Hockey Victoria

Hockey Victoria and Crown invite you to watch the Kookaburra's play against rivals Germany in the

FIH World Cup Hockey Final

On the big screen at the

Sports Bar, Crown Casino Complex

Saturday 13 March 2010

10pm onwards (get in early to get a seat!)

Gold Medal Match:
Australia vs Germany          11.30pm
Bronze Medal Match:
Netherlands vs England       1.30am (on delay)

• Main Gaming Floor underneath the Cinema
• Drink Specials if you present the flyer or mention hockey at the Bar
• Come and watch the Kookaburra's win the World Cup and cheer on the team!
• Please see attached flyer (below)

FIH World Cup Flyer

Hockey Victoria is pleased to announce that the draw for the 2010 Junior State Championship in the Under 13 and Under 15 divisions is now available.

This event will be held over the first week of the second term school holidays and will run from Monday June 28th through to Saturday July 3rd.

Please see below for pdf document of the final draw:

2010 Junior State Championship Draw

Kookaburras 2 Netherlands 1 (1-0 half time)
Goals – Aus Doerner 27m PC, Aus Turner 55m FG Ned Taekema 58m PS

The Kookaburras will meet Germany for the third consecutive World Cup final after defeating the Netherlands 2-1 during the semi final in New Delhi, India.

With Germany having won the two previous finals against Australia in 2002 and 2006, the Kookaburras will be looking to gain some revenge when the 2010 final is played on Saturday 13 March.

The Kookaburras have good recent form over Germany, recently defeating them in the final of the 2009 Champions Trophy played in Melbourne last December.

The semi final victory over the Netherlands began at a ferocious pace, with both teams playing on at all costs in order to catch the defence off guard.

As they have so often done in the past Australia attacked early, looking to gain an early lead. However the Dutch defence was up to the task, particularly goalkeeper Guus Vogels who produced several great saves throughout the match.

Three time world player of the year Jamie Dwyer was again a focal point in attack for the Kookaburras, while veteran Grant Schubert was also involved heavily in the early stages of the first half.

As the half unfolded the Kookaburras appeared in control, having the majority of the possession and restricting the Netherlands’ few scoring opportunities.

However on there few opportunities they still appeared dangerous, and if not for some good work from defenders Kiel Brown and Graeme Begbie Australian goalkeeper Nathan Burgers could have been under more pressure.

Burgers was forced to step up when the Netherlands were awarded the first penalty corner of the game, however a good save ensured that the Netherlands remained goalless.

Australia’s break through came from their first penalty corner of the night, with defender Luke Doerner scoring his seventh goal of the tournament to hand the Kookaburras a 1-0 lead at the 27 minute mark.

With both teams mistrapping penalty corner attempts in the dying minutes of the half, the score remained 1-0 at the half time break.

The second half began in a different style to the first, with the Netherlands looking more settled and slowing the play in their half which was in direct contrast to the fast paced first half.

This resulted in some early shots on goal to the Netherlands, however once again Australia’s defensive unit lead by Burgers and Brown denied any opportunity.

A scare went through the Australian camp when key playmaker Jamie Dwyer left the pitch injured mid way through the half after landing awkwardly on the ball in the Australian circle. Fortunately he returned to the pitch minutes later, and continued to cause headaches for the Netherlands with his speed and elite ball control skill.

After an even ten minutes the Kookaburras regained the ascendency when striker Glenn Turner received a pass from Simon Orchard in the circle, catching the goalkeeper off guard and scoring Australia’s second goal at the 55 minute mark.

Two goals down on the scoreboard the Netherlands needed to attack at all costs and did, putting the Kookaburras defence under extreme pressure.

When defender Luke Doerner received a yellow card for a tackle outside the circle the Netherlands were awarded a vital penalty corner, giving them a chance to work themselves back into the game with plenty of time remaining.

The penalty corner shot was stopped by the body of Kiel Brown on the goal line, resulting in a penalty stoke which was converted by Taeke Taekema.

With Australia now one player down due to Doerner’s yellow card the Netherlands saw an opening and attacked relentlessly, coming extremely close to finding an equaliser on several occasions.

However to the credit of the Australian team they held firm for the remaining ten minutes, eventually running out 2-1 winners.

Hamish Blake and Andy Lee are the most listened to radio personalities in Australia.

Their show, the Hamish and Andy Show hold the number one spot in each capital city market reaching over 2.7 million listeners and are visiting the MCC Hockey Club this Sunday!

The Fox FM radio duo have taken on a Bi-bi-tri-biathlon (2x2x3x2) Challenge to play 24 sports in 24hrs. Much to his surprise junior and senior Goal Keeper Mitchell Hope entered the MCC Hockey Club to participate. . . and won!
 
As a result, Hamish and Andy will be at MCC with their film crew from 4pm-4:30pm this Sunday to play in an MCC vs Demons hockey match!

The audio will be used on their drive-time radio show and the footage used for their spot on the 7pm Project on Channel 10.
 
To make it a memorable event Hockey Victoria encourages as many club members, friends and family to go down to the club on Sunday afternoon to see Hamish and Andy in action!

To read more about Hamish and Andy, please visit www.hamishandandy.com.au

Following on from the pre-Christmas Focus Groups, Hockey Victoria is now moving into the second phase of its wide ranging competition review and we are seeking ideas and input from across the hockey community.

This process will occur in two parts, initially we are seeking submissions detailing concepts or ideas to be included for consideration.

Following on from the compilation and consideration of these submissions a detailed survey of the membership will be undertaken to gauge community response to a range of proposed initiatives.

To get you thinking here are a few ideas that came out of the focus groups are;

•    Promote/relegate a club's 2nds in lock step with their 1sts
•    Specific grades should always play on certain days
•    Create a mid week ladies competition during the day (similar to tennis) at the SNHC - offer a crèche service where the players can bring their children and then play in a social competition
•    Zones for umpires - reduced travel times may lead to increased participation
•    Increase the number of teams in SL1 or Premier Division - start with 12 and increase to 16 teams over time
•    Playing competitions on weeknights – use Sunday nights and Thursday nights
•    Removing bottlenecks between Metro and Pennant
•    Playoffs to determine promotion and relegation
•    Clubs to demonstrate long term commitment to junior program in order to participate in State League – reward commitment to junior development
•    More club days – line up club vs club wherever possible
•    More SL1 showcase days at SNHC
•    Specific grades play on certain days/times – eg Metro 2 plays only on Sunday afternoons.
•    Promotion and relegation of 2nds and 3rds in lockstep with 1sts
•    Structure competition around:

1.    Elite
2.    Development
3.    Social

So if you have an idea or proposal that you would like to see considered please put it in writing to us by email or post .

Submissions are due by the 14th of April.

Don't worry - if you don't have time to make a submission you will still have an opportunity to voice your opinion during the member survey.

Please click here to read more about the competition review .

Please click here to read a summary of suggestions from the focus groups.

The Kookaburras will face old rivals the Netherlands in the semi final of the 2010 World Cup on Thursday 11 March.

LIVE ON FOX SPORTS 3 HD
11:30 pm - 01:30 amThursday March 11 2010

Germany will play England in the other semi final, with the winners of both matches facing each other in the World Cup final on Saturday 13 March.

The Kookaburras have played the Netherlands on 116 occasions, winning 55, drawing 28 and losing 33.The last match between the two teams was at the 2009 Champions Trophy in Melbourne, where the Kookaburras prevailed 7-2.

The Kookaburras went on to win the final of the Champions Trophy against Germany.Australia and the Netherlands have met 8 times during the World Cup, with both teams winning four matches each.

Of these 8 matches, four have been semi finals, with the last being played in 2002 where the Kookaburras won. However this has been the only semi final victory against the Netherlands for Australia, going down in their three previous semi final matches in 1998, 1994 and 1978.

The Netherlands began their 2010 World Cup campaign well, only conceding one goal in their opening three matches which they won against Argentina, New Zealand and Canada.

However they have been winless in their last two matches, drawing 2-2 with Germany and then going down 2-1 against Korea.Overall they have scored 15 goals to date at the tournament and have only conceded four.

The Kookaburras have had the opposite journey to the semi finals, losing their first game to England 3-2. However since then they have played consistent hockey, winning their next four matches including a 12-0 victory over South Africa, the biggest World Cup victory on record.

Overall they have scored 23 goals and conceded only six.

Head to head against Netherlands
Played – 116
Australia wins – 55
Draws – 28
Netherlands wins – 33
World Cup record – Australia v Netherlands

World Cup record – Australia v Netherlands 

Year    Match    Teams    Result
2002    Semi final    Australia v Netherlands 4-1
1998    Semi final    Australia v Netherlands 2-6
1994    Semi final    Australia v Netherlands 1-3
1990    1st Round Pool A    Australia v Netherlands 1-0
1982    Final 3-4    Australia v Netherlands 4-2
1982    1st Round Pool B    Australia v Netherlands 3-2
1978    Semi final    Australia v Netherlands 2-3
1971    1st Round Pool B    Australia v Netherlands 0-1

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Australian Government Office for Women (OfW) are looking to develop more Australian women in leadership and decision making roles in sport.

Applications open 1 March for the 2010–11 round of the ASC and OfW’s Sports Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women.

These Australian Government grants and scholarships are offered to inspire and assist women in the sports industry to reach their full potential in leadership, through education and development opportunities.

The ASC invites women from all areas and levels of the Australian sports community to apply, including women involved in sport as managers, administrators, media and communication officers, coaches, officials, and women in sport governance.

Women from culturally diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women in rural and regional areas and women with disability are encouraged to apply.

The grants include scholarships for women in upper sports management of up to $10,000 a year for three years, one-off grants of up to $5,000 for individuals and up to $10,000 for approved organisations.

Last year’s grants supported 132 projects across the country in developing women’s leadership skills in their sport. Now in its ninth year, these grants have supported more than 16,000 women around Australia.

Applications close on Friday 30 April 2010. Terms and conditions apply.
For more information, visit ausport.gov.au/women or call 1800 224 412

Kookaburras 2 Pakistan 1 (0-1 half time)
Goals – Pak Abbas 24m PC, Aus Abbott 38m FG/ 68m FG


Two goals to Des Abbott has seen the Kookaburras finish on top of Pool B and qualify for the semi finals at the 2010 World Cup in India, defeating Pakistan 2-1 in their final pool match of the tournament.

Despite controlling the majority of the play, including 30 circle penetrations to 9, the Kookaburras were forced to do it the hard way, trailing at the half time break by one goal.

Following his three goal haul against South Africa, Jamie Dwyer began this match in similar form and was a constant target for the Kookaburras in the circle during the beginning of the match.

However after producing several shots on goal for no result, the Kookaburras were made to pay when Pakistan advanced on one of their few attacks on goal, converting a penalty corner at the 24 minute mark to gain the lead.

Playing for nothing other than pride given that they entered the match unable to gain a place in the semi finals, Pakistan began the second half determined to cause an upset win.

Unfortunately for them Kookaburras striker Des Abbott had other plans, controlling a pass in the circle, pushing the ball to space and firing the ball into the back of the net to equal the score.

Pakistan continually looked to catch the Kookaburras off guard, trying to generate a counter attack at any opportunity. However the Kookaburras were well lead by youngster Matthew Butturini in defence and repelled any attacks.
As the second half continued and both teams failed to score from penalty corner attempts, it appeared as though the match was heading towards a draw.

However Des Abbott again broke the hearts of the Pakistan players, producing a classy deflection off a pass from Rob Hammond to beat the goalkeeper with only two minutes remaining, handing the Kookaburras the victory.

The Kookaburras will now await results from Pool A to be played on Tuesday 9 March to determine who they will face in their semi final.

Friday 5 March 2010

Korea (3) defeated AUSTRALIA (2)
Half Time Korea (1) AUSTRALIA (1)
Goals:  Australia: Emily Hurtz FG 7 min, Amy Korner PC 37 min Korea: Park Mi Hyun min FG 29 min; Lee Soo Kyung PC 43 min; Lee Soo Kyung PC 49 min

A large crowd watched a high powered, even first half at Duracraft Hockey Stadium.

Australia had the first beak in the tenth minute when Amy Korner brought the ball down the left wing and crossed to Emily Hurtz who powered home a tomahawk into the top left hand corner.

Another penalty corner to Australia a few minutes later was saved first by goalie Jang Soo Ji and although picked up by Hope Munro was again pushed wide.

Korea had just as many penetrations and Park Mi Hyun had a cracking tomahawk well saved by Rachael Lynch. A Korean penalty immediately after was a near perfect drag flick that hit the top post.

The game swung from end to end and Ashley Nelson brought the ball down the right, scooped it over a stick and orchestrated a penalty corner. A hard hit by Shelly Liddelow was saved by the goalie.

Australia seemed to have a little more freedom in attack and Munro and Catriona Bailey-Price looked dangerous.

With 6 minutes to go in the half a well timed pass to Park Mi Hyun was deflected by her to even the score. Almost immediately Australia had a penalty corner saved by the goalie.

With two minutes to go three Australian players brought the ball forward in the circle, all nearly scoring with the last lunge by Ashley Nelson deflected out. With thirty seconds to go Korner had only the goalie to beat but Park Jeong Sook deflected the ball away with a full body dive.

In the second half Australia had renewed energy and within two minutes a clever variation to the penalty corner was deflected in by Amy Korner.

Korea quickly had it at their end and two penalties and both were bravely saved the first Fiona Johnson. The third was well flicked by Lee Soo Kyung to even the score 2-2.

Soon after another penalty corner is again saved by the first runner Johnson. Korea then stepped up and the Australian backs were reassured with some great passing into the circle. Yet another penalty corner is again powered into the bottom right by Lee Soo Kyung.

Korea looked in control for the rest of the game. With ten minutes to go and in a narrow escape a cross to Kim Jong Hee was deflected just above the roof of the goal.

The Hockeyroos have had a huge task playing the many international games in Perth in the last month and tonight they looked tired.

Waverley Hockey Club require a Goalkeeper for the U17 Girls Shield team for the 2010 season.

This is a chance to play in the highest level of Girl's Junior Competition and an opportunity for those looking to play at the highest Senior Levels by becoming part of a club that is playing in Women’s State League 1, Pennant A & Pennant D competitions.

Anyone who would be interested in this position, please contact Colleen McCormack on 0416 254 240 or rpeco7@bigpond.net.au