try before captain Nick Luelf secured the bonus point in the 21st minute with the fourth try after two strong runs from fullback Joel Plummer.

“We knew we had to get the points today, we had to get the five points and they were really keen,” Greatbatch said.

Emus were in total control at this stage and were playing some tremendous rugby with two tries later in the first half to hooker Al Hattersley getting the home side out to a 36-0 lead at the break.

Fly-half BJ McKenna then crossed soon after the break before errors began to plague Emus as the ball became greasy.

The result and the bonus point were already secured, so the 14 second-half handling errors weren’t costly.

Parkes’ only highlight of the game came in the 57th minute when fullback Dennis Webb made a sliding catch to close down a dangerous Emus kick.

Emus put on another two tries to close out the game with wingers Ben Ruddy and Nik Granger both crossing for the 51-point victory.

Granger had a disappointing day with the boot, missing five of his eight conversion chances, while Dansey failed to convert one try from the sideline.

In other Blowes Menswear Cup games, Charles Sturt University Bathurst came close to upsetting minor premiers Dubbo Kangaroos, with the students narrowly going down 24-21. Bathurst Bulldogs also held out Cowra 6-3 in a low-scoring affair.

ORANGE EMUS 51 (Keith Howarth 2, Al Hattersley 2, Mitch Dansey, Nick Luelf, BJ McKenna, Ben Ruddy, Nik Granger tries Granger 3 conv) def PARKES 0.