Grand Final Success for the Over 50 Men’s Masters North West
It was with great excitement that Hockey Geelong heard of the Over 50 NW Men’s Masters premiership last Wednesday week.
This team had a marvelous season being undefeated after 18 rounds with 13 wins, three draws and two byes. Finishing top allowed Geelong to play Brunswick who finished fourth, in the first final. That result was a 3-0 win and sent a clear message to the competition that Geelong was the team to beat. This resulted in Geelong being matched with Footscray in the Grand Final at Essendon.
A good following from Geelong were present and were very vocal encouraging their local heroes. They witnessed the tactical genius of Warren Harding and the well drilled team who played probably their best game for the year. The final score was a 3-1 win to Geelong with the scorers being Shane Werner who has the ability to be in the right space at the right time. Glenn (Shaggy) O’Shannessy who is Mr. Reliable rattled the backboards with his normal flair. The final goal was scored by the seagull John Alonso who has been cherry picking such goals for over thirty years.
It was a great season for all and we need to recognise the efforts of Warren Harding who undertook to roles of recruiting, mediation, treasurer, coach and manager. We hear this team has already commenced their preseason for the 2026.
Well done boys.
Hockey Geelong
