Shepparton Park prevailed in a true thriller to claim division two midweek glory.
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The Goulburn Valley Playing Area’s midweek bowls calendar might have saved its best contest for last in season 2024-25.
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Three grand finals took place at Shepparton Golf Bowling Club in Tuesday’s big dance, but in taking more than half an hour longer to finish than any other game, Shepparton Park and Seymour VRI slow-cooked us a treat in division two.
It was a clash between the two clear-cut standard bearers in second-tier Tuesday bowls, and it delivered in spades.
Shepparton Park, Sandra Wallace.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Shepparton Park, Kelvin Rogash.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Shepparton Park, Marg Smyth.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Seymour VRI, Peter Stevens.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Shepparton Park, Mia Nowosad.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Seymour VRI, Mick Szczykulski.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Seymour VRI, Brendan Challis.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Shepparton Park Marg Smyth.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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Seymour VRI, Jane Wilson.Midweek bowls grand finals @ Shepparton Golf Bowls ClubEdna Harling Shield division two midweek bowls grand finalShepparton Park v Seymour VRI @ Shepparton Golf Bowls Club
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It hardly looked poised to provide a nail-biter, with the first two completed rinks seemingly allowing Park to put one hand on the pennant.
Skips Noel Halden and Allan Jones had crafted out handy rink wins — 24-17 and 28-17 respectively — and things looked like every chance of petering out.
However, the VRI quartet led by Michael Szczykulski had something to say about that.
Szczykulski’s four was making slow and steady inroads for most of its outing, the eyes of everyone else in attendance eventually turning to this singular green as Park’s big margin dwindled end by end.
The good early shift had seen Park through, though, prevailing and being proclaimed champions in a 14-65 to 2-63 victory despite the southern outfit rattling off several ends straight at the end to keep it nervy.
Across town at Shepparton Park, Nagambie claimed the division three title in similarly thrilling circumstances courtesy of a 14-63 to 2-60 win over minor premier Avenel, while Euroa also proved ladder position was irrelevant on the big stage by winning the division four flag 14-68 to 2-49 over Shepparton Golf.
Back at Shepparton Golf, the third and final decider in the north end of town saw Kyabram put an almighty scoreboard beating on Tatura-Hill Top in division five, claiming the day’s most lopsided result with a 16-82 to 0-25 hammering.
In the division six finale at Shepparton Park, Mooroopna Golf and Colbinabbin embarked on a meeting between two sides which had actually finished dead level on points in the regular season.
The outfits did fittingly split the two rinks, but Mooroopna Golf did enough to handle the business and claim premiership glory with a 12-37 to 2-32 triumph.
