Teams won’t be just playing for pride but will be aiming to win some of the $5000 prize pool.

Carnival co-ordinator Tisha McTavish said 41 teams had registered for this year’s carnival including one from the Northern Territory, plus Sydney, Albury, Griffith, Canberra and Wagga Wagga.

McTavish said the event was good for the town and with teams like the Boneheads returning for the 25^th year, showed how positive the event was.

“It presents Cootamundra in a positive way and is financially beneficial to the town which is why I got involved,” she said.

“This year NSW Touch are doing the draw and that’s one of the biggest challenges, so it’s much easier to ensure the event runs smoothly,” she said.

However, the event is struggling for referees and will have to rely on teams this weekend.

“We usually get a squad of referees from Canberra but there’s other commitments and they can’t come this year,” McTavish said.

“Each team provides one referee for each game and then we supply one referee.

“This year it means teams may have to provide two referees.”

After Saturday’s game, McTavish said the carnival’s major sponsor, the Cootamundra Ex-Servicemens’ and Citizen’s Memorial Club, was hosting the official after-party at 8pm.

The club will have three DJs including Splittah, DJ Drewsy and Decibelled from 9pm.

Sunday’s games are set to start at 8am before wrapping up at around 2pm.

10am: Snapping Cankles v Winnunga Possums (Duty Touch Dat)

10.30am: Touch Dat v 5 O'clock Somewhere (Snapping Turtles)

11am: Nutricise v Flip Floppers (5 O’Clock Somewhere)

12pm: Snapping Cankles v Family DX (Here for Beer)

12.30pm: Touch Dat v Here for Beer (Family DX)

1.30pm: Nutricise v Try Again (Ball Grabbers)

2pm: Snapping Cankles v Ball Grabbers (Nutricise)

2.30pm: Touch Dat v The Power (Snapping Cankles)

3.30pm: Nutricise v Family Hotel Tigers (TBA)

GROUND TWO

9am: Pepperonis v Golde Globes (Ninja Cats)

9.30am: Ninja Cats v Galaxy (Golden Globes) 

10am: Family DX v Ball (Grabbers Galaxy)

10.30am: Here for Beer v The Power (Family DX)

11am: Golden Globes v Boneheads (The Power)

11.30am: Galaxy v Pepperonis (Boneheads)

12pm: Winnunga Possums v Ball (Grabbers Galaxy)

12.30pm: 5 O'clock Somewhere v The Power (Winnunga Possums)

1pm: Boneheads v Galaxy (Pepperonis)

1.30pm: Pepperonis v Ninja Cats (Boneheads)

2pm: Winnunga Possums v Family (DX Pepperonis)

2.30pm: 5 O'clock Somewhere v Here for Beer (Winnunga Possums)

3pm: Ninja Cats v Boneheads (Golden Globes)

3.30pm: Galaxy v Golden Globes (Ninja Cats)

GROUND THREE

9am: Brush Up v Rusty Crowes (Ex-Services Clubs are Trumps)

9.30am: Ex-Services Clubs are Trumps v NT Plain Turkeys (Rusty Crowes)

10am: Family Tigers v RSL Everlasting (NT Plain Turkeys)

10.30am: Untouchables v Old Boys & Young Girls (RSL Everlasting)

11am: Try Again v Family Hotel Tigers (Old Boys & Young Girls)

11.30am: Brush Up v Red Hot (Try Again)

12pm: Ex-Services Clubs are Trumps v Arma Fabrication (Brush Up)

12.30pm: Family Tigers v Cookie Monsters (Untouchables)

1pm: Untouchables v Can't Touch Us (Cookie Monsters)

1.30pm: Flip Floppers v Family Hotel Tigers (Cant Touch Us)

2pm: Ex-Services Clubs are Trumps v Messy Macs (Family Hotel Tigers)

2.30pm: Family Tigers v Aggies (Messy Macs)

3pm: Untouchables v Nuts & Jugz (Family Tigers)

3.30pm: Flip Floppers v Try Again (Untouchables)

GROUND FOUR

9am: Red Hot v Designated Drinkers (Arma Fabrication)

9.30am: Arma Fabrication v Messy Macs (Designated Drinkers)

10am: Cookie Monsters v Aggies (Messy Macs)

10.30am: Can't Touch Us v Nutz & Jugz (Aggies)

11.30am: Rusty Crowes v Designated Drinkers (NT Plain Turkeys)

12pm: NT Plain Turkeys v Messy Macs (Rusty Crowes)

12.30pm: RSL Everlasting v Aggies (Old Boys & Young Girls)

1pm: Old Boys & Young Girls v Nutz & Jugz (RSL Everlasting)

1.30pm: Rusty Crowes v Red Hot (Nutz & Jugz)

2pm: NT Plain Turkeys v ARMA Fabrication (Red Hot)

2.30pm: RSL Everlasting v Cookie Monsters (Can't Touch Us)

3pm: Old Boys & Young Girls v Can't Touch Us (Cookie Monsters)

GROUND FIVE

9.30am: Family Mud Dogs v Project Paintball (Cool Runnings)

10am: Cool Runnings v Ninja Cats (Yellow Mud Dogs)

11am: Family Mud Dogs v DSEP (Touch N Go)

11.30am: Cool Runnings v Touch N Go (DSEP)

12.30pm: Family Mud Dogs v Granite Transformations (Family Hotel Tigers 2)

1pm: Cool Runnings v Family Hotel Tigers 2 (Granite Transformations)

1.30pm: Brush Up v Designated Drinkers (Cool Runnings)

GROUND SIX

9.30am: DSEP v Granite Transformations (Family Hotel Tigers 2)

10am: Touch N Go v Family Hotel Tigers 2 (DSEP)

11am: Project Paintball v Granite Transformations (Ninja Cats Yellow)

11.30am: Ninja Cats Yellow v Family Hotel Tigers 2 (Granite Transformations)

12.30pm: Project Paintball v DSEP (Touch N Go)

1pm: Ninja Cats Yellow v Touch N Go (Project Paintball)