To days games were played at Eynesbury Polo Club Field 2. There we were in the midst of one of Victoria's most significant Grey Box forests and GREY it was!! A gale was blowing towards the road end and at one stage the goal post blew down and the bucket and balls were off to "'Tassie". By the second match the poor bedraggled goal umpires, timekeeper and scorer were blitzed. Absolutely horrible conditions. Nevertheless it was "press on to the fort" for all concerned. Sandalford v West Side Once again i only arrived in the 3 chukka and the score was Sandalford 3 Westside 4 so here we go. Chukka 4. At the 1.12 mark Glen Glimore set up his No 2 for a Sandalford goal to make it 4 all. Neil Craig rescued the ball out of a 'squabbling pack' and ran to goal, and hit it through to take Westside to the lead again 5-4. Glen Gilmore had his hands full keeping Sam Hopkinson off the ball and finally ran away but without sufficient team back up. as a result Westside scored again to end the chukka 6-4. Chukka 5. Sandalford only took 34 seconds to pull one goal back scored by Glen into the wind. 6-5 WS and then Glen defended a penalty from Hoppy. Sandalford were awarded a penalty and Glen hit another wonderful shot into the gale to score. 6 all. Another penalty to Sandalford from the corner was hit by Glen to Tex and then Ollie gathered it from the melee to score. 7-6 S. Westside scored again to end the 5th at 7 all. Chukka 6. It rook half a chukka of to and froing before Westside before Hoppy put all his mihht behind a penalty shot to hit it through. 8-7 WS. Then 30 seconds later a 30yd penalty to Sandalford and tied again 8 all.
Glen then met a Westside player head on and stole the ball. He and Neil battled all the way down the field before the pass to Tex was put through the posts to see Sandalford defeat Westside 9-8. Garangula v Turtle Island Umpires Glen Gilmore Tex Webster 3rd Man Sam Baillieu. Chukka 1. For the first 3 minutes the two teams were up and down the field several times. At the 3.26 mark a penalty went in favour of Garangula taken by Simon Keyte, He hit it up to his No4 and score. 1-0 G. There was an imediate score to Turtle Islands Stirling. 1 all Then again Turtle Island scored through Simon Walker. 2-1 TI. Chukka 2. Penalties were awarded to either team but they both missed. Then following a long, exceptionally fast run down the field and an exhibition of smooth team work, resulted in a goal. to Garangula. 2 all. Fom the lineout Hamish took the ball and scored. 3-2 TI. Simon Keyte was awarded a penalty from half way and after a massive hit and it was picked up by his No1. Goal. 3 all. Garangula were on a roll and and another was scored by their No4. Chukka end 4-3 G. Chukka 3. There were 3 grey ponies playing this chukka No1 and 3 for Garangula and No3 Turtle Island. Garangulka were awarded a penalty 30 seconds in which was scored but Simon Keyte, 5-3 G Then Gillion scored and not to be out done by his brother Hamish also scored to tie it up at 5 all. At this stage umpire Glen Gilmore chased the MacGregor family dachsund from the field, (nearly sausagemeat!). Garangula was awarded a penalty and in the play on the attack the whistle went in favour of Turtle Island. Both the teams used the entire field in the insuing play before Garangula scored. 6-5 G. Garangula wenton to the attack in the remaining 30 seconds and Simon eventually picked up a bouncing ball and scored. 7-5 G. Chukka 4. The birds can barely stay aloft, the weather has 'spat the dummy' big time! Turtle Island were given a penalty before the time got going but they hit it wide. Garangula hit a massive hit in with the wind and Turtle Islnd stopped it on the half way and carried it to the goal but wide again. This was the way it went for TI again then in the 5th minute Garangula took a penalty from halfway and Simon opted for a worm burner to keep it out of the wind and after 4 hits it went through. 8-5 G. Chukka 5. By this time it is absolutely pelting down with rain and you can't see a thing, my car was being buffetted by wind, Filthy weather. There was plenty of running up and down the field but neither team making any scoring progress. 3 and a half minutes in Garangula penalty but it was wide. Then to running up and down was on again before the whistle for Turtle Island. The hit was taken and a great melee saw all the Turtl Island time ry to put the ball through before Gillion scored. 8-6 G. Chukka 6. Ed Hitchman came out on a fast pony and caught the opposition off guard to score. 9-6G. The play was fast and running and a penalty to Turtle Island went wide. The rain was now easing and Garangula scored again. 10-6. Garangula then had another penalty but it went wide. The final score was 10-7 to Garangula. The rather forlorn figure of Sam Baillieu was seen treading divots as we all packed up and gotr out of there as quick as we could. Oh for a bex and a lie down, (or as we say in Victoria one or two "Lunas" wouldn't go astray!).
Glen then met a Westside player head on and stole the ball. He and Neil battled all the way down the field before the pass to Tex was put through the posts to see Sandalford defeat Westside 9-8. Garangula v Turtle Island Umpires Glen Gilmore Tex Webster 3rd Man Sam Baillieu. Chukka 1. For the first 3 minutes the two teams were up and down the field several times. At the 3.26 mark a penalty went in favour of Garangula taken by Simon Keyte, He hit it up to his No4 and score. 1-0 G. There was an imediate score to Turtle Islands Stirling. 1 all Then again Turtle Island scored through Simon Walker. 2-1 TI. Chukka 2. Penalties were awarded to either team but they both missed. Then following a long, exceptionally fast run down the field and an exhibition of smooth team work, resulted in a goal. to Garangula. 2 all. Fom the lineout Hamish took the ball and scored. 3-2 TI. Simon Keyte was awarded a penalty from half way and after a massive hit and it was picked up by his No1. Goal. 3 all. Garangula were on a roll and and another was scored by their No4. Chukka end 4-3 G. Chukka 3. There were 3 grey ponies playing this chukka No1 and 3 for Garangula and No3 Turtle Island. Garangulka were awarded a penalty 30 seconds in which was scored but Simon Keyte, 5-3 G Then Gillion scored and not to be out done by his brother Hamish also scored to tie it up at 5 all. At this stage umpire Glen Gilmore chased the MacGregor family dachsund from the field, (nearly sausagemeat!). Garangula was awarded a penalty and in the play on the attack the whistle went in favour of Turtle Island. Both the teams used the entire field in the insuing play before Garangula scored. 6-5 G. Garangula wenton to the attack in the remaining 30 seconds and Simon eventually picked up a bouncing ball and scored. 7-5 G. Chukka 4. The birds can barely stay aloft, the weather has 'spat the dummy' big time! Turtle Island were given a penalty before the time got going but they hit it wide. Garangula hit a massive hit in with the wind and Turtle Islnd stopped it on the half way and carried it to the goal but wide again. This was the way it went for TI again then in the 5th minute Garangula took a penalty from halfway and Simon opted for a worm burner to keep it out of the wind and after 4 hits it went through. 8-5 G. Chukka 5. By this time it is absolutely pelting down with rain and you can't see a thing, my car was being buffetted by wind, Filthy weather. There was plenty of running up and down the field but neither team making any scoring progress. 3 and a half minutes in Garangula penalty but it was wide. Then to running up and down was on again before the whistle for Turtle Island. The hit was taken and a great melee saw all the Turtl Island time ry to put the ball through before Gillion scored. 8-6 G. Chukka 6. Ed Hitchman came out on a fast pony and caught the opposition off guard to score. 9-6G. The play was fast and running and a penalty to Turtle Island went wide. The rain was now easing and Garangula scored again. 10-6. Garangula then had another penalty but it went wide. The final score was 10-7 to Garangula. The rather forlorn figure of Sam Baillieu was seen treading divots as we all packed up and gotr out of there as quick as we could. Oh for a bex and a lie down, (or as we say in Victoria one or two "Lunas" wouldn't go astray!).
Thanks for that Judi. I have recieved an email fron VPA sec Ali Gardnier to tell me that the finals will be between Garangula and Sandalford and the subsidiary final will between Turtle Island and Westside.
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