tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13362641434194681712024-03-13T23:02:26.040+08:00PERTH CYCLE POLOEveryone is welcome. Games are played Sundays at Mt Lawley High School carpark 3pm starthairybaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02379108039134525474noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-64787451193555418912024-03-07T20:40:00.001+08:002024-03-07T20:40:15.656+08:00<p>PERTH HARDCOURT BICYCLE POLO INCORPORATED is winding up as an Association on 30 April 2024. Any past members are asked to contact the committee via our Facebook group linked below, with any questions. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/58412725979/ ">https://www.facebook.com/groups/58412725979/ </a></p>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187756461427918327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-32824393458045164762012-03-08T21:44:00.001+08:002015-07-09T08:08:26.880+08:00Media Release<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-AU</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> 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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bike Polo Championships</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="TextBody">The Australasian hardcourt bike polo championships will be held on the 24<sup>th</sup> and 25<sup>th</sup> Match 2012 at McCallum Park, Victoria Park Foreshore. Teams from each major Australian city and Taiwan will battle it out over 2 days of matches in an effort to take this year’s top honours in the Australasian bike polo community. Top placed teams will also win qualification to compete in the World Championship Tournament in September.</a></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: TextBody;">This fast paced adrenaline-charged sport is only for the brave, and attracts unique characters on and off the field. Armed with mallets, six riders sprint around a basketball court chasing a hard plastic ball. No foot-downs are allowed, contact is mallet-on-mallet and bike-on-bike, and the highest scoring team after 10 minutes of play wins.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: TextBody;">The event coincides with Bike Week.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: TextBody;">Spectators will have the opportunity to view games on both days. The final will be held late in the afternoon on the Sunday, and always proves to be very exciting.</span></div>
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Nicholas Deeks </div>
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Secretary</div>
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Perth Hardcourt Bicycle Polo Incorporated </div>
Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187756461427918327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-67776322320303641332012-01-28T14:50:00.005+08:002012-01-28T15:26:52.116+08:00Australasian Hardcourt Championships 2012<span style="font-weight:bold;">WELCOME TO PERTH POLO PLAYERS!!</span><br /><br />“While Perth used to be characterised as rather dull, a resources boom has seen Perth blossom like WA’s wildflowers in spring. Today it’s a sophisticated, cosmopolitan city with myriad bars, restaurants and cultural activities all vying for attention. But the best bit is that when you want to chill out, Perth’s pristine parkland and beaches allow the population to spread out and enjoy what’s on offer. After all, we are talking about a city that has its own dedicated dog beach…” <br /><br />Its own dog beach you say! Well that is amazing, thanks Lonely Planet’s Guide to Perth. Other than these fantastic things, Perth has something better and significantly more exciting to offer in 2012, the Australasian Bike Polo Championships. So for all those making the trek west in search of glory and wenches take a gander at what Perth has to offer.<br /><br />Things To Do:<br />NOTHING................................except the following<br /><br />Sleep, drink, polo,drink,polo,eat,polo,drink,drink,sleep repeat x2<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Eats & Drinks</span><br />If none of the following suggestions take your fancy, the CBD has numerous places and simply by riding down the main drag of St George Terrace or through the Murray and Hay Street malls there are many places to eat and drink.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lunch</span><br />Whilst at the courts there are plenty of places to grab a bite to eat in within a 5 minute ride away. However bear in mind that many of these places are fast food such as McDonalds and KFC, however, just down Albany highway in Victoria Park there are plenty of lunch bars and places to get food. See the inset map for local food locations.<br />Don’t forget the sausage sizzle on Sunday 25th. No need to go scavenging for some food! Nothing better than a sausage in a bun...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WewYd9Ii0sc/TyOiKtCR1CI/AAAAAAAAAS0/sfYQnqe0lsE/s1600/junk%2Bfood.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WewYd9Ii0sc/TyOiKtCR1CI/AAAAAAAAAS0/sfYQnqe0lsE/s320/junk%2Bfood.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702579857952724002" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dinner and Beers</span><br />The Flying Scotsman, 639 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley<br />Good cheap food and beer. Every Sunday night is $10 pizza and pint night. Located 5 min bike ride from the Perth CBD and only 10-15 min from the courts themselves. A local hangout for the PCP regulars. Not only is this a great pub but on Saturdays at 11pm the lady of the fountain spouts copious amounts of beer from her nipples for all those who pay her a visit.<br />The Broken Hill, 314 Albany Highway, Victoria Park<br />One of the best steak sandwiches I’ve ever had however can be a little pricey at $20 for a meal. But overall not too bad. They have a good range of beers at reasonable prices. They have a large garden bar area, perfect for large groups of people.<br /><br />There are a few local bottle shops a short ride away down the famous solid gold roads of Perth. The BWS located at 241 Canning Highway, Como have a good range, however there is a large Vintage Cellars located at 298 Millpoint Road, so there are multiple options.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Vegetarian/Vegan Options</span><br />Unfortunately ever since the mad-carrot disease of 1969 there has been little to no vegetables in the city of Perth and as such Perth is strictly a meat only town. The locals rely on the grass and gum trees of the local parks in order to get their 2 fruit and 5 veg, it is encouraged that visitors to the city also do this should they not feel the need to eat the flesh of another animal.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sleeps</span><br />For accommodation try hitting up any backpackers in the city. There are heaps of youth hostel places in the city and around the CBD that have bike racks or enclosed car parks, so locking up bikes shouldn’t be a problem. A quick google search should help you out there. Prices range from about $30-$45 per night.<br /><br />There are a few places which rent apartments, firstly there is Drake’s apartments which is virtually next to the courts. This could be a very good option, the prices don’t seem too bad with a 3 bedroom apartment for $210 per night so for ~6 people that’s about $35 a night for the weekend. And with the added bonus of kitchens and private bathrooms etc. Seems ideal for team “bonding”. The website is here, http://www.drakesapartments.com.au/3bed.php. Similarly try the Metro Inn in South Perth which is also insanely close to the courts.<br /><br />There are also a few places on the way from the airport. One, the Great Eastern Motor Lodge offers interconnecting units or rooms which can fit up to 4/5 people per room from around 210 per room again. This isn’t too far away from the court. Most likely a 20min ride at the very max.<br /><br />The Courts:<br />Very easy to locate. Close to the city (1 km across the Causeway). Check out the map by google mapping, McCallum Park, Victoria Park Western Australia 6100. The courts are located just next to the skate park next to canning highway and are impossible to miss.<br />Very easy to locate. Close to the city (1 km across the Causeway). Check out the map by google mapping, McCallum Park, Victoria Park Western Australia 6100. The courts are located just next to the skate park next to canning highway and are impossible to miss.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqykUXfBINk/TyOiKMYsX6I/AAAAAAAAASs/9GyD2VPlwdA/s1600/courtsmap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqykUXfBINk/TyOiKMYsX6I/AAAAAAAAASs/9GyD2VPlwdA/s320/courtsmap.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702579849188368290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kb9ncUAxqhQ/TyOiJ8ywFqI/AAAAAAAAASc/7Dwruw32lN4/s1600/courts.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kb9ncUAxqhQ/TyOiJ8ywFqI/AAAAAAAAASc/7Dwruw32lN4/s320/courts.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702579845002696354" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-29669996563161047652011-05-22T20:44:00.003+08:002011-12-06T19:26:19.021+08:00One Awesome Bunch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/5709279552_09a7bb7db5_z.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/5709279552_09a7bb7db5_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Prawzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645284474493100120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-59744427550958587422011-05-17T20:40:00.004+08:002011-12-06T21:11:00.384+08:00AHBPC11As you may know, Perth have recently returned from Adelaide after competing in the Australasian National Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships (AHBPC11). It is the third time Perth have represented, and this year we came in record numbers with 12 people attending, represented by 5 teams as follows:<br /><br />"Godzilla Symphony" - Nick M, Yohei, Nick D <span style="font-size:78%;">(aka God)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/5709320702_e47c37a1b2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/5709320702_e47c37a1b2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Shit City Bike Polo Club" - Scotty, Mattie and Wall<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/5709320948_9ac1409680.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/5709320948_9ac1409680.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Not Prawi Enough" - Tom, Brad, Shane<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/5709319968_147d35ef8f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/5709319968_147d35ef8f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Rejected Monkeys" - Kristy, Scott (Melb), Derren<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/5709319764_fe41afd7e3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/5709319764_fe41afd7e3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I was invited to play with an interstate team, Storm Boys - Lewis (Syd), Damon (Melb), Me<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/5709321854_8fa7ab41b1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/5709321854_8fa7ab41b1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Saturday hosted a round robin tournament which would determine the seeding for Sunday's double elimination. Day 1 saw some tough battles, Not Prawi Enough were put into a rough draw and faced some of the best teams in the state, however they never went down without a fight and played out most of their games to the end only losing by one or two goals.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/5708883967_44a8b6df25.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/5708883967_44a8b6df25.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tom takes a shot </span><br /><br />Godzilla Symphony were on the same lines and had some really close games, along with Rejected Monkeys who played out some close games with Kristy pulling out some amazing saves. On the other side of the court were Shit City, who rised to the occasion and managed to come on top of the Perth teams ranking 10th after day one, where we saw Scotty pull of some huge shots, with Wall and Mattie bringing the rukus and holding some good defence. An excellent result after day one.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2389/5709449672_749afb9345.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2389/5709449672_749afb9345.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Rejected Monkeys talking team tactics.</span><br /><br />The rankings after day one were as follows:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">1 Storm Boys</span><br />2 Majestic Pink Shafts<br />3 Neil La Robolution<br />4 Thats What She Said<br />5 Triple Dutch Rudder<br />6 Jizz Monkey<br />7 L.S.V<br />8 Los Polo Hermanos<br />9 Three Malleteers<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">10 Shit City</span><br />11 Lonely Mallets Club Team<br />12 Godzilla Symphony<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">13 Not Prawi Enough</span><br />14 Phuq Styx<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">15 Rejected Monkeys</span><br />16 Rising Sun<br />17 Beer Break<br />18 Offcuts<br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/5709451612_c5bbe77361.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/5709451612_c5bbe77361.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Scotty winds up for a big shot. </span><br /><br />After a long day of play we hung out for a few beers at the Old Exchange, but by 10pm most of us were too buggered to keep on going and headed back to our hotels to catch up on some sleep. Day 2 was the day that counted, due to the double elimination format, there was always a second chance to come back and it was do or die.<br /><br />Early on it wasn't looking too good, with most of the Perth teams getting knocked out the 1st bracket early in the day, but we weren't going down without a fight. In a tough game between Godzilla Symphony and Triple Dutch Rudders (ranked 5th) it looked like TDR had the upper hand (no pun intended), but in a moment of magic, Yohei managed to pull 3 goals in quick succession to win the game! A huge upset and a game Yohei will never forget, I overheard Nick D after the game saying "Well, we ain't letting Yohei sit in goals next time!"<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/5708991101_55dea8111e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/5708991101_55dea8111e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Brad threading that needle in a 2v1 clutch situation against TDR.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/5708994863_8fc4070587.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/5708994863_8fc4070587.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yohei killin' it on Day 2, check out those vains!</span><br /><br />I didnt get a chance to follow all the games as I had to play with the Storm Boys but word on the court told me that Rejected Monkeys started coming together as a team and in a close zero-zero game against Shit City, the derby came down to a golden goal situation, Rejected Monkeys won and knocked out by their fellow state team. Not Prawi Enough also managed to knock out the 5th ranked Triple Dutch Rudders in an upset game, progressing furthur on in the tournament.<br /><br />Pulling out win after win, Not Prawi Enough were eventually knocked out in a close game against MPS. One of the phrases commonly heard on that day was "The scoreboard didn't reflect the game", most the games were very close and could have gone either way. At the end of the day, the final rankings were as follows:<br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">1 Storm Boys</p> <p>2 That’s What She Said</p> <p>3 L.S.V</p> <p>4 Neil La Robolution</p> <p>5 Los Polo Hermanos<br />6 Majestic Pink Shafts</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">7 Not Prawi Enough</span><br />8 Phuq Styx</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">9 Rejected Monkeys</span><br />10 Three Malleteers<br />11 Jizz Monkey<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">12 Godzilla Symphony</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">13 Shit City Polo Club</span><br />14 Lonely Mallets Club Band<br />15 Triple Dutch Rudder<br />16 Beer Break</p> <p>17 Offcuts<br />18 Rising Sun<br /></p>A fantastic result from everyone!<br /><br />It was an absolutely awesome weekend, this year we have 5 new members from Perth represent for the first time, it was amazing to watch everyone play and improve as the tournament progressed. I'm sitting here more than a week after nationals and I've already seen an increase in skill level, but more importantly, I feel as if attending Nationals has brought the local Polo community closer together. Attending Nationals has allowed us to meet so many amazing people from across the country and this has created some strong ties and new friendships. I look forward to meeting and playing with everyone in the near future. A special thanks to Adelaide for hosting this years nationals, it was a truly memorable event.<br /><br />All pics in this post have been taken by <a href="http://studiocrossbow.blogspot.com/">Studio Crossbow</a>, check out his flickr for more photos.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/5708891069_8763ecb150.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/5708891069_8763ecb150.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Kristy getting in amongst the action.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2180/5708887135_b77e0d6b0b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2180/5708887135_b77e0d6b0b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Great shot of Nick M</span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/5709565628_f727188ea9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/5709565628_f727188ea9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Brad, Nick M, Tom, Scotty spectating on the sidelines.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/5709456944_b6dcf45a44.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/5709456944_b6dcf45a44.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Action shot of Derren </span>Prawzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645284474493100120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-49941150563908431672011-03-02T20:40:00.002+08:002011-03-02T20:42:54.862+08:00Nats announced7th and 8th of May in the city of churchesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-43893565207655714422011-02-28T18:15:00.002+08:002011-02-28T18:19:34.758+08:00tueday Polo now at 7Due to excessive ECU students parking where they shouldn't a 7pm start should help.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-60354280266885519882011-02-07T12:46:00.002+08:002011-02-07T12:51:20.821+08:00Tuesday PoloSeems like tuesday polo is now a regular fixture, plenty of people rocking up and with the aid of some awesome lights we can play all night long.. 6pm MLHS carpark.<br /><br />Just came back from the Sydney Bench Minor sore and bruised, it was a crazy weekend of ups and downs and an important stepping stone to the future of how polo is played and reff'd in Aus. Will explain in furthur detail this tuesday :)<br /><br />cya on the court.Prawzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645284474493100120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-48868853879004853712011-01-11T16:11:00.001+08:002011-01-11T16:43:32.888+08:00Aussie Day Alleycat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TSwYHtrakPI/AAAAAAAAAQY/6MX5lo7va4U/s1600/IMG_0182.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TSwYHtrakPI/AAAAAAAAAQY/6MX5lo7va4U/s320/IMG_0182.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560846160695562482" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-34664066049850699282011-01-07T16:35:00.003+08:002011-01-07T18:01:32.581+08:00To Live & Ride In L.A. Perth film premier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OAFF3lB_hO8/TSbkMYho6JI/AAAAAAAAAB0/2dBiNqhpbk4/s1600/perth_premiere_flyer_RGB300dpi%2B%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OAFF3lB_hO8/TSbkMYho6JI/AAAAAAAAAB0/2dBiNqhpbk4/s320/perth_premiere_flyer_RGB300dpi%2B%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559381691428563090" /></a><br />Sunday 16.1.11 will be a huge bike day in Perth.<div><br /></div><div> Bike Jam has secured the Perth premier for the the new film from the <a href="http://www.trafikpictures.com/">Trafik</a> crew - To Live & Ride In L.A. The screening starts @ 8pm @ <a href="http://www.nowbaking.com.au/ticketing/home.aspx">The Bakery</a>, 233 James st Northbridge. Before the screening there is going to be hours of fun. @ this stage Bike Jam is looking at organizing a ride/cruise thru the streets, trick comps and possibly a polo demonstration. </div><div><br /></div><div> This is a massive coup for the Perth bike community, so come on down and check it out. For those who need more incentive, Its free and there are rad giveaways.</div><div><br /></div><div> Check out the <a href="http://www.trafikpictures.com/tlr/">trailer</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div> If you don't come to this, you don't deserve to ride a bike in Perth.</div>flashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14316606487910332200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-92164101505146010802011-01-07T09:57:00.005+08:002011-12-06T21:12:42.573+08:00Sunday Polo + Midweek madnessWell 2011 has arrived and its Polo season.<br /><br />This Sunday we'll be playing at our usual location of Mount Lawley Highschool Carpark. Theres a link on the sidebar with a map, if you've never played there before. 3pm start. It's going to be a scorcher so bring lots of water and sunscreen.<br /><br />We'll also be re-introducing our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/event.php?eid=142484032474759">midweek sessions</a>, these are typically a little shorter than Sunday's play, so its non-stop pickup action. Again, we'll be playing at MLHS carpark but we're open to suggestions for new court locations. Theres a new basketball court on the south perth foreshore, we definitely have to squeeze a game in there sometime!<br /><br />Around the country there are a few tournaments going on. I recently went to a pick-up tournament in Adelaide which was great fun, and I'd highly encourage everyone to keep an open mind about interstate tournaments, if you have the time and a little extra cash, its a great way to enhance your polo experience.<br /><br />You don't have to travel specifically for polo. Almost every state in Australia has a local bike polo club. If you just so happen to be interstate, take a mallet with you and <a href="http://www.bikepolo.com.au/contact/">get in contact with the host city</a>. Its always interesting to see how other cities play compared to us, you'll be surprised at how similar everything is, but a change of location and different players is a great mix-up from your regular sunday session so its a great learning experience.<br /><br />In the next month there is the <a href="http://www.bikepolo.com.au/2010/12/sydney-bench-minor-registration-open/">Australian Bench Minor Tournament</a> hosted in Sydney on the 4/5th of feb, and also the <a href="http://www.bikepolo.com.au/2010/12/kapow/">Australia Day Tourney</a>, hosted in Melburn. I'll try my best to announce upcoming tournaments on this site so everyone can keep updated.<br /><br />If theres one tournament to go to this year its the Australian Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships (which will be in Adelaide this year), the mecca of tournaments in Australia. Last year we had a 3 teams from Perth represent, and hopefully we can match that again this year... currently no date has been announced by Adelaide but rumours suggest mid-May so keep your diaries open and watch this space.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5193837109_3d80410671.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5193837109_3d80410671.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, if there was any space to watch it would be <a href="http://www.blogger.com/bikepolo.com.au">Bikepolo.com.au </a>I think 2011 will bring more tournaments than ever, hopefully Perth can host some interstate guests in the future. <a href="http://leagueofbikepolo.com/">League of Bike Polo</a> is also a great resource, and a great way to keep up with the world of polo, if you haven't registered, do so. Theres a great <a href="http://leagueofbikepolo.com/forum">forum </a>on there with some interesting and entertaining topics.<br /><br />cya sunday!<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5273127825_9949d42217.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5273127825_9949d42217.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />ps. for those in Melburn. Will's bike (pictured) has been stolen... keep an eye out for it.Prawzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645284474493100120noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-57208730704786498502010-12-20T05:17:00.002+08:002010-12-20T05:20:02.745+08:00New Years PoloApparently There will be enough of us to start polo again on Monday the 3rd of Jan. Be there or we will send Bobby around with the boys.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-66659575151223993502010-12-05T11:04:00.002+08:002010-12-05T11:12:26.681+08:00More kiss and tell pix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCkbw7hDI/AAAAAAAAAQM/jkI9WQGGNwE/s1600/_B218019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCkbw7hDI/AAAAAAAAAQM/jkI9WQGGNwE/s320/_B218019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547030190988428338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCjzVayFI/AAAAAAAAAQE/1Ciyq69nCXM/s1600/_B218018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCjzVayFI/AAAAAAAAAQE/1Ciyq69nCXM/s320/_B218018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547030180135618642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCjIocitI/AAAAAAAAAP8/2cTLCOgpWXA/s1600/_B218017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCjIocitI/AAAAAAAAAP8/2cTLCOgpWXA/s320/_B218017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547030168672701138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCioeIq8I/AAAAAAAAAP0/q_mLTeGbm54/s1600/_B208014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TPsCioeIq8I/AAAAAAAAAP0/q_mLTeGbm54/s320/_B208014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547030160039521218" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-71888101578934865422010-11-26T11:07:00.002+08:002010-11-26T12:15:43.709+08:002v2 KISS and TELL: resultsWow, what a great day of fun! I'll try my best to summarise the day's events.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5208367240_8c04963ec0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5208367240_8c04963ec0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The day started off with mumma-prawi cooking some spring rolls (the main event for the tournament), then me heading off to the courts to sort things out. I sent a message out the night before "10 am registration, be there or don't play"... PCP has a bad habit of being fashionably late... 1.5 hours later Matty rocks up with his Death Machine and BBQ:<br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5208372320_51770065a7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5208372320_51770065a7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I missed a phone call the day before and checked my voicemail. "Gday Prawi, just calling up about the weather tomorrow, have you seen it?" So off I go to see the weather forecast. Periods of rain with a chance of a thunderstorm. Oh gawd. No worries, we play polo, a little bit of rain wont hurt right? Turns out the rain was one of our saving graces, 33 degree weather with scorching humidity, at times we were praying for rain. By the end of the day the clouds cleared and the weather was ace (albeit a bit warm).<br /><br />Next up, in typical Prawi form, I left things a little late and decided to sort the brackets out the night before. Looking at our facebook invites I was expecting roughly 10 teams. okay, thats not too bad, now, lets put that into a round robin format plus a double elimination.. did the maths and realised that it would involve over 60 games. "OH SH*T", we'll never finish this tourney in time. Fortunately as we all know, facebook invites don't really count for much, we had 7 teams arrive by the start of games play. We then decided that we should play out a round robin and see how much time we would have in the end.<br /><br />We drawed the 14 names out of a hat and the teams came together as follows:<br /><br />Nick/Hesh - Hazards of Dukes<br />Scotty/Matty- Team Gerbil<br />Tom/Wall - Piss Buddys<br />Shane/Prawi - Sham WOW<br />TowTruck/Brad - Granny Wank<br />Bobby/Derren - Sea Shepards<br />Ash/Shane - Ginger Ninjas<br /><br />The random teams pretty much turned out perfect, (imo) no team was at a super ad/disadvantage, and we were happy to welcome two new players to polo, Hesh and Shane.<br /><br />We set the format to 10 minute games or first to 3 goals. This allowed for some fast exciting games, and for the 2v2 format, 10 minutes seemed like an eternity and 3 goals was enough to leave you buggered by the end of the game. Time to play some POLO: 3..2...1...<br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5194435514_34e447a971.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5194435514_34e447a971.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Nick and Shane jousting it out</span><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5193844827_8db1973745.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5193844827_8db1973745.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>|<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ash takes a shot</span><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5194434540_e9427fe764.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5194434540_e9427fe764.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Prawi making his attack. Notice the clouds and ominous weather</span><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5194439374_8530378b92.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5194439374_8530378b92.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Derren cooking up some snags</span><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5193839365_f1b2d60caf.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5193839365_f1b2d60caf.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suddenly its HOT, time to chill in the shade</span><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5194442040_d97521dbd8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5194442040_d97521dbd8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Previously known as PISS CORNER.. </span><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5193836409_786fbab32c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5193836409_786fbab32c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chalking up the results</span><br /><br />(thanks Lewis for taking the photos, you can see the rest of his set <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lewifree/sets/72157625436157026/with/5194434540/">here</a>)<br /><br />After about 3 and a half hours the round robin was over, it flew by. The standings by then end were:<br /><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5207728643_dac8572b58_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 154px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5207728643_dac8572b58_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Every team managed to squeeze in a win, with ShamWow undefeated and Piss Buddys not too far behind. It was time to do some eliminating. By then we were all pretty much buggered and it was scorching hot, so we agreed on a single elimination format for the end. We drew up the tables and the tourney quickly narrowed down to the finals.<br /><br />There were a few upset games within the elimination round, most notably 6th seeded Hazards of Dukes pulling out a win against the 2nd seeded team, Piss Buddys. HOD then went on to defeat Granny Wank, seeded 3rd. Before they knew it, they were in the Finals.<br /><br />Ginger Ninjas won their first game in a tight battle against Team Gerbil, but were defeated by the well rested Sham Wow who got a bye due to their number 1 seeding. In the end it was Hazards of Dukes (Nick and Hesh) vs Sham WOW (Shane and Prawi), wow, Hesh and Shane, both totally new to the game, BOTH made it to the finals. Props! We let the newbies battle out the joust and the game was on. Hesh put in some gutsy attacks, at one point his whole body was over his handle bars reaching for the ball and Shane applied really good defensive pressure making hard for the opposition to score.<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5194439082_7ff9bea2c1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5194439082_7ff9bea2c1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hesh reaching over his bars for the ball</span><br /><br />It came down to 2-all, next goal wins. Some tight defence on both teams made it hard to score and the ball went back and forward. In the end i got a lucky break and got into a breakaway to score the final goal of the tournament.<br /><br />The end results.<br /><br />1st Sham WOW (Shane and Prawi)<br />2nd Hazard of Dukes (Nick and Hesh)<br />3rd Ginger Ninjas (Ash and Shane)<br />3rd Granny Wank (Wristy and Brad)<br />7th Sea Shepards (Derren and Bobby)<br />7th Piss Buddys (Tom and Wall)<br />7th Team Gerbil (Matty and Scotty)<br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5208335028_3890fabb95.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5208335028_3890fabb95.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All in all a fantastic day of polo, thanks everyone for coming down and making it possible! Look forward to the next tourney :DPrawzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645284474493100120noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-78340809901378979472010-11-04T21:39:00.002+08:002010-11-04T22:13:58.613+08:00KISS and TELL: 2v2 Polo Tournament<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs485.ash2/75850_445288800059_523405059_5362064_5659596_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 610px; height: 630px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs485.ash2/75850_445288800059_523405059_5362064_5659596_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Keep it simple stupid, and TELL EVERYONE.<br /><br />From our shy begginnings of 6 regular players, Perth Cycle Polo has expanded and grown significantly and we feel that now we have the depth to create our first ever state tournament.<br /><br />This month we're proud to announce our inaugural 2v2 polo tournament. The plan is simple: 2v2 tournament, random teams, round robin + double elimination, no prizes, no dramas, just spring rolls. SIMPLE.<br /><br />So whats the plan?<br /><br />Rock up at 10am and chuck everyones name into a hat. Names will be drawn in 2's and for the rest of the tournament, this pairing will play together as a team until they get eliminated.<br /><br />I will bring down an epic amount of spring rolls, SOMETHING YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON. and hopefully it'll be a great afternoon of fun. If you've never played before, this is probably the best oppurtunity to get in amongst the action.<br /><br />check out our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/notifications.php#%21/event.php?eid=172175929460968">Facebook invite</a>, we'll be releasing as many online posters as possible so you can spread the word and tell everyone.Prawzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645284474493100120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-31479143015805360082010-10-30T08:46:00.006+08:002010-10-30T08:58:11.337+08:00Freo Polo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TMtsR_5IXUI/AAAAAAAAAPs/nKJtUKoqa3A/s1600/FreoPoloPosterweb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TMtsR_5IXUI/AAAAAAAAAPs/nKJtUKoqa3A/s400/FreoPoloPosterweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533635623619419458" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=144965548883306"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Invite friends here</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-85383868720038879422010-10-11T11:59:00.002+08:002010-10-11T12:01:56.395+08:00Australian Bench minor tourneyLewis is finally coming home after some epic travels through Europe and the US, and in celebration will be holding a Bench minor tourney when he gets back. Basically click on this <a href="http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t13746/#post276226">link</a> to find out more.<br /><br />Tourney is on the 4/5th of Feb.<br /><br />I'm keen on going, tickets end up at around $400 return if you book now.<br /><br />Anyone else keen?<br /><br />-prawzPrawzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645284474493100120noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-79583409004354294772010-10-06T19:13:00.003+08:002010-10-06T19:17:43.576+08:00Becoming an incorporated association<h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message">Perth Cycle Polo is in the process of becoming a registered association (i.e. becoming incorporated in WA). One of the reasons we are doing this is to support our cause when it comes to dealing with government bodies. We are currently tossing up names but the most likely is Australian Hardcourt Bike Polo. For a summary<span class="text_exposed_hide"> </span><span class="text_exposed_show">of what becoming incorporated means, see this <a href="http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/ConsumerProtection/Content/Business/Associations/Some_Basic_Information.html">link</a>.<br /></span></span></span></h3>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187756461427918327noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-76062871059425367692010-10-05T19:26:00.003+08:002010-10-05T19:32:39.629+08:002pm Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TKsL-YzonnI/AAAAAAAAAPM/721rmMaQ9-I/s1600/sun.htm"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TKsL-YzonnI/AAAAAAAAAPM/721rmMaQ9-I/s320/sun.htm" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524522534338862706" /></a><br />Let's keep the 2pm start until it gets really hot then maybe move it back as far as 4pm?????<br />See ya SundayUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-22537107546946314192010-09-22T17:05:00.003+08:002010-09-22T17:24:06.796+08:00AHBPC Photos<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are links to the photos I took during the Nationals in Bris-Vegas.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com.au/ksuucrudcpit/AHBPC2010BrisbaneDay1#">Day 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com.au/ksuucrudcpit/AHBPC2010BrisbaneDay2#">Day 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com.au/ksuucrudcpit/AHBPC2010BrisbaneDay3#">Day 3</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O3LC7J_2Kh0/TJnLDJOcQ5I/AAAAAAAADRk/gStVo7MWJI4/s1600/IMG_2575.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O3LC7J_2Kh0/TJnLDJOcQ5I/AAAAAAAADRk/gStVo7MWJI4/s320/IMG_2575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519666073195791250" border="0" /></a></div>Yoheihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03895413885038751632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-20923139399200484992010-09-06T19:33:00.007+08:002010-09-06T21:13:05.384+08:00PCP Doco now on DVD!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7GWzHHzSYXo/TITWN87ZLFI/AAAAAAAAL1M/-B3V9Z3f49E/s1600/vlcsnap-449814.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7GWzHHzSYXo/TITWN87ZLFI/AAAAAAAAL1M/-B3V9Z3f49E/s320/vlcsnap-449814.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513767378990214226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7GWzHHzSYXo/TITSIhTDLbI/AAAAAAAAL08/sWB0AgZt2Uw/s1600/IMG_5346.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7GWzHHzSYXo/TITSIhTDLbI/AAAAAAAAL08/sWB0AgZt2Uw/s320/IMG_5346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513762887627386290" border="0" /></a><br />The PCP Doco has been released on DVD thanks to the up-and-coming film students from ECU: Tamara, Mikaela, and Tabitha. They have burnt 12 copies, including special features such as a crash montage, interviews, game footage and a photo slidedshow. Pity about the ugly bloke they chose for the cover, and the title. Get your's now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7GWzHHzSYXo/TITV9E0TYzI/AAAAAAAAL1E/znqGPmruQPQ/s1600/vlcsnap-448343.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7GWzHHzSYXo/TITV9E0TYzI/AAAAAAAAL1E/znqGPmruQPQ/s320/vlcsnap-448343.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513767089050182450" border="0" /></a>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187756461427918327noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-11311731826533859682010-08-30T11:13:00.004+08:002010-10-30T08:29:35.891+08:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-12573287606560765732010-08-09T18:48:00.004+08:002010-08-09T18:54:11.297+08:00Photo cat Sat Aug 21stCould you guys make a post about the photo cat that is happening in two saturdays? Heres the flier:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF_dTJ-43eI/AAAAAAAAAOc/RfARb7-Fnzo/s1600/cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF_dTJ-43eI/AAAAAAAAAOc/RfARb7-Fnzo/s400/cat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503360590836981218" /></a><br /><br />thanks, andyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-56688243948012171402010-08-07T16:27:00.003+08:002010-08-07T16:37:38.603+08:00Freo in septWe checked out the John Curtin College of the Arts Basketball courts Today.<br />It looks like a awesome venue to kick off polo in Femantle after the Nationals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF0a6TTp4uI/AAAAAAAAAOU/FN4GynCZBe4/s1600/curtincollege.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 140px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF0a6TTp4uI/AAAAAAAAAOU/FN4GynCZBe4/s400/curtincollege.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502583908634059490" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF0a5DkHDEI/AAAAAAAAAOE/98Kl2c6-JCU/s1600/img_0118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF0a5DkHDEI/AAAAAAAAAOE/98Kl2c6-JCU/s400/img_0118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502583887228243010" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF0a53efWvI/AAAAAAAAAOM/IOHXvtujZ9I/s1600/img_0116.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sORqP5HUCwc/TF0a53efWvI/AAAAAAAAAOM/IOHXvtujZ9I/s400/img_0116.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502583901163313906" /></a><br /><br />Pity about the dickheads that drop their pants on the courts though.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336264143419468171.post-29844789504343312022010-08-05T22:08:00.005+08:002010-08-05T22:25:15.428+08:00Possible Venue?Found it in Cottesloe, across the road from ocean beach restaurant. Beach front. It seems like skateboarders playing ground but it wasn't used when I saw it. The size is about 2/3 of tennis court so it is a bit small for polo court but a great location for sure. 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