National Rankings – February 2022
The National Player Rankings has seen a slew of movement in February, with new names featuring towards the top.
The women’s rankings have shifted significantly, with Northern Territory’s Colleen Orr usurping reigning Female Bowler of the Year, Dawn Hayman.
It is the first time Hayman has slipped from top spot since May 2021.
Many NSW bowlers have seen drops in points, with their championships taking place in February 2021, but not until April/May this year.
West Australians Laura Merz, Hailey Packer & Lisa Featherby sit within four points of Orr, while NT’s Sez James rounds out the top five.
Corey Wedlock’s stronghold on the men’s top spot continued for another month, with Victorian Thor Shannon edging his way to second place.
Queenslanders Nick Cahill and Jacob Nelson, as well as Victorian Colin Veenendaal remain towards the top of the rankings too.
See below for the latest National Player Rankings, as of February 28, 2022.
Top-ranked players by state (Men):
ACT: Doug Farr (overall ranking – =121)
NSW: Corey Wedlock (overall ranking – 1)
NT: Mark Malogorski (overall ranking – 9)
QLD: Nick Cahill (overall ranking – 3)
SA: Nathan Pedersen (overall ranking – =35)
TAS: Joshua Walker-Davis (overall ranking – =11)
VIC: Thor Shannon (overall ranking – 2)
WA: Blake Nairn (overall ranking – =13)
OS (IRE): Gary Kelly (overall ranking – =47)
Top-ranked players by state (Women):
ACT: Chloe Morrison (overall ranking – 39)
NSW: Merrill O’Sullivan, Beryl Hobson & Annette McMillan (overall ranking – =132)
NT: Colleen Orr (overall ranking – 1)
QLD: Bolivia Millerick (overall ranking – 14)
SA: Laini McGorman (overall ranking – 10)
TAS: Rebecca Van Asch (overall ranking – 6)
VIC: Marilyn Stephenson (overall ranking – 9)
WA: Laura (Lara) Merz (overall ranking – 2)
OS (CAN): Kelly McKerihen (overall ranking – 11)
Overall Player Rankings (Men):
1: Corey Wedlock (NSW): 276pts
2: Thor Shannon (VIC): 152
3: Nick Cahill (QLD): 150
4: Jacob Nelson (QLD): 142
5: Colin Veenendaal (VIC): 141
Overall Player Rankings (Women):
1: Colleen Orr (NT): 132pts
2: Laura (Lara) Merz (WA): 130
3: Hailey Packer (WA): 129
4: Lisa Featherby (WA): 128
5: Sez James (NT): 119
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.
