CNZ AC Open Championship
Semi Finals by Felix
Good Morning from Mount Maunganui! The weathe has been stunning all week and we’ve got more sunshine today. Today we’ve got Edmund Fordyce vs Josh Freeth on Lawn 4 and Chris Shilling vs Greg Bryant on Lawn 3. I’ll be focusing more on Edmund v Josh bit will try and provide updates from the other game too
12 Jan 2019 8:37AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
There are currently 3 players warming up... Freeth is true to form and a touch late
12 Jan 2019 8:38AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Hoop setting has been rather disappointing for a national event such as this and will pose no problems to these players I would imagine. Lawns are a touch on the slow side, I’d estimate 10 seconds at most
12 Jan 2019 8:40AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
And we’re off.
Game 1.
Fordyce (BK) vs Freeth (RY)
1. B to WB
2. Y just south of C2
3. K misses partner
4. R shooting at partner? Hits
12 Jan 2019 8:45AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Josh and I had an eventful doubles right from the get go earlier this week, with him texting me during the opening speeches that he was locked in his accommodation
12 Jan 2019 8:47AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Let’s hope he’s that locked in today
12 Jan 2019 8:47AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
In the other game shilling hit 4th turn and is through 1 should be a clip to 4b
12 Jan 2019 8:48AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Freeth failed to get a rush to h1, lays up in C2 with B possibly wired somewhere around 2 and K on WB
12 Jan 2019 8:53AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
5.Fordyce plays B to C3
12 Jan 2019 8:54AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
6. Freeth makes 30 degree h1 and is building break
12 Jan 2019 9:03AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Through h4 with all the balls now
12 Jan 2019 9:06AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
In other news shilling has made an NSL, nice break that’ll give him some confidence
12 Jan 2019 9:13AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bryant lifts balls at h4 and is shooting down the line... curious bowls chap rocks up behind him to have a look, Bryant just misses in C4
12 Jan 2019 9:15AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Freeth also making a nice NSL
12 Jan 2019 9:18AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
7. Fordyce lifts B from h4 and will also have a ping down the line
12 Jan 2019 9:22AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Fails to make another ball move on lift
12 Jan 2019 9:23AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
8. Freeth rush to h1 goes 5y to the side... this time runs a 40 degree hoop
12 Jan 2019 9:30AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
In the plate Logan McCrokindale and Lindsay David are the main contenders, both with only 1 loss to their name. I’ve gotta duck back to the house for some supplies unfortunately. Be back in a bit
12 Jan 2019 9:32AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
And we are back
12 Jan 2019 10:01AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Freeth peeling rover from 1 yard
12 Jan 2019 10:02AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Shilling having ball to peg
12 Jan 2019 10:02AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Peelee just thru. Bad jump caused hoop and roquet
12 Jan 2019 10:03AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Freeth attempting pegout from 4y off the NB
12 Jan 2019 10:04AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
HITS!
12 Jan 2019 10:05AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
SB not NB
12 Jan 2019 10:06AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Josh Freeth takes the first +26tp
12 Jan 2019 10:06AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Shilling (4b and peg) has nice spread vs Bryant (1&1)
12 Jan 2019 10:09AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
The panther is stalking
12 Jan 2019 10:10AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Long lift again
12 Jan 2019 10:10AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Restalk...
12 Jan 2019 10:10AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Hits!
12 Jan 2019 10:11AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Game 2
12 Jan 2019 10:17AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
1. Freeth plays K to EB
12 Jan 2019 10:18AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Oops again Freeth playing R and Y again
12 Jan 2019 10:18AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
2. Edmund plays B to just S of C2
12 Jan 2019 10:18AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
3. Freeth hits Y with R, takes off to B, snicks 3yarder, croquets it peg high along line of 1 and 2 and smacks off back to partner
12 Jan 2019 10:24AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
4. Fordyce centres R from A baulk and will take croquet for the first time
12 Jan 2019 10:24AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Greg has made 1 and has break
12 Jan 2019 10:26AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
As has Fordyce, will update with leaves
12 Jan 2019 10:27AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Greg loads 4b so we’ll be having a cheeky 3 ball ending to start the day
12 Jan 2019 10:39AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Tidy spread by Fordyce who looks as fluid as ice after an hour under the Mount Maunganui sun.
12 Jan 2019 10:50AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Freeth takes lift down the line.... bosch
12 Jan 2019 10:51AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Meanwhile Bryant (peg and 1) vs Shilling (4b and box) has finished his break... not sure what the leave was but Chris doesn’t have much
12 Jan 2019 10:53AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Freeth has made 1 with Y and will be having a ball to 4b
12 Jan 2019 10:54AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Chris approaches 4b from near C2 and fails tough hoop
12 Jan 2019 10:58AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Was approaching of Greg’s peg ball so he just joins up in C2
12 Jan 2019 10:59AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Chris taps thru 4b and is shooting!
12 Jan 2019 11:00AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Misses
12 Jan 2019 11:00AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Die to shilling’s miss Bryant couldn’t hit the ball in C2 so decided to play peg ball and set a leave
12 Jan 2019 11:03AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Due*
12 Jan 2019 11:03AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Lays up in c3 with a longish rush to 1, Shilling near h1
12 Jan 2019 11:06AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Meanwhile Freeth has made a spread with Fordyce’s 4b ball at peg.
12 Jan 2019 11:06AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Shilling takes on potentially last shot, not close
12 Jan 2019 11:07AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Fordyce lifts B (h1) and walks to corner 3... reconsiders and walks to A baulk
12 Jan 2019 11:10AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Short lift time
12 Jan 2019 11:10AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
No he’s just playing with us
12 Jan 2019 11:10AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Walks back to C3
12 Jan 2019 11:10AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Greg under approaches 1, 1.5y angly
12 Jan 2019 11:11AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
6. Fordyce misses into C4
12 Jan 2019 11:11AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bryant considers cornering, then hits his hoop shot into middle of near wire
12 Jan 2019 11:12AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Has ended in an ok spot though, no free shot for shilling
12 Jan 2019 11:12AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Shilling to C4
12 Jan 2019 11:13AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
7. Freeth wipes his sweaty hands with a paper towel and takes the lawn with a chance to go 2-0 up
12 Jan 2019 11:14AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Bryant misses 8 yarder At partner
12 Jan 2019 11:15AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Shilling snicks Bryant’s peg ball from C4 to peg high on line of 1 and 2
12 Jan 2019 11:16AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
7.Freeth again approaching h1 from 6 yards to the side
12 Jan 2019 11:17AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Shilling takes off to 1y straight at penult!
12 Jan 2019 11:18AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Josh runs 1.5 yard h1 with control
12 Jan 2019 11:18AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Shilling is through and has 7 yarder
12 Jan 2019 11:18AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Centres it
12 Jan 2019 11:19AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Approaching rove from middle of WB
12 Jan 2019 11:19AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
4 yards straight-ish... cleanly through!!!
12 Jan 2019 11:20AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
misses 4 yard return! Could Bryant sneak another +1 victory
12 Jan 2019 11:22AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Bryant shooting from near C3 with h1 ball at partner 4 yards off SB... misses
12 Jan 2019 11:23AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Shilling to C4
12 Jan 2019 11:24AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Freeth looking comfortable through h4
12 Jan 2019 11:24AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Greg has made hoop 1
12 Jan 2019 11:27AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Time limits are 3 hours for first game, then 2.5hrs added for each following game
12 Jan 2019 11:27AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Only 9 minutes left for Greg!
12 Jan 2019 11:28AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Approaches hoop 2 to 1.5 yards, runs it with rush to 3
12 Jan 2019 11:28AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Good rush, approaching from 4 yards straight, gets forward rush to 4
12 Jan 2019 11:29AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
wasnt actually that good of a forward rush, approaching decides to load 5 and get some sort of a hoop shot... over approaches, still has B in C4
12 Jan 2019 11:31AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Hits
12 Jan 2019 11:31AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Meanwhile Freeth’s 4b peel going to 6 in somewhere just off wire... trying to rush peel
12 Jan 2019 11:32AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Greg approach from C4 is 2 yards straight
12 Jan 2019 11:32AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
It’s through! 5 yarder coming up
12 Jan 2019 11:33AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Snicks it! Great control there
12 Jan 2019 11:33AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
One good croquet stroke is all that is required now to get a rush to 5 on loose pioneer
12 Jan 2019 11:34AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Back ball a bit short. Approach to 5 is a 1.5yard take off... copes has another 5 yard return
12 Jan 2019 11:36AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Meanwhile Freeth is on 2b with peelee still in front of jaws of 4b
12 Jan 2019 11:37AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bryant hits return off SB
12 Jan 2019 11:37AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
The clock beeps
12 Jan 2019 11:37AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
This is it now for Mr Bryant
12 Jan 2019 11:37AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
He lives for these turns... really good croquet stroke and has a 3bb to win
12 Jan 2019 11:38AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
freeth gets tough 1/3 ball rush peel before 3b... that could’ve gone badly
12 Jan 2019 11:40AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Still has an ugly take off to play through obstacles to 3b pioneer
12 Jan 2019 11:41AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Freeth plays it well
12 Jan 2019 11:42AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bryant wobbles 2 yard dribble at 2b pioneer. I thought he’d missed
12 Jan 2019 11:43AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Runs 3b with no sides much to his displeasure
12 Jan 2019 11:43AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Freeth has made 3b but no forward rush. Has peelee near NB and a decent 4b pioneer
12 Jan 2019 11:44AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Tries pass roll loading penult going to peelee. Ends up a choice of 8 yarders
12 Jan 2019 11:45AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Takes the slightly longer one at peelee... hits in the middle
12 Jan 2019 11:45AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bryant still unhappy about how good his hoop running is... with no forward rush after 3b
12 Jan 2019 11:46AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Checks hoop width just for fun
12 Jan 2019 11:46AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Spoiler alert. It’s not tight
12 Jan 2019 11:47AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Straight double coming up for Freeth to take a commanding 2-0 lead
12 Jan 2019 11:47AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bryant under control approaching penult
12 Jan 2019 11:49AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Freeth peeling penult from around 2 feet with slight angle
12 Jan 2019 11:50AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Freeth peels well to 1 yard NE
12 Jan 2019 11:50AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Of rover
12 Jan 2019 11:50AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bryant takes the first game +1 on time with an awesome turn. Never in doubt
12 Jan 2019 11:52AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Freeth’s rush to rover is good. 2ft straight
12 Jan 2019 11:53AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Freeth peels cleanly
12 Jan 2019 11:54AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Josh Freeth takes the 2nd 26tp-9... lunchtime
12 Jan 2019 11:58AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
And we are back again.
Game 2 of shilling vs Bryant sees Shilling the first to take croquet with all 4 balls on EB
12 Jan 2019 12:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Game 3 of Fordyce (Blue and Black) vs Freeth (Red and Yellow)
12 Jan 2019 12:34PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
1. Supershot with blue to 2y NW of 5
2. R to just out of C2
3. K misses leaving double
4. Y shoots and hits a lot of it
12 Jan 2019 12:36PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Shilling set a decent leave which Bryant missed off opening and is through h1 with all the balls
12 Jan 2019 12:40PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Freeth runs h1 from much closer than previous attempts and will likely have a clip on 4b soon
12 Jan 2019 12:41PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Fordyce did win a best of 5 from 2-0 down against Freeth once upon a time
12 Jan 2019 12:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Although that was a strange, heavily modified version of the game where each turn lasts one shot
12 Jan 2019 12:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Looks like a spread from Freeth, will Fordyce continue taking the long lift from C3? I think he’ll take the short one this time
12 Jan 2019 12:54PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Shilling seems to have managed to not get a 3b pioneer... should cope but might make the leave a bit messier
12 Jan 2019 12:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
It’s a pretty flat spread from Freeth.
12 Jan 2019 12:59PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
And for that reason Fordyce will once again shoot from C3
12 Jan 2019 12:59PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
5. Fordyce stalking, crouches to inspect slope... hates it
12 Jan 2019 1:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Misses to C4
12 Jan 2019 1:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Shilling is scrambling together an NSL
12 Jan 2019 1:00PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bathroom break for Freeth before he comes back for a possible match winning turn
12 Jan 2019 1:01PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Freeth would really love to FINISH this one 3-0
12 Jan 2019 1:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bryant lifts ball at 4 and chooses a spot 3y west of C3 to shoot from.
12 Jan 2019 1:03PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Looks well hit but slides by
12 Jan 2019 1:04PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Freeth makes 1
12 Jan 2019 1:04PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Shilling also makes 1
12 Jan 2019 1:07PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Freeth now taking off to ball in C4 after 3... it’s level with hoop 4
12 Jan 2019 1:09PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Pressure shot... misses
12 Jan 2019 1:09PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
First real error of the match
12 Jan 2019 1:09PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Here is Fordyce’s big chance
12 Jan 2019 1:10PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Doubt we’ll see a tpo from Edmund but the balls are set nicely for it
12 Jan 2019 1:11PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fordyce makes 1 off Freeth’s 4b ball. Considering what to do
12 Jan 2019 1:13PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Shilling positioning for delayed tp up to h5. No tpo from Fordyce as he chooses to tighten up break instead
12 Jan 2019 1:15PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Shilling has nice forward rush after h5
12 Jan 2019 1:17PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Disaster for Edmund as he crashed into h6 taking off to h3 pioneer. Nicely dribbles of his 6 yarder and is back in control
12 Jan 2019 1:19PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Shilling gets 4b peel and rushes nicely to 6
12 Jan 2019 1:19PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
really big turn for shilling in the context of the match I feel. Needs to put that game 1 loss out of his mind and a +26tp would be the way to do it
12 Jan 2019 1:23PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Looks like it will be a spread from Fordyce who has just made 3b
12 Jan 2019 1:28PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Shilling making 3b off partner with other two balls up at penult. Got a bit scrambly there but will still have chance for a straight double
12 Jan 2019 1:31PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Fordyce completes his spread as Freeth ducks off to the bathroom
12 Jan 2019 1:32PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Freeth lying down... might have a bit of a target
12 Jan 2019 1:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Not enough to justify shooting at as his lifts his h4 ball and will shoot from 4y west of C3
12 Jan 2019 1:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Casting.... casting... not close. Makes it to C4 though
12 Jan 2019 1:34PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Shilling is through 4b with peelee handy to penult
12 Jan 2019 1:34PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
2ft penult peel
12 Jan 2019 1:37PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Fordyce’s rush to one isn’t great. Taking off from half way between 1 and 5
12 Jan 2019 1:37PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Well short
12 Jan 2019 1:37PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Shilling’s peelee goes past rover by a yard but is well off to the side
12 Jan 2019 1:38PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
after Edmund plays back to 5y from partner, Freeth opts for a 9 yard wide join. Edmund centres 5 yarder off SB in front of one
12 Jan 2019 1:39PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Shillings rush rover is 2ft 10 degrees
12 Jan 2019 1:40PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Rush to rover*
12 Jan 2019 1:40PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Turns the hat backwards to line up the peel like the cool cat he is
12 Jan 2019 1:41PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Meanwhile Fordyce is setting a leave
12 Jan 2019 1:41PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Long stalk from shilling... effective! Peels to 1y off SB
12 Jan 2019 1:44PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Good leave from Fordyce with Y (h4) East of 3 R 2y SW of two and a dolly rush to h1
12 Jan 2019 1:45PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
shilling equalises 1-1 +26tp
12 Jan 2019 1:45PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
The crowd erupts
12 Jan 2019 1:45PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
And by that I mean myself and one other person clapped
12 Jan 2019 1:46PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Freeth plays R to C4... interesting choice but assumes he’ll get another shot
12 Jan 2019 1:46PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Game 3 of Shilling vs Bryant
12 Jan 2019 1:48PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
1. Supershot from Bryant 4y SW of peg
2. Shilling just N of C4
3. Bryant misses and isn’t happy about it
12 Jan 2019 1:50PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fordyce has failed h2 with all the balls out
12 Jan 2019 1:50PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Was approaching from distance
12 Jan 2019 1:50PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
4. Shilling connects well and will have good chance of first break
12 Jan 2019 1:52PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Big shot by Freeth loading 5 going to partner at 3 from WB.... stays in by just less than a ft
12 Jan 2019 1:53PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Misses 5 yarder
12 Jan 2019 1:54PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fordyce has choice of 10 yarders
12 Jan 2019 1:55PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Crunches one with his h2 ball
12 Jan 2019 1:56PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
He is taking croquet in C4 with a ball at 4 and a ball at 3
12 Jan 2019 1:56PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Shilling has blobbed h1 and Bryant hits his 5 yarder for a break
12 Jan 2019 1:57PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Fordyce has made 2 and has a chance of a standard tp
12 Jan 2019 2:00PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Bryant pops blue to h2
12 Jan 2019 2:01PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fordyce gets 4b peel after 3 but is hampered from escape ball
12 Jan 2019 2:04PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Calls ref... hits it but now has to play the roll
12 Jan 2019 2:04PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
approaches 4 from 4y straight... 1.5y hoop. Crushes through to boundary and is in full control again
12 Jan 2019 2:05PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Gets penult peel after 6.
12 Jan 2019 2:11PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Bryant pops blue through 2 after 1b
12 Jan 2019 2:12PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
It'll be a straight rover peel for Edmund who is now approaching 4b
12 Jan 2019 2:19PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Bryant has made 3b and has nothing resembling leave
12 Jan 2019 2:20PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Yet
12 Jan 2019 2:20PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fordyce doesn't have peelee as tight as he would like... 2y east
12 Jan 2019 2:21PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Will have nice tight rush on it though
12 Jan 2019 2:22PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Rushes peelee to 1y 30 degrees
12 Jan 2019 2:23PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Sub optimal
12 Jan 2019 2:23PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Definitely makeable
12 Jan 2019 2:23PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Won't be Irishing
12 Jan 2019 2:24PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Greg has made a reverse OSL with blue on WB
12 Jan 2019 2:25PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Gets peel... Angled hoop
12 Jan 2019 2:25PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Jumps it through but had 5 yard return
12 Jan 2019 2:25PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Misses
12 Jan 2019 2:26PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
To B baulk
12 Jan 2019 2:26PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Shilling shooting at ball in middle of lawn with blue and misses to near corner 3
12 Jan 2019 2:29PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Josh rushes ball on b baulk to near 1b
12 Jan 2019 2:30PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Playing his h4 ball
12 Jan 2019 2:31PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Bryant has left himself a rush to 1 a bit on the long side... 10 yards
12 Jan 2019 2:33PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Approaching from 7 yards east
12 Jan 2019 2:34PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Well short
12 Jan 2019 2:34PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
B is at 2, K at 1 Bryant lays up near corner 3
12 Jan 2019 2:35PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Freeth is just building a break
12 Jan 2019 2:35PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Shilling hits with h1 ball from h1 down to h2
12 Jan 2019 2:37PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Shilling has made h1 but has got much of a H2 pioneer
12 Jan 2019 2:42PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Freeth just having a ball to the peg, maybe a go at a stp
12 Jan 2019 2:42PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Nope he will not
12 Jan 2019 2:43PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Shilling approaching 2 off partner from WB
12 Jan 2019 2:44PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
1y straightish
12 Jan 2019 2:44PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Freeth just about to approach 4b
12 Jan 2019 2:45PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Shilling makes 2 and now a good chance at a break
12 Jan 2019 2:45PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Will be a tight spread
12 Jan 2019 2:51PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
For Freeth
12 Jan 2019 2:51PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Shilling has break under control approaching 5
12 Jan 2019 2:52PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Again very flat spread, Josh sa
us Edmund has a third of partner at peg which is 5 yards
12 Jan 2019 2:54PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Going from a baulk... It's quite long
12 Jan 2019 2:55PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
To stay in the match
12 Jan 2019 2:55PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
HIT
BOSCH
12 Jan 2019 2:56PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Edmund takes a game back, 2-1 to Freeth
12 Jan 2019 2:57PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Edmund just informed me that he missed the ball he was aiming by 2 ft
12 Jan 2019 3:04PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Once again proving the hypothesis that there is no luck in AC
12 Jan 2019 3:05PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GC specialist Hamish McIntosh is laughing beside me
12 Jan 2019 3:05PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Shilling has made good NSL with Bryant’s 4b ball at 4
12 Jan 2019 3:06PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Bryant pacing around A baulk purposefully
12 Jan 2019 3:07PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Taking long lift with 4b ball
12 Jan 2019 3:09PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
The line has not been kind to him today
12 Jan 2019 3:09PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
waiting for some more oblivious bowlers to walk by
12 Jan 2019 3:10PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Still waiting
12 Jan 2019 3:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Finally the line is clear of spectators... Bryant misses
12 Jan 2019 3:12PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Shilling ends up approaching 3 from h6... looks angled... blobs it
12 Jan 2019 3:17PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Failed off Bryant’s h1 ball... Bryant contemplating if he has enough of the ball to shoot at. R is in C4 and he decides to have a shot at it instead... middles it
12 Jan 2019 3:20PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Tries to croquet R to 2 but gets a bit of the peg. Lovely 1 y rush to 1 and he has a potential finishing turn
12 Jan 2019 3:22PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Game 4, Fordyce v Freeth
12 Jan 2019 3:22PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
1. Freeth (RY) to EB
2. Edmund plays K 1ft south of C2
12 Jan 2019 3:24PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
3. Freeth misses partner by not much
12 Jan 2019 3:24PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
4. Edmund misses balls on EB
12 Jan 2019 3:25PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Greg is through h2 with a standard tp in front of him
12 Jan 2019 3:26PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
5. Freeth rushes partner well to h1 gets a rush pointing at c4
12 Jan 2019 3:28PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Bryant gets 4b peel after 3
12 Jan 2019 3:28PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Freeth takes off to h2 from corner 2, it’s 1y straight and its creamed into the wire!
12 Jan 2019 3:32PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
First hoop failed from Freeth all day
12 Jan 2019 3:32PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
6. Edmund has 10 yarder. Misses to middle of SB. Freeth’s R and Y are wired through 6
12 Jan 2019 3:33PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Taking on 9 yarder into C2... gets a quarter of it
12 Jan 2019 3:34PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Will Freeth try the approach again?
12 Jan 2019 3:34PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yes he will
12 Jan 2019 3:35PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
It’s very angled
12 Jan 2019 3:35PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
45 degrees
12 Jan 2019 3:35PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Think he’ll head back to partner
12 Jan 2019 3:35PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Nope I’m wrong
12 Jan 2019 3:36PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Hoop attempt gets near wire
12 Jan 2019 3:36PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Greg didn’t get peel after 6... plays death roll going to 2b... clean peel but 5 yarder at 2b pioneer. Approaching from 4y to the side
12 Jan 2019 3:37PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Greg has very angled 2b
12 Jan 2019 3:37PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
30 degrees 1 yard... cleanly through
12 Jan 2019 3:38PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Edmund shoots from corner 2 to SB... misses
12 Jan 2019 3:38PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Josh shooting ball at hoop 2 too ball on line of 3 and 4 level with h6
12 Jan 2019 3:38PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Chokes on some macadamia nuts first, then centres it
12 Jan 2019 3:39PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Classic freeth
12 Jan 2019 3:39PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Thick take off loading 3 going to B and K on SB
12 Jan 2019 3:40PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
I’ve seen Greg have to hit a series of 5 yarders. Which he does
12 Jan 2019 3:42PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Freeth under approaches 2 from 3 yards. Runs a good hoop
12 Jan 2019 3:42PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Should be a ball to 4b now for Freeth
12 Jan 2019 3:43PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Greg approaching penult with peelee pretty close to rover
12 Jan 2019 3:46PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Josh blobs hoop 4 out of nowhere! Was a bit angled but just a badly hit shot
12 Jan 2019 3:47PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Looked under hit
12 Jan 2019 3:47PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Edmund misses 6 yarder.
12 Jan 2019 3:48PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Few errors creeping in from both now
12 Jan 2019 3:48PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Bryant peeling from reasonably short range slight angle though
12 Jan 2019 3:49PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Josh runs 4 from his favourite place... the jaws. And will resume his break
12 Jan 2019 3:50PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Clean peel from Bryant
12 Jan 2019 3:50PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
1ft pegout
12 Jan 2019 3:51PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Greg Bryant takes a 2-1 lead over Chris Shilling, winning game 3 26tp-11
12 Jan 2019 3:51PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Bit of a loose croquet stroke trying to dig ball out of 1 but dribbled off 3 yarder at pioneer nicely and now has as ball in lawn
12 Jan 2019 3:52PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Balls
12 Jan 2019 3:52PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Freeth makes a spread.
12 Jan 2019 4:04PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Game 4 Bryant v Shilling
12 Jan 2019 4:04PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Shilling to EB level with h5
12 Jan 2019 4:04PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Bryant hits Corner 2 yard peg
12 Jan 2019 4:05PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Fordyce lifts ball at 2 and will shoot down from corner 3
12 Jan 2019 4:05PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Can someone hit a shot down the line
12 Jan 2019 4:06PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Again checks slope of ground first... just hit it harder bro
12 Jan 2019 4:06PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Misses by nothing into corner 4
12 Jan 2019 4:06PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Shilling misses partner 3rd turn
12 Jan 2019 4:07PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Bryant makes double from b baulk... centres it
12 Jan 2019 4:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Josh underushes to1... 2 yard take off falls short! Bit of a slow patch there I think.
12 Jan 2019 4:14PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Contemplating
12 Jan 2019 4:14PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Meanwhile Greg’s hoop stroke is still as good as ever. Running 1 with no sides leaving a rush to nothing
12 Jan 2019 4:14PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Freeth smacks of centre of NB
12 Jan 2019 4:15PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Fordyce misses partner in C4
12 Jan 2019 4:15PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Freeth has 12 yarder to hit...
12 Jan 2019 4:15PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Bryant trying a load of 3 getting position at h2... however the other ball looks in the way
12 Jan 2019 4:17PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
It’s short
12 Jan 2019 4:17PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
But runnable
12 Jan 2019 4:17PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Not tempted he joins up on SN
12 Jan 2019 4:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
SB
12 Jan 2019 4:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Freeth to corner 3
12 Jan 2019 4:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Interesting
12 Jan 2019 4:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Shilling shooting from h2 to Greg on SB
12 Jan 2019 4:19PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Takes a bit of the lawn with him... dribbles past by nothing
12 Jan 2019 4:20PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Fordyce take off to Josh in corner 3 and hits testing 5 yarder
12 Jan 2019 4:20PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Croquets it 3y NW of 1 going to R on NB
12 Jan 2019 4:21PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Thick take off sendingR 2y south of h2going back to partner
12 Jan 2019 4:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Meanwhile Bryant is through h2 on his first break
12 Jan 2019 4:23PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Freeth shooting with Y (4b) at Edmund in C4... looked like a wide double
12 Jan 2019 4:26PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Freeth hits
12 Jan 2019 4:26PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Sets leave with K 1y E of 2, B on SB level with 4, R with rush to 1 in C3
12 Jan 2019 4:32PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Fordyce shoots with K at R and Y... likes it but misses
12 Jan 2019 4:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Josh over approaches 1 from 4yards SW
12 Jan 2019 4:38PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Edmund has 13 yarder at josh... opts for C4 his other ball is at h3.
12 Jan 2019 4:39PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Josh has 4 yard cut rush to 1... plays it very well. Approaching from just behind
12 Jan 2019 4:39PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Third time is not the charm for Freeth who under approaches thru the same slow patch
12 Jan 2019 4:40PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Trying almost impossible jump...
12 Jan 2019 4:41PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
It’s through! Cracking shot
12 Jan 2019 4:41PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Now what though
12 Jan 2019 4:42PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Freeth chooses huge roll from h1 loading 3 trying to get a rush to 2 on K which is N of 3... well short
12 Jan 2019 4:43PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Who needs a rush when you can just play a big roll to position?
12 Jan 2019 4:44PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
This hoop looks angled... but less than the last one. This one is 45 degrees
12 Jan 2019 4:44PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Jumping...
12 Jan 2019 4:45PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Pops it through
12 Jan 2019 4:45PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
This is the type of tight break play you expect from us NZ youngsters
12 Jan 2019 4:45PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Freeth can’t help himself but giggle as he’s walks past
12 Jan 2019 4:46PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
The paper towel comes out for the sweaty hands
12 Jan 2019 4:46PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Greg has made an OSL vs Chris
12 Jan 2019 4:46PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Good h4 pioneer. Approaching 3 from 4y west though
12 Jan 2019 4:47PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Taking off
12 Jan 2019 4:47PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
1 yard hoop run by 7 yards... snicks return and all of a sudden Freeth has a chance at a delayed tp to take the match
12 Jan 2019 4:49PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Take off to corner 4 is a touch short... hits 4 yarder
12 Jan 2019 4:50PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Shilling misses 13 yarder from A baulk
12 Jan 2019 4:51PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
I think Greg also popped partner to 2 at some point
12 Jan 2019 4:52PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Bryant’s rush to h2 is short... copes and is now on finishing break
12 Jan 2019 4:54PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Both Bryant and Freeth on match winning turns at the moment
12 Jan 2019 4:55PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Bryant has standard tp, Freeth a delayed. Bryant get 4b peel after 3
12 Jan 2019 4:59PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Freeth gets 4b peel going to 6
12 Jan 2019 4:59PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Paper towel comes out again
12 Jan 2019 4:59PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Bryant peels penult after 6
12 Jan 2019 5:06PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Freeth has angled 3b... nice way to increase chances of a forward rush though
12 Jan 2019 5:10PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
No problem
12 Jan 2019 5:10PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Crashes into peelee losing penult means it’ll have to be a third straight double
12 Jan 2019 5:12PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Loading*
12 Jan 2019 5:12PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Bryant looking under control approaching 3b
12 Jan 2019 5:13PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Freeth Peeling penult from 1.5ft straight
12 Jan 2019 5:15PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Peels it to 2ft past peg... however gets a bit of hill which might make rush difficult
12 Jan 2019 5:17PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
He will have a side ball and no deep ball, trying to get decent rush
12 Jan 2019 5:18PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Bryant has peeled rover from close range
12 Jan 2019 5:19PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Josh slightly hampered
12 Jan 2019 5:19PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Make that moderately hampered
12 Jan 2019 5:19PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
He is straight on it though
12 Jan 2019 5:19PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
1.5yards straight
12 Jan 2019 5:20PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Greg Bryant wins game 4 +26tp to take match 3-1
12 Jan 2019 5:20PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Josh peeling from 1.5 yards btw
12 Jan 2019 5:20PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Might like that deep ball now
12 Jan 2019 5:21PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Peelee into middle of wire. But bounces off harmlessly. Red curls nicely to Josh’s happy place, the jaws
12 Jan 2019 5:22PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
He’s quite fortunate to be in a makeable position
12 Jan 2019 5:23PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Josh gets a spread out of it
12 Jan 2019 5:28PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Fordyce shooting from near end of B baulk at josh who is in lawn
12 Jan 2019 5:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Last shot...
12 Jan 2019 5:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Misses by absolutely nothibg
12 Jan 2019 5:29PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Thought it had hit
12 Jan 2019 5:29PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
One good rush is all Freeth needs now
12 Jan 2019 5:30PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Rushes R into Edmunds ball near WB
12 Jan 2019 5:30PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
1 yard take off now
12 Jan 2019 5:31PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Plays it well
12 Jan 2019 5:31PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Rush is decent. 1.5y NW
12 Jan 2019 5:32PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Can he get a rush back to red
12 Jan 2019 5:32PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yes but it’s a 2 yard rush
12 Jan 2019 5:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Nails it
12 Jan 2019 5:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Josh Freeth wins game 4 +26 to win the match 3-1
12 Jan 2019 5:34PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
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