Australian Country Championships
Following strong performances representing Victoria in the Australian Country Championships in Toowoomba, Will Jackson and Kate Ryan have been selected in the U21 Australian Country teams to compete in the Oceania-Pacific Cup in Fiji in December. Kate will Captain the Australian women’s team and Kate’s Mum Trish has been selected as Team Manager!
Hockey Victoria Junior Academy
A number of HG juniors have been selected in the new Hockey Victoria Junior Academy announced last week –
Boys: Tom Cole, Gus McKinnon, Mack Dolenc, Ryan Parry and Felix Melder.
Girls: Riley Breen and Gabrielle Sutton.
A further group of juniors have been invited to participate in a training/selection camp, from which the remaining places in the Academy will be allocated.
School Sport Australia National Championships
Felix Melder and Emma Hatton represented Victoria in the SSA 16 and Under National Championships held in Adelaide from 9-16 August.
The boys succeeded in beating Queensland in the bronze medal final while the girls drew with WA in their bronze medal final, with the higher placed WA taking the prize under the competition rules. Emma Hatton was selected as a shadow player (reserve) for the Australian Schoolgirls team – a terrific achievement.
Hockey Victoria Futures Squad 2014/15
Hockey Geelong alumni Josh Horton and Harry Dolenc have been selected in the Men’s squad.