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@JonoMarshall
Really? Discs are far superior in the wet, but offer little-to-no advantage in the dry in my opinion.
If you struggle to keep your wheels true, then yep, run discs, but otherwise spend your money elsewhere. We travel too slowly in bike polo to take advantage of them and they come with a weight penalty.
ANY v-brake will be able to unweight the rider and provide optimal braking up to about 15mph. The additional stopping power of discs will cost you more money and will simply result in an endo, or skid.