Melbourne eXtreme was unable to win the big moments as it missed out on finals in the Bowls Premier League 23 competition last week.
Teams headed to Moama for the event, with eXtreme backing in its young team again to try and get the job done.
Jackaroos Jack McShane, Nick Cahill and Brianna Smith lined up for eXtreme as it aimed to return to finals.
it was the same team that represented eXtreme in BPL22 in October.
The Club Sunbury-backed side would finish this event with eight wins from its 22 matches to finish in 11th spot.
eXtreme started the competition slowly with just one win on the opening day and weren’t able to make up the gap.
It was bottom after two days before some late wins gave the side something to smile about.
Team manager Marc Bullows said they didn’t think they were far off from finals and being in the mix coming the final night of action.
The competition proved to be a close one again, with just nine points separating fifth and finals, and bottom spot.
“Much like BPL 22 in October, our ability to win tiebreakers cost us again,” Bullows said.
“Finishing just three wins short of the top five in a 22-round competition is far from disappointing.
“Beating both sides that went on to play off in the grand final proves that we can match it with the very best.
“Briana, Jack and Nick all played solid bowls, and I’m incredibly proud of each of them.
“Jack McShane was recently named an Australian Jackaroo, completing the trifecta of Australian Jackaroos representing Melbourne Extreme — a fantastic achievement for both Jack and the club.”
Kelvin Kerkow stepped back into the coaching chair after missing the previous event and Bullows resumed his team manager role last week.
Speaking after the event, the players all said that it was a tough week for the group and they didn’t achieve the results that they were after.
Bullows said they turn their attention to BPL24 where the side hopes to return to finals and compete for the title.
“The announcement of where it will be held — potentially at a new venue — is expected in May,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jack Baldwin, Mikayla Mattei, Logan Mattei and Tom Baldwin represented eXtreme in the junior BPL competition.
The eXtreme was aiming to win its second title.
eXtreme finished third in its pool with three wins from its five matches. The Tasmanian Tridents, who topped the pool, won the overall event.
