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Send them south! The whole weekend will be north and there is already good crowd planning on being at newt.

Send them South. Nuff time to play North tomorrow (as well as the Polo Olympics).

If you're north, we could probably use a hand at the Orwell from 7.

A smack upside the head.

I guess it would be similar to if the ball hits a footdowned player, it's unfortunate but carry on?

Incorrect. If the player is, in the view of the referee, deliberately obstructing play, there's a whole range of penalties available, depending on where the ball finishes up, and what the game situation is.

Shame that what could be a very good way of getting people involved has just turned into a load of in-jokes, and stupidity.

The comments section is always a waste of time. The last column I did for Comment was 200 post troll-fest.

Major trolling going on in the comments section. cough Will cough.

Hooking the keeper is legit, nothing else (checking, elbow, toppling, holding, slashing etc) is.

Also pretty clear.

I'm all good with discretion, but for clarity if I'm reffing, I'm guessing little backwards and forwards movements will be ignored and you will have to move a significant amount or leave the D and re-enter to avoid being called on it?

I think the rule is pretty clear. You have to leave the d if you have been stationary for more than 2 secs. If you are in the d, but not stationary (i.e. not just hopping around, or rolling back & forth), then you're ok.

I think to increase the safety issue i guess the lefty should notify the opposition?
"prepare yourself for bullshit!"

No, the rule means that jousting players have to hold the mallet in their right hand, unless there are 4 leftys in the game, in which case jousting players have to hold their mallet in their left hand.

Rules for the tournament, amends in red, no double goalies:
http://www.lhbpa.org/resources/LO2012_Rules.pdf

Rules look good, best draft yet. You'll need to draw everyone's attention to the double goalie thing - and refs will need to enforce rigourously. For any refs wondering about how long 2 seconds is, it's roughly as long as it takes to say one thousand and one, one thousand and two.

1. Double Goalie

2. A double goalie penalty will be assessed when a team has two stationary players within the crease around the goal (hashed area).

3. A stationary player is defined as one whose wheels don't turn for 2 seconds or more.

4. The referee will first state "too many goalies" and if neither of the goalies roll out of the crease then a delayed penalty will be given to the attacking team.
   double goalies

Meet at Hackney Downs throw-in court at 4pm, 5pm start. Bring lock, mallet & £5. We can supply maps. This is NOT an alleycat, this is the Official London Bike Polo Olympics, thus your chance to claim Olympic glory in London.

Many fabulous prizes for the winners, and a great big rasberry for DFL.

Awesome map!

Can you add this to it, it's the closest practice court:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=200984135671124467976.0004c6d7797724963f8da&msa=0&ll=51.529383,-0.059306&spn=0.000851,0.002309

Yeah, what's the name of the gardens?

Who's in?

Where exactly is Bethnal Green Gardens?
Nearest coordinates will do. Thanks.

http://goo.gl/maps/x3AFv

Me and Ed Stabbath here with a soggy ball :( 10.30 my arse!

Ha! `10.30? That was before Anna started making mojitos.

Is Kev reffing? I didn't see what Brendan did, but the ref gave them both a 30 sec penalty.

Doesn't matter if you have been fouled, you can't get off your bike and push another player off. 30 sec penalty, surely.

Emmet is losing a lot of skin here.

good meetin y'all yesterday. I'll try and make it down tomorrow around 12. - this is sam by the way!

Nice playing with you, Sam.

Anyway, who has got Bill's lighter? Someone broke mine yesterday, so I need to replace it.

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I'll be @ Downs tomorrow from around 10.30. No team games, just sweet Sunday throw-ins!

There's a barbie @ Double Negative Darkroom, Glyn Road later.

Stupid fucking work schedule, so wish I was there... :(

Yep, I hear that!

Chat thread >>>>>>> ;)

+1

I can post those eggs that look like a face again?

No thanks, they were far from eggsellent.

I can post those eggs that look like a face again?

I couldn't face looking at those eggs again.

I'll nerg myself for derailing...

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