2026 Big V State Training Day Announced
Bowls Victoria is pleased to announce the invited athletes to the State Training Day to be held 27 June. While the final Squad is yet to be decided, the Saturday hit out at Deer Park Bowls Club will provide another opportunity for State Side hopefuls to show off their wares in front of Selectors.
The representative calendar includes a State Series for the Open and Development Sides against NSW in early August and a second Series for the Open Side against WA in September; the annual tune up a month before the Sides Championships at The Nationals.
Invited Athletes:
| WOMEN | |
| Sarah Braybrook | City Oval |
| Olivia Cartwright | Bendigo |
| Brooke Davies | Kangaroo Flat |
| Tris Doolan | Bundoora |
| Brooke Edwards | Deer Park |
| Alana Flapper | Essendon |
| Akasha Fortune | Club Sunbury |
| Sharon Jarvis | Hastings |
| Anita Jenkins | Somerville |
| Sophie Kurzman | Club Sunbury |
| Peta Mattys | Myrtleford |
| Nicole McKenzie | Dandenong Club |
| Carla Miles | Tallygaroopna |
| Cassandra Millerick | Moama |
| Hayley Murnane | City BC Colac |
| Hayley O’Reilly | Ocean Grove |
| Lisa Phillips | Clayton |
| Chelsea Pollock | Melton |
| Samantha Robinson | MCC |
| Addy Ryan | Deer Park |
| Emma Simmonds | Moama |
| Olivia Slade | Lilydale |
| Rhoanna Smith | Wangaratta |
| Alannah Taylor | Swan Hill Racecourse |
| Lisa Trewarne | Melton |
| MEN | |
| Kevin Anderson | Moama |
| Nelson Ball | Yarraville/Footscray |
| Charlie Boswood | Shepparton Golf |
| Harry Coleman | Deer Park |
| Josh Corless | Brunswick |
| Koby Cromie | Essendon |
| Tyson Cromie | Ocean Grove |
| Matt Flapper | Ocean Grove |
| Max Heaton-Harris | Winchelsea |
| Brad Holland | South Bendigo |
| Cam Keenan | Moama |
| Luke Lamont | Lilydale |
| Nathan Lynch | Moonee Valley |
| Brett Mahoney | Yarraville Footscray |
| Dane McKinnon | Altona |
| Craig Mills | Yarraville Footscray |
| Mathew O’Brien | Moonee Valley |
| Brad Pavey | Ocean Grove |
| James Pearce | Deer Park |
| Sam Rogers | Glenroy |
| Mitch Sidebottom | Tallygaroopna |
| Jett Simmons | Parkdale |
| Cameron Wilson | Strathfieldsaye |
| Hunter Wingfield | Donald |
| Bryce Young | Golden Square |
Players unavailable through injury or prior commitments have been excluded from the list but remain in contention for selection.
State Selectors will be hard at work immediately following the Training Day confirming Squads and Sides for the upcoming Series.
Good luck to those invited and those still in consideration.
