With Australia doing so well in the Champions Trophy hockey in Melbourne it’s worth reflecting on the last great men’s hockey success, at the Athens Olympics (above).
Hockey and soccer goalkeeping
I played in a charity soccer match on Wednesday night. It was my first competitive team game of any kind for several years and I pulled up understandably sore. However, I enjoyed the game very much and didn’t disgrace myself as a goalkeeper, if i do say so myself. My son, who is a talented [...]
Hockey grand final
Kathleen’s team won the under 15 girls hockey grand final today. It was a combined team of West Gambier and Portland girls, because neither club had the numbers to field a side in their own right. It was a good achievement to win, because they weren’t able to train as a full team during the [...]
Hockeyroos in the pink
As a newspaper person I should be able to explain why hockey receives so little media coverage in this country, but I can’t. Maybe that’s because I used to play the game and enjoy watching it; my perspective is biased. Australia is very good at hockey, men and women. Junior and club competitions are strong. [...]
My hockey career
I played hockey at high school and for several years afterwards. My first experience in year nine was pretty rough. By Year 12 though we had become more sophisticated and we had established teams. I played left inner, by memory, and was captain of the school team that defeated Traralgon High and drew with Gippsland [...]
