SILENCE can be deafening - especially if you are used to playing a sport in a crowded noisy bar.
The two sides in the division 2 Warrnambool Eight Ball Association grand final struggled to cope with the peaceful atmosphere at City Memorial Bowls Club on Sunday.
Association president Neville Wickham said it was unusually quiet as the City Memorial Tigers and the Smokin' Dragons battled it out in the epic four-and-a-half hour premiership decider.
"You could hear a pin drop, which is not what they are used to," Wickham said.
"They normally play in a pub where there is a lot of people around and game machines going.
"It wasn't too bad when the division one grand final came round.
''There was about 20-30 people who gathered around the bar and made a little bit of noise."
Minor premier Royal Rogues took out the division one grand final, eight games to one, over Cally Raiders.
Rogues captain Phil Gray was player of the match. In division two, City Memorial Tigers beat Smokin' Dragons 8-6.
Stephen Edwards, of the Tigers, was player of the match.
The event attracted up to 200 spectators. Krystal Brown of Warrnambool Cs was best female division one player for the season.
Shamrock Thornes' Sharon Duynhoven received the equivalent division two honour.
Best male players were Justin Allan, of Royal Rogues (division one), and Jason Gruaer and Tane Quarrell (division two).