SUVA HOCKEY

Volume 5 NEWS 08th June 2011

ALSO IN THIS Valerie Manueli-Daveta Tournament ISSUE The National Hockey Centre will Defending Champions Ventures be a hive of activity this weekend Men & Women will face stiff Red & Blues Fight to the End 2 as hockey enthusiasts and their competition from Marist White, families gather for the annual KauKAUWAU Stingers in the

Pics from Previous Valerie Manueli-Daveta men’s category and from MOBees and Stingers Fusion in Weekends 3 Memorial tournament to pay tribute to a lady who helped the women’s. Newcomer named shape and develop the sport in Fiji. The lone teams from the burning in Hockeyroos West, Rebels men and women Champions Trophy The 3-day tournament will start will provide the Suva teams with Squad 4 on June 10. a diverse style of hockey in their first outing in 2011.

Current League The tournament is played Suva Hockey has also engaged Standings 5 annually in memory of Fiji the volunteer services of the Fiji Hockey Federation’s first Cancer Society who will provide Top Goal Scorers national administrator. Valerie is awareness on this non- Standing 6 the sister of former National communicable disease; non- Coach and Representative, communicable meaning it is not Sam Follow’s in Margaret Eastgate. possible to catch cancer from Family’s Footsteps any other person even if you are 7 Valerie’s dedication and caring for or visiting a cancer commitment to hockey as a patient. Hockey – Get Into player, official and supporter was unwavering. She played an It 8 Cervical and breast cancer is the important role in the most common causes of cancer development of hockey at in women in Fiji. primary, secondary and senior Valerie Manueli-Daveta levels as well as organized FHF As our contribution to the sanctioned tournaments at all The 3-day tournament will be community all players, levels including internationally. part of the Fiji Hockey National supporters and families are

Club Championship Series kindly requested to join in on the SPECIAL POINTS Val was also instrumental in the hence senior teams and players fight against cancer by OF INTEREST preparation of the first Fiji Men’s looking to take part must be becoming a member of the Fiji team that won the bronze medal affiliated to FHF before the first Cancer Society for only $10.00, • Valerie Daveta at the 1993 Arafura Games in game. buying a Daffodil flower, clip or Tourney Darwin. It was also the first time t-shirt or simply popping by the that the Fiji Men had participated Registration The senior men’s and women’s Fiji Cancer Society marquee. in a fully fledged tournament on forms to be competition will feature 11-a- The Daffodil is the international turf as hockey used to be played finalised before side full field games while the symbol of Hope for all people at Veiuto school grounds on 1st game mixed junior competition will touched by Cancer. It reminds us grass back then. include cross-field 7-a-side that there is Life after a

• 2nd half of matches with trophies and other diagnosis of cancer. Free breast Valerie was diagnosed with League consolation prizes on offer. screening and breast self cancer in 1992 and underwent examination will also be taught. Registration surgery in and Fiji but Close to 300 children and senior fees overdue lost the fight to the deadly players are expected to The general public has also been disease. participate in this 3 day event. invited to take time out and enjoy a long weekend of Her legacy lives on 18 years after exciting matches. Food and her untimely death and the Suva drinks will also be on sale. Hockey Association is proud to honour this woman of substance.

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Red & Blues Fight to the End

With 8 minutes remaining in the game and Ventures increased its lead on the points Marist Tomahawks Zane Ah Yuk trailing 4-1 to Hackers, the Marist women standing with a 13-0 victory over Stingers continued his goal scoring antics with 2 had nothing to lose but give it all they had. Xtreme in the men’s challenge match. goals against Bobcats. The 2 namesakes, Vika Sowany had given the red & blues the Leevan Dutta added 5 goals to his tally, Steven also added a goal each for the lead only 4 mins into the game but Hackers taking over the top goal scorer’s standing Tomahawks. Bobcats may not have scored took control of the game scoring 4 from KauKAUWA Stinger’s Terence a goal but Centies Light put up a man of unanswered goals to Rita Taito, Hanisi Corrie with 24 goals. the match performance to boost his team. Visanti and a double to Emily Thaggard. The Young Marist outfit got their 2nd wind Seals gave Jose Ting an early wedding gift Upcoming star Lyols Beg stamped his and played to the end and was rewarded with a hard fought 3-1 win over Marist mark yet again on the competition with an with 2 more goals to Nilani T and Sowany. Blue. Ting who will tie the knot this impressive 8 goal haul to help his Unfortunately time was not on their side and weekend scored Seals 2nd goal after Joseph Mobilites side to a huge 12-0 victory over the side had to settle for a 4-3 loss. Ah Kee opened the account for Seals in the a young Ventures II side. Pate Naliva & 11th minute. Samu added the extra goal Mitchel Smipson worked tirelessly for the Ventures Women remained undefeated after while Simon Pau’u got the lone goal for the maroons but Beg was “in the zone”. the 1st round with a close 3-1 challenge Blues. match encounter with Stingers Fusion. The Marist Firesticks had the easiest game of mighty maroons bagged maximum points LOB put up a tough fight against a the weekend after Takis did not show up from its 5 games averaging 6 goals per comprehensive Bobcats team but the for their game. game. Current top goal scorer, Emalina experience of Kurt Petersen, Joshua Semisi and Ateca Fatufago got Ventures off Pickering and Suliano Natadra saw the League games will continue next weekend to a good start with a goal apiece in the 1st green machines pull through with a 3-0 after the Valerie Manueli-Daveta half. Myra Tora added another from a well win. Former Levuka Public School student Tournament. nd placed penalty corner strike in the 2 spell. Suliono was brilliant in-goal and kept the Stingers Fusion had numerous chances but Bobcats scoring to a minimum with cat-like 6 men’s teams, 4 women’s and 10 junior failed to capitalize on these. Lydia Sogotubu reflexes. teams from Suva Hockey have confirmed finally snuck one passed Marie Smith in the participation in this weekend’s tournament 51st minute for the final score. Stingers All Stars speedsters Joji Ravatu & along with 2 team’s from Nadi. Jerokee Mock kept the Mobilite Warriors Lisi Narruhn was in fine form for her on the back foot with some nifty stick-work MOBees side as she scored 4 of her teams 5 and open field running. The pair bagged a goals. Experienced defender Elina goal each to give the Warriors their 1st Veitamana scored another whilst Takis left defeat of the league with a 2-0 scoreline. winger Lucy Tokaduadua managed to pull 1 back. Hackers Tiare’s Joeli Mocelutu scored all 4 of his team’s goals to defeat LOB 4-1 with In the men’s 1st game of the weekend, Adriano S getting the lone goal. Marist White’s Chad Eastgate made the most of his opportunities as he scored 2 Ventures I accounted for Stingers Lil goals to help his side defeat KauKAUWA Monsters 2-0 with goals to Siga Ratumudu Stingers 2-0. and Tony L.

. . The young Marist Women’s side Hackers takes a much deserved water break.

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Pictures from the Previous Weekends

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Suva Hockey News Page 4 FIH News - Newcomer named in Hockeyroos Champions Trophy Squad 06/06/2011

After 6 months in charge of the Hockeyroos & getting a first-hand look at Australia’s vast hockey talent, coach has reselected the Hockeyroos squad & selected the 2011 Champions Trophy squad to compete in the Netherlands from June 25. Having

conducted numerous training camps and exposing several new players to the rigours of international hockey, Commens has selected what he believes to be the strongest combination of players in order to win the Champions Trophy. The current Champions Trophy squad stands at 19, but will be reduced to 18 prior to the beginning of the tournament. The Champions Trophy is the most prestigious annual event on the 2011 hockey calendar and will be Commen’s first outing at a major tournament with the Hockeyroos having taken the reigns of the team in January 2011. It is also a vital stepping stone for the Hockeyroos given that the tournament takes place just over one year away from the 2012 London Olympics and will see the new look Hockeyroos take on the worlds’ best teams for the first time under Commens. With ranking points up for grabs the Hockeyroos will be eager for a good performance to build on their world number 6 ranking and also make amends for their second place at the 2009 Champions Trophy in where they lost the final to world number 1 team . The Champions Trophy squad includes newcomer Georgie Parker from South Australia. Parker has also been added to the official Hockeyroos national squad after her fantastic recent performance for the Southern Suns at the , hitting the winning goal to give the Suns their first championship since 1995. NSW’s Jacklyn McRae, who debuted for the Hockeyroos recently against Argentina, has also been included in the Champions Trophy and Hockeyroos national squad for the first time. Victorian veteran Renee Trost is also a notable inclusion. Having competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Trost did not feature in the 2009 or 2010 Hockeyroos squad; however she has re-established herself as an athletic midfielder under the coaching of Commens and worked her way back into the squad. NT’s young goalkeeper Elizabeth Duigud will not play at the Champions Trophy but will travel with the Hockeyroos to continue her training with the other goalkeepers in the squad. Hockeyroos veteran Nicole Arrold, arguably the team’s best player at last year’s gold medal campaign, has recently returned to Australia after playing club hockey in the Netherlands and is still considering her future with the Hockeyroos. She was not selected in the Champions Trophy team due to not competing at the Australian Hockey League. Commens said with so much talent to choose from, it was a difficult task to pick his final team for his first major tournament with the Hockeyroos. "This is the team the selectors believe is the strongest combination we have available for the Champions Trophy. It has been an enormous challenge to find what we believe is the ideal balance for our benchmark tournament of 2011 and there are numerous players that could consider themselves very unlucky,” said Commens. "It is important to note that International performances both in 2010 and 2011 were considered strongly as well as their most recent AHL performances. South Australia's performances have been recognised with increased representation in the National squad and Georgie Parker's debut selection for the Hockeyroos,” said Commens. In terms of the Hockeyroos national squad, there have been some new additions. The squad has been extended from 24 to 27 and as well as Parker and McRae joining the team, Hollie Webster of NSW has been named in the squad of 27. Elise Stacy, Stacia Joseph and and Renee Trost have come back into the national squad from the development squad at the expense of , Kandice Olivieri and Jill Dwyer, with Langham and Dwyer remaining in the development squad and Olivieri forming part of the junior squad as she has been identified as a talent of the future.

2011 Champions Trophy squad Casey Eastham Marnie Hudson Kobie McGurk Jacklyn McRae Ashleigh Nelson Georgie Parker Jodie Schulz Renee Trost Jade Warrender

Georgie Parker

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Current League Standings

MEN’S # TEAM PLAY WIN DRAW LOSS GF GA GD POINTS 1 VENTURES 5 5 0 0 71 1 70 20 2 MARIST WHITE 5 5 0 0 30 0 30 20

3 KAUKAUWA STINGERS 5 4 0 1 47 5 42 16 4 BOBCATS 5 2 1 2 7 28 -21 10 5 SEALS 5 2 0 3 17 27 -10 8 6 STINGERS XTREME 5 1 1 3 5 26 -21 6 7 MARIST BLUE 5 0 0 5 1 30 -29 0 8 LOB 5 0 0 5 1 62 -61 0 WOMEN’S # TEAM PLAY WIN DRAW LOSS GF GA GD POINTS

1 VENTURES 5 5 0 0 32 1 31 20

2 MOBEES 5 3 1 1 12 5 7 13 3 HACKERS 5 2 2 1 19 16 3 11 4 STINGERS FUSION 5 2 1 2 19 7 12 10 5 MARIST 5 0 1 4 4 28 -24 2 6 TAKIS 5 0 1 4 2 31 -29 2

JUNIOR’S # TEAM PLAY WIN DRAW LOSS GF GA GD POINTS 1 MARIST TOMAHAWKS 2 2 0 0 12 1 11 8 2 STINGERS ALL STARS 2 2 0 0 8 0 8 8 3 VENTURES I 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 8 4 MARIST FIRESTICKS 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 8 5 MOBILITES 2 1 0 1 13 4 9 4 6 MOBILITE WARRIORS 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 4 7 STINGERS LIL MONSTERS 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 4

8 HACKERS TIARE 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4 9 BOBCATS 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0 10 LOB 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0 11 TAKIS 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0 12 VENTURES II 2 0 0 2 0 18 -18 0

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Top Goal Scorers Standing

MEN'S # PLAYER'S NAME TEAM GOALS 1 Leevan Dutta Ventures 24 2 Terence Corrie KauKAUWA Stingers 23 3 Adrian Smith Ventures 10 4 Fetuao Nokise Ventures 7 5 James Edwards KauKAUWA Stingers 7 6 Joela Saini Ventures 7 7 Hector Smith Jnr Ventures 6 8 Adrian Lal Marist White 5 9 Chad Eastgate Marist White 5 10 Denzel Mock KauKAUWA Stingers 5 11 Scott Bentley Marist White 5 12 Amasai Batabua Seals 4

13 Harry Johansen Ventures 4 . 14 Jose Ting Seals 4 Leevan Dutta Terence Corrie 15 Rick Bentley Marist White 4

WOMEN'S # PLAYER'S NAME TEAM GOALS Emalina Semisi Ventures 11 1 2 Emily Thaggard Hackers 9 3 Melba Nautu Stingers Fusion 6 . 4 Catherine Thaggard Ventures 5 . Adrian Smith 5 Elizabeth Grace Stingers Fusion 5 6 Lisi Narruhn MOBees 5 7 Repeka Lemeki Ventures 4 8 Litiana Sogotubu Stingers Fusion 3 9 Myra Tora Ventures 3 10 Winnie Corrie Ventures 3

. . Emalina Semisi Emily Thaggard Melba Nautu Suva Hockey News Page 7

Sam Follows in Family’s Footsteps

Mobilite Warriors skipper & utility, Sam Veitamana has big dreams of becoming a pilot and representing Fiji in hockey. The Marist Brothers 3rd former hopes to continue the family tradition of representing the country and follow in the footsteps of other family members Tai Smith, Hector Smith Snr & Jnr, Adrian Smith, Lucretia Smith and Eljamine Edwards. The soft spoken teenager considers himself a great dancer and likes playing hockey as much as possible.

Name: SamVeitamana Club: Mobilite Warriors Nickname: Tamana Date of Birth: 21/03/1998 Place of Birth: CWM, Suva Town of Residence: Suva Occupation: Form 3 Student, Marist Brothers High School Position: Utility Jersey #: 7 Club Debut: Ventures Juniors, 2008 Career Ambition: Pilot

Sporting Ambition: To represent Fiji in the future Career High: Played goal-keeper for the Suva U10 team and stopped all the Levuka penalty strokes Career Low: None so far Age Started Playing Hockey: 8 years Hours of Training / Week: 2 Toughest Opponents: Most Influential Person in Your Career: My Mom Strengths: Believing in myself Weaknesses: Allowing myself to get emotional Most Admired Sportsperson: My uncles, Hector Smith Jnr & Adrian Smith Hobbies Outside of Hockey: Hanging out with friends

5 Words to Describe Yourself: Kind-hearted, helpful, respectful, obedient & good sportsman

Favourite TV Show: Amazing Race SUVA HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Favourite Food: Fish Kokoda Favourite Music: Country Western President: Shaun Corrie, Favourite Book: None in particular Likes: Playing hockey as much as possible [email protected] Dislikes: Bad sportsmanship Can’t Live Without: My Nanna (Tai), Mum (Elina), Brother (Angelo) and Sister Vice President: Hector Smith Jnr, (Jardell) [email protected] Something People Don’t Usually Know About Me: I’m a great dancer How Do You Psyche Yourself Up For A Big Game: I pray. Assistant Vice President: Adrian Advice for Young People: Do unto others as I would have them do unto me. Work Lal, [email protected] hard & play hard.

Secretary: Seraphina Mock, [email protected] Contributors: Margaret Eastgate, Fiji Cancer Society, FIH Treasurer: Milli Smith, [email protected] Photographs: Courtesy of Alison Southey, Ana Adiqisa, Roderick Lal, Margaret Eastgate, Hanisi Visanti, Rita Hicks, Sam Veitamana, FIH, ntnews.com.au,

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HOCKEY – Get Into It.

Interested persons who are willing to take up the sport may contact the following clubs for further information regarding their activities, training, etc. All are welcome. Standard training times and venues detailed below with most trainings at the National Hockey Centre (NHC).

STINGERS MEN & WOMEN’S BOBCATS MEN’S HOCKEY MARIST MEN & WOMEN’S HOCKEY Snr Training: Wed 6-7am, NHC HOCKEY Jnr, Men’s & Women’s Training: Tue/Thur Jnr Training: Tue/Thur 4:30-5:30pm, NHC Kurt Petersen, 3317744 (W), 7770605 5:45pm-7:30pm, NHC Men’s Training: Tue 6-7:30pm, Thur 3:30- (M), [email protected] 5pm & 6-8pm, Sun 4-5pm, NHC Shaun Corrie, 3214604 (W), 92224757 (M), Women’s Training: Tue/Thur 5:30-6:30pm [email protected]

NHC Fabian Corrie Jnr (FC), 3386909 (W), 9231899 (M), [email protected] Chantelle Fraser, 3221015 (W), 9925047

(M), [email protected] Adrian Lal, 3315511 (W), 9958036 (M), [email protected]

LEVUKA OLD BOYS HOCKEY Binesh Dayal, 8689729 (M), MOBEES WOMEN’S HOCKEY [email protected] VENTURES MEN & WOMEN’S Junior Training: Thur 2:30-3:30pm , NHC HOCKEY Senior Training: Wed 6:30-7:30pm, Thur Jnr & Men’s Training: Mon 5:30-7:00pm, 7-8pm, NHC NHC Women’s Training: Mon/Wed 7-8pm, NHC Tai Smith, 3302140 (W), 9284530 (M), [email protected] Alison Southey, 3314044 (W), 9927019 Elina Veitamana, 9867755 (M), (M), [email protected] [email protected] Harry Heritage, 3305255 (W), 7077761 (M), [email protected]

HACKERS WOMEN’S HOCKEY Jnr Training: Wed 3-4pm, NHC Snr Training: Wed 6-7pm, NHC

Koni Vincent, 3228441 (W), 9771677 (M), [email protected]

Litia Savu, 8687394 (M), [email protected] TAKIS WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Junior Training: Thur 2:30-3:30pm , NHC SEALS MEN’S HOCKEY Senior Training: Wed 6:30-7:30pm, Thur Snr Training: Wed 7-8pm, NHC 7-8pm, NHC Website: http://www.sealshockeyfiji.org/ Ana Seru, 3238472 (W), 9422405 (M), Email: [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @sealshockeyfiji Tavai Bale, 3304111 (W), 9353769 (M), Facebook: Search for Seals Hockey Club [email protected]