Tara Murray
There’s still a couple of months until the Bowls Victoria pennant season kicks off, but things are buzzing for Keilor.
After a strong first season under coach Mark Jacobsen, which included a mid week premiership, the club has continued to put a lot of work in during the off season.
It has paid off so far.
“We have 25 new members,” Jacobsen said. “It has been good and we are going to be fielding a fifth [weekend] side.
“It has been a long time since we’ve had five sides. It’s my second season as coach and we’re hoping to build on the bit of success we had last year.”
Jacobsen said there was a real mixture of players who had joined the club and would flow through all their sides.
He said the club had some good facilities and green, which helped attract them to the club.
“There are players from different clubs and ones that want to come back,” he said. “There’s been a good influx of guys that want to join and that is important.”
“We’ve got four to six players from Moonee Ponds who are in the same division as us.
“There’s a good feeling at the club and there’s still two months until the season.”
Keilor’s top weekend side featured in division 2 last season. It played finals but there was a gap between it and the top two sides.
Jacobsen said they were hoping with the new players that they could close that gap this season.
“Our top side is in division 2 and our second side is in division 4,” he said.
“We need the second side in division 3 as we look to close the gap between the sides. We want to get promoted for both sides next season.
“We’re heading in the right direction and there’s a good atmosphere at the club. We’re looking forward to the season and hopefully taking the next step.”
