Will and Narda Roberts of Victoria Downs, Morvan won Grand Champion Merino Fleece of Show at the Ekka.
Judge Scott Thrift, Narromine NSW assessed more than 65 fleeces, saying they represented a “very good“ display of wool cut with a weight range from five kilograms up to 14 kg for the stud fleeces.
“There was a very good selection of wool from NSW and Queensland from both commercial and stud breeders,“ he said.
“It was a real credit to the breeders and exhibitors that entered fleeces and it was so good to get my hands into this very good wool.
“The Supreme Champion Fleece was off a medium wool ewe from Victoria Downs that scored well in all its points systems and marker points.
“It is a very stylish medium-type wool that would test around the 18.5 to 19 micron and it’s a fleece that jumps out at you; a lot of bulk and, with the weight and its markers, it had all its points.“
