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Cairns Local News
Friday November 6, 2020
Top level experience added to Pride squad
EDGE HILL MEMORIAL BOWLS CLUB Ladies Social Bowls Thursday November 5 will see the Ladies Social Bowls move to night bowling with names in by 6:30pm for a start at 7:00pm. Get into the cooler night temperatures from this Thursday. Men’s Mixed Social Bowls Tuesday October 27 winners were Bruce Moseley and Ian Golightly. R/U: Lou Pomroy and John Hayes. L/C: Yvonne Bolton and Ian Lillie. Tuesday Night winners were Marilyn / Jenny / John. R/U: George/David/Steve. Wednesday night October 28 winners were Steve/Alan/ John. R/U: John/Karl/Mal. No Social Bowls were played on Saturday October 31 as the finals of 2nd Division Pennant games were commenced at Brothers Edmonton between Edge Hill One and Edge Hill Two. This game provided a tense finish with a 5 shot win to Edge Hill Two. Edge Hill One then played Gordonvale/Cairns at 1pm and Edge Hill One had a 50 shot win over Gordonvale/ Cairns. Sunday November 1 saw the final round robin game played between Edge Hill Two and Gordonvale begin at 1pm with the result giving Edge Hill Two a win and the Division Two Pennant. Congratulations to all players who represented Edge Hill
throughout this COVID interrupted 2020 Season. Tuesday night Bowls followed a successful Melbourne Cup Luncheon at the Club. This weekend our Division One team (13 Players) will fly to Brisbane to take part in the Queensland State Pennant finals being held at Cleveland Bowls Club. Another team of 4 bowlers will also travel to Silkwood to play for the Elio Crema Shield this weekend. To play social bowls at Edge Hill put your name on the lists available for a game and have a chance to win a Jackpot this Saturday $1000. Contact the Club on 4053 1036, Ray Webster 0402 182 230, Gary Victor(GOV) 0407 962 860 for assistance. The Edge Hill Club is available for bookings for Christmas parties, Social groups and Bare Foot Bowls Functions. Ring the Club or email Lydia at functions@ edgehillbowls.com.au Drinks and Meals bookings are filling fast. Ring the Club now to make your booking. Great meals at Club prices served in the Bistro or on the verandah overlooking the green nightly from 5:30pm but please make a booking due to some COVID restrictions.
PETER MCCULLAGH NORTHERN Pride Coach Ty Williams announced this week the signing of ex-Mackay Cutters Captain Jayden Hodges. Hodges, a Cairns Kangaroo product who played for the North Queensland Cowboys and Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL, before playing three seasons with the Mackay Cutters in the Intrust Super Cup. Signed due to his exceptional leadership qualities, Hodges will provide competitiveness and exceptional adaptability to the game plan. Williams admits the Pride
2021 squad will be young but feels confident the experience signed in recent weeks will provide a strong and stabilising framework for the 2021 team.
“It’s going to be a bonus for us moving forward,” stated Williams. “The ability for him to be competitive and fight for every inch, he ticks all of the boxes for us.”
Williams is quietly confi-
Late last month Williams re-signed four forward including Innisfail product Lata Fakalelu and Brad Lupi. The Pride forward pack now boasts size pace and an exceptional football brain in Hodges.
With pre-season commencing on Monday the Pride are in no hurry to fill the final two vacant spots in their roster.
winning the competition.
“Won’t jump into it, COVID has shown us we need to patient with a lot of things.”
tion,” he said.
The signing of Hodges adds additional options for the number 9 jumper. With up to 4 strong contenders, Denzel King, Chris Ostwald and rising talent Adam Hepworth, Hodges brings the ability play as a roaming lock.
A couple of key areas that still need to be filled, Williams feels a bit more depth in the halves is needed and another big bopper up front, but a different ball playing front rower capable of playing deep minutes.
dent and excited as the roster is starting to take shape as his roster and reflects the player structure capable of “I’m assembling a squad that’s not going to make the five, but can win the competiThis weekend also sees the Under 21 Trials for the Northern Pride. With 110 players registered for the trials and an initial squad of 35 – 40 to be selected, the coming season looks promising for the Pride.
