The Border Leicester breed secured a rare championship double in the 2019 Royal Adelaide Show supreme judging outclassing a tremendous field of 12 breeds in the pinnacle of the meat sheep judging.
An outstanding August 2018-drop ram from the Coolawang stud, Mundulla, progressed through the long wool judging and then edged out the shortwool champion ram, a Suffolk ram from Peter and Julie Button, Ramsay Park stud, Minlaton to reign supreme.
While the dream run continued for young breeder Will Schilling, Glenlee Park, Gerang Gerung, Vic with the same ewe which was the supreme longwool exhibit at the 2019 Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo, Vic,also turning the most judges' heads in Adelaide.
Western Flat breeders the Funke family took out the prestigious interbreed pen of three rams, making it the second year in a row it has gone to the White Suffolk breed.
In the Border Leicesters, a ram and two ewes from Jackson stud, Moyston, Vic made it four years in a row the breed has won supreme interbreed group.
An outstanding woolly ram bred from the same family as Coolawang stud's Australian record-priced ram triumphed in the Border Leicester judging .
In the White Suffolk judging, the "power and strength" of the young grand champion ram from Anden stud, Woomelang, Vic, put him above the rest.
A seven-hour trek paid broad dividends for Tania and Chris King, Shellal stud, Koroit, Vic, who took out the championship ram double in the Southdown judging.
For the fifth year in succession, Graham and Di Jenke, Wattle Glen stud, Strathalbyn, took out the most successful Corriedale exhibitor.
Romney breeder Helen Wright, Pebblestone, Macclesfield, claimed all four major broadribbons during last year's Romney judging.
A quality lineup of Ryeland exhibits netted Michael and Julie Osborne, Ryeview Stud, Millicent, the titles of champion ewe and champion ram.
A classy ewe from Allendale stud, Bordertown, won over NSW judge Ian Gilmore with her femininity and structural correctness to claim both grand champion ewe and supreme exhibit in the Poll Dorset judging.
After a three-year hiatus, the Red Rock stud at Keith returned with a bang, taking home all the major ribbons in the Dorper judging. The stud was also successful in the White Dorper ring.
NSW breeders Ian and Donna Gilmore and sons Brayden and Lachlan scooped the pool in the Australian Whites judging.
An in-wool May 2018-drop ram exhibited by Basil and Heather Jorgensen, Mertex, Antwerp, Vic snared the title of champion Texel ram.
The Button family from the Ramsay Park stud at Minlaton were extremely pleased in the Suffolk judging, taking out the supreme exhibit with their champion ram.
Kangaroo Island stud Taljar, Parndana, claimed the broadribbon double in the Polwarth breed's centenary showing.
For the eighth consecutive year, the Gale family at Galaxy Park, Monarto South, took out the maternal breeds section of the maternal lamb production class with their Prime SAMMs.
The Funke family achieved an enviable feat in the lamb production terminal competition, providing the top trade entries for three breeds - Poll Dorsets, Suffolks and White Suffolks - from their Bundara Downs stud, Western Flat.
A young 'sheep enthusiast' in his first year of competing in the Adelaide show ring, won the junior sheep handling competition and competed with 'confidence and courtesy'.
Kim Chappell
As Senior Producer - Digital for ACM's regional titles I assist newsrooms in digital best practice. Before this role, I was the digital journalist with ACM's national team and prior to that, the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division. I started as a general rounds journalist with The Land in 2006, moving up to hold the title of chief of staff before switching to digital reporting in 2015.
As Senior Producer - Digital for ACM's regional titles I assist newsrooms in digital best practice. Before this role, I was the digital journalist with ACM's national team and prior to that, the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division. I started as a general rounds journalist with The Land in 2006, moving up to hold the title of chief of staff before switching to digital reporting in 2015.
