Trundle knocking on door of history

Simply, for Rowlands and the majority of the wider Trundle area, the Boomers are about far more than just the 13 players that run out on to the field each weekend in winter.

It’s a community. It’s a club.

“It really is. All three of our grades were really thrilled that first grade got into the grand final,” Rowlands said, the Boomers winning last weekend’s major semi-final 24-10 over Condobolin in front of a packed home crowd at Trundle.

“We’ve all worked hard this year and for us to be there, it’s great. The vibe at Trundle is great at the moment.”

Last year the Boomers broke a 33-year hoodoo by qualifying for the 2015 Woodbridge Cup grand final.

They went down to Binalong Brahmans in the decider, but after over three decades of waiting to appear in a grand final, the club is now in its second in succession and the players and fans are lining up to help captain-coach Jesse Durning go that extra step next weekend.

The Boomers will play the winner out of the Condobolin and Manildra Rhinos preliminary final, with the grand final to be played at Canowindra.

The 130 kilometre – or a touch over an hour-and-a-half – commute to Tom Clyburn Oval won’t be an issue, not if you ask Rowlands.

“I think we’ll easily get double the population of Trundle down to Canowindra for the game,” she predicted.

“We had about 650 paying adults through the gate last weekend at home, and there’s old boys, fans, family members all getting in contact with the club, mainly through Facebook, asking when the grand final is.

“I think there’s going to be a lot of support there for Trundle. We’ll paint Canowindra green and gold.”

The Woodbridge Cup decider is on Sunday, September 18, at Canowindra.