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Lawn bowlers unite for Lyn and Linton Gleeson Memorial Tournament

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Max Davies
Max Davies
Max is a journalist for the North Central Review. He joined the paper as a cadet journalist in 2021 and graduated from La Trobe University in 2023. He takes a keen interest in motorsport and the automotive industry.

Broadford Bowling Club last week hosted the seventh annual Lyn and Linton Gleeson Memorial Tournament, commemorating two club icons in another successful event.

The commemorative tournament first took place in 2018 following the tragic deaths of Lyn and Linton, who had been prominent figures at the club for many years.

Club secretary Jodie Gleeson, daughter in law of Lyn and Linton, said it was special to be able to remember the pair at their community club.

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“It was a really positive response from all players. They all seemed to have a really good day,” she said.

“As a club, it’s nice to be supported by other local clubs and there’s a couple of further afar, … having their support has been really great.”

Teams from Rushworth, Whittlesea, Romsey, Seymour, Kilmore, Trentham and Heathcote joined four Broadford teams for four games of 10 ends each, with a random draw to determine each match.

The team from Rushworth included two players – Ros Kellett and Noel Lloyd – who have a personal connection to the family, as they were both in Lyn and Linton’s wedding party after having grown up in the same area.

The two have played in the tournament each year since 2018 and Jodie said their continued support to the family was ‘very much appreciated’.

“For the Gleeson family, which is Luke Gleeson and Tamara McKenzie, the support and enjoyment they get out of the day just means a lot,” she said.

“They always seem to find someone else that has a story about their parents that they haven’t heard before, or people that they haven’t met before that had a connection with them, so it’s a nice day for them.”

At the end of play, it was the Broadford team of Paul McKenzie, Darren Lee, Ian Carboon and Numurkah’s Luke Spargo that took top honours after being undefeated all day.

Broadford Bowling Club thanked Moama Bowling Club, Safety Coatings, Commercial Hotel Broadford, and Jim’s Mowing Kilmore for sponsoring the day.

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