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Steamers miss unbeaten year in final round

By Matthew Kappos

Feb 11, 2026

Kevin Brennan featured in Moama’s best rink, a 17-all draw, in the Steamers’ surprising defeat to Bendigo in the final round of BCGR premier league action. Photo: Jordan Townrow.

Although it remains the dominant minor premier, Moama suffered its first setback of the Bendigo Campaspe Goldfields Bowls Region Premier League season on Saturday, February 7.

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The Steamers were defeated by Bendigo in the final home-and-away round of the season, coming away unsuccessful in all four rinks, 1-62 to 17-84 at White Hills Bowling Club.

The Cameron Keenan-skipped rink was the only one to earn any points for Moama, as his squad managed to eke out a draw 17-all against the Daniel Gloury-led Bendigo squad.

Kevin Anderson came next closest, falling 15-17 to Nick Rowley, while Matt Robertson (15-23) and Alex Marshall (15-27) both went down by more significant margins.

The result adds intrigue to a league it looked like Moama would run away with for the third successive season, having been previously unbeaten in 2025-26.

Moama and Bendigo are now set to clash again this Saturday in a critical grand final qualifying final.

Should the Steamers slip up again, they will need to battle through a preliminary final against the winner of Golden Square and South Bendigo in order to earn a third shot at Bendigo in the decider.

A win would afford Moama a week off, giving Bendigo the harder road.

Moama has won the past two BCGR Premier Leagues, and went on to claim the weekend state pennant in 2024-25.