State Sides Announced for NSW Series
8th July 2026
Bowls Victoria is pleased to announce the Development and Open Sides to compete against NSW at Deer Park Club.
The Series will see each Side play three Tests over two days on Saturday and Sunday, 15th-16th August.
Congratulations to the following athletes:
DEVELOPMENT SIDE
| WOMEN | MEN | ||
| Alana Flapper | Essendon | Charlie Boswood* | Deer Park |
| Akasha Fortune | Sunbury | Josh Cartwright* | Wunghnu |
| Mackenzie Parsons* | Moama | Koby Cromie | Deer Park |
| Chelsea Pollock | Melton | Max Heaton-Harris* | Winchelsea |
| Addy Ryan* | Deer Park | Matt Lawrence | Altona |
| Olivia Slade | Lilydale | Seb Monahan | Queenscliff |
| Courtney Thompson | MCC | Sam Rogers | Glenroy |
| Lisa Trewarne | Melton | Hunter Wingfield* | Kingsbury |
OPEN SIDE
| WOMEN | MEN | ||
| Olivia Cartwright | Bendigo | Kevin Anderson* | Moama |
| Brooke Davies* | Kangaroo Flat | Harry Coleman* | Deer Park |
| Tris Doolan | Bundoora | Tyson Cromie | Ocean Grove |
| Brooke Edwards | Deer Park | Matt Flapper | Ocean Grove |
| Anita Jenkins | Somerville | Brad Holland | South Bendigo |
| Sophie Kurzman | Sunbury | Cameron Keenan | Moama |
| Carla Miles* | Tallygaroopna | Nathan Lynch | Moonee Valley |
| Cassandra Millerick | Moama | Brett Mahoney | Yarraville Footscray |
| Lisa Phillips | Clayton | Craig Mills | Yarraville Footscray |
| Hayley O’Reilly | Ocean Grove | Brad Pavey | Ocean Grove |
| Emma Simmonds | Moama | James Pearce | Deer Park |
| Alannah Taylor* | Swan Hill Racecourse | Mitch Sidebottom | Tallygaroopna |
| SQUAD | SQUAD | ||
| Sarah Braybrook | City Oval | Josh Corless | Brunswick |
| Sharon Jarvis | Hastings | Koby Cromie | Deer Park |
| Chelsea Pollock | Melton | Dane McKinnon | Altona |
| Samantha Robinson | MCC | Bryce Young | Golden Square |
*Debutant
Both Series will commence with practice on Friday, 14th August, followed by two Tests on Saturday 15th, and conclude with one Test on Sunday 16th.
The selections are made following a busy weekend at Deer Park Club where the Open and Development Squads were put through their paces on-green in a highly competitive environment before finals selections were made for the August Series.
State Program for the 2026 representative season:
- State Side Series: 15th-16th August, Deer Park Club.
- State Side Series: 19th-20th September, Osborne Park BC, Perth, WA.
- Australian Senior Sides Championships at The Nationals: 15-18 October, Osborne Park BC, Perth, WA.
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