers who went hard at it, Jon and Steve rarely wasted a bowl between them, weight control was magic.
It was tight all the way with the biggest margin 3 shots. Jon Sharp's driving was superb, his draw shot magnificent, Steve likewise. The leaders set the tone for the game and it was the best game for tight, hard and close bowls that you could wish to see.
The last end saw Steve 12/13 down and up one shot up at the head and with hardly any room to draw another shot, with the last bowl of the game he did just that, to win 14/13
Both skippers were 9 out of ten for the game they played today

L/R: Adrian Lee--Jon Sharp

POWERFUL COMBINATIONS STILL IN CONTENTION
Hey that's not bad, sherro got three of the four. Apologies to Steve Srhoy and Dan Penman for not making the original list.
John Goddard------Gary Caffell
Jon Sharp-----------Adrian Lee
Lance Strahan------Mark "Chilli" Illich
Steve Srhoy----------Dan Penman

Day 4 at Morley LAST FOUR
At Morley
SEMI FINALS
S.Srhoy(Cbn) b J.Sharp(Melv) 14-13, J.Goddard(Comp) b L.Strahan(Bed) 17-12
FINAL
S.Srhoy b J.Goddard 23-22

BOWLS WA STATE PAIRS 3rd DIV. & UNDER
At Morley
Final J.Klompmaker(Cann) b D.Heaton(Noll) 35-11