Melbourne eXtreme

Team background

The Club Sunbury owned eXtreme are hot on the heels of their first BPL trophy.

The eXtreme team run a star-studded contingent of personnel amongst their roster, with former International Bowler of the Year Matthew Flapper leading the eXtreme team, alongside New Zealand Blackjack Ali Forsyth and Australian Jackaroo Kylie Whitehead rounding out the all-Victorian line-up with a maiden BPL appearance in BPL18. The eXtreme are coached by none other than Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kelvin Kerkow OAM.

Franchise owner: Club Sunbury

BPL19 squad: Matt Flapper, Ray Pearse, Kylie Whitehead & Kelvin Kerkow (coach)

First BPL event competed in: BPL14

Titles won: 0

Runners up: 2 (BPL15, BPL18)

Wooden spoons: 1 (BPL19)

All Stars

  • Matt Flapper: BPL15
  • Kylie Whitehead: BPL18

Record

EventFinishing Position
BPL149th
BPL15Runner up
BPL166th
BPL176th
BPL18Runner up
BPL1910th

Franchise player history

PlayersEvents playedGames played
Ali ForsythBPL14-BPL1895
Matt FlapperBPL14-BPL16; BPL1995
Carla KrizanicBPL14-BPL1648
Kylie WhiteheadBPL18-BPL1938
Nick CahillBPL1718
Ray PearseBPL1918
Natasha Van EldikBPL1718
Jessie CottellBPL159

Franchise statistics

Games113
Win-loss55-58
Sets226
Sets Win-Draw-Loss107-13-106
Tiebreaks50
Tiebreak Win-Loss22-28
Shots for1187
Shots against1249
Shot difference-62
Win %48.7%
Sets won %47.4%
Shots %95%
Tiebreak win %44%

Head-to-head record

OpponentWinsLossesWin %
Adelaide Pioneers9375%
Moreton Bay Pirates6746.2%
Gold Coast Hawks6650%
Melbourne Pulse31127.3%
Moama Steamers4930.8%
Perth Suns7558.3%
Sydney Lions6650%
Tasmania Tridents8466.7%
Tweed Heads Ospreys6746.2%

Finals record

Games5
Win-loss2-3
Sets10
Sets Win-Draw-Loss6-0-4
Tiebreaks4
Tiebreak Win-Loss1-3
Shots for48
Shots against50
Shot difference-2
Win %40%
Sets won %x 50.5%
Shots %96%
Tiebreak win %25%