National Rankings: June 2026
The 2025/26 National Rankings year has come to a close, with Corey Wedlock and Olivia Cartwright finishing the period as the Bowls Australia’s tournament ranking players of the year.
Wedlock has become the first male bowler to retain his number one position since Ryan Bester achieved the feat back in 2015/16.
The recently crowned Australian Open Player of the Tournament finished a whopping 209 points ahead of Josh Walker-Davis in second, with Gary Kelly a further 43 back in third.
Following a splendid June, Jay Bye-Norris has leapt back into the top five with a gap of 13 points to Kelly, while Western Australia’s Daniel Trewhella keeps his place in fifth.
The women’s rankings sees Victoria’s Cartwright hold off a fast finishing Jamie-Lee Worsnop following her incredible Australian Open campaign.
Cartwright would finish 14 points ahead of her Jackaroos teammate, with Cass Millerick a further 25 adrift in third.
New South Wales’ Brianna Smith has jumped up into fourth place with young star Chanel Chakouch making her first foray into the national top five thanks to her brilliant month.
Note for all ranked players: Please check the spelling of your names and confirm the state you are registered to as to ensure records are kept up to date and accurate. Similar names with possible misspelling can result in players not being allocated the full amount of points. Email rankings@bowls.com.au for any rankings enquiries.
Below are the latest National Player Rankings, as of May 31, 2026.
Top-ranked players by state
| State | Men (name & overall ranking) | Women (name & overall ranking) |
| ACT | Mac McLean (29) | Chloe Morrison (7) |
| NSW | Corey Wedlock (1) | Jamie-Lee Worsnop (2) |
| NT | Trystan Smallacombe (21) | Colleen Orr (11) |
| QLD | Kane Nelson (9) | Kelsey Cottrell (10) |
| SA | Nathan Black (18) | Cath Greenslade (28) |
| TAS | Codi Marshall (12) | Amity Bickley (8) |
| VIC | Gregory Brown (13) | Olivia Cartwright (1) |
| WA | Daniel Trewhella (5) | Lisa Featherby (6) |
| O/S | Gary Kelly (IRE) (3) | Tayla Bruce (NZ) (17) |
Overall player rankings
| Ranking | Men (name, state, points & points change) | Women (name, state, points & points change) |
| 1 | Corey Wedlock (NSW) | Olivia Cartwright (VIC) |
| 2 | Joshua Walker-Davis (NSW) | Jamie-Lee Worsnop (NSW) |
| 3 | Gary Kelly (OS IRE) | Cassandra Millerick (VIC) |
| 4 | Jay Bye-Norris (NSW) | Brianna Smith (NSW) |
| 5 | Daniel Trewhella (WA) | Chanel Chakouch (NSW) |
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.
