Maintain the 2x2x2x2 State Pairs Championship format Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/maintain-the-2x2x2x2-state-pairs-championship-format.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:44 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition GLENN SARGENT [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8462198?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:29:45 UTC 8462198 Steve Peisley [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8460887?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Sep 2010 02:14:32 UTC 8460887 mathew O'brien [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8455115?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:57:18 UTC 8455115 Alan Stone [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8448809?utm_medium=rss It aint broke so don't fix it!

]]> Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:03:20 UTC 8448809 Anonymous [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8448230?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Sep 2010 05:34:41 UTC 8448230 Peter Nixon [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8447280?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:01:00 UTC 8447280 Stuart Cunningham [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8447187?utm_medium=rss Why change to an inferior format?

]]> Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:08:19 UTC 8447187 Dick McClelland [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8447040?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Sep 2010 10:02:19 UTC 8447040 Greg Thomson [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8446993?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Sep 2010 09:46:08 UTC 8446993 Geoff Mathers [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8446661?utm_medium=rss The 2x2x2x2 pairs format is the most fulfilling and satisfying form of the sport. The proposed 3 x 3 format reduces pairs to being only only a 'Skips' game and takes away the skills challenges.

]]> Sun, 5 Sep 2010 07:52:25 UTC 8446661 John Glancy [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8446339?utm_medium=rss Do not change pairs format.

]]> Sun, 5 Sep 2010 06:10:12 UTC 8446339 Rodney James [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8439788?utm_medium=rss if its not broke dont fix it

]]> Sat, 4 Sep 2010 04:46:17 UTC 8439788 robert delbridge [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8439132?utm_medium=rss retain 4 bowl format
the only reason the national titles are 3 bowl format is to meet television time limitations 3 bowl format takes out a whole and simplifies the game taking out the element of the lead palying as third

Just run 2 versions and see what happens

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:20:16 UTC 8439132 Damien Jones [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8438965?utm_medium=rss i will play bowls regardless (to a degree) of the format. It is the lack of consultation which needs to be exposed.

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:47:03 UTC 8438965 andy macdonald [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8438958?utm_medium=rss Only other choice could be sets play as per ba.

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:42:44 UTC 8438958 Roger Smith [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8438862?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:50:50 UTC 8438862 Jason Saunders [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8438699?utm_medium=rss Stupid idea.. just leave things alone

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 06:47:33 UTC 8438699 Phillip Mac Bain [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8437778?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Sep 2010 04:24:38 UTC 8437778 Roy Whitehorn [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8435532?utm_medium=rss Preserve the game and its strategies rather than speed it up to satisfy those who may watch on TV and are looking for quick results.

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:36:00 UTC 8435532 Mitch Meyer [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8435150?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:34:08 UTC 8435150 Richard Palczak [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8435052?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:02:07 UTC 8435052 Malcolm Reilly [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434936?utm_medium=rss We call on Bowls Victoria to reverse the decision taken to change the State Pairs Championship from 2x2x2x2 to 3 Bowl Pairs.

3 Bowl State Pairs.
Stupid - Crazy - A Skippers Game.
Wake up who ever changed it to 3 bowls.
Malcolm Reilly Yarraville/Footscray

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 04:25:11 UTC 8434936 Lou Szabo [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434573?utm_medium=rss Current system works. Too many confused about it. we tried it the other night and few knew how to play.

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:17:04 UTC 8434573 Adrian Marston [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434406?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:44:56 UTC 8434406 Ross Prowd [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434389?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:28:31 UTC 8434389 Nick Dawe [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434325?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:33:43 UTC 8434325 Gary Martin [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434317?utm_medium=rss Why change something if its not broken ?

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:30:38 UTC 8434317 Phil Leahy [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434284?utm_medium=rss This was done with NO consultation of bowlers!!

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:08:54 UTC 8434284 Brendan Howard [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434231?utm_medium=rss As Bowls President of Heathmont Bowls Club I wish to reverse the decision.

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:35:15 UTC 8434231 Anonymous [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434205?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:21:38 UTC 8434205 John Bulmer [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434131?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:39:37 UTC 8434131 Stephen Andrews [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434080?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:06:56 UTC 8434080 James Keena [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433996?utm_medium=rss I am totally against the new format introduced with respect to pairs competition

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:27:23 UTC 8433996 Jackie Williams [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433993?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:25:51 UTC 8433993 Daniel Joyce [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433985?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:23:39 UTC 8433985 Dan Rushton [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433930?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:50:14 UTC 8433930 Steve Fowler [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433916?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:46:06 UTC 8433916 Geoff Harding [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433734?utm_medium=rss The only way to play pairs is to involve 2 players not just the skips

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:31:13 UTC 8433734 Peter Bendeich [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433575?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:43:42 UTC 8433575 Peter Elgar [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433567?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:41:51 UTC 8433567 Tony Lee [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433505?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:28:35 UTC 8433505 Andrew Myers [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8433418?utm_medium=rss The real contest of the game would be deleted if made 3 bowls pairs.If there is also a time issue just cut the ends played per game.

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:01:30 UTC 8433418 Archie Ellis [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8431376?utm_medium=rss 3 bowls pairs makes it a skippers game. Leave it as a 2x2x2x2x match

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:57:52 UTC 8431376 Ted Tratt [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430890?utm_medium=rss Why spoil what is one of the best formats in bowls. For those unlikely to appear on TV this is a very strange move.

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:59:55 UTC 8430890 Maurie Kick [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430888?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:59:31 UTC 8430888 Geoff Bell [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430818?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:40:40 UTC 8430818 Tony Jeffery [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430696?utm_medium=rss 3 Bowl pairs is not nearly as competitive, nor does it allow fair input from both bowlers

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:12:04 UTC 8430696 David Jones [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430625?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:49:53 UTC 8430625 david tebbet [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430599?utm_medium=rss too much of a singles game ' unless respotting the jack happens !!

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:41:07 UTC 8430599 David Morgan [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430525?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:24:01 UTC 8430525 Neil Robinson [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430452?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:08:40 UTC 8430452 thomas perry [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8430405?utm_medium=rss I feel the three bowl format makes it too much of a skippers game and the third bowl too easy for correction reduces the skill level.

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:58:02 UTC 8430405 John Albert [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429650?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:05:08 UTC 8429650 Anonymous [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429646?utm_medium=rss would like to see pairs played as 2x2x2x2 as it has been in the past

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:02:22 UTC 8429646 Andy Macdonald [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429515?utm_medium=rss 2x2x2x2 does take a fair amount of time,but it is truly a team game .3 final bowls to skippers really doesnt fit.Perhaps think of sets play as per A.B

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:25:06 UTC 8429515 David Meyers [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429412?utm_medium=rss WE should be encouraging LEADs and not attempting to make their contribution unimportant / irrelevant.

]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:40:37 UTC 8429412 James Pearce [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429349?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:08:28 UTC 8429349 Gavin Malane [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429308?utm_medium=rss This is not a step that will promote the game to younger members

]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:45:33 UTC 8429308 Tom Neal [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429300?utm_medium=rss 3X3 pairs is too much of a skip's game

]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:43:51 UTC 8429300 Paul O Donnell [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429289?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:36:16 UTC 8429289 Gavin Bransgrove [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429264?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:26:50 UTC 8429264 Robin Southern [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429259?utm_medium=rss Do our "representatives" represent us or themselves? What ever happened to consultation?

]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:22:19 UTC 8429259 gregory dunn [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429187?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:57:52 UTC 8429187 Garry Ball [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429175?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:53:33 UTC 8429175 Peter Gerty [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429170?utm_medium=rss Three-bowl pairs is not the format for championship events. Not. Ever.

]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:51:14 UTC 8429170 Michael Walker [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8429159?utm_medium=rss 3 bowl pairs is a far inferior game to the 2x2x2x2 format.

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