National Rankings – November 2021

by Val Febbo on December 10, 2021

There has been no change at the helm of either the women’s or men’s rankings, following the latest National Rankings Update from November 2021.

Jackaroo and recently crowned Female Bowler of the Year, Dawn Hayman, has maintained her lead atop the female rankings with Australian teammate Natasha Van Eldik 15 points behind in second place.

The remaining members of the top five are all unchanged, with Kristina Krstic in third, Colleen Orr in fourth and Bolivia Millerick in fifth.

In the men’s update, Victoria’s Thor Shannon continues to hold his eight-point lead over Male Bowler of the Year Corey Wedlock before some shuffling in the top quintet.

Shannon’s fellow Victorian Colin Veenendaal has crept up to equal third with Western Australian Blake Nairn, while Queenslander Nick Cahill retains his place in fifth.

See below for the latest National Player Rankings, as of November 30, 2021.

Top-ranked players by state (Men):

ACT:      Doug Farr (overall ranking – =124)
NSW:     Corey Wedlock (overall ranking – 2)
NT:         Mark Malogorski (overall ranking – 8)
QLD:      Nick Cahill (overall ranking – 5)
SA:         Craig Mills (overall ranking – =15)
TAS:       Tim Douce (overall ranking – 17)
VIC:       Thor Shannon (overall ranking – 1)
WA:       Blake Nairn (overall ranking – 3)
OS (IRE): Gary Kelly (overall ranking – =15)

Top-ranked players by state (Women):

ACT: Chloe Morrison (overall ranking – =34)
NSW:    Dawn Hayman (overall ranking – 1)
NT:        Colleen Orr (overall ranking – 4)
QLD:      Bolivia Millerick (overall ranking – 5)
SA:         Yvonne Kelly (overall ranking – 25)
TAS:      Rebecca Van Asch (overall ranking – 6)
VIC:        Marilyn Stephenson (overall ranking – 12)
WA:        Kristina Krstic (overall ranking – 3)
OS (CAN): Kelly McKerihen (overall ranking – 13)

Overall Player Rankings (Men):

1: Thor Shannon (VIC): 248pts
2: Corey Wedlock (NSW): 240
3=: Blake Nairn (WA): 165
3=: Colin Veenendaal (VIC): 190
5: Nick Cahill (QLD): 170

Overall Player Rankings (Women):

1: Dawn Hayman (NSW): 162 pts
2: Natasha Van Eldik (NSW): 147
3: Kristina Krstic (WA): 145
4: Colleen Orr (NT): 139
5: Bolivia Millerick (QLD): 123

The National Rankings System operates on a yearly rolling-points system, where all points accrued are retained for a 12-month period and are then discounted. Players can accrue ranking points from all national events, State Championships, State Champion of Champion and selected club events. For any rankings or event registration queries, please contact rankings@bowls.com.au.