Bundy Touch two-day event a hit with locals and visitors

More than 56 of the 70 participating teams travelled to Bundaberg for one of the biggest touch football events of the year. See our massive photo gallery.

Players came from across Queensland for the Bundy Cup.

Players and spectators alike said they’d never seen a Bundaberg Cup quite as busy as this year’s.

On the first day of the weekend-long event on Saturday, thousands flocked to the Bundaberg Touch Association grounds off University Drive.

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The social knockout Touch Football tournament has a long history in the region, with this year marking the eighth annual event.

Seventy teams are taking part in the two-day event this weekend, with nine divisions including players under 12 years old right through to open men’s, women’s and mixed games.

Teams from across the state will be battling it out for the $200,000 purse, and more than 56 of the teams have travelled from outside the region for the blockbuster event.

Check out photos from the event:

The Bulldogs Rocky Premiers team.

From You Up? Noosa is Shaun Johnson, Jidani Smith, Joshua Dugan, Jack Whighton, Chaz Archer, Junior Paulo and Wayne Wright.

Chameleons Jess O'Brien, Kalen Anderson, Olivia Evans, Sophie Evans and Annika Darlington.

Drew Price, Chloe Sawtell, Adam Russell and Kelly Goodwin from Coolum.

The Sunshine Coast's Danielle and Keiren Kennedy.

Andrew Schultz gives the Cup the thumbs up. He is from Gladstone.

Sara Jensen and Emily Eldridge-Bush.

Gold Coast player Juwaan Terekia.

Bundy 16s Olivia Klowss, Ava Lederhose, Sienna Nugent, Emily Straub, Maddie Smith, Cadence Taylor and Lily Mitchell.

Georgia Hunt and Reese Orcher.

Bundaberg's Kharla Hills, Mitch Sly and Nick Mason.

Blake Hornbrook and Cameron Feary from the Queensland Multis.

Local talent Mikayla Haupt, Jude Bust and Emma Hodge.

Former touch players Trevor and Ann Johnson turned up to watch the action.

A plane comes in to land at Bundaberg Airport near the touch grounds.

Emma Hodge, Ethan O'Connor, Jude Bust, Dwayne Honor, Ben Sampson, Brett Powell and Kyle Crouch of Bundy.

Mystery Kora, Jake Hooper, Khanui Cox, Scott Prince, Gary Walsh, Grace Bradley, Cody Green, Kaya, Kingston Lambert, Jesse Leitvae, Haylee Crotty, Kelly Butler and Goose Butler.

Bradley and Diane Roderick with granddaughters Tess and Stella Ricciardi.

Justin Loomens.

Corey Dellit shows off a pair of Bundy trunks from the Budgy Smuggler stall.

Offering plenty of colourful budgie smugglers for sale is Johnny Palmer, Lachie Malone and Andrew Lowe who travelled from Brisbane and Sydney with business Budgy Smuggler.

Joe and Tracy Tuiasau from Gladstone.

Rocky Redbacks Luke Murphy, Eli Landsberg, Oliver Hinds, Brydie Somerville, Ava Hinchlifffe, Sally Busby, Charli Hardy, Sophie Casey, Enala Milburn, Tayla Welfare, Lexi Goodwin, Kaysey Hoffman, Millie Price, Jade Harmsworth and Adelaide Seierup.

Freya Hansen and Molly Kelso from Rockhampton.

Lukas James and Dayzee's Kombi Coffee owner Anne Neubecker serve up delicious cuppas.

Kalix and Bailey Swifte, Tim Galbraith and Lenny Keenan.

Josh Issa and Ky McNamara from Redcliffe.

Lachlan McLennan and Eon Fleming from Gympie.

Wynnum boys including Rueben Burns, Dominic Castner, Hunter Swifte, Braxton Caster, Bailey Swifte, Jack Garnier and Lucas Ferricks.

From Wynnum, players including Jaxon Falloon, Quade, Deklan Keenan and Lucas Ferricks.

Tamarley Mooney, Bailey Swifte and Ben Lee from Wynnum.

Braxton Castner and Elissi Mooney from Wynnum.

Quatez Topine from Wynnum.

Keely Geltch, Mitchell Cheetham, Jacob Reynolds, Blake Burvis and Curtis Cheetham from Mackay.

Honour Johnston and Juanita Thomas from Theodore.

Orrin Johnston travelled to Bundy with the Theodore Thunder.

Ella Blanch, Zayne Donovan, Caleb Ricciardi, Jackie Freshwater and Samuel Nixon from Childers.

From Hervey Bay is Megan Baumann, Chris Wicks, Logona Vetemotu, Lynette Prichard, Josh Baumann and Dion Bunyan.

Ed and Luke Mosby from Rockhampton.

Originally published as Bundy Touch two-day event a hit with locals and visitors