Tara Murray
Keilor coach Mark Jacobsen couldn’t have asked for much more to start the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant, division 2, section 1 season.
Coming off two successive finals series since coming back into division 2, Keilor has placed itself in a good spot early on to make it three in a row.
Keilor sits 4-1 and in third spot after six rounds.
Jacobsen said he was really happy with how they were travelling.
“We’re going pretty well and only had one hiccup,” he said. “The recruits are performing really well.
“We’re really happy with the way that the season is going. We need to make a couple of tweaks here or there, but nothing too much.”
Keilor’s one loss came to Rosamond when just six shots split the two sides. Jacobsen said that Rosamond played well in that game.
Keilor’s most recent match against Werribee was heated out.
Jacobsen said it would have been good to test themselves against last season’s runners-up and the ladder leaders early in the season so see where they are at.
“Nothing you can do about that,” he said. “It would have been nice to go through undefeated, but it’s hard to do that.
“It’s hard to do that the first time round. As far as the team goes, we couldn’t be happier.”
With more than 20 new players this season, it has flowed into Keilor’s other sides.
The club’s second side, which competes in division 4, section 2, sits top with a 5-1 record.
Jacobsen, who is in his second season at the club, said the side had 100 per cent improved on their performances last season.
He said the club had been focused on getting early wins on the board to set up their season across all the grades.
Keilor had a draw on Saturday against Buckley Park, finishing 81 (10)-81 (8).
Jason Silverii and Steven Bellino were the winning skips for Keilor, while Jacobsen shared the points.
