Find out who won the August-shorn grand champion broadribbons at Sydney Royal

Poll Merinos made their mark in the August-shorn grand champion judging at this year's Sydney Royal Show on Saturday.

Grand champion August-shorn ram, which included the champions from both Merino and Poll Merino classes, was won by Nerstane Merinos, Woolbrook.

The August-shorn classes followed on from the junior champions and Tom Culley award the day before.

Nerstane 20016 came through the medium Poll Merino classes before being sashed the overall champion under judges Joe Carlon, Queenlee, Salisbury Plains, in the ultrafine ring, Warren Russell, Melrose, Nurrabiel, Vic, in the superfine, Kip Gray, Stockman, Melton Mowbray, Tas, in the fine, David Zouch, Crookwell, the fine/medium and Henry Armstrong, Pemcaw, Dunedoo, in the medium/strong.

Mr Armstrong said it was an excellent lineup, but the champion was a standout for his wool quality.

"He's got excellent structure, very very good bone," he said.

"He stands nice and square but to me it was the whiteness of his wool, the lock structure in his wool.

"He carries that lock structure right through."

August-shorn champions

Pictures by Rebecca Nadge

The ram, by Glenlea Park 382, measured 20.1 micron fibre diameter, 3.4 micron standard deviation, 17.1 per cent coefficient of variation and 99.3pc comfort factor.

Grand champion August-shorn ewe was awarded to Airlie, Walcha, for Airlie 20028.

The polled ewe came through the fine ring and measured 17.7 micron with 2 micron SD, 11.4pc CV, and 100pc CF.

Mr Gray said it was a difficult class to judge, but her wool quality put her above the rest.

"The whiteness, the brightness, and the purity of the wool," he said.