Bulls Head vs Melville

Match Information

Bulls Head 3 – 4 Melville

Melville edged out Bulls Head in a tightly contested Division 2 encounter, taking the match 4–3 and claiming the gallon by a 2–0 margin.

Game 1 saw Jamie Harris grind out a 3–2 win over Paul Sambrook in a quality opener. Harris landed four 100+ scores and a 17-dart leg, but Sambrook played his part with five tons and the only 180 of the night. Gary Brisco levelled things with a 3–0 win in game 2 over Adrian Stock, before Iain Fish reclaimed the lead for the Bulls, dispatching Tom Powell 3–0 while checking out on a superb 113 – the highest finish of the night.

Jon Powell hit back for Melville in game 4 with a clean 3–0 victory over Rob Barber, featuring five ton-plus scores, a 22-dart leg, and a 66.42 average — the highest of the match. Bo Bowman then restored Bulls Head’s lead with a dominant 3–0 display against Joe McCracken, producing four 100+ scores and a 21-dart leg.

But with the match poised at 3–2 to the Bulls who needed just one more game for victory, The Melville’s rear guard came good. Jake Powell took game 6 with a 3–0 win over Steve Hazlehurst, and Cam McFarlane sealed the comeback by brushing aside Allan Simper 3–0 in the decider, throwing in six tons and a 22-darter for good measure.