Draffen added to his 2012 title by defeating Melbourne’s Mark Broadwood 21-12 in the 21-end final at West Sunshine Community Centre on Saturday.

The win came after he knocked out four opponents a week earlier, including Timboon champion and Australian representative Arthur Finch.

Draffen, 54, said the lopsided margin allowed him to soak up the success as the final ends unfolded. His 2012 triumph was a far tighter affair.

“That was what the situation was like. I was able to take a breath, look around and see what’s going on,” he said.

“Things went my way a bit. He didn’t have a good day and I was putting enough good bowls in.”

He said emerging as state champion was “very satisfying. It’s nice to win”.

“People can win state titles by having a good day, a bit of luck in the draw, maybe the top people can get knocked out. But you’ve still got to bowl well,” he said.

“To win a second singles title, it makes you feel you’ve got a bit of talent. 

“The names on the trophy are guns in our sport. It’s nice to have your name on there twice.”

Draffen started playing indoor bowls at Cooramook, near Grassmere, in the late 1980s. 

The sport was little more than a social outlet for Draffen until the turn of the century.

“My daughter Anne won the state junior singles about 2001 or 2002. That was about when we realised what was going on around the place,” he said.

Draffen earned Victorian selection the following year and has been a regular fixture representing the state since.

His other wins en route to the singles title were against Camperdown pair Fred Salmon and Ron Cameron and Ballarat’s Stuart Hedger.

“Mark, the bloke I played against in the final, is a good quality bowler. 

“We’re of a very similar standard and he didn’t fire,” Draffen said.

“The mats down at Sunshine can be quite tricky. The floor isn’t perfect, he didn’t get a hold of the mat. I was able to get a lead, I never felt in trouble.”

n Meanwhile, 21 south-west bowlers will represent Victoria at Australian indoor bias bowls championships in Warrnambool in August.

Victoria will field two sides at the championships as it seeks to secure the Jack Gore Trophy for the 12th time in 13 years.

The 21 bowlers hail from the Warrnambool, Heytesbury and Colac associations and make up more than a third of the 56 representing the state.

Squads:

Victoria 1: Arthur Finch (men’s singles), Shane Cashill, Chris Price (men’s pairs), Pam Wines (women’s pairs), Brendan Keane (men’s triples), Gill Phillips, Jacinta Marney (women’s triples), Harvey Robbins (men’s fours), Nicole Collins, Jeanette Robbins (women’s fours), George Draffen (mixed pairs), Brian Lenehan (mixed fours)

Victoria 2: Maureen Drennan (women’s singles), Candice Price (women’s pairs), Jan Ovens, Maria Van Someren (women’s triples), Brett Mungean (men’s fours), Deb Linton (women’s fours), Ian Lake, Jean Clover (mixed fours), Liam Keegan (junior boys).

Heytesbury bowlers Louis Cain, Alex Johnstone, Jacoba Mungean and Bec Heard will represent Queensland in the junior ranks, as will Jarryd Davies for New South Wales. 

Former Warrnambool bowler Anne Draffen will lead the way for Victoria 1 in the women’s singles.

afawkes@fairfaxmedia.com.au