67 | Platinum Pennants Preview.. New Teams, New Rules, Big Predictions

🎙️ Episode 67 - Platinum Pennant 3: Squads, Shocks & Bold Calls

Platinum Pennant 3 is here… and we’re breaking it all down.

In Episode 67 of What A Load of Bowls, DJ Dilworth and Simon Lyttle preview the 2026 Platinum Pennant season (PP3), including:

• The two new teams entering the competition

• The new positional swap rule and what it means tactically

• Full squad analysis from bottom to top

• Home-green advantages and key matchups

• Dark horse predictions

• Our Top 5 calls (and Simon’s Bottom 4 👀)

We also touch on:

• BPL finals

• Malaysia’s rise on the international stage

• Commonwealth Games selection headaches

• The ongoing bowls shoe debate

• And yes… the foot fault conversation returns.

This one’s a proper deep dive into elite domestic bowls.

Grab a coffee and settle in.

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