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.

 

“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