Polo Rules

Wowza, we are grumpy about double goalies aren't we...

Double goalie = tactic = works for some (defo not for Sirens... with our rate it's more like own goal time)

Wazzing the ball from half court and scoring = tactic = boring polo yadda yadda

I mean really? Are we're talking about "things we don't like" or "things that work against us"?... Who defines pretty polo? I remember in Berlin people whining about how physical the American teams were, and Europe manned up and learned how to give it back the next year, people started checking, etc. I can bet that by next year, someone will have come up with a way to break up the double goalie thing, and it will all be forgotten.

But whilst on the topic of creating new rules, if double goalies are banned, I'd like to see an icing rule, like in hockey, that prevents people from just dumping the ball to get rid of it or anything originating in the defensive end... or even pinning it to ensure a win nearer the end of a game instead of playing the ball.

I do think it was wicked to use the Open as a testing ground and props to the organisers to sticking to their guns. I hated the rule at first, I saw it as discrimination but overall it's certainly got people talking.

I also think that Clem is right though, and heckling goes a long way... so until these rules are put in place, you have all winter to come up with nasty things to shout during next year's tourneys!