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It is with great sadness that the club announces the passing of club founder and inspiration, Hedley Hull. The Waverley Hockey Club, Executive Committee, players, supporters and friends extend their heartfelt condolences to Hedley’s wife Claire, son Steve, Rosa and family.

Hedley was part of the original group of  Elsternwick hockey club players living  in the Waverley area that met in October 1958 to initiate the Mount Waverley Hockey Club. Hedley was a member of the single team entered by the Mount Waverley Hockey Club in its inaugural year and experienced premiership success over the next three seasons. As well as playing for the ‘firsts’, Hedley was instrumental behind the scenes in the club’s progress. He was heavily involved at committee level and took a positive role in umpiring following his playing days. There was not a year gone by that Hedley did not attend the club AGM, Presentation Night as well as being a regular fixture at home games.

Whilst Hedley’s achievements in the club and various hockey associations are well documented, it is Hedley’s commitment to the youth of the hockey community that will be well remembered by present day players. In a way, umpiring for Hedley was a metaphor for life, respect those around you, present yourself with humility and contribute to the betterment of the community.

The Waverley Hockey Club owes Hedley an immense debt of gratitude for his tireless contribution to the fabric of the club, without which we would not have the magnificent facilities we all enjoy today. It is a fitting legacy that we will all play on the Hedley Hull Field from this sad day forward.

Brian Maddock

The Funeral Service for Mr Hedley Seymour Hull will be held in the W.D. Rose Chapel, 339 Warrigal Rd, Burwood on THURSDAY (Dec. 8, 2011) commencing at 2 p.m. Private Cremation. Post funeral all are welcome to celebrate Hedley’s life and share stories of him at the Waverley Hockey Clubrooms at 4pm.

Club Members please note that the 2011 AGM will be taking place at the Bob Trewin Pavilion, Waverley Hockey Club, on Monday 7th of November at 19.45.

Food will be available at 6.30pm for those who will be coming straight from work

Committee positions are available and we welcome people to join the committee.

Please consider being part of the decision making of our future.

What a magnificent finale’ to the season with a great weekend of success, being capped off with the incredible SL1 men’s win.  We welcome a brief description from representatives of all teams men, women and juniors that played in grand finals over the weekend so those who did not see the matches, can be provided with a picture of your matches, whether you won or lost. I am sure the SL1 men when they recover from a day or two celebration  will write a report that will detail their big day.

The season statistics give a great insight into the success we have had this year

We entered 35 teams in competition.

Those teams participated in 653 games.

14 teams made it into the finals. (U9 teams do not have finals)

We won 7 grand finals on the weekend including the jewel in the crown of Victorian Hockey. The State League 1 Men’s Trophy. This follows up from their win in 2010 and now the club has won  5 out of the past 9 SL 1 Grand Finals.

The club was awarded on the weekend, the club with the best underage girls section.

Well done to all of the players, coaches, team managers, supporters, partners, parents for getting the players to matches during the year. You all should be proud of your success this year.

Come along and support the Club teams that are playing off in the grandfinal this weekend.  The fixture for the grandfinals is out so be sure to check SportingPulse or this page for up to date times for all Waverley teams competing in grand finals.  Note the club house will be open on Saturday and Sunday nights to celebrate the results of the grandfinals, so come along and enjoy the celebrations. All are welcome.  See below for teams that are playing and timeslots:

Junior Unit

U15 Boys- Friday at SNHC @ 7.15pm

U15 East- Friday at Essendon @ 7pm

U15 Girls  Pennant SE- Friday at Elgar Park @ 7pm

U13 G Shield- Friday at Monash @ 7pm

Womens Unit

Pennant A – Saturday at SNHC @ 12pm

UPDATED: Metro 3 South-  Saturday at Footscray@ 4pm

Mens Unit

Pennant D- Saturday at Monash @ 4pm

Pennant A- Saturday at SNHC @ 4pm

State League 1- Sunday at SNHC @ 3.30pm

The indoor season will begin in October and run for approximately 8 weeks.  To register your interest to play for Waverley in any of the competitions, please contact Brian Maddock via email (b_maddock@hotmail.com) and PLEASE ensure you add ‘Indoor’ in the subject line to ensure your registration is received.
More information is available for download. Click link to read the material WHC Indoor 2011 [updated]

The Victorian Vipers recently completed the 2011 AHL season, Waverley were well represented with Emily Paton, Megan Berriman, Stacia Joseph and Renee Trost all playing well for Victoria.

The team eventually placed an unlucky 6th after finishing the round games in top spot.

As a result of some impressive displays throughout the tournament both Stacia Joseph and Renee Trost were named in the 2011 National Women’s Squad – a fantastic effort by both to fight their way back into 2011 squad.

Renee was also named in the upcoming Champions Trophy team which will take on the world’s best in the Netherlands on June 25th – Good Luck Renee.

The men’s 2011 AHL season starts this weekend, Timmy Wischusen, Steven Jarvis and Luke Young have been training furiously for the upcoming tournament which begins in Canberra this weekend. Good luck to both Timmy and Jarvo this weekend.

Congratulations to all the players mentioned above – great effort.

Also congratulations to the various players who have been selected in junior state and national squads in 2011. Waverley continues to be a strong breeding ground for the future stars of Australian hockey.

It is with deep regret that we  advise the the 2011 ZAC  BOG has “died” as a result of a traffic accident.

The present holder of the BOG –  Seb Mutimer advised sheepishly, that the BOG was in a safe place –  his hockey bag. Unfortunately the bag was not in a safe place as one Keith  Mutimer  regrettably reversed over said bag and flattened the BOG.

Fellow Panthers,

This Saturday marks the start of the State League season at home with the Bert Batch Cup, the annual grudge match between traditional rivals Camberwell and Waverley.

The club invites all parents and junior players to participate in the day and get behind the club as we demonstrate to the Local, State and Federal politicians the huge membership we have that is serving the community of Monash and surrounding suburbs.  With over 500 playing members we need to send a strong message to our political guests that we have outgrown our facilities.

Do you want a new surface on our ground?

Do you want the lights upgraded?

Sick of having limited training time on the single ground?

We can only rectify these issues through weight of numbers.

Make yourself heard by attending the State League games this Saturday.

Let’s Target 1000 spectators.

• Three team prizes available.
  
• 6 Pizza Vouchers from Crust Pizza for one each of a Boys, Girls & Mixed (the 2 U9’s will be treated as one team) team that has the most players from their side there on the day.
  
• This will allow a winning team to run a free pizza night/lunch during the season.
  
• We will also be giving vouchers to any of the kids who look after the Jumping Castle.
  
• Hockey World will be there with a stall and special pricing on equipment.
  
• Food & Refreshments all Day
  

It’s time to get the club in tip top condition for season 2011. Come along and get involved, many hands make light work.

When: Sunday 27th March 2011

Time: 9am – 12pm

What to bring: Shovels, spades, brooms, gloves, wheel barrows,  drills, nails, hammers, screws, pretty much any thing to perform some DIY around the clubrooms and facility.

We will have a skip delivered to help get rid of the rubbish and make the place look sparkling for the year.

Please contact Travis Brooks (tnbrooks@gmail.com) with any questions or queries.

Hope to see you there!

The 2011 Junior Registration day is to be held on Saturday 5th February from 10am to 2pm at the Waverley Hockey Club ground, corner  Winbirra Pde & High Street Road Ashwood.

All current and new players in age groups from under 6 to under 17 are invited to the club to register for the coming winter season. Registering on this day is very important as it allows the club to ensure we enter the correct amount of teams and to make sure all players get a playing spot.

Players who played with Waverley in 2010 there will be a completed form for you to sign on the day.

For those who are not registering on the day or are new to the club can download a registration form from the following link

Junior Registration Form 2011

The 2011 Winter Season will commence on April 1st & 2nd. Any enquiries can be made via the website contact form.

New to Hockey?

Waverley Hockey Club is of the very firm belief that all children under the age of 11 who have not played hockey before, should participate in the Minkey progamme for preparation of an age appropriate competition junior team.

The Minkey programme is run in a safe, non-competitive arena with the emphasis on participation, skill development and having lots of fun.

The children progress through skill levels gaining awards / certificates as they progress. The program runs on a half (or smaller) sized field and consists of skill based activities and a simplified game.

As children move up the skill levels the emphasis moves to preparing them to move to an age appropriate junior team such as the Under 9 or 11 competition.