Mega Big Ball is coming….

Saturday 30th June.
Round 11 home matches v Altona.

Stay tuned, more details to follow.

Contact Tim Thompson to volunteer assistance.

Thank you to everyone who assisted and participated both on and off the field for our first ever Girls Day Out at Waverley. A sunny day saw the crowds come out – which was great for supporters and players which added to the already festive atmosphere. Nice to see so much pink around the ground for a change, even the boys helping out were wearing pink for the day! More information and photos to come later in the week. Girls rule!!

Congratulations to James Knee, recently named Player of the Tournament at the U/18 National Championships in Brisbane. James split the award with Greensborough’s Casey Hammond. ‘JK’ scored 9 goals in as many matches, a brilliant effort.

James Munro also made the team, playing at his first national championships.

Victoria placed second, losing the final to NSW 5-3. The Vics were only beaten by NSW and won all other matches.

Saturday the 14th of April saw Round 1 of the 2012 season kickoff, with a large lineup of matches to celebrate the opening of the Hedley Hull Field. The Men and Women’s State League One and Pennant A teams were all in action against Camberwell, playing for the honour of winning the inaugural Bendigo Bank Cup.

A large crowd had turned out to see the matches, the first to be played on the new Blue Surface with a Yellow Kookaburra hockey ball- the same combination that will be seen in the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. Whilst the Men’s State League One managed to pull out a tough victory, unfortunately Waverley were unable to claim the Cup, with Camberwell coming out on top overall.

Chris has been bowling for 20 years and achieved his dream of representing Australia at the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships in Malaysia last year. Chris also won his first Medal in Australian Colours. Silver Medal in Men’s Doubles with his team mate Australia’s Number 1 Male bowler in 2010 George Frilingos. Chris’s other results in the tournament were finished 8^th in Singles, 4^th Mixed Doubles, 4^th Mixed Teams and All Events 6^th.

On Easter Weekend Chris was selected in the Asian Zone Championships Team to go to Hong Kong. The Team will be looking for a Top 12 finish so Australia Qualifier for the World Championships in 2013 in Las Vegas!!

The first game is tomorrow night and the numbers for the Women’s Masters B are dire. We have a number of people who have offered to fill in this week – so we just have a team – but in order to continue on you must confirm your commitment.We know you want to play hockey – but you need to commit to the season. It’s really important because without numbers the future is …. well it’s up to you. You need to rally the troops!!

We’re playing at 9pm @ Greensborough, wear white tops and pale blue socks – get there by 8-30pm. If you want to play but can’t this week – contact Anne-Marie Smith – further details can be found on the New Players page. If you have friends that are interested – and you can start playing hockey now, there are no boundaries – please contact Anne-Marie.

Quick change for this week -  on Tuesday night all Women’s Pennant D and all Metro teams are invited to train as Wednesday is a public holiday – Anzac Day – and we all need a night off Training starts at 7-30pm – make sure you are warmed up and ready to take the field …. no lingering in the club house or on the balcony – fitness is an issue we ALL must address.

Don’t worry if you miss training – there is plenty of hockey to come on the weekend!

Recently a notice board has been placed in the  home change room – please use it to publicise events at the club by placing flyers on it etc.

Also – if you have a small business – feel free to place your brochure or business card there – we all are sometimes looking for a service such as an electrician, vet, landscape gardener etc. and if we can support our fellow team members in either recommending or using their business the better off we are as a club.

Call it the “old Panthers network”! (OPN for short)