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When this video first went up 2 years ago, it was the week the 2020 Nationals were postponed, this game would become the second most watched on the page narrowly behind Australia v Rest of the World 1988. The 1988 Darwin Nationals saw the debut of Women’s polocrosse at the nationals, exactly 20 years after the first titles were held. Prior to 1988, only 3 women could represent their state at the nationals in the form of the open mixed, so this was a very historic game. The game itself is a classic! 8 x 6 minute chukkas with no interchange, known then as the ‘Ladies’, it was no place for the faint hearted, both teams filled with champion names and champion horses in a battle to be first! . . the first ever! The teams were NSW: Julie Davison, Leslie Jeffriess, Narelle Toole, Jenny Donnelly, Mandy Choice and Avis Wotton. Victoria were: Wendy Barlow, Julie Woodhouse, Merrilyn Woodhouse, Paula Coridas, Vicky Morris and Lisa Coridas. The umpires were: Sally Thompson from QLD and Mick Hughes from WA. When the 2 finalists take to the field at Ballarat on Sunday the 3rd of April 2022, it will be to decide the 17th Women’s National title.

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Comfrey (*Symphytum officinale) *contains high levels of rosemarinic acid (also found in Rosemary) plus 5 other potent antioxidant compounds (p-hydroxybenzoic, caffeic, chlorogenic and p-coumaric acid) effective in wound healing and as a remedy against the gastric dysbiosis caused by EMS. The compounds in comfrey improve and feed the gut bacteria that help resist EMS whilst reducing those bacteria that contribute to its onset. Comfrey is a veritable medicine chest, it also contains active anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-ulcer compounds- tannins, allantoins, symphytine, echinidine, phytosterols, asparagine, cynoglossine, consolidine, and inulin. Vitamin content - B12, A, C and E. Comfrey was traditionally fed to horses and cattle as a forage, the active plant compounds increase if the plant is grazed or cut down. A handful of leaves can be fed direct to the horse or made up into a tea (250mls) as a great pick-me-up tonic, can be given every day for a month. The roots can be crushed and given daily as a prebiotic. Can be a tall plant with blue flowers (Caucasian Comfrey), or be a low growing plant with white flowers, (Creeping Comfrey) or a hybrid with pale blue flowers, escaped from a garden, (Hidcote Blue), the very tall variety (1.5m) with purple flowers is Russian Comfrey, thought to be a cross with Rough Comfrey and Common Comfrey. Rough Comfrey is now a very rare plant in the UK, it can be grown from seeds, see image and link, if you see this plant, please protect it don’t pick it! The other varieties are extremely common in the UK. [https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/conditions/plants-for-shade-conditions/symphytum-asperum.htm](https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/conditions/plants-for-shade-conditions/symphytum-asperum.htm)

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I am pleased to be heading down to Sale on the weekend for commentating duties! Will be great to catch up with some old friends and see the nieces and nephews play. So it is fitting that today’s blast from the past features old combatants Sale and Trafalgar! It's the 1992 A Grade final at Trafalgar. Polocrosse has always been a family sport, this game has 1 set of 3 brothers Geoff, Phil and Chris Jolly and 2 sets of 2 brothers: Terry and Vinnie Malady and Mark and Michael Semmens and 1 set of father and 2 sons: Noel, Mark and Michael. Also playing are Darryl Blackshaw for Sale who was a former Trafalgar and Victorian champion in the 1970's, Graeme Jolly Traf, Stephen Ford Sale and Anthony Boulton playing his first tournament for Sale in 10 years after injuries (David Boulton knee and Steven Boulton broken neck) had wiped out the season for Sale City. Stephen Ford had crossed over at the beginning of the year. There are plenty of old champion horses on display as well, notably the battle between Noel Semmens on Sally and Vinnie Malady on Impulse(Billy). Phil Jolly on Rascal at the peak of their powers about the time they would become a regular fixture in the Australian mens team playing 1 in front of Darryl Smith. As for myself it was my first A Grade final at Trafalgar at age 21 something I had been waiting for my whole life, my horse was Rosebrook Cognac (Grandfather of Roseridge Box Office), he was a super talent, I wish I could have had my time over with him and slowed the process down a bit, not be so desperate to play at the top level all the time, playing here in an all-purpose show saddle and one length short reigns, pretty sure I would fall off doing that now.

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Two and a half years ago I was put in charge of commentating for the Polocrosse Nationals at Ballarat 2020, in the early stages of preparation I decided to start this page to add a bit of excitement to the upcoming event and put out some old nationals history. But then as we know, Covid-19 hit and the Nationals were eventually cancelled, but I am pleased to say I have managed to keep my job for the now 2022 Polocrosse Nationals at Ballarat March 28 to April 3rd. I am looking forward to it. The full commentary team will be announced here in the next couple of weeks. Today I would like to tell a story about how I got into commentating Polocrosse, I was about 19 years old when I called my first game, I had had a bit of a late night at old Ballarat grounds and might have been still running on fumes when an opportunity to stir up a couple of mates who were playing against each other in the A grade presented itself. There was a card table beside the field with a microphone sitting on it, I asked Ballarat's Ian McMasters if I could have a go, he said 'no worries'. Things were going well about 2 chukkas in and then I saw resident Victorian commentator Mick Newman marching up the sideline in my direction, I thought, hell! I'm in trouble here! As he got to me, he stopped and pointed his finger at me and said “YOU! Are commentating the A Grade final with me today!” And he turned around and promptly went back to where he came from, I was very relieved and it also gave me a shot of confidence. Over the next few years, Myself and Michael Newman commentated many A Grade finals together, when you play for Ballan or West Sale you were often free on a Sunday arvo! We also had built quite a commentary team too, and we were always well looked after by the clubs, when at Werribee Park (see pic circa 1990), Koonung secretary Anne Smith always made sure there was a refreshing ale for us when on duty. Mick Newman contributed enormously to Victorian Polocrosse, his voice over the P.A. provided the soundtrack to Polocrosse during the 1980’s & ‘90s. He didn’t play in too many A Grade finals but if he wasn’t in it he would be either commentating it or umpiring it!

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