Queensland Open, U25 & 40-59 Teams Announced

by brett

Bowls Queensland have pleasure in announcing the players to represent Queensland in the Open, Under 25 and 40-59 Teams to play New South Wales in September.

The annual QLD vs NSW Series will be held at Club Tweed on Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 September 2025 (practice on 16 Sept).

Congratulations to the following players who will make their debut for Queensland in their respective teams:

Open Team: Denise Gilbert and Tyler Pettigrew.

Under 25 Team:  Sophie Allan, Zayah Morgan, Riley Gerick, Shane Rideout and Jonty Hayes.

40-59 Team: Serena Bonnell, Charmayne Sleeman, Eileen Swanson, Marivic Sparkes, Teresa Smedley and Matthew Sargeant.

Players unavailable for selection in this series include Amanda Haevecker, Kira Bourke, Sean Baker and Anthony Kiepe.

Following this series, 12 women and 12 men will be selected to represent Queensland in the Australian Sides Championships in Tasmania from 19-23 November 2025.

Congratulations to the following selected players:

QLD OPEN Team
Women:
Candice Ayton, Claire Turley, Lynsey Clarke, Kelsey Cottrell sk
Yvonne Lovelock, Pamela Rowe, Julie Keegan, Bolivia Millerick sk
Denise Gilbert, Emma Spicer, Wendy Wilson, Chloe Stewart sk
Men:
Cohen Litfin, Matthew Lucas, Aaron Hewson, Aron Sherriff sk
Tyler Pettigrew, Dale McWhinney-Shillington, Sean Ingham, Nathan Rice sk
Brendan Wilson, Jacob Nelson, Brett Wilkie, Kane Nelson sk

QLD UNDER 25 Team
Women:
Bonnie Attwooll, Chloe Runge, Olivia Rothwell, Jorja Maughan sk
Sophie Allan, Zayah Morgan, Sophie Kiepe, Corinne Stallan sk
Men:
Hayden Oster, Jonty Hayes, Isaac Maughan, Jarryd Davies sk
Riley Gerick, Hayden Leslie, Shane Rideout, Jake Rynne sk

QLD 40-59 Team
Women:
Janet Healey, Lorraine Callaghan, Serena Bonnell, Charmayne Sleeman sk
Pauline Laverty, Eileen Swanson, Marivic Sparkes, Teresa Smedley sk
Men:
Ben Walsh, Gary Pearson, Tim Smith, Jamie Anderson sk
Mark Armstrong, Adam White, Glen Pitts, Matthew Sargeant sk