Tara Murray
Melbourne eXtreme suffered heartbreak in the finals in the Bowls Premier League last week.
Aiming for its second grand final in the 20th edition of the competition, eXtreme was pushed all week.
After finishing fourth after the pool matches, the Club Sunbury-based eXtreme faced Adelaide Pioneers in an elimination final.
The Pioneers won the tie breaker, with the sides winning one set each.
The eXtreme team was Nick Cahill, Kylie Whitehead and Ali Forsyth.
Forsyth racked up a couple of milestones in the event, playing his 100 game for the franchise and his 200th BPL match,
Manager Marc Bullows said it was one of the most even competitions in BPL history, with every team still in finals contention after 15 of the 22 rounds.
“eXtreme secured a finals birth in round 21 waiting on results out of our control to see if we finished third or fourth,” he said.
“Finishing fourth we played Adelaide, losing in a tie break on the last bowl.
“Nick Cahill in his first BPL [as a permanent team member] and played it like he had been in the system for years.
“We’re proud of the effort the team put into the tournament and look forward to Moama in February.”
Tweed Ospreys won the tournament becoming the first franchise to win five titles.
Former Kyneton bowler Chloe Stewart was a part of the side.
Bullows said Forsyth would miss the next event in February due to international commitments with his replacement yet to be selected.
