By virtue of a dedicated team, Agricultural Shows Australia, Queensland Ag Shows, NSW AgShows and the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW were able to hold an extremely successful 2021 and 2022 National Finals for Young Judges and Paraders concurrently. A big thank you must go to the stewards, exhibitors and competition judges for their time and dedication to the National Championships, without them this event would not have been as successful.

Each state should be commended on the calibre of young people they are supporting for ag shows across Australia. The future of your shows are in good hands with the expertise and professionalism of these competitors on display through out the duration of the Royal Easter Show.

A full list of results are provided, but we would like to highlight the winning states for the Keast Shield.

2021 – Victoria

2022 – New South Wales

While these National Championships are most definitely a competition and each of the states fought it out for the Keast Shield there were many opportunities for networking and skills development. We look forward to doing it all again in Launceston 12 – 14 October 2023, so save the date.

2021 Young Judges and Paraders Results

Beef Cattle Young Paraders

Winner: Lochie McLauchlan – VIC
Runner Up: Demi Bird – TAS
Third Place: Maya Threlfall – QLD
Finalist: Tayla Miller – NSW
Finalist: Alizah Fogden – SA

Poultry Young Judges

Winner: Michael English – QLD
Runner Up: Thomas Spencer – WA
Third Place: Olivia Broughton – NSW
Finalist: Emmeline Vivien – SA
Finalist: Georgia Weavell – TAS

Beef Cattle Young Judges

Winner: Sarah Sutton – VIC
Runner Up:  Angus Llewellyn – SA
Third Place:  Alice Hall – TAS
Finalist: Mackenzie Leeson – QLD
Finalist: Grace Burns – NSW

Merino Sheep Young Judges

Winner: Ben Hartwich – VIC
Runner Up: Campbell Rubie – NSW
Third Place: Sym Hood – TAS
Finalist: Will Hacker – QLD

Merino Fleece Young Judges
Winner: Matilda Scott – TAS
Runner Up: Clarissa Peasley – NSW

Third Place: Hayden Baker – WA
Finalist: Will Hacker – QLD
Finalist: Sophie Nuske – SA
Finalist: Erin Douglas – VIC

Meat Breeds Sheep Young Judges

Winner: Reece Webster – NSW
Runner Up: Molly Cornish – TAS
Third Place: Georgia Lee – QLD
Finalist: Brendan Lamont – WA
Finalist: Tom Megson – SA
Finalist: Erin Douglas – VIC

Dairy Cattle Young Paraders

Winner: Courtney Afford – SA
Runner Up: Georgia Sieben – VIC
Third Place: Thomas Wade – QLD
Finalist: Katelyn Atkins – NSW
Finalist: Kyle Barker – TAS
Finalist: Jai Thomas – WA

Dairy Cattle Young Judges

Winner: Zoe Hayes – VIC
Runner Up: Brittany Legge – NSW
Third Place: Bridget Liebelt – SA
Finalist: Kyle Baker – TAS
Finalist: Tanille Hughes – WA
Finalist: Loka Manu – QLD

2022 Young Judges and Paraders Results

Beef Cattle Young Paraders
Winner: Chloe Plowman – QLD
Runner Up: Sara Sutton – VIC
Third Place: Indiana Smith – WA
Finalist: Thomas Febey – TAS
Finalist: Cara Doggett – NZ
Finalist: Zoe Rudder – NSW
Finalist: Dayna Grey – SA

Poultry Young Judges
Winner: Georgia Kirkby – NSW
Runner Up: Michael Lloyd – VIC

Beef Cattle Young Judges
Winner: Dayna Grey – SA
Runner Up: Brittany Abbott – VIC
Third Place: Micquella Grima – NSW
Finalist: Hayden Hanson – QLD
Finalist: Thomas Spencer – WA
Finalist: Lisa Bonenkamp – NZ
Finalist: Chelsea Rayner – TAS

Merino Sheep Young Judges
Winner: Patrick Davis – NSW
Runner Up: Ashley Meaburn – TAS
Third Place: Phillipa Hacker – QLD
Finalist: Jorja Hamersley – WA
Finalist: Emi Hughes – SA

Merino Fleece Young Judges
Winner: Jessica Kastelein – NSW
Runner Up: Oaklee Treasure – WA
Third Place: Phillipa Hacker – QLD
Finalist: Tess Runting – VIC
Finalist: Shania Cornish – SA
Finalist: Sym Hood – TAS

Meat Breeds Sheep Young Judges
Winner: Tess Runting – VIC
Runner Up: Megan Baker – NSW
Third Place: Chloe Taylor – WA
Finalist: Tory Hood – TAS
Finalist: Cody Jones – SA
Finalist: Kate-Elizabeth Worth – QLD

Dairy Cattle Young Paraders
Winner: Jaxon Gillam – TAS
Runner Up: Tegan Afford – SA
Third Place: Abbie Hanks – VIC
Finalist: Jerry English – QLD
Finalist: Olivia Lambkin – NSW

Dairy Cattle Young Judges
Winner: Sam Cox – WA
Runner Up: William Dudfield – TAS
Third Place: Jerry English – QLD
Finalist: Brittany Liebich – SA
Finalist: Imogen Steiner – VIC
Finalist: Elly Simms – NSW

Alpaca Young Judges
Winner: Samantha Hayward – NSW
Runner Up: Kristie Hayward – NSW
Third Place: Casey Sulman – TAS
Finalist: Shara Perkins – TAS