Tournament winners in each grade and B & F for the tournament

A Grade winners    Kentish   runner -up Northern

A grade Best & Fairest   Scott Miller (Northern club)

B grade winners       Central Coast   runner – up    Northern

B Grade Best & Fairest  Tie between Alicia Freeman ( Northern Club) &  John Fawdry (Central Coast club) 

C Grade winners      Northern   runner -up    Tamar

C Grade Best & Fairest      Sara Boxhall ( Northern Club)

See you all at the state dinner on the 29th May 2010

1.  Appointment of Australian Chief Umpire – Mr Phil Day of Western Australia with Mr Richard Murrell of Tasmania appointed as his Deputy.

 2. In the past we have had players from other states attending State Championships albeit wrongly – the State Umpires and National Umpire Committee agree that a fair system needs to be implemented.  The following was agreed to at the last meeting: 

Visiting Players Form
Available to players transferring from home state where his insurance component is already paid. Must however pay relevant Club and State registration fees.

Player must play 2 Tournaments for the designated Club prior to being eligible to play at State Championships in that State’s season.

Aiden Chased by SA

Tears after Tasmania’s first win in 20 years

Last months Australian Polocrosse Nationals held in Ballarat was full of stories big and small.  The week is full of the usual big stories such as Polocrosse “Super States” like NSW with over 3000 players and over 11 teams defeating WA in the open men’s final, or WA with over 2000 players coming from behind to beat NSW in the last chukka in the Senior Women’s final.

However Tasmanian Open Team Manager Amy Grubb said, “it’s often the small stories, the battlers that give the event its emotional colour.

“Tasmania has less that 100 players in the State, we have not won a game at the Nationals in 20 years!

“We go to the biannual National event to keep the big States honest, however this year we did one better and toppled South Australia, it sounds small but it was the biggest win for Polocrosse in Tasmania in decades”.

“Tasmania is currently very lucky to have such high caliber players with the likes of Trent Hardwicke, Aiden Nunn, Tanya McNabe and Ben Turner all competing regularly at National level Inter-state Competitions. The high standard of our local competition if really starting to pay off when we play inter-state”, Amy said.

The State players are now back with their clubs and are preparing for the end of the Tasmanian season.  There is only one club carnival left before the State Championships and the best teams and honing their combinations for the finals.

The final hit out before the State Championships is the Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Under Lights Carnival this Saturday the 17^th of April at Waverly, play commences at 10am and finals from 6pm. Free entry to the event. Any person interested in Polocrosse should contact Amy Grubb 0438 519 622.

Images by Ben Simpson OGA design

A grade:   Senior mixed  defeated  Intermediate
B grade:   Central/Smithton on count back
C grade:   Northern  defeated  Tamar

A B&F: Ben Turner/Trent Hardwicke
B B&F: Amanda Arnold
C B&F: Sam van der Meullen

NEW – Season 2010 Ladder.

Check out the standings of each team here.

 A Grade   – Kentish 11  defeated   Northern 6 

Tasmania’s Polocrosse Elite will soon be shipping around 20 horses and 14 players over Bass Strait to compete with the best in Australia, at the Australian Polocrosse Nationals at Ballarat.

“It is a huge undertaking for the players and the Tasmanian Polocrosse Association to go to the Nationals in March,” reports Amy Grubb Tasmanian Team Manager

“although Ballarat is relatively close compared to previous National venues such as Campden in WA 2008, just to get our horses to Melbourne costs around $2000 as a starting cost. 

“We have a very committed squad who have been training since October 2009.  The teams will play together for the first time this weekend, at the Central Coast Polocrosse Club Carnival, North Motten” said Amy.

Tasmanian Head Coach John Lynas has had a tough job as there has been some team selection hiccups with squad players pulling out for various reasons such as illness, pregnancy and horse injury.

Tasmanian will be sending a full Open Mixed Team, and two partial junior and intermediate teams. The Tasmanian junior and intermediate players will join forces with other state players from Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia at Ballarat to take on the polocrosse powerhouse States of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Matthew Howard - Open Mixed Captain

“I have every confidence is our teams doing Tasmania proud, we have some exceptionally talented players representing the State.  It’s great that they get the opportunity to play at this elite level and represent their State” said Amy Grubb.

The next carnival will be held at North Motten this Saturday and Sunday the 13^th & 14^th of February, play begins at 8.30am.

The State Teams

Junior

Tret Hardwicke                           Sheffield

Jack Murrell                               Ulverstone

Intermediate

Emily McMillen                          Pipers River

Elisha Freeman                         Pipers River

Amanda Campbell                      Railton

Carmen Bellinger                       Ulverstone

Clay Fawdry                              Ulverstone

Open Mixed Team

Matthew Howard (Capt)              Cressy

Aiden Nunn                               Hagley

Scott Millar                                Longford

Rodney Gee (Jnr)                       Exeter

Tanya McMulloch                       Ulverstone

Heather Laird (Vise Capt)            Underwood

Jessica Elphinstone                   Launceston

John Lynas                                Coach

Amy Grubb                                Manager

Information

Amy Grubb

0438 519 622

amygrubb@tptl.com.au

Images Attached

State Captain -  Matthew Howard

Trent Hardwicke and Jack Murrell  - Tasmanian Juniors

The 2009 season best and fairest award winners were:

A Grade – Aiden Nunn

B Grade – Amanda Campbell

C Grade – Vanessa Skipworth

Congratulations!!

C Grade Northern 1 def Central Kentish combined

Best and Fairest: Caroline Badcock

B Grade Central def Northern

Best and Fairest: Jess Dawkins

A Grade Kentish def Northern

Best and Fairest: Garry Dawkins

C Grade – Northern 2 defeated Northern 1

Best and Fairest: Caroline Badcock

B Grade – Central Coast defeated Smithton

Best and Fairest: Amanda Campbell

A Grade- Northern defeated Kentish

Best and Fairest: Denis Foley

Pony of the Finals – Giggles and Matthew Howard

Pony of the Day – Cotwold Brooke and Rod Spilane

ASH Prize – Cotwold Brooke and Rod Spilane

Junior Encouragement award: lili Miller