Consider bigger, better bowls

IS IT time to showcase the highest level of Geelong bowls? ‘Yes’ would be the correct answer.

As we take to the greens for the final three weeks of the Saturday pennant home-andaway season, the Geelong pennant committee will be starting to put together where the finals will take place.

Is there an available alternative to showcase the competition to the wider bowls community outside of the Saturday afternoon timeslot? Of course there is. If we as a region are proactive and choose to expose our highest level of pennant, why not look at other options?

We now have a first-class facility under a roof and under lights, which could be used to host the finals series.

Think about this: Premier division semi-finals and possibly preliminary finals on a Friday night under lights.

Having both first vs. second and third vs. fourth battling it out on adjacent rinks would be a great spectacle in front of a huge spectator base.

Geelong Bowls Region would be the first to implement such radical fixtures to finals in Victoria.

An agreement could be made between City of Geelong and the Geelong Bowls Region in regard to hosting such a significant round of matches. Imagine the crowds. Four Premier division clubs, playing outside the normal Saturday afternoon timeslot.

The opportunity to showcase our sport, the opportunity to boost what pennant competition is all about.

The opportunity to explore other possibilities that show how proactive our region is prepared to be in promoting our competition.

A message to the pennant committee — give it some thought. MATT FLAPPER IS AN OCEAN GROVE BOWLER.