CLUB: Club Kawana, QLD
OCCUPATION: CEO of Bowls Queensland
AEROBOWLS USED:
- Aero Optima (most surfaces)
- Aero Groove (in the UK)
WHY DO YOU USE AEROBOWLS? Same line every time!
CAREER GOALS: To continue to promote and develop the game in QLD into the future
MOST ADMIRED PLAYERS: Kelvin Kerkow
FAVOURITE GREENS: Portable Rink at Potters, UK
FAVOURITE QUOTE: "No regrets!"
OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Spending time with family and watching sport
ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Australian debut: 2009 in the Trans-Tasman Series v NZ at Hendra Nundah Bowls Club in Brisbane, Brett was presented with his Australian Cap by 1990 Commonwealth Games Singles Gold Medallist Rob Parrella. (Queensland debut in 2001, 243 games).
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Cap number: 130
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International appearances: 253
- International playing achievements:
- Winner of 7 Trans-Tasman Men’s Test Series v NZ
- 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Fours Silver
- 2017 Gold Coast Multi-Nations Fours Silver
- 2017 Gold Coast Multi Nations Pairs Bronze
- 2016 Christchurch World Championships Pairs Gold
- 2016 Christchurch World Championships Fours Silver
- 2016 Christchurch Six Nations International Triples Gold
- 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Fours Bronze
- 2013 Glasgow Multi Nations Pairs Silver
- 2012 Adelaide World Championships Overall Men’s Team Gold
- 2012 Adelaide World Championships Fours Gold
- 2012 Adelaide World Championships Triples Silver
- 2012 SA International Series Pairs Silver
- 2012 SA International Series Overall Men’s Team Gold
- 2011 Asia Pacific Championships Overall Men’s Team Gold
- 2011 Asia Pacific Championships Singles Silver
- 2011 Asia Pacific Championships Pairs Silver
- 2011 World Cup Singles Bronze Medal
- 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Triples Silver
- 2010 Delhi Eight Nations Test Event Pairs Silver
- 2009 Asia Pacific Merdeka Indoor Championships Triples Bronze medal
- 2009 World Champion of Champions Singles Gold medal – Ayr, Scotland
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2008 International Open Singles Runner up – Burgess Hill, UK
- Australian playing achievements:
- 2018 Bowls Australia International Player of the Year
- 2017 Australian Fours Champion
- 2016 Australian Open Singles Runner Up
- 2014 Bowls Australia Male Bowler of the Year
- 2014 Australian Open Singles Runner Up
- 2014 Australian Indoor Singles Runner Up
- 2011 National Champion of Club Champion Singles Winner
- 2011 Australian Open Triples Runner Up
- 2010 Australian Indoor Singles Champion
- 2009 Australian Open Singles Champion
- 2005 Australian Open Pairs Runner Up
- 2003 National Champion of Champion Pairs Runner Up
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Winner of all QLD Titles: State Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours; Champion of Champion Singles, Pairs and Fours
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Major Singles Event victories: Golden Nugget Singles, Salisbury Singles, Ballina Summerland Singles, Yallourn Singles, Mad Dog Singles, North East Valley Singles NZ
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10 Premier League QLD Titles; 5 State Pennant Titles.
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Represented Australia in Indoor Bias Bowls from 1997 – 2001, retired from the game as current QLD, Australian and Australasian Champion to concentrate on the outdoor game.
- Interesting Fact: Donated bone marrow to a boy in Germany in 2008.