Sport
16 August, 2023
Success for Stanley Rivers polocrosse team at Chinchilla
The Kilcoy-based Stanley Rivers Polocrosse Club won the F Grade competition at one of the biggest carnivals of the year, held at Chinchilla on the Western Downs last weekend.
The carnival was well attended with players from as far north as Cairns and west to Longreach, Charleville and Thargomindah, as well as players from the NSW town of Guyra.
In all there were 51 senior teams and 12 junior teams, with the juniors vying for selection for next year’s national titles at Chinchilla.
Stanley Rivers fielded a full side this time, after winning C Grade with an understrength squad at the Tansey carnival three weeks earlier.
A hard-fought one-goal win against Charleville in a F/G knockout last Saturday morning enabled Stanley Rivers to progress to the F Grade round-robin stage.
Stanley Rivers won the three round-robin matches, as they had a convincing 14-goal victory against Killarney 2, a three-goal win against Chinchilla 4, and a golden point win in extra time against eventual runner-up Tansey 5.
The season is drawing to a close, with the state championships to be held at Cunningham near Warwick on the first weekend in September.
Practice for the 2024 season will start in February at the showgrounds in Kilcoy.
Anyone interested in the game or who would like to find out more is welcome to contact club president Clay Colless on 0437 195 700.
