18/06/2026
It was a case of so near yet so far for our girls in the Australian Open Finals yesterday on the Gold Coast.
In the Women’s Fours Gracie Retallick and Emma Simmonds alongside teammates Taiia Devlin and Olivia Slade went down narrowly in an epic match against a strong Malaysian side. The girls fought back from 6-12 down to take the lead with 2 ends to go, before an incredible bowl from the Malaysian skip trailed the jack for 5 shots on the second last end. Well done to all 4 girls. An amazing effort to get to the AO final beating some great teams along the way.
It was a similar hard luck story for Cass Millerick who fought back from 7-16 behind to hold game on the last end. Jamie Lee Worsnop produced a bowl worthy of winning any title landing Cass’ shot bowl to win the match.
Congratulations to Jamie-Lee and the Malaysian Four on their victories.
Today, we have Mackenzie Parsons in the under 18’s girls final. Mackenzie’s match will be live streamed on BA youtube channel at 11am.
Good luck Macka!!
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