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Cobram well represented in midweek pennant deciders

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Mar 17, 2026

The triumphant Cobram 2 side after beating Wunghnu 66-62 to claim the division three midweek pennant premiership. Photo: Supplied.

Last Tuesday, March 10, saw the 2025-26 Murray Playing Area Bowls Midweek Pennant grand finals played at Numurkah Golf and Bowls Club, with Cobram represented in both the division one and three grand finals, taking on Barooga Sports and Wunghnu, respectively.

Geoff Westmore in action during Cobram’s midweek pennant division one grand final defeat against Barooga. Photos: Abby Green. Photo by Abby Green

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The cross-border battle between Cobram 1 and Barooga Sports, who finished first and second on the ladder, respectively, was an arm wrestle; however, it was Barooga Sports that triumphed 64 shots to 54, winning all three rinks en route to the premiership.

It was a marked turnaround for Barooga against Cobram in the finals, with Cobram having won the final meeting of the home-and-away season over Barooga by a mammoth 47 shots. Barooga triumphed in the semi-final by 23 shots and then the decider by 10 to take out the coveted premiership.

Dave Stock sends one down during Cobram’s division three premiership victory. Photo by Abby Green

There would be success for Cobram in division three, though, as Cobram 2 clinched a brilliant 66-62 victory.

Christine Dunne rolls one down for Cobram 1. Photo by Abby Green

It was a tense affair, with the rink of Julie Cain, Jeanette Liersch and David Stock earning a 19-18 victory for Cobram, which was cancelled out by Carol Doherty, Annette Temple and Colin Rankin suffering a close 23-24 defeat in their rink.

Jeanette Liersch delivers a bowl during the tense one-shot rink win over Wunghnu, with Cobram 2 going on to claim the division three premiership. Photo by Abby Green

The difference in the end was the rink skipped by Brenda Smethurst, who along with Dean Rowland and Sue Carter, managed to draw level at 20-20 in the 19th end after claiming three shots, before pulling ahead with another three in the 20th and a single in the 21st to win 24-20, the four shots being the eventual overall margin of victory too.