THE Hawkesbury’s Michael Sieders has the best mullet in rural New South Wales according to The Land newspaper.
The Land, which is published by Fairfax Media and also publishes the Gazette, handed Sieders the title of Ag’s Best Mullet, after putting out a call for the best mullets in the state to come forward.
I think it worries women because it is much more lush than their hair.
- Michael Sieders
Sieders was nominated by some of his workmates, who thought his glorious mane was worthy of recognition.
Sieders started growing the mullet about seven years ago, just after he left high school.
He said he never intended to grow a mullet, it just happened, and the look had grown on him.
“I'm not going to ever cut it off,” he said.
“It is a lot of hard work, you can't grow a good mullet in a day it takes time.”
Sieders said he was aware he stood out in a crowd because of his haircut, but he always received favourable reviews from members of the public.
“The blokes are the biggest fans of it. I think it worries women because it is much more lush than their hair.”
The jealousy extends to his girlfriend according to Sieders, who added that while she liked his mullet, she also thought he had nicer hair than she did.
Sieders, who works a few months of the year on a farm, and then as a diesel mechanic said he took good care of his mullet.
“I roll around in grease and oil all day so it gets washed quite regularly,” he said.
“I try to keep on top of the brushing because it can get pretty knotty. Whenever the next B&S Ball is on I get a bit of a trim.”
While people generally love his mullet, he said he does cop a bit of flak from his mates.
“It is a bit different. I do cop a bit of crap off the boys, but it is all good fun. If I couldn't handle the bad stuff I wouldn't have it.”
As for the competition, Sieders said he thoroughly enjoyed attending it, and said he saw some very impressive mullets.
He said he made a few mates at it, and even though he won, didn’t take it too seriously, and just thought it was a bit of a laugh.
"I made a heap of new mates who like me run a mullet,” he said.
Sieders said he was hopeful that the mullet might return to vogue.
“I don't really like the modern hair cut, I thought I would stick to the roots,” he said.
“I'm hoping the mullet will catch on. I don't see it happening but if it does it would be ideal.”
Sieders added that he feared going thin on top in the future so planned to make the most of his long locks.
