Pongaroa shearer David Buick also gave our transtasman neighbours a decent beating when he won the open shearing title at the Romney Shears at Warrnambool, Victoria, on Saturday night.
It was his second successive win in this prestigious event and, to rub the salt into the Aussie wounds, another Kiwi in Dean Ball claimed the runners-up spot.
Not one to talk himself up, Buick admits to being "pretty happy" with his performance which had him finish shearing his 17 crossbreds in a slick 15min 15sec. He was virtually a whole sheep ahead of his nearest rival and when quality points were taken into account he had a comfortable two points to spare from Ball.
"Everything went pretty much according to plan," Buick said. "My sheep behaved themselves and that's always a big help. It came down to just getting them done as quickly as I could and without making too many mistakes along the way."
For Buick, nerves play little part in finals because the focus is on the job at hand rather than on anything else which is happening around him
