Next weekend, 71 of our best and brightest junior hockey athletes will represent the Geelong Hockey Association at the 2026 Hockey Victoria Junior Country Championships (JCC). This year, the tournament has 45 teams competing from the 9 regional hockey associations across the state. The JCC brings together the best young regional hockey talent in U14, U16 and U18 boys and girls only competition across 3 separate venues.
Last year, the Geelong Hockey Association teams all finished in the finals of their respective competitions, bringing home 2 Gold and 3 Silver medals. This year we have 5 teams entered. All of the players and team officials are looking forward to a fun and exciting weekend of junior hockey.
Join us in celebrating our young hockey athletes and thank our volunteer Coaches and Team managers. Results and ladders can be followed here on the Hockey Victoria website or App over the weekend. https://www.hockeyvictoria.org.au/games/
Special thanks to Carly Storr and Andrea Van Der Meer for coordinating and distributing team uniforms, plus Kane Maloney and Rachael Frost for administering our player nominations and RevSport team lists.
Good luck everyone and have a great JCC weekend.
GO GEELONG !!
Gavin Van Der Meer
JCC Coordinator
U14 BOYS – Essendon Hockey Centre
Coach: Andrew Smith Team Manager: Winsome Batchelor Assistant: Hayden Francis / Brad Millar
Stetson Edgar, Ved Shetty, Mitchell Davies, Joey Batchelor, Darcy Condon, Henry Collis, Patrick Connor, Lucas Young, Jude Shrimpton, Jack Francis, Noah Smith, Addis Smith, Liam Millar, Gus Grillis, Sidak Wahla,
U14 GIRLS – Essendon Hockey Centre
Coaches: Sarah Storen and Tony Cuzner Team Manager: Kate Collis
Chelsea O’Loan, Harriet McKay, Anina Kelly, Ruby Smith, Rosie Smith, Alexandra Collis, Eva Hunt, Paige Taylor-Cole, Victoria Cuzner, Harriet Seelenmeyer, Maggie Shearer, Matilda McGree, Indi McLean, Zara McLean, Mia Cherry,
U16 BOYS – Greensborough Hockey Centre
Coach: Kurt Wingert Team Manager: Yvette Wingert Assistant: Brooke Arnold
Noah Arnold, Oscar Smith, Bailey Young, Markus Kelly, Frederick Milne, Cooper Davies, Archer Chappell, Liam Dargue, Jacob Dargue, Oliver Lockhart, Owen Bourne, Zac Wingert, Jacob Young, Charlie Maloney, Will Burch,
U16 GIRLS – Greensborough Hockey Centre
Coaches: Lyndal Reading and Chris Madner Team Manager: Kayne Richens
Amber Steiner, Matilda Morgan, Binuli Yasara Katuwawala, Jess Richens, Grace Harper, Lucy Anderson, Ivy Renouf, Elizabeth Cuzner, Pollyanna Smith, Scarlett Madner, Kirra Condon, Olivia Cromb, Abigail Paredes,
U18 GIRLS – Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville
Coach: Tammy Hansford Team Manager: Rachel Moon Assistant: Gavin Van Der Meer
Aimee Van Der Meer, Hanna Wilkinson, Ruby Moon, Ella Morgan, Elliott Thomson, Ava Doolan, Winter Zumpe, Anya Dreyer, Kashvi Shetty, Alexis Smart, Charlotte Cleeland, Livinia Walsh, Amelia Shell.
If there are any other girls interested in playing in the U18 team, please contact Gavin van der Meer.
