Demo day for Auckland Polo. Come along for some 2 on 2 action
Elliot vs Gunner
First Game Ever - First Joust Ever
With 2 Streams of blood running down the side of Elliots head I give the first joust victory to Gunner.
Mallet Making Sessions
The crew has been destroying a few mallets lately so it was decided to have a bit of a mallet building session.
Some new pinky purple piping was sourced. Glenn showed his consistency in cutting (Maybe he was focusing too much on the beer
Leo trying to look like he knows what he is doing
Chris does everything with pace
Dylan having an identity crisis and thinking for a moment he was Jason
In the end some good mallets were built and beer and cider and moonshine was drunk. A few of the finished products will be on display at Taupo tap out.
Big thanks to Down Low Polo for supply the fixcraft shafts at a great price. Also thanks to Mikey and Tanz for organising the piping. Oh, and thanks to Tumeke Cycle Space for use of the venue.
Coat of Arms
Auckland's own coat of Arms
With a big thanks to Matt and Leo we now have a coats of arms for whatever purpose we like.
The general theme is based around the Auckland coat of arms with a few modifications. The Lion representing Auckland’s first tournament (King of the Kage) and the idea that ongoing all tournaments will have this theme. The mallets are from an earlier logo the team used for the first tournament we attended (Christchurch – Winter Whack) and the bike I hope is self explanatory. The guys have managed to captured a good representation of our history and linking it to Auckland well.
I’m looking forward to seeing this pop up around the place on various pieces of media.
Back in the Carpark
Who needs netted goals when you can use sticks
Nets are up so we are back in the carpark. With the sun shining and the grass to lounge around on I expect to see a few more lazy beers on Wednesday nights. Just need to sort out a little portable bbq and we are away.
For those who don’t know the carpark it is down behind the YMCA just near the usual tennis courts we play on during winter.
Taupo Tapout
Coinciding with that cycle race thing is a Bike Polo Tournament. Despite what you may have heard Taupo players don’t bite and it bound to be an awesome tournament. If you are keen to go let Glenn know as we will want to get teams, transport and accommodation(if we are not staying on a farm) sorted pretty quickly.
