It is a significant carnival on the polocrosse calendar where clubs from all over the state come together to fight it out for the much-coveted title of Champion Club based on the accrued points from the weekend.

Players from as far afield as Grafton, Albury, Jugiong, Yass and Guyra travelled to the Rosebrook polocrosse grounds to compete.

Unfortunately late on Sunday afternoon, with only 5 finals left to play, games were cancelled due to wet weather and some results were worked out based on goal counts.

The Champion Club was announced at the presentation and it came down to the wire.

On 73 points, Gulgong Club were in third spot.

In second position on 120 points, were the host club Bunnan.

Only three points away, on 123, Quirindi were announced the winners.

The Bunnan Club had a particularly successful weekend, and we fielded over 7 teams!

Our under 12 team were runner up in the Championship sub-junior grade with Best No.3 going to Emily Wamsley.

In the C Grade mixed Bunnan’s Graham Wilson took out Best No.2.

Our Bunnan 3 team were runner up in the C Grade with Tom Rossington getting Best No.2.

Lauren Eather was awarded Best No.2 in the B Grade women.

The Bunnan 2 boys won the A Grade Men’s comp and Campbell Rose took out Best No.1.

Based on goal counts our Bunnan 1 ladies took out the Championship Women’s grade as well as the horse prizes. Best No.1 went to Racheal Finlayson, Abbey Wilson was named Best No.2, and Sarah Finlayson took out Best No.3.

Sarah Finlayson and her horse Finos Bosco were awarded Champion Women’s Horse & Rider combination and won a service fee to Berragoon Expose.

Very excitingly, Bunnan also took out the Championship Men’s grade with the Bunnan 1 boys defeating Jugiong. Best No.1 went to Ricky Mitchell, and Michael Hockings won Best No.2.

Champion Men’s Horse & Rider combination, winning a service to Barnlodge Omega Destiny, went to Mitch Wamsley and Efficient.

Mitch and Efficient were also awarded Champion Overall Horse of the Carnival, winning a weanling colt donated by Ray & Melissa Davis of Dartbrook Stock Horses.

Every year Bunnan Club announce the recipients of two special memorial awards. This year the Michael Barwick Memorial Trophy for the Best No.2 of the Carnival went to Michael Hockings. The Johnny Lawler Memorial Trophy for Sportsmanship & Horsemanship went to Clancy Martin.

The troupe of Bunnan players and horses will trek west to Dunedoo this weekend and then down the highway to Maitland the following weekend.