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Teams & Draw: Melbourne Cup Polo Tournament, 31 Oct - 9 Nov 2014

Full Details:
InvitationNominationForm

3 Nov 2014

Click here for full tournament details.

Teams:

Jeep Red Gum Run Ellerston White

Stirling McGregor 2 Inge Burke 0 David Paradice -1

Hamish McLachlan 3 Rick McCarthy 4 Matt Grimes 6

Tom Beim 3 Sam Gairdner 4 Alex Barnet 1

Gillon McLachlan 4 Corin Gibbs 4 James Harper 6

Sunshine Creek Town & Country Troika

Tim Clarke 1 Jeremy Bayard 1 Peter Huston 0

Matt Oleary 3 Dan Oleary 2 Jake Daniels 4

Luke Oleary 4 Jasper White 3 Greg Keyte 5

Nail Donnelly 4 Sam Hopkinson 6 Hugo Fischer 3

Stanbroke River Park

Brendan Menegazzo -1 Angus James 1

Col Agueri 1 Murray Donnelly 1

Damien Johnson 5 Kelvin Johnson 5

Glen Gilmore 7 Dirk Gould 5

Pools:

Pool A Pool B

1. Ellerston White 5. Stanbroke

2. Town & Country 6. River Park

3. Troika 7. Jeep

4. Red Gum Run 8. Sunshine Creek

Schedule

Friday 31^st Round Matches (Grounds 2&3)

10am Stanbroke V Jeep

12pm Town & Country V Red Gum Run

2pm River Park V Sunshine Creek

4pm Ellerston White V Troika

Monday 3^rd Round Matches (Grounds 2&3)

10am Troika V Red Gum Run

12pm Ellerston White V Town & Country

2pm Stanbroke V River Park

4pm Jeep V Sunshine Creek

Wednesday 5^th Round Matches (Grounds 2&3)

10am Stanbroke V Sunshine Creek

12pm Town & Country V Troika

2pm Ellerston White V Red Gum Run

4pm River Park V Jeep

Friday 7^th (Grounds 2&3)

Semi Finals

Sunday 9^th (Chirnside)

Finals

2014 JEEP MELBOURNE CUP POLO TOURNAMENT

Dear Players and Teams,

The first of our major tournaments for the season, the Jeep Melbourne Cup is poised to set the season alight with strong interest already on the team and corporate hospitality fronts.

Please find enclosed a nomination and stable booking form for this year’s Jeep Melbourne Cup Polo Tournament to be held at Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre from Friday 31st October until Sunday 9th November 2014.

Off field, as usual there will be plenty to be take part in. As part of this year’s tournament the Club will be hosting:
·    Melbourne Cup Teams Dinner hosted by the committee of the Victorian Polo Club
·    In addition, as usual, we can assist you with organisation of any other leisure activities whilst you are in Victoria for the tournament. From packages to the Races, rounds of golf and more. The VPC aims to make your time during this tournament as enjoyable as possible both on and off the field, so don’t hesitate to contact us if we can be of assistance.


TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Handicaps

·    The maximum handicap per team is 12 goals.
·    Any minus rated player wishing to participate in the tournament must have the approval of the Tournament Committee as to their safety, and assume a handicap of 0 goals.
·    The only exception to this rule will be any patrons with a handicap of -2, who must assume a handicap of -1, or players at the discretion of the committee.
·    All players will play off their current Australian Handicap.
·    In the event they don’t have a current Australian handicap they will play off their highest world handicap.
·    In determining a player’s highest world handicap. A player’s highest international handicap shall include any handicap which has been decided, and officially applies in the relevant country.
·    No team will be accepted into the tournament if the handicap aggregate of the team exceeds 12 goals

Tournament Committee

·    The committee for this year’s event will be Mr Vic Kavals, Mr Gillon McLachlan, Mr Paul Roberts, Mr Mat O’Leary and Mrs Amber Gibbs.
·    The draw will be determined once all team nominations have been received. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to limit the number of teams.
·    All players who have not been playing regularly in Australia in the preceding months are subject to the scrutiny of the handicappers and may be handicapped at any time.
In all other circumstances the Australian Polo Federation Rules will apply. The committee reserves the right to vary the APF rules after consultation with team captains.

Nomination Fee

The nomination fee is $3,000.00 (plus GST) per team.

Insurance

It is important to note that the VPA does have personal accident insurance in their policy.

Stabling

Teams are able to access stables and yards at the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre (WPNEC), 25 mins out of Melbourne. Any bookings made by teams for stables or yards needs to go through WPNEC – payment to be made directly to WPNEC, not the VPC. Relevant booking documents follow.
All stables will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. Accordingly, any teams wishing to secure these stables can fax their requests to the VPC office in advance but priority will be given to the first to pay given the stable number is finite.

Alternatively – some teams may want to investigate the option of stabling with Victorian based teams or polo yards. If this is the case the VPC will be happy to put you in contact with potential venues.

Hospitality

As has been the case in previous years, the final Sunday of the tournament will be played on the Chirnside ground and have additional entertainment. Each team will receive one car park and 10 guest passes. For additional ticketing and hospitality requirements, please contact Elite Sports Properties, our Corporate Hospitality Partner, on 03 9421 3000.

Accommodation

Luxury accommodation is available at the Mansion Hotel, next to the polo fields. Other accommodation is available in Werribee.

NOTE: Nominations close on Monday 29th September 2014.

Please email or post the nomination form and stable/yard request form together with the nomination fee addressed to the VPC at Level 4, 543-549 Bridge Road, Richmond, Vic, 3121.

Email Lauren McSwain at lmcswain@elitesports.com.au no later than the closing date.

For all other enquiries please contact Lauren McSwain on phone 03 9421 3000, fax 03 9421 3300 or email lmcswain@elitesports.com.au or Paul Roberts 0417571988.

We look forward to welcoming you to an extremely enjoyable tournament.

Yours sincerely,

The Committee
Victorian Polo Club

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