Polar alignment is definitely out. Search the web for “Star drift method of polar alignment in Southern Hemisphere”.
I found this but there are many other sites:
https://www.assa.org.au/resources/eq...lar-alignment/
You need to learn the cardinal directions as viewed through the eyepiece, i.e. N, S, E, W. The image may be reversed depending on the total number of reflections, I.e. odd = reversed, even = not reversed although either could be rotated depending on how you orient yourself with the telescope. Learning the cardinal directions avoids ambiguous descriptions like up/down, left/right because these depend on which side of the meridian the object is, which way you are facing and the telescope type (reversed view or not) and if describing to someone else then that person can not determine if left is north, south, east or west.
Best way is to nudge the tube as you look through and see which way the sky moves. e.g. if you nudge North then anything that was on the northern edge in the eyepiece will move toward the centre. Once you have identified the cardinal directions you can then follow the instructions for star drift alignment.