Melbourne eXtreme’s line up for the 20th edition of the Bowls Premier League competition has been unveiled.
With two new teams in the competition there has been some changes among the ranks.
For eXtreme, Matt Flapper departs.
Flapper, who has been part of Extreme since the start, is the new coach of the Geelong Jets, which is based out of his home club Ocean Grove.
Sydney Saints are the other new team.
Nick Cahill joins eXtreme in his replacement. Cahill, who has played for Australia, played for eXtreme in BPL17 when Flapper was a late out.
The call up was his first time playing in the BPL competition.
Kylie Whitehead and Ali Forsyth return to the eXtreme lineup, while Kelvin Kerkow will again coach the Club Sunbury-owned side.
eXtreme team manager Marc Bullows said they were excited for this edition of the event.
“Nick gets along with all the team members and has the ability to play lead and skip if needed,” he said.
“We are wrapped to secure Nick as with the two new franchises coming in, top quality bowlers at national level are harder to get.
“Other franchises are flying in international players to represent their franchises and the quality of bowls is expected to be showcased at Pine Rivers.
“We had a disappointing tournament back in February and we look to make amends.”
eXtreme is yet to win the event, but has finished runners-up twice, once in 2022 and once in 2023.
BPL20 will be held between November 11 and 15 at Club Pine Rivers
