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The Sydney Royal Easter Show Competition
POLOCROSSE AT 2012 SYDNEY SHOW CANCELLED - The Future of this event is pending decision!
The Sydney Show competition is played between NSW, Queensland and Victoria, during the Sydney Royal Easter Show each year and it remains
a senior mixed competition. Polocrosse is played at the Royal Easter Show to add to the centre ring evening spectacle and to demonstrate the sport to the show visitors.
The History
(Notes from Mr Bill McCutcheon - Chinchilla, QLD)
"Polocrosse at the Sydney Royal Easter Show was played during the 1960’s as a two way competition between NSW and Victoria. After strong representation by the QPA, through then President Mr John Thompson, Queensland was invited to join a three way competition in 1972.
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The first Sydney Show Queensland team comprised:
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Lyn Nation (Hutton) – Cunningham |
Lindsay Payne – Eidsvold |
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Jill Galloway (Arnell) – Biloela |
Clive Gleeson – Blackall |
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Joan Crawford (Schmidt) – Kumbia |
Brian Mullins – Gatton |
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Barb McCutcheon – Chinchilla |
Billl McCutcheon – Chinchilla |
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John Thompson was Team Manager and he continued in this role until the Show moved to their new grounds at Homebush in 1998 – a period of 26 years! This incidentally was the first fully state selected team. Previous state teams were selected from nominations.
The basic tri-state competition has remained, but some other states have participated and a number of other team combinations besides open mixed have been contested."
"Queensland has been successful on quite a few occasions, but win or lose competing in Sydney has always been a highlight of any polocrosse players career," Bill said.
Today the Sydney Show competition is still played between NSW, Queensland and Victoria, during the Sydney Royal Easter Show each year and it remains a senior mixed competition.
Polocrosse is played at the Royal Easter Show to add to the centre ring evening spectacle and to demonstrate the sport to the show visitors.
Queensland players wishing to play in this competition must be members of a Development Group and are selected from nominations called for prior to the Queensland State Titles each year. The Senior State Selectors then view nominated players at the State Titles for consideration in this competition in the following year.
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