Eildon - we played Pennants for Shepparton Park

Jean Mc
Oct 28, 2023
2 min read

So when we were at Shepparton Park on Thursday Kelvin introduced us and our trip. Di raced over to our table and asked if we could come and play Pennants for them on Saturday at Eildon.

She said they are short two players. Even though it's 75 minutes from Seymour (we don't usually travel more than 30 minutes) we jumped at the chance!

We arrived super early so took a little walk down town to buy Mal some hay fever tablets. Maureen and Marie were preparing for tea.

It's a nice little clubhouse up on the hill.

There's a lovely memorial garden.

And another pretty garden on the side.

With a nice outdoor area.

We met Steve the Pennants Manager at the table who said "I'm in charge of nothing!"

There's just one nice grass green.

It's 'The Green With The View'

This is the view.

Jean plays Lead in one team and Mal plays Third in another. We put our Shep Park Pennants stickers on.

Chris, Neville, Bev and Mal

Played Ian, Ray, Maureen and Ric from Eildon.

Jean, Alan, Val and Norm

Played Michael, Richard, Paul and Lundy.

All the uniforms were colourful.

We stuck out like a sore thumb in our Weston Creek uniforms. There were sixteen players each - 4x4 - to play 25 ends.

The Eildon boys and girls have a tatoo for being 22-23 Premiers. Even a 90 year old has one.

Jean finally got one on end four but it's Pennants. It didn't last.

Mal reckoned he didn't do any good bowls but his teammates raved about him. He didn't always get shot but he reclaimed and saved lots.

We came in at half time for lunch. The Eildon players each brought something for their opponents. Jean's table had Egg and Bacon Pie, Sandwiches, Tim Tam's, Laminations and Wagon Wheels. Each table was different.

Back out Jean got touchers but it just wasn't enough.

Jean's team lost by four after being 11 behind. Mal's team had been up the whole game. Then, on the last end it was 23 all. They lost by two. Overall Eildon won because one rink won by 21. They didn't record all 100 ends but the scoreboard showed it.

They did the same for afternoon tea.

To finish it off the Eildon boys sang their song. They said they hadn't won a Pennant for 40 years until they wrote and started singing their song. Then they were Premiers!