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Bundy Outdoors claims sixth consecutive title

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Bundy Outdoors powered to a sixth straight Brothers Social Touch Mixed A1 title with a hard-fought Grand Final victory over Bad Company – Team Kylie Puusaari, Matt Hardman, Chloe Puusaari, Ethan Terry, Shannon Sundblom, Samuel Puusaari, Darlene Johanessen, Lilly Puusaari.

Bundy Outdoors chalked up six straight Brothers Social Touch Mixed A1 titles with a hard-fought 5-4 Grand Final victory over Bad Company in a classical showdown to complete the Summer season.

Neither team had any multiple-scorers but Bundy Outdoors prevailed with tries to Kylie and Chloe Puusaari, Matt Hardman, Ethan Terry, and Darlene Johanessen.

One of Bad Company’s scorers, Seb Woodland, doubled up for Ace in the Over 35s A decider to go one better and again grab a try in their second Grand Final victory over Matrix Steel, this time 3-2, after being awarded the Winter title as the first scorer after that game ended in a 2-all draw even after extra-time.

Ace, who lost last year’s Over 35s A finale to McHugh Steel 2-1, were one of only three teams to claim the double in 2024, the other being Active Skin Bins who pipped Unfits 5-4 in Mixed B with William Wolff, a match winner with a hat-trick of tries.

Defending Mixed A2 champions Smooth n Sneaky were pipped by Team Location 5-2 with Mathew Sharp bagging a double.

Tyler Duff also cut loose with three tries to spearhead Misfits to a 5-2 triumph over Solar Gain in Mixed B3.

Solar Gain had taken out last year’s Summer Mixed B2 crown, but were beaten by Low Expectations 3-2 in the mid-year grand finals.

The remaining two deciders both finished in 2-all draws even after extra-time, with the premierships awarded to the first scorers in each, The Come Back against Untouchables in Mixed B2, and The Other Guys against foundation team Cheshire Machinery in Over 35’s B.

It was again so near but so far for Cheshire Machinery, who also drew with LLE 1-all in the June finals, but also missed out in that one as LLE had scored first.

Scores:

Mixed A: Bundy Outdoors 5 (Kylie Puusaari, Matt Hardman, Chloe Puusaari, Ethan Terry, Darlene Johanessen) d Bad Company 4 (Sam Groom, Kiara Smith, Seb Woodland, Franchy Marangi)

Mixed A2: Team Location 5 (Mathew Sharp 2, Ryan Sharpe, Chris Larsen, Randall Cuthbert) d Smooth n Sneaky 2 (Caitlyn Fleming)

Mixed B: Active Skip Bins 5 (William Wolff 3, Shanon Newton, Hayley Lerch) d Unfits 4 (Tony Gaze 2, Scott Gaze, Matt Telfer)

Mixed B2: The Come Back 2 (Mark Fraser, Robert Florance) drew Untouchables 2 (Madison Binnie, Hayden McCracken) in extra-time. The Come Back declared winners as the first scorer.

Mixed B3: Misfits 5 (Tyler Duff 3, Patrick Curtis, Ryan Gaze) d Solar Gain 2 (Taylor Wust, Damian Turner)

Over 35s A: Ace 3 (Dion Fatiaki, Neil Reinke, Seb Woodland) d Matrix Steel 2 (Graham Telfer, Matthew Telfer)

Over 35s B: The Other Guys 2 (Liam Tobin, Robert Hansen) drew Cheshire Machinery 2 (Scott Svensson, Anna Svensson) in extra time. The Other Guys declared the winners as the first scorer.

Story by Vince Habermann

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