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Welcome to the Northern Territory Polocrosse Association

2002 Onesteel Metaland Australian Championships

NORTHERN TERRITORY

JUNIOR OPEN

  Coach Alan McGill    
  Jessica Beckhouse   Haley Currington
  Zoe Riggs   Annette Rixon
  Andrew Bannon   Mitchell Anderson
  Tim Clarke    

INTERMEDIATE MIXED

 

Coach: Pat Davidge
CLUB: Litchfield
YEARS PLAYED: 40 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing for Australia in south Africa in 1985. Nationals in 1976 gold coast. Played for NSW winners of Best Section.

   
NAME: Ben Thomas - Captain
CLUB: Noonamah - HORSE: Nevlyn Quickstep
YEARS PLAYED: 12 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Winning Best No 3, Best Horse & Rider A grade 1999 NT champs. Best A grade No 3 & Best overall A grade player for the season .
NAME: Matthew Deveraux
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Double Gift
YEARS PLAYED: 13 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Brian Davidge
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
NT Junior Mixed team 2000 National
Championships, Naracoorte.
NAME: Jacinta Laidlaw
CLUB: Noonamah - HORSE: Toronto
YEARS PLAYED: 6 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Defeating NZ at NZ V’s WA in Juniors tour 2000. Best Junior No 1 2000 state Champs Kojinup. Best A grade horse 2002.
NAME: Elise Hassall
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Holy Dan
YEARS PLAYED: 10 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Peter Hassall, Dad, Noel and Daniel Clarke
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Selected in the U 21 team still being a junior.
NAME: Kaaren Hassall
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Cattle Souvenir
YEARS PLAYED: 14 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing at the Darwin show, state of origin in a section with Uncle Darren & Poppy (3 generations)
NAME: Grant Clarke
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Fiddler
YEARS PLAYED: 12 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: My horse and my parents.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing at the Nationals.
NAME: Ryan Phillips
CLUB: Noonamah - HORSE: Nitro
YEARS PLAYED: 13 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: My father
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing in NSW at Australian zones after Warwick Nationals.
NAME: Kylie Gregson
CLUB: Litchfield - HORSE: Bucka
YEARS PLAYED: 4 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Winning Best Horse in Victoria.
Winning Best No 1 in NSW.

OPEN MIXED

Coach: Duncan McKenzie
CLUB: Darwin River - HORSE: Whiskey
YEARS PLAYED: 30 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Dad.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Many
   
NAME: Alison Hind
CLUB: Howard Springs - HORSE: O’so Easy
YEARS PLAYED: 23 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Winning WA Mixed Championships. Winning Women’s Zone Championships WA.
Representing NT at Werribee 1996
NAME: Tina Pelkonen
CLUB: Litchfield - HORSE: Barney
YEARS PLAYED: 14 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Lionel Moore.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Robyn Crawford memorial trophy & friendships made through the game.
NAME: Jason Carroll
CLUB: Litchfield - HORSE: Zipper
YEARS PLAYED: 14 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Family
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Travelling playing polocrosse.
NAME: Daniel Clarke
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Minnie
YEARS PLAYED: 12 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: My parents
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Winning the Peter Murrell Medal for Best & Fairest Player in A grade champs in 1997/1999
NAME: Christie Thompson
CLUB: Humpty Doo - HORSE: Kmar Cool Baron. YEARS PLAYED: 18 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: My family & Justin & Lyndel Hafey & Longreach polocrosse club.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Winning Qld Vs NSW test in Sydney 2001.
NAME: Stacey Robards
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Splinter
YEARS PLAYED: 10 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Family
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Nationals at Warwick, Werribee and Walkaway.
NAME: Lee Martell
CLUB: Noonamah - HORSE: Rosco
YEARS PLAYED: 27 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Reid family
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Being picked in this team.
  NAME: Larry Phillips
CLUB: Noonamah - HORSE: Jake
YEARS PLAYED: 11 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Bloss Thomas
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing at Warwick and Naracoorte nationals.

OPEN WOMEN

  COACH
NAME: Chris Currington
CLUB: Humpty Doo
Years played: 26
Greatest influence: Anthony Connars, Gary Gourney. Pat Davidge. Panjo Cole.
Best polocrosse experience: Touring New Zealand with NT side.
   
NAME: Natalie Blewit
CLUB: Humpty Doo - HORSE: Duck
YEARS PLAYED: 10 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: My dad
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: NT Mixed Werribee in Victoria.
NAME: Shae Cooper
CLUB: Noonamah - HORSE: Pepe
YEARS PLAYED: 10 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Family & Houli
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Representing Victoria Junior Open at Werribee. Playing with my brother in U21’s at Warwick.
NAME: Jolene Thompson
CLUB: Humpty Doo - HORSE: Domino
YEARS PLAYED: 19 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Mum, Dad and Kate Skelly of NSW
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: NT Junior rep Forbes 1992 (R/U to NSW)
NAME: Allyson McKenzie
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Spencer
YEARS PLAYED: 5 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Travelling down to Naracoorte in 2000.
NAME: Shelly Knight
CLUB: Litchfield - HORSE: Richard
YEARS PLAYED: 5 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Kylie Gotham
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing NSW zone championships in
southern highlands women’s team.
NAME: Rhiannon Jewell
CLUB: Darwin River
Years played: 6
Greatest influence: Jan Allen, Jane Cooper
Best polocrosse experience: Representing at state level in Warwick & Naracoorte.
NAME: Britt Ramage
CLUB: Kununurra- HORSE: Chuck McCue
Years played: 5
Greatest influence: Family
   

OPEN MEN

Coach & Player: Darren Hassall
CLUB: Palmerton
Years played: Too many
Greatest influence: Family
Best polocrosse experience: Playing for
Australia.
   
NAME: Brian Davidge
CLUB: Litchfield - HORSE: Kimberly
YEARS PLAYED: 21 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing for Vic at Sydney show 2002. Beating NSW at Warwick nationals 1998.
Winning at Naracoorte nationals 2000.
NAME: Billy Malady
CLUB: Howard Springs
HORSE: Mandrake
Years played: 15
Greatest influence: Family & horses.
Best polocrosse experience: Forbes nationals.
NAME: Billy Joe Thomas
CLUB: Noonamah HORSE: Mini Mouse
Years played: 13
Greatest influence: Family
Best polocrosse experience: Winning 1997 Queensland zone U21. Playing NT A grade champs 1998.
  NAME: Stefan Hart
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Headline
YEARS PLAYED: 13 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Family & my horses.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Walkaway 1994 nationals.
NAME: Shane Davidge
CLUB: Litchfield - HORSE: Louie
YEARS PLAYED: 20 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing for Aust. V’s NZ in 2001. Beating NSW at Warwick nationals 1998. Winning at the Naracoorte nationals 2000.
  NAME: Peter Malady
CLUB: Howard Springs
HORSE: goose - Boogie Lee
Years played: 17
Greatest influence: Family

MASTERS OPEN

NAME: Duncan McKenzie
CLUB: Darwin River - HORSE: Whiskey
YEARS PLAYED: 30 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Dad.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Many
NAME: Trevor Melville
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Black Jack
YEARS PLAYED: 29 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
1980 Nationals in Capel, won Best Presented Team.
NAME: Jim Ramage
CLUB: Kununurra
HORSE: Mt Sanford Flight
YEARS PLAYED: 40 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Rep Victoria at Melbourne show. Playing with my 2 daughters. Jane Stone & Britt Ramage.
NAME: Peter Hassall
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Two Up
YEARS PLAYED: 28 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing at national level with my 3 sons Noel, Darren and Paul and club level with daughter Leeanne and grand daughters
NAME: Robert Bowden
CLUB: Palmerston - HORSE: Darylle
YEARS PLAYED: 21 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Family.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE:
Playing with the family.
  NAME: Mick Dunne
CLUB: Darwin River - HORSE: Tequilla
YEARS PLAYED: 10 years.
GREATEST INFLUENCE: Kylie Gotham
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing NSW zone championships in
southern highlands women’s team.
  NAME: Patrick Davidge
CLUB: Litchfield
YEARS PLAYED: 40 years.
BEST POLOCROSSE EXPERIENCE: Playing for Australia in south Africa in 1985. Nationals in 1976 gold coast. Played for NSW winners of Best Section.
   

MASTERS MIXED

NAME: Jane Campbell
CLUB: Dubbo - HORSE: Jason
Past record: Pick-up horse of Year 1998 ABCRA. Hazeing & barrell racing horse at ABCRA rodeo when not playing polocrosse.
NAME: Karen Hvirf
CLUB: Maitland - HORSE: Hvirfs Jillaroo
Past record: Numerous zones, pat 25 years. Hunter Hens team, Maters comp - ASPAC & Australian Masters 2000 & 2001 silver & gold medals.
NAME: Dennis Power
CLUB: Dunedoo - HORSE: Kakoda
Past record: Player in the bronze medal team at 2001 Masters, Maitland. Over the years has played A grade with Gum Creek, Hall, Jugiong & Dunedoo clubs.
  NAME: Greg Thompson
CLUB: Humpty Doo
Past record: Masters Maitland. Masters Alice Springs
  Norm Woodhouse   Helen Mathie

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