Who can play in pennant finals, and how is a tied finals game decided?
Rule- Western Australia
- Bowls WA
- Metropolitan Pennant
- Open age
- Laws of the Sport of Bowls
- 2026/27
- Players
Finals eligibility. A player must have played at least 3 pennant games in that colour and/or division to be eligible for finals. If a club has two or more teams in the same colour, the 3 games must be in that side. A club can promote a player to a higher colour or division for finals if they have played at least 3 games in a lower division, and a player who has played a final in a lower division can play a later final in a higher one. If a competition has fewer than 14 rounds, Bowls WA can reduce the required number of games below 3. A club can apply in writing to demote a player to a lower division for finals.
Ladder order. In the home and away season, ladder position is decided by overall pennant points, then percentage, then shots up.
Finals winner. The winner of every finals and promotion play-off game is the side with the highest aggregate. If the aggregate is tied, one extra end is played on all rinks from where the last end finished, with the side managers tossing for the mat. If it is still tied, further extra ends are played, with a toss for the mat each time, until there is a winner.
Format (Saturday Premier League). Semi-finals 1 v 2 and 3 v 4 on the Saturday morning, a preliminary final in the afternoon, and the Grand Final on Sunday. Thursday Premier League, and Thursday 1st Division White and Blue, play semi-finals 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 in week 1 and a Grand Final in week 2.
Added 22 Oct 2026