Sheldon Ronald, the 20 year-old former Melbourne Grammarian currently living in Glasgow, caused quite a stir last weekend in successfully chasing down a cheese wheel resplendent in a Blues guernsey.

The masses saw the Carlton cheesechaser of old Gloucester town beat a 3.5kg (8lb) wheel of double Gloucester down Coopers Hill, wearing the last club jumper off the rack from Target in his home town of Pakenham.

Considered by many a David Glascott lookalike, Sheldon finished second in the heat and qualified for the final which he duly won – which surely justifies his “big cheese” status.

And while the big Carlton fan declared he was “very happy to do the Blues justice in my cheese run”, it wasn’t all beer and skittles for Sheldon, as he reveals in his following exclusive report filed from Scotland for carltonfc.com.au.

“FIRSTLY, can I say how great it is to hear from Carlton and be noticed by the club.

I will give you a quick overview of the day. Firstly I hitch-hiked from Glasgow to London (taking 12 hours) a few days before the event to make it easier to get there on the 25^th. I met up with three mates on the 25^th and we camped out a 20-minute walk from the hill. We were up bright and early and headed over to the festival three hours before the first race. After scoping out the hill, which is not done justice by any photo or video, we waited around for the event to kick off.

I was close to missing the first race as it was never announced. This saw me sprinting over to the queue and just managing to get in on the very far left which is probably the worst starting point. Regardless I managed a clean run with an early fall which cost me first place coming in in second. I finished and felt great no injuries so I quickly went back to the top in order to get a better starting place for the final run. I started from centre right which worked in my favor I had a near perfect run - a small fall on my back from which I jumped up quickly and a face plant on the finish line - but I had already created a huge lead so that was not a problem.

I would like to think I emerged the unofficial champ. The local boy who beat me in the first race was also in the last one, so I got my revenge. There was also another winner from a previous year contesting and the race was not capped – usually only 20 people compete in a race in the Final, but this time around there must have been at least 50.

After the race I did all the photos and stuff then my friend from Glasgow, Johnny, complained of a neck injury from the second race where he came runner-up, so I was rushed off to hospital with him and it turned out that he fractured his neck and will be in a brace for four months.

Obviously this event is really dangerous as my friend Johnny found out with his fractured neck, but I just went for it because you can’t really be thinking about the risk before the race – you’re obviously focusing on how to win it.

Johnny slept at the hospital and I returned to the camp site with my other friends - only to find out that cows had trampled both tents and we had nowhere to sleep. We ended up finding a shed where we slept the night on the ground, as everyone was so tired that we still managed a decent sleep even in the freezing cold.

My Carlton guernsey is worn whenever the sun comes out. I played four weeks of Australian Rules with the Glasgow sharks so it was always worn to training and when I was deciding what to wear for the race there was never really any question - it was just perfect.

It’s very hard to keep up to date with the Blues’ fortunes as much as I would like, but when I can I am regularly checking the club page and checking results on the AFL page - so I do my best. When I get home, which will be in 2015, I will go to the next game they are playing as I really miss that.

I don’t currently carry a number on the back of my Carlton guernsey but if I did there’d be a 3 because Marc Murphy is a legend. I will also consider 18 when Tom Temay gets a few games, as he was a year below me at Melbourne Grammar and it’s fantastic that the Blues got him.

I think that when I find another extreme or dangerous event I will put my name down. I had such a blast at the cheese rolling that I will work in something else I'm sure – and hopefully wearing the Carlton jumper.

And finally, a message for Mick and the boys. I’m proud to win the cheese in my Blues guernsey and when I return to Melbourne I will be at the next game you play. For the moment though I’ll keeping checking on your progress, so let’s get a few wins now!

Cheers,

Sheldon”