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A rolling system is fine, if the tournaments are kept the same each and every year, much like Tennis or Golf or other similar sports where there is a set tournament schedule and with the exception of the odd new event here and there, there is pretty much the same tournament schedule to follow...

This probably isn't too bad a concept as at least it puts into place a perspective of entries comparison, ie deservedly obtaining higher points in a fuller field as opposed to obtaining less points via a fair ratio for a less attended event. I think overall, we just need to increase numbers in...

This would lend itself to whoever bowls the most, who can afford to bowl the most wins, a system which has been in place before and lends itself further to noone giving a damn or caring who won the rankings for that year, as it is well pretty insignificant. I think the only way to have a system...

This might be a valid point, however, I think with this system of only having 4 events maximum for results, this allows this to be managed better. I don't agree that points should be accumulated over as many tournaments as possible, but restricting it to a manageable level at least allows for...

I stated the way the rankings worked earlier in the piece, at present, this is quite possibly the fairest system, especially for the fact that points are dropped every year, lets face it, there are only 6 tournaments one can bowl, so 1 every 2 months on average, the problem this year, was the...

The rankings system at present is used as a guide for national training squad and national teams, but if the rankings system is partially flawed, then national squad/team selection is potentially flawed as well. And I certainly wouldn't use a rankings system to judge the most talented or best...

I think in this case Belmo is actually 3rd in the current rankings, the ranking on TB are way out of date, as he has had two wins so far this year and an equal 5th place finish at the Masters. However he is probably never going to figure in the rankings due to numerous OS commitments and...

I don't know of too many of the 'good bowlers' who don't bowl in the current ranked tournaments. Maybe a splattering of bowlers here and there. However, just because not all the 'good bowlers' bowl in ranked events, doesn't mean that the current system or future versions are a farce, bowlers...

I don't think the current system is probably the best it can be, and the one previous was even worse. One of the half decent things about the current one though is that the rankings are only based on the current tournament results for the current calendar year, not like the previous version of a...

I think it is a first in best dressed scenario, I know if I had of already booked accomodation for the Friday night, I probably would change, but I am driving down Saturday and was always planning on doing so anyway. I wonder what happens if as Sam says, that B squad is low on entries...

If it is on next year, it won't be a ranked event. That might hurt entries unless the prize money is exceptional.

Now if only they can move that first squad back a couple hours more, then I can bowl the first squad and get the discount haha. Not a bad idea to discount the first squad, have to do something to get the numbers up, at least Brett is listening to what the majority want, he has already moved...

They do a great job Jim, especially when you realize the commitment they have given and keep doing from their humble beginnings. A lot of commitment and dedication.

A great display of bowling to clinch another two titles, with the other two titles also going to non US players in Storm's Dom Barrett and fellow Englishman Stu Williams. Belmo, legendary! Detractors, need not post here!

It is a magnificent effort and couldn't be prouder, well done son and bring as many titles home as you can!

No worries mate, bowling challenges like George and Belmo have been having are for pussies, now golf challenges on the other hand, now we are talking haha. Oh and I believe I would probably have a hcap of 28 considering the one round of golf I do actually play a year coincides with Orange...

Practice, you shouldn't need practice mate, you should have over 102 years of muscle memory to get you through ;) And Deano is right, practice is just an unnecessary trip to the bowl, when you could be driving to the golf course instead!

Apparently the Commonwealth Games will be held in April 2018 on the Gold Coast, woohoo!

Some great bowling by all involved, Jarrod really earned this and bowled great all day from game 1. Well done mate :)

You will be walking around with a walking stick soon with comments like that Robbie lol. You are right, I am postive when I first competed in the Nationals, it was your first attempt in each event, and I think it eventually progressed to multiple entries but your first in each counted towards...

Whilst this is a fair point, I can probably guarantee you that noone could really tell you any year since day dot who won what event, unless there was something remarkable and someone won everything at some point. Our Nationals format has multiple entries available for each event and is not like...

Unfortunately when you post comments like that, regardless of intent and meaning, and there is probably a 2nd meaning to the face value of the words typed, well like it or lump it because people will interpret it as such and generally when a lot of people notice the same thing, the onus usually...

I think the majority of George's post on page 3 sums up a pretty good reason as to why. This is only the second year of this event in its current guise and the profile of the sport is slowly raising, it is getting some media coverage, is slowly working towards a format suitable for commercial TV...

I don't think there was anything spiteful in my post whatsoever, I haven't resorted to name calling like some others and I do believe IMO that quite a lot of your posts are ignorant, filled with non positive content designed to stir people up. Maybe I am responding to that, maybe not, but I am...