Orange team tops first-ever NSW Roundnet Country Champs

The Orange duo of Walter Prowse and Robbie Hart claimed victory in the NSW Roundnet Country Championships held at Sir Jack Brabham Park on January 26.

It was the first-ever state country championships for the small but growing sport, with players coming from Geelong, Bendigo, Gunnedah, NSW Central Coast, Dubbo, Orange and Switzerland. 

The morning began with pool matches in which the 10 teams competing played each other once to determine positions for the bracted competition.

Following lunch,  the top 4 teams entered the play-offs which ended with the  local team of Walter Prowse and Robbie Hart (Net Profit) playing off against a Victorian team (Gone Goosefishing) for first place, and a team from Gunnedah (Sunny Gunny) playing off against a mixed team from Orange and Switzerland for third place (Legendary Misfits)

Net Profit won the day, with Gone Goosefishing in second place and Sunny Gunny in third.

Organiser Duncan McLean said it was a great day out and he is looking forward to next year’s championships.

“We are hoping to grow the sport, make the next country champs even larger!” Duncan said. “We have been extremely thankful for the support from Orange City Council in helping us to have access to the amazing fields at Jack Brabham Park, which were ‘mint’!”

Duncan added that for anyone interested they are still looking at playing regular social games at Cook Park on Sundays at 1pm. You can get in touch via the “Orange Roundnet” group on Facebook.