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north east regional extra | September 25 - October 1, 2024

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September 25 - October 1, 2024

A game of precision and strategy By CHLOE JAENICKE

ANDY Barbero helped Victoria achieve third place at Croquet Australia’s Interstate Shield that took place from Wednesday, September 4 until Sunday, September 8. The Wangaratta Croquet Club member said it was a close match between the top three teams and that it was an honour to represent Victoria for the first time, which was a completely different beast to the tournaments he’s played in the past. “It is hard for people who don’t play croquet to understand how difficult it is,” he said. “We start generally at 8.30am and finish at around 5.30pm, you have no breaks as such other than five minutes between games and you eat while you play in that environment and maintain concentration.” Mr Barbero was selected for the team after his performance in previous tournaments earlier in the year and has been practising for the shield daily. “There were around half a dozen training sessions we did as a team over a six month period, and obviously we did our own training where there’s a few of us that get together when we can, sort of socially but it is quite serious when we’re practising,” he said. “Then I go down to the tennis courts quite a bit just to get that repetitive hand-eye coordination muscle memory happening.” According to Mr Barbero, croquet is both a mental and physical game of precision where every centimetre counts.

◆ STRATEGIC PLAYER: Andy Barbero encourages others to give croquet a try, regardless of their age. PHOTOS: Chloe Jaenicke

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