The WHC has had yet another successful year on and off the field throughout the 2010 period – Especially with the double header wins of our elite SL1 Men and Women teams, so let’s see season 2010 out with a bang.

Seats and reserved tables are filling up fast so gather your teammates and get involved.

Where: Manningham Hotel (Bullen)
When: 29th October, 7:00pm-12:00am
Dress: After 5 (cocktail)

Payments are due in no later than Friday 22 October 2010, so please get in early and confirm your attendance by purchasing your ticket(s). Please see the attached flyer for payment details. For any queries, or to confirm table arrangements, please phone Rachel Sheppard 0439 360 922.

Click on link below to download form:

WHC 2010 Presentation Night Flyer Order Form

The Waverley Hockey Club, in it’s 50th Year Celebrations, would like to extend and invitation to all past, present and future members for the annual Senior Presentation night.

The details are as follows:

When: Friday 30th October, 7pm
Where: Merrimu Receptions – 1300 Dandenong Road, Clayton.
Why: A great night of entertainment at the end of the season to celebrate the clubs achievements.
Who: See Rach Sheppard or Jess Collins for enquiries / payment options.
Rach – 0439 360 922
Jess – 0400 546 840

Tickets – $80 each.

2009 Senior Presentation Night Form

More details will be posted shortly. Put the date in your diaries!

We hope you are enjoying the new website and its features. Over the coming weeks we will be adding further improvements as well as properly filling out some of the missing content. Until then please bookmark the site and make sure you check back daily for all Waverley HC updates plus use the MyWHC pages to check team news and fixtures.

We are also looking for representatives within the club to make match reports on their teams performance each round. We a hoping to have weekly updates from a variety of teams in the Men’s, Women’s and Juniors to help keep the whole club up-to-date on your teams performance.

If you are interested in contributing please email admin@waverleyhc.org.au OR leave a comment down the bottom of this post with your name and email to contact you on and we will set you up with an account.

I would like to pass on special thanks to the following people whom contributed enormously over the last couple of months to make this such a fabulous night. Don Trewin for MC on the night, Roger Andrews for last minute printing deadlines, Beth Merkus for guidance and feedback to the Club Committee, Ian Hocking for the Club’s determination to pursue this event, Di Robbie & Antony Green for co-ordinating the Teams of the First 50, Sue-Anne Hocking for artwork, Drew Ashton for the presentations and especially the Organising Committee of Drew, Ant, Rach, Jess and Bronwyn for delivering a great night. – Brian Maddock

ps. Do you have any great photos of the night? Please forward to waverleyhc@live.com for inclusion in the Waverley Hockey Club 1959-2009 Signature Frame.

As you will be aware, the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games are coming! In just eight months from now, 25,000 competitors from over 100 countries will be congregating in Sydney to experience all it has to offer – world class sporting competition and venues and internationally acclaimed hospitality.

Hockey is one of the 28 Sports included in the games and competition will be held from 10 to 18 October (inclusive).

Organisers are aware that both the Men’s (Melbourne) and Women’s (Hobart) National Veterans Championships will finish on Saturday 10 October, providing a clash of dates between these two events. With this in mind, it is envisaged that teams playing finals games of the National Veterans Championships on Saturday 10 October will be given a day’s ‘grace’ in the schedule with their Games competition commencing on Sunday 11 October. If your team is likely to be in the finals for either the Men’s or Women’s National Veterans Championships on Saturday 10 October, 2009, and you are registered for the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, please email your details to carlie.m@hockeynsw.com.au

The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity and it is sincerely hoped that this measure will assist those hockey lovers wishing to be involved in both events.

If you have any queries about the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, please phone +61 2 8116 2009 or go to the Games website www.2009worldmasters.com

Cath Ortlieb and Ailsa Walbran joined up witht the Vic Gold 50+ team and were sucessful in winning the gold medal. A great effort as it involved several days of hockey and agaist strong opposition.

Another vet, Ian Powell was sucessful in the Kayak marathon event too

The closing date for hockey registrations has been extended to January 28.

People can register as a team or an individual . Contact Brenda for more setails or look at the games web site

Friday 5th September

7pm H1 U13 PA Waverley V Footscray

Saturday 6th September

8.30am S2 U11A Waverley v Doncaster

12 noon Waverley Metro Men 2 South Waverley v Frankston

1.45 pm Waverly Metro 1 West Waverley v Old Xaverians

3.30 pm S1 Mens PA Waverley v Greensborough

Sunday September 7

4.15 pm S1 Mens SL1 Waverley v Camberwell

Monday September 8

8.30pm S2 Womens Veterans B Waverley V Mentone

There are 6 players so far to give them a game.

If you are available between 6-7 pm for a game at Monash email me at philgibson@hotmail or

phillip.gibson@police.vic.gov.au or call me on 0419 665 229.

Past player are invited to attend and any one now prepared to admit they have reached vets age (35 for women and 40 for men) are also welcome.

Pleaase contact Brenda for furture details bpowellz@optusnet.com.au

There will be sticks available but you are encouraged to “beg, borrow or steal” a pair of shin guards and acquire a mouth guard

7:30pm start

The sessions will be divided into a 45 minute training session followed by a 45 minute game.

Coaching will be provided by Neil Brooks and Greg Ingram.

The details.

We will be running this initially for three weeks and if the interest is there we will continue through till December.

Starting:
Thursday October 19th 2006
At 7:30 pm

Location:
Waverley Hockey Ground.

Cost: $5.00 per night to cover ground hire and lights. Bring a light and dark top.

The following is a review of the season by team manager Carolyn McEwin and some of our team members.

Women Winter Vets Team Report 2006 – Carolyn McEwin

I would like to thank all our team members for making the Women’s Winter Vets such an enjoyable season.

We had a very successful year, ending in 4th position but managing to be competitive with the three teams above us. With 3 weeks to go before the finals, second, third and fourth positions were all on the same points only separated by percentage.

The most memorable moment of the season was beating Mentone 3-2 after full time was called, on a short corner. The hit out was poor, so the ball had to be pushed out of the circle, then returned into the circle, deflected three times within the circle and finally popped in by Julie Orgill standing on the post for her first ever goal. The celebrations were remarkable – we thought we had won the World Cup. Mentone remained on top of the ladder and are favourites for the flag but we beat them in a awe inspiring last minute goal by a very jubilant first year player. I must say in all my years of playing hockey I can’t remember ever winning after the full time whistle and I certainly can’t remember any vets teams jumping on each other in jubilation.

It was great to see some new faces this season and see the development in players completing their first season. Hopefully we can build on our numbers and keep most of the players together for the summer season.

I would like to say a special thanks to Brenda Powell who due to injury played little of the season but always attended and supported the team and fulfilled our umpiring obligations when required. Thanks Brenda it was very much appreciated.

Thanks again everyone and stay tuned to your emails for details of our end of season function and the coming summer season.

Bronwyn Maddock – Season highlights would be beating Mentone, great fun and sportsmanship, assists from Janine and Cecila’s (nickname Fiona) great goal in the final. Carolyn and Janines string of goals and great keeping by Lyn.

Anne Shannon – mother of junior players Tom & Prue Casey
This year I got one the best compliments I have ever received. You’ve really improved and you’ve obviously lear.ned so much from your kids… I rushed home to my children, as they did when they first started hockey, to brag about my coaches words of encouragement… ah yes, it is never to late to lear.n, laugh and really enjoy the company of happy, uninhibited, skilled and friendly women. Thank you so much to the vets women’s team for a wonderful return to hockey after 30 years.

Julie Orgill – Hockey, what a game! Having not played hockey before, I was welcomed with open arms into a team of fine upstanding young vets, who played an awesome team game of hockey. My fitness was lacking, my skills were poor and my muscles ached for days after each Monday night’s game, but I loved all of it – the game, the players and the spirit. I really appreciated my team mates helping me with positioning and ball skills and I know I frustrated them at times, but hopefully I made up for it…It was a great experience and I hope to continue through the summer season and beyond!

The team comprised of the following ladies;
Janine Bates, Pat Beeson, Lynn Bruce, Jenny Eddy, Narelle Gilbert, Lisa Glossop, Libby Kitchingham, Bronwyn Maddock, Carolyn McEwin, Julie Orgill, Helen Ottway, Cecily Pezet, Brenda Powell, Jackie Saddington, Ann Shannon, Linda Stocks, Ailsa Walbran, Fiona Whitbourne, Judy Young, Anne Greaves

Anyone wishing to join the ladies vets over summer on Wednesday nights or next winter on Monday evenings, please email editor@waverleyhc.org.au attention Carolyn McEwin

If you are unavailable, please call on of the emergencies first, if they are not available, contact Jenny Eddy.

Team for June 20 9pm at S-2 v Essendon
Jenny Eddy
Jan Bunch
Ailsa Walbran
Jane Alcorn
Sue Burt
Wendy Heath
Libby Kitchingman
Jody Marsden
Jenny Grimm
Brenda Powell