CONGRATULATIONS

Western Australian Olympians - Hockey Athens 2004

Bevan George Gold Medallist - Kookaburras

Emily Halliday Hockeyroos

David Bell Coach - Hockeyroos

Murray Grime Umpire

Don Prior Umpires’ Manager

Cover Image: The SmokeFree WA Diamonds celebrate after defeating the Canberra Labor Club Strikers 2-1 to win the 2004 Australian Hockey League at Perth Hockey Stadium on 14 March 2004. Page 1

Contents

Office Bearers 2

Awarded Members 5

President 6

Chief Executive Officer 8

Development Department 10

Committees 11

National Training Centre 20

Australian Hockey League 23

Medal Winners 28

Historical Premier Division Winners 29

Results 30

Challenge Cup Results 32

Grand Final Results 34

Byrne & Judge Trophy 36

Kyle Rutter Trophy 37

SmokeFree WA Diamonds Results 38

SmokeFree WA Thundersticks Results 39

State Teams 2004 40

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Office Bearers

BOARD President/Chairman Ceri Writer Director Colin Howell Director Rob Fawkes Director & Vice-President David Miller Director TonyLeeflang Director Kim Jones Director Kerry Foote Director Nola Bezant

STAFF Chief Executive Officer Linda Hamersley Development Manager Grant Mitton Development Officer David Griffiths (until September 2004) Finance Manager Gwyn Jones Operations Manager Ralph Wood (until June 2004) Competitions Manager Tammy Lugg (until September 2004) Finance Officer Laraine Waldron Competitions Officer Cheryl Sweeting (until July 2004) Executive Assistant Jean Schonberg Competitions Nadine Richards Elite Programs Officer Alison Burge (from October 2004) Programs Co-ordinator Damien Todorovic (from September 2004) Media and Communications Co-ordinator Alex Johnston (from August 2004) Reception/Admin Support Susan Cook

COMMITTEES Country Convenor: Jan McKenzie Members: BevereyBlake Lorraine Browning Ben Curtis Marie Cross Damian Della Kerry Foote (Board Portfolio Holder) Julie French John Kyle Alan Lynn Nadine Richards (Staff Member) Wayne Sandford Barry Scott Chris Scott Rodney Thornton Damien Todorovic (Staff Member) Denise Willcock Elite Performance Convenor: Grant Mitton (Staff Member) Members: Adele Boyce Colin Brandis Neil Hawgood Rechelle Hawkes Colin Howell (Board Portfolio Holder) Kevin Knapp Ann Prior Graham Reid

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Finance Convenor: David Miller (Board Portfolio Holder) Members: Rob Fawkes Gwyn Jones Linda Hamersley Ceri Writer Indoor Convenor: Peter Chapman Members: John Christie Kerry Foote (Board Portfolio Holder) Johnson Orr Nadine Richards (Staff Member) Mark Sandhu Mark Tate Damien Todorovic (Staff Member) George Watts Rohan Wilson Junior Convenor: Gavin Thorn Members: Stephen Brown David Hale Stan Hahnel Tom Harmon Bob Jacobs Kim Jones (Board Portfolio Holder) Grant Mitton (Staff Member) Stephanie O’Sullivan Nadine Richards (Staff Member) Damien Todorovic (Staff Member) Mike Young Officiating Convenor: Stuart Lamont Members: Jenene Beazley Nola Bezant (Board Portfolio Holder) MurrayGrime Ian Pitt Grant Mitton (Staff Member) Nadine Richards (Staff Member) Cameron Scadding Ben Secrett Melissa Trivic Lorna Woodley Senior Convenor: Ian Tubbs (until October 2004) Convenor: Peter Cook (from October 2004) Members: ShellyDival Martin Ferrari Melissa Hall Roslyn Medbury George Watts TonyWight Fiona Young Tony Leeflang (Board Portfolio Holder) Damien Todorovic (Staff member) Nadine Richards (Staff member)

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Office Bearers

Special Events Convenor: Jim Banks Members: Lawrence Apps (until October 2004) Angela Babb Anne Furhmann Linda Hamersley (Staff Member) Alex Johnston (Staff Member) ShirleyLeece Veterans Convenor: Ian Arblaster Members: Bill Campbell Rob Fawkes (Board Portfolio Member) Jennifer Houghton Maris Margetts Johnson Orr Laurie Packham Nadine Richards (Staff Member) Mal Skinner Brian Soares Eleanor Staples Damien Todorovic (Staff Member)

SENIOR COACHES

NTC COACH – MEN Neil Hawgood NTC COACH – WOMEN Kevin Knapp

SmokeFree WA Thundersticks Neil Hawgood SmokeFree WA Diamonds Colin Brandis

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Awarded Members

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS The following have received Life Membership of the Association for services to hockey in Western Australia J G ARDAGH * A FUHRMANN K LEGGETT L BARRETT * SIR N GILES OBE * S LEECE F D BEAMES * I GLASS V LONGSON * T C BEDELLS * B A GOODHEART OBE H McMANIS OAM * P BRADSHAW P GOODRIDGE MBE * D C McKENZIE * M CAMPBELL OBE * C D HARPER * G MOUNSEY C J CARNE * R J JEWELL C N BICHOLAS OAM P T CARTER AM D JOHNSON L PACKHAM J T CRUICKSHANK * S J JOHNSON * M A REYNOLDS S DAVIES AM A KELLY F N SERMON * E A EASTMAN OBE * D R KELLY OAM A J TODD * V FALLOWS * K KEMP C A FAULDS * T ST J KENNEDY *

AWARD OF MERIT The following have received an Award of Merit for outstanding service to hockey in Western Australia D ALLEN J HARRINGTON S O’SULLIVAN G ASHLEY R JONES R RATE J BANKS R JEWELL D REES G BELL D KELLY OAM R REITZE * A BRAZIER * M KINSELLA M REYNOLDS S BIBRA T LALOR D SCANLON * E BURGESS * N MANNOLINI W SCOTT * H BYLES * P MONTGOMERY D SMART J EDSALL * F MURRAY H SMITH R GLENCROSS * J NETTLETON J WRIGHT V GOOCH C NICHOLAS OAM C HARPER * B NUGENT

REG GOODRIDGE AWARD WINNERS 1984 - 2002 H McMANIS OAM * J McMEEKIN V VILLAMIL J LEECE P COLLINS M SUTHERLAND L WALDRON B SHARPE A EMSLIE K LEGGETT A FUHRMANN C NAYLOR S DAVIES AM S LEECE S HAHNEL G MOUNSEY S TONKIN L PACKHAM N BEZANT

HOCKEY AUSTRALIA AWARD OF MERIT The following have been recognised by Hockey Australia for service to hockey in Western Australia and Australia by an Award of Merit R AGGISS T GALVIN I PITT M ADAMS * G GETLEY G REID P CARTER AM B GLENCROSS OAM J SANDS * R CHARLESWORTH AM B GOODHEART OBE F SERMON * J EDSALL * M HAGER J EVANS F MURRAY

HOCKEY AUSTRALIA – LIFE MEMBERS S DAVIES S LEECE E A EASTMAN OBE * C NICHOLAS OAM

* - Deceased

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President

PRESIDENT

2004 saw hockey in Western Australia take on a new shape – operating under the administration of one association.

With the challenges and distractions of 2003 well and truly behind us, 2004 presented us all with new opportunities. The new structure implemented in 2004 has I believe made hockey stronger in Western Australia as we operate more effectively and make better use of our financial, human and physical resources.

This successful year of transition has been achieved through the hard work and commitment of a great many people and I would like to thank in particular my fellow Board Members – David Miller (Vice-President), Nola Bezant, Colin Howell, Rob Fawkes, Kerry Foote, Kim Jones and Tony Leeflang – your support of me personally and for hockey in general is greatly appreciated.

2004 saw many successes for our great sport both at home and away and I would particularly like to acknowledge both of our national teams - the Kookaburras and the Hockeyroos -for their tremendous achievements. Bevan George and Emily Halliday deserve special mention for their selection in the national teams and competing in the Athens Olympics. These achievements would not have been possible without the significant support of the coaching staff and the AIS Hockey Unit staff. With Western Australia securing the rights to host the AIS Hockey Unit/Hockey Australia High Performance Program here in Perth for the next four years I am confident that the achievements demonstrated during 2004 will only be further improved in the years to come.

Back home in 2004, our state teams performed on the national stage with distinction. In March, the Smokefree WA Thundersticks finished runners-up to the Queensland Blades in the final of the Australian Hockey League in Melbourne. Our Smokefree WA Diamonds shone before a home crowd as Western Australia hosted the women’s Australian Hockey League. In a wonderful finish to the tournament, they took their first national title since 1994, defeating the Canberra Labor Club Strikers 2-1. Both of these teams featured impressive performances from a large group of players who I know have the ability to join our national teams in the near future.

The Western Australian women’s country team finished runners up to Queensland and our men’s country team fourth.

Our men’s and women’s under 21s both finished runners up in their national championships. In the under 18’s, our women finished third while the men returned national champions, winning the final in an exciting penalty shoot out. Our youngest state representative teams – our under 15’s men and women both gave strong showings in their respective championships. Both teams competed in their grand finals but were unfortunately not successful in bringing home the flag.

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Our Men’s and Women’s State Veteran’s teams also continued to demonstrate Western Australia’s strong on-field (and dare I say it off-field) performance in 2004 with hard fought contests in all age groups. Our Women’s Veterans’ prowess was further demonstrated through the successful hosting of the 2004 Women’s Championships with positive comments flowing throughout the tournament and beyond.

Success at international, national and state level is built upon a solid foundation of strong clubs at our local level. Clubs are where players get their first taste of the game, play and develop as juniors and move through the ranks to senior hockey. Here in Western Australia we are fortunate that our clubs continue to prosper both on and off the field and I thank all those involved in an official or non-official capacity at club level who volunteer their time and effort for the good of our sport. Without these volunteers our successes could not be achieved and I encourage all of you to get behind your clubs and actively participate in shaping the future of our sport.

Volunteers are a huge part of our sport and Hockey WA’s administrative strengths in 2004 are in no small part due to the contribution of a large base of volunteers in our committee structure. Whilst I would like to name all involved, the fear of omitting someone sees me refrain from doing so but I would like to express my appreciation to all those people who have shown through the committee structure that hockey in Western Australia is blessed with talented people both on and off the field.

WA Hockey is also grateful for the strong support of our sponsors and partners many of whom have a long association with our sport. In particular, I thank our sponsors Healthway, Goundrey Wines, Cadbury Schweppes, Swan Brewery, Gryphon Hockey, Hockey Action and Hockey International and our partners the Department of Sport and Recreation, Perth Hockey Stadium and Curtin University of Technology. The WA Institute of Sport and the Australian Institute of Sport deserve special mention for their continued contributions to our programs, on whom we rely so heavily.

As I continue to learn more about our sport and our history I must pass on my personal thanks to our Life Members for your support and acceptance of me and for your guidance as we all move together towards furthering our tremendous history as one Association.

Before I close there is a very special group of people to whom, I believe we all owe a great deal of thanks - our staff at Hockey WA. In 2004, we secured the services of a very experienced Chief Executive Officer in Linda Hamersley who has been instrumental in ensuring that the “bedding down” of the new administration for hockey in this state has continued on a path of success. Linda has been well supported by all our current staff - Grant Mitton, Gwyn Jones, Jean Schonberg, Laraine Waldron, Sue Cook, Nadine Richards, Alex Johnston, Damien Todorovic and newest recruit Alison Burge. Thanks also to those staff who have moved on during 2004 - Ralph Wood, Cheryl Sweeting, Tammy Lugg and David Griffiths for their significant contributions and our best wishes to you all for your future endeavours.

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President / Chief Executive Officer

The efforts of all of these people during 2004 have been tremendous and I am confident that with their continued contributions Hockey WA are well placed for the future.

In 2004 we can rightly feel proud of our achievements and as we seek to take on the challenges of the future and steer hockey in WA on to bigger and better things I feel confident of our collective abilities in achieving even greater success in the future.

May I take this last opportunity of wishing all within our hockey community a safe and prosperous “off season” and I look forward to 2005 with enthusiasm and anticipation to the opportunities that lay ahead.

Yours in hockey

Ceri Writer

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

2004 has been a very busy year and I would like to offer my congratulations to all of our State Teams on the successes they achieved during this year and to all the players that made up the Goundrey Cup and League Competition and the Metropolitan and State Leagues.

2004 has seen many changes in the workload for the staff with the formalization of Hockey WA and both competitions being conducted by the one Association. I am fortunate to work with a very dedicated team and they should be commended in the way they have adapted to the new structure, a new Chief Executive Officer and for the welcome they have extended to the three new staff employed during the year.

Throughout the year, reviews of our processes were undertaken and a number of forums held to seek input from the hockey community to ensure we are moving towards what our stakeholders want or need. In essence, we have been asking what it is that is required and working towards that goal. 2005 will continue in this manner with a number of follow-up forums to be held at which time we can assess the changes and determine if we are succeeding or if further changes are required. The Hockey WA Administration is set on a path to review our processes and offer the best services for our members. I thank all the volunteers who have provided their knowledge and assistance in these forums.

A major accomplishment during the year saw the drafting of a new three-year Strategic Plan for implementation in 2005. With the assistance of the Department of Sport and Recreation, a planning workshop was held over two days in late July with 29 attendees. The attendees were made up of Board Directors, Committee representatives and specialist advisors. Over the course of the weekend a draft plan was created to be further refined by a strategic planning working group. The working group consists of Board Directors and group facilitators. With input from all the original workshop attendees, the working group then set the priorities and attached key performance

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indicators to the objectives. The Board will be approving the final plan for adoption and implementation through 2005. Following the Board approval, the administration will formulate operational plans to meet our goals. The strategic plan will be communicated to our clubs, regional associations and other stakeholders in early 2005. The Department of Sport and Recreation supported the planning process through both funding and the allocation of two support staff and we are very appreciative of their advice and assistance.

A thorough review of our risk management process was also undertaken this year, with the result being a twelve month plan to reduce Hockey WA’s exposure to risk. During 2005 workshops will be conducted to assist clubs and regional associations implement new policies and procedures to reduce their level of risk.

I have attended many Committee meetings and am impressed with the level of commitment from all the Committee Convenors and members. It would be an understatement to say they are dedicated people with the benefit of all hockey players in their minds when they volunteer their time to what can sometimes be a thankless and frustrating task. So, on behalf of the hockey community I would like to thank each person who has contributed to the Committee structure throughout the year.

Hockey WA again received considerable financial support from the State Government in the Healthway sponsorship and the Department of Sport and Recreation Sports Lotteries Account funding. We have worked in a cohesive manner with both Departments to ensure the continuation of this funding. More than that though is our desire to see both Departments achieving the results they wish to obtain through their support, as it is this that will seal our continued and even increased levels of future financial support.

With the Finance Departments ongoing review and updating of policies and procedures, an improved budget setting process and reporting mechanism, the 2004 Audited Financial Statements should meet or exceed budget forecasts. I look forward to presenting the Financial Statements in February 2005.

As with all non professional sports, the competition would not succeed without the support and dedication of volunteers both at Club/Regional Association and Hockey WA level. On behalf of the Administration, we thank everyone who has assisted and look forward to their continuing involvement.

In closing I would like to sincerely thank our President, Ceri Writer, the Board Members and staff of Hockey WA for the support they have provided me in my first year as Chief Executive Officer. I look forward to working with the hockey community during 2005; implementing our Strategic Plan and progressing our sport.

Linda Hamersley

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Development Department

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

With the support of new Chief Executive Officer, Linda Hamersley, the Development Department embarked on major change in 2004. This focused on redefining its role more towards improvement of existing programs and the design of new ones, requiring less involvement in ongoing implementation. This was identified as a necessary change for our sport in an attempt to ‘kick start’ growth through new innovation after an extended period of repetition.

Volunteer committees were also targeted to mirror this change so as to provide much needed support and a broader base of expertise and knowledge. The philosophy and practicalities of this change were communicated to the Junior, Senior, Officiating, Elite and Indoor Committees through the first half of 2004 with all groups supportive.

Having successfully re-defined the role of both the Development Department and targeted volunteer committees, Hockey WA is now in a much stronger position to address the major issues that are holding our sport back in all sorts of different areas. This long-term process commenced in the second half of 2004, and the challenge still remains to firstly develop the strategies to grow our sport, and secondly to adequately resource those strategies for successful implementation.

The priority areas that have been identified are: 1. Junior recruitment. This includes steps to provide support to clubs and country associations conducting minkey, and utilization of the new Hockey Australia program ‘Hook In 2 Hockey’. 2. Retention between junior and senior club competitions. Competition format, timing, and turf exposure are seen as crucial aspects that require change. 3. Volunteer umpiring commitments. This is having a two-fold impact on senior participation. The untried and unprepared umpire does not enjoy the experience due to the level of abuse and the two participating teams do not enjoy the experience due to poor umpiring. Both scenarios are probably causing players to drop out of our sport. 4. Individual elite player development. Comparing state team results with numbers of individuals in senior national teams and squads indicates that we are adept at producing very good teams across both genders and all age groups, but ineffectual at producing all-round high quality individual players.

While the change of role within the Development Department has enabled efforts of a more strategic nature to commence, the transition is not yet fully complete. It still requires a considerable allocation of time to implement established programs throughout 2004 including Metropolitan schools, junior elite regional championships and talent squads, coaching and officiating courses, junior state championships and minkey carnivals, junior umpiring, and support of country development programs in Geraldton, Narrogin, Peel, South West and Albany.

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Country Committee

Last but not least, I would like to thank the numerous volunteers that have contributed their time and expertise on a range of different committees and issues this year. It has been invaluable, and a significant contribution to the development program. Without exception I hope that after a good break over the summer you continue to be involved next year and beyond, as we attempt to facilitate productive change for our sport.

Grant Mitton

COUNTRY COMMITTEE

One of the main obstacles for the Country Committee members is the distance needed to travel to attend a meeting. With this in mind, to have successfully had four meetings during the season has been an achievement.

I would like to thank the following committee members who represent all Country Associations: Beverley Blake (Mortlock), Lorraine Browning (Avon), Ben Curtis (Esperance), Marie Cross (Bunbury), Damian Della (Avon), Julie French (Geraldton), Barry Scott (Bunbury), Chris Scott (Bunbury), Rodney Thornton (Roe Districts), Denise Willcock (Mandurah), Jan McKenzie (UGS), Kerry Foote (Board Liaison) and Laraine Waldron (Office support). Thanks also to Linda Hamersley (CEO) and Ceri Writer (President of Hockey WA) for attending the meetings.

As the distance people travel and geographic location is varied, so are the problems that country people face. On saying this, some things never change no matter where you are including umpiring and declining player and volunteer base just to name a few. I strongly encourage country associations to utilize the programmes and personnel that are offered from Hockey WA as a means of countering some of these challenges.

State Men’s and Women’s country championships are always hot topics and the committee is in the process of drawing up a new charter, rules, guidelines for fixturing, allocation of umpires and directions for managers and coaches of touring sides. With “hockey” being the main focus, I am sure all this will be amicably resolved.

Thank you to the following coaches and mangers of the senior country touring sides that played in Adelaide this year: x Women: Keith Preen, Coach and Beverley Blake, Manager. x Men: Gordon Summers, Coach; Chris Scott, Manager and Dale Williams, Assistant Manager.

The Women’s side lost a closely fought final to Queensland 2-1 in extra time to finish runners up and the men’s team finished fourth.

With season 2004 at an end, we can look forward to the many opportunities and challenges in 2005 and continuing to support our sport.

Jan McKenzie

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Elite Performance & Indoor Committee

ELITE PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE

We returned to a joint committee format in 2004 which proved to be very successful. I thank Colin Brandis, Ann Prior, Adele Boyce, Graham Reid, Rechelle Hawkes, Neil Hawgood, Kevin Knapp and Colin Howell for their time and contribution throughout the year.

The draft of Australian Institute of Sport athletes into the Goundrey Cup and League competitions and inclusion of import players in our Thundersticks and Diamonds teams, again presented some delicate issues for the committee to consider. They were handled professionally within the policy guidelines previously established and resulted in positive outcomes for all concerned.

This committee also considered the issue of above age state team selection with an objective to improve management of individual player workloads, increase the size of our talent pool, and at the same time ensure that fast-tracking of suitable athletes was not overlooked. Policy guidelines were established and will be implemented in 2005 to provide direction in this area to selectors.

Thundersticks players joined the Diamonds for the first time in a requirement to partly fund their own involvement in the Australian Hockey League. This committee acted on behalf of the players to ensure this requirement was kept to a minimum so that the quality of the programs were not compromised to enable Western Australia to maintain its status near the top on a consistent basis. We were also instrumental in establishing a structure where fundraising and sponsorship efforts could be improved, where the association could assist in this process, and players could benefit directly.

Results prove that while we are a dominant state in relation to the performances of our male and female representative teams, our ability to convert this into representatives in the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos fall well below expectations. Bevan George and Emily Halliday were our only representatives in Athens. It should also be acknowledged however that Paul Gaudoin only missed selection through injury. There must be reasons for this and the major challenge for this committee next year is to find and implement solutions.

Grant Mitton

INDOOR COMMITTEE

In the 2003/04 Indoor Hockey season, Western Australia fielded 6 state teams. The U/18 Men and Women competed in the National Championships held in Mandurah in January. The U/21 and Senior Men and Women competed in the National Championships held in Adelaide in February. All the teams showed a strong performance and continued to up-hold the proud tradition of State Hockey in Western Australia.

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The Australian U/18 Indoor Hockey Championships took place in January in Mandurah. The City of Mandurah provided an excellent venue allowing the competition to be of a high standard. The organization was outstanding and the tournament was completed with no major hiccups.

The Western Australia U/18 Men started the tournament with confidence and went through the round games undefeated. Upon beating South Australia in the semi final, the Western Australian boys were set to face NSW in the final. The final itself was a top quality match giving the crowd an exciting and skillful game to watch. Western Australia started slowly, allowing NSW to gain an early lead, which resulted in a 4-1 lead at half time. The second half was a completely different match. A motivated Western Australian team came out with a point to prove, and even though NSW scored first in the second half (5-1), the Western Australian boys held their composure and played their game, eventually tying up the game 6 all in the last 2 minutes of the match. This put the final into extra time with the Golden Goal rule in place. Within 3 minutes of the first extra time period, Western Australia scored off a short corner, giving them the tournament, Western Australia’s first at this level. Congratulations to all the boys and thanks to the organizers of the tournament.

The U/18 Women also had an excellent tournament, finishing 3rd.

In the Nationals held in Adelaide, all the Western Australian sides reached the final four. The Senior Men and U/21 Women won their semi-finals but were unable to find the net in the final, both receiving Silver medals. The Senior Women and U/21 Men played in hard fought semi-finals yet didn’t manage to create enough chances to move through to the final, finishing 4th and 5th respectively.

Overall, the Western Australian teams showed considerable amounts of heart and skill on the court and worked hard to uphold the highly valued reputation of Western Australia. We look forward to fielding another 6 teams in the National Championships to be held in November (U/21 and Senior) and January (U/18). Congratulations to all that were involved to make the last year a success.

Hockey WA continues to have greater involvement with indoor hockey. This benefits the local indoor competitions, National Championships but also hockey in Western Australia in general. The interest, hard work and support from the committee this year has been invaluable and will contribute to the further development of indoor hockey.

Peter Chapman

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Junior Committee

JUNIOR COMMITTEE

In 2004, the Junior Committee moved into a role that predominantly supports and influences the policy directions of the development of Hockey WA. Through the Development Manager, Grant Mitton, the Committee has strategically reviewed policy and rules that will allow improved participation and retention in the future.

In this re-alignment, the Operational staff member aligned with the Junior Committee (Ralph Wood initially, and now Nadine Richards) are given more flexibility and responsibility in making the “day to day” decisions during the season.

Valuing the participation of parent volunteers in the sport is seen as the major focus for 2005. With strategies already planned to assist the promotion of this concept (eg brochure), it will hopefully see increased “take up” of the sport by younger players supported by their parents.

The issue of retention continues to be of concern, particularly with reduced numbers of girls’ teams and the further decline of boys’ numbers. It is important that this is addressed in 2005.

Among several successful initiatives by the Junior Committee were: x The Joint Registration Day on 21 February continued to be a successful initiative for clubs, with the focus continuing at the Under 11 group. In 2005, it is planned to target the parent group, through a “promotional” registration flyer. This will be distributed through the State’s primary schools. A special thank you is once again extended to Stan Hahnel for support in making it happen, and to the Gardner Trust for their financial contribution. x Fixtures: Following a successful meeting of both WAWHA and WAHA executives, all girls and boys a grade fixtures were turf based in 2004. Blocks of playing time for Under 13, 15 and 17 provided consistency, exposure and organizational benefits (eg umpiring). x Umpiring, although continuing to be of concern, realized two positive initiatives. These were the alignment of U/17A’s to the senior panel and the highly regarded ‘Jump Start’ program as proposed by Nadine Richards. x Challenge Cups: The concept of the “Challenge Cup” being a pennant for the top ranked mid season team has been successfully implemented. x Gradings: The “profiling” form and an insistence on clear and accurate information on players was widely endorsed by clubs, however a number of grading games were still required and there appeared to still be anomalies. A discussion paper was circulated to clubs that allowed for a 3 week “grading period” leading to the start of the season proper, and no finals. This will be trialed for Under 11 only. Reduced number of teams in A grade (8), introducing an A Reserve is also proposed for 2005. No mid season re-grading was trialed in 2004. Following a survey of clubs it is anticipated that this will be maintained for 2005, with a policy of “minimal disruption” to the existing grade where a “real” anomaly arises.

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x Rules review for 2005: The massive effort into a re-drafting of the rules by members of the Committee is acknowledged. The extra time placed into the review by Kim Jones, Steph O’Sullivan and Tom Harmon will assist in operational policy guidelines in 2005. x Centralisation of Finals: In an effort to improve exposure to hockey, allow for event co-ordination and club support, the finals were centralized for 2004. In 2005, this will be put out to tender, with a rotational system likely for interested clubs. A Survey Paper on “No Finals” generated a keen response. It clearly indicated in favour of retaining finals, but questioned for Under 11’s. x Minkey Forum: A successful Minkey Forum was once again re-introduced. The feedback will allow a more consistent approach to the introduction of children to the sport. It looked at a wide variety of successful strategies within the metropolitan area. x Complaints: A very successful review of the season also highlighted the continued need for “self-regulation” in the sport. The new “complaints process” has been clearly articulated to Junior Co-ordinators and Codes of Behaviour for participants have been published in the Bulletin. However, there remains the on-going issue of playing players outside their “regular grades”. This has occurred in finals. A re-defining of the rules will assist in 2005, and the clear message to clubs is that “audits” will be undertaken of the cards where required. This process was implemented in late 2004.

The successful functioning of the Junior Committee is based on a tireless group of representative individuals that work on a voluntary capacity and the contributions of the following are acknowledged: x Gradings: Mike Young and Bob Jacobs x Finals: Stephen Brown x Registration: Stan Hahnel x Umpiring: David Hale x Bylaws & Rulings: Steph O’Sullivan and Tom Harman x Hockey WA Board Member: Kim Jones

The Committee recognizes the role played by these individuals and looks forward to continuing positive and constructive communication. The Committee held several Junior Co-ordinators’ meetings throughout the season and these were seen as an ideal forum for discussing issues, presenting proposals and gathering feedback. This open and accountable operation is just one reason why the Junior Committee continues to be valued as an integral part of junior hockey’s success.

Gavin Thorn

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Officiating Committee

OFFICIATING COMMITTEE

The 2004 season saw a major milestone in the establishment of the Officiating Committee. Previously, the Umpiring Committee focused on Umpiring with some focus on other officials however 2004 focused on all officials including Judges, Technical Delegates, Umpires, etc.

The Officiating Committee is a committee of Hockey WA and encompasses indoor and outdoor hockey including men, women and juniors. It is comprised of representatives from the Hockey WA Operations and Development Departments, Hockey WA Board and eight or more persons ratified by the Hockey WA Board

The Committee is responsible for 1) Developing, documenting and recommending policies and processes by which all Officials are appointed 2) Providing assistance to the Development Department to design strategies to: • Coordinate the coaching/mentoring, assessment and grading • Improve recruitment, retention and education • Implement the National Officiating Program (NOP) • Improve supporting resources • Develop pathways and opportunities 3) Making recommendations to Hockey Australia of Western Australian officials for Australian Championship panels 4) Providing assistance to the Operations Department when requested to recruit and retain volunteer help 5) Liaising with other Hockey WA Committees on overlapping issues

During the season various policies and strategies were developed including: x Coaching Policy x Recruitment Strategy x Appointments Policy x Junior Umpire Development Strategic Plan x Senior Umpiring Strategy x Charter of the Officiating Committee x Umpires Championship Nomination Package and Umpires Contract

The Committee was very active with considerable input into the 2005 Hockey WA budget. We have lobbied hard for one staff member to be responsible for Officiating in WA and focus the energy of the volunteers to ensure recruitment and retention of Officials becomes a priority.

Many will not be aware however in 2004 Western Australia supplied 17 Officials including Tournament Directors, Umpires Managers and Technical Officers for Australian Championships while 28 Umpires from Western Australia officiated at National Championships.

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Officiating & Senior Committee

Outstanding achievements by Melissa Trivic (International Umpire), Blake Burrows (NOAS Level 3), Dan Johnson (NOAS Level 3) and Nadine Richards (NOAS Level 3 Technical Official) were rewarded with various officiating upgrades while Melissa officiated at the FIH 4 Nation Tournament held in Spain during July 2004.

Murray Grime continued his spectacular success within the International Umpiring community by umpiring the FIH 4 Nations Tournament in China, FIH 3 Nations Tournament in England and finally the Olympic Games in Athens.

These umpires and officials are a credit to our sport and State and we wish them continued success.

Our sport could not survive without the many volunteers who officiate at all levels including Goundrey Cup and League, State Leagues, Metropolitan and Veterans grades. To all those unsung heroes, we sincerely thank you for your efforts over the season.

The Officiating Committee comprised Jenene Beazley, Murray Grime, Ian Pitt, Cameron Scadding, Ben Secrett, Nola Bezant (HWA Board), Melissa Trivic, Lorna Woodley, Grant Mitton (Development Manager), Ralph Wood (Staff) and Nadine Richards (Staff) who has capably taken over the role from Ralph. To each and every one of the Committee, my sincere thanks for the hard work and many ideas and input to the various policies and strategies we have developed over the season. In particular, Ian Pitt, Vern Gooch and Cameron Scadding who had the enormous responsibility of weekly umpire appointments while Ian also undertook to write the very informative Umpires’ Newsletter.

We had two very dedicated and excellent staff members attend every Officiating Committee meeting. The contribution from both Grant Mitton and Nadine Richards (and previously Ralph Wood) has been outstanding and we thank you for the tremendous effort during the year.

Stuart Lamont

SENIOR COMMITTEE

In 2004, the Senior Committee increased its member numbers due to the Men’s and Women’s competitions being conducted by Hockey WA. This year’s committee commenced with Ian Tubbs (convenor), Martin Ferrari, Tony Wight, Clay Faulds, Tammy Lugg (Staff), Tony Leeflang (Board), Fiona Young, Melissa Hall, Roslyn Medbury, Shelley Dival and George Watts. However, due to work commitments for some of the committee members the committee ended the year with Clay Faulds, Ian Tubbs, and Fiona Young having to resign their positions whilst Peter Cook and Wendy Quint joined the committee.

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This year we avoided the late start that we incurred last year which put us in a better planning position and enabled us to commence the change towards a proactive unit rather than a predominately reactive role that it has been known for in the past.

Hockey WA had a major task of re-design, not just for the committee’s own role but in facilitating both competitions being conducted by the one Association. Most of the work that we had this year was generated by the Board. The tasks we tackled included: x A review of playing rules and regulations; x Providing input into the design of new competition models; x Providing detail and ideas for a new Senior Committee Charter; x Turf allocation time for the M1A and M2A grades to match the women’s turf allocations (continued from last year and will be ongoing); x Drafting a generic fines schedules from previous WAHA and WAWHA guidelines; x Investigating grading procedures for senior grades for promotion and relegation in 2005; x Working on the retention of teams in hockey; x Designing minimum standards for hockey fields, both grass and turf; x Running a Presidents Forum; x Providing two committee members to the Hockey WA strategic planning weekend;

Whilst most of the above tasks will be either ongoing or reviewable, the hardest challenge we have is the recruitment of members to the Senior Committee. It has been recommended by the committee that new members are ‘targeted’ for their skill sets and experience in a more planned way such as listing prospective people and asking club presidents to put up some nominations. The committee also needs to expand its female representation.

I believe that with the redesign of the role of the Senior Committee along with Hockey WA now being in full swing there are many exciting development roles that this committee will be involved in, but sadly, as mentioned earlier in this report I will not be able to be involved due to my work commitments taking me overseas more often.

Many thanks go to the hard work and time that all the Senior Committee members provided this year. Again, with everyone working and with such a big job this year involving the new Hockey WA organisation there was a lot of ‘homework’ that we each took home on many occasions and as the Convenor of the committee I must say that this is greatly appreciated.

Ian Tubbs

SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE

The Special Events Committee had a challenging season that started with the Women’s Australian Hockey League, played in Perth in March. With good crowds and a win by the SmokeFree WA Diamonds, the tournament was a great success. The committee

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also assisted with Challenge Cup Day and Grand Final Day. The last and biggest event for 2004 was the first combined awards dinner, the Goundrey Wines Hockey WA Dinner on 15 September 2004. Nearly 400 people attended and the new format that recognizes achievements in both Men’s and Women’s division was an exciting development.

The committee has provided advice into other issues and is presently undertaking a review of all awards previously presented by the Men’s and Women’s Associations. The review will standardize the awards while retaining traditions associated with them and document criteria, awarding procedures and so forth, a vital resource for the future.

In 2004, the committee comprised Anne Fuhrmann, Shirley Leece, Angela Babb, Lawrence Apps, and staff, Linda Hamersley and Alex Johnston, whom I thank very much for their time and effort.

Jim Banks

VETERANS COMMITTEE

The Veterans Committee of the association is managed by a group of dedicated people, who between them have had decades of experience in playing and club administration matters. The committee comprises Rob Fawkes (Board Liaison), Mal Skinner, Catherine McFarlane, Laurie Packham, Johnson Orr, Eleanor Staples, Brian Soares, Bill Campbell, Jennifer Houghton, Maris Margetts and myself as convenor, and our charter is to oversee all veterans’ competitions and to be responsible for State Veterans teams.

With the amalgamation of the men’s and women’s associations being a distinct possibility, representatives of the men’s and women’s veterans division of each association held a joint meeting in November 2003 to establish guidelines for a new committee. The current committee was elected at the annual veterans’ meeting in December 2003 as a result of hockey competitions in Western Australia coming under the administration of a single association. Since then, we have been working towards standardising the operations of the men’s and women’s competitions.

This season the men had 84 teams competing in their Saturday afternoon competition in grades ranging from Over 40’s to Over 60’s and a further 11 teams in the Midweek Over 40’s competition. The women had 18 teams competing in two grades in their Wednesday competition. In addition to this we also conduct a summer 7’s competition for both men and women.

The 2004 Men’s National Veterans Championships was held in Launceston, Tasmania from 27 September to 8 October. Western Australia competed in the O/40 Division 1, O/45, O/50, O/55, O/60 and O/65. The best results were the O/50 and O/65 who both finished second.

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National Training Centre - Men

Perth hosted the 2004 National Women’s Veterans Championships at Perth Hockey Stadium from 8 to 16 October. Western Australia competed in all divisions – O/35, O/40, O/45, O/50 and O/55. Both the O/50 and O/55 played in the Grand Finals, unfortunately defeated in both games to finish runners-up. Following the championships, four Western Australians were selected in Australian veterans teams. Congratulations to Robyn Himbeck and Cheryl Watson (Open), Corinn Ditchburn (O/35) and Betty Butterly (O/45) on their selection. Overall, the championship was a great success and the organizing committee, officials and volunteers deserve recognition for their outstanding efforts to achieve this result. In particular, co-convenors of the organising committee Laurie Packham and Bev Sharpe did an outstanding job and deserve special mention.

Ian Arblaster

NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE – MEN

2004 Elite Squad Athletes Paul Gaudoin Brent Dancer Bevan George Dean Pover Aaron Hopkins Alistair Park Tristram Woodhouse Fergus Kavanagh Michael Boyce Ian Burcher Steven Boyce Jason Vuletich Geoff Boyce Scott Webster Leon Martin Richard Gibson Jonathon Charlesworth

2004 Development Squad Athletes Tom Kavanagh Chris Watkins Julian Poole Andrew Jacobs Daniel Trigwell Greg Hearne Jason Keogh

The WAIS Men’s Hockey Program has again experienced success with players being selected at all national levels.

In the last twelve months, six WAIS athletes have achieved Senior National representation, five National Junior Squad selection, and three have represented Australia at Under 18 level. All Western Australian State Teams reached the finals of their respective National Championships.

Bevan George and Paul Gaudoin were selected in the Olympic Team. Unfortunately, Paul, who represented Australia in Atlanta and Sydney was forced to withdraw through injury.

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Michael and Geoff Boyce made their international debuts during this period, playing alongside regular squad members Paul Gaudoin, Bevan George, Tristram Woodhouse and Aaron Hopkins. These athletes competed in tournaments including the Champions Trophy in Holland (2nd place), the Azhlan Shah Tournament in Kuala Lumpur (1st place), a home series against South Africa, Malaysia and India and an eleven game European Tour.

Whilst five WAIS athletes - Geoff Boyce, Michael Boyce, Bevan George, Aaron Hopkins and Paul Gaudoin were selected in the Olympic Squad following the Australian Hockey League, three other players, Steven Boyce, Richard Gibson and Leon Martin, were selected in the National Development Squad.

Ian Burcher, Fergus Kavanagh and Dean Pover (Captain), were included in the National Under 18 Team for a three test series against New Zealand in Brisbane. Australia won the series 2 - 1.

Pover was accorded the honour, by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), of being one of two Ambassadors for the AOC at this year’s Olympic Youth Camp. The camp is an initiative of the International Olympic Committee and will run parallel with the Olympic Games. Young athletes from around the world will participate in IOC workshops and will be special guests at the Opening Ceremony and other Olympic events.

The focus of the Program now shifts to those athletes in contention for the Junior World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand in December and the Junior World Cup in Holland in June 2005. Following a period of regeneration, the senior athletes will resume with the intent of forcing their way into contention for the Commonwealth Games and World Cup in 2006.

Neil Hawgood

NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE – WOMEN

WAIS Squad 2003/2004 Fiona Boyce Shelley Liddelow Jemma Buckley Kia Mansell Shanyi Buswell Brooke Morrison Chantelle Ciallella Ashleigh Nelson Michelle Dwyer Amy Shaw Stacey Dwyer Sian Smithson Emily Halliday Jayde Taylor Kate Hubble Kim Walker Rheannin Kelly Caitlin Wales Melita Morris

WAIS athletes played significant roles within the State performances this year and were rewarded by being selected in a number of National Squads. Being the only State to

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National Training Centre - Women

have top 3 finishes in all representative sides in National Championships this year has promoted Western Australia to the number one spot in Women’s Hockey in Australia. This has been the result of several years of hard work by many people within the State at all levels.

Emily Halliday capped off a memorable year by being selected for the Hockeyroos and competing in her first Olympic Games in Athens. Emily continued to improve throughout 2004, being named player of the series in the 4 Test series against South Africa earlier in the year and then being named player of the tournament in the Australian Hockey League in Perth in March.

Eleven WAIS athletes were selected to play in the SmokeFree WA Diamonds this year and participate in the Australian Hockey League. The championships were played in Perth and took the form of a two week event to simulate as much as possible the format and playing conditions in Athens. The SmokeFree WA Diamonds have been improving steadily over the last few years, and it was felt that this year would be their chance to make the grand final. The team performed well throughout the tournament and showed real commitment and discipline to defeat firstly Queensland in the semi final and then favorites ACT in the final. Kia Mansell played a vital role in the final, scoring two goals in the team’s 2 – 1 win.

The WAIS players in the SmokeFree WA Diamonds were Emily Halliday, Brooke Morrison, Kim Walker, Kate Hubble, Kia Mansell, Jayde Taylor, Rheannin Kelly, Shelly Liddelow, Amy Shaw, Shayni Buswell and Sian Smithson.

A National Development Squad was named following the tournament, and three Western Australian players were selected - Shayni Buswell, Sian Smithson as well as returning WAIS scholarship holder Stacey Dwyer. Sian and Shayni have since been included in an AIS Team which competed as a fourth team against Australia, Japan and New Zealand in Darwin and Townsville in June. Stacey was unavailable due to injury.

Kia Mansell and Jayde Taylor were added to the Development Squad following excellent performances for the National Under 21 Squad in a test series against China in August.

Six WAIS athletes - Kate Hubble, Jayde Taylor, Kia Mansell, Rheannin Kelly, Shelly Liddelow, and Amy Shaw - traveled with the State Under 21 Team to Sydney to participate in the National Championships in July. The Championships formed a major part of the selection process for the Junior World Cup Squad. The team finished second with Hubble, Mansell, Liddelow and Taylor being selected for the Junior World Cup Squad.

All of the younger WAIS athletes were selected for the Under 18s that competed in the Nationals in Darwin in April. The team finished third, with a notable win against Queensland in their last game, the play for third and fourth. The WAIS players were Fiona Boyce, Jemma Buckley, Chantelle Ciallella and Ashleigh Nelson. Chantelle and Ashleigh finished in the top 3 goal scorers for the tournament and both were selected for the Junior National Camp in January 2005. Ashleigh was chosen to captain a Western

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Australian team that will remain virtually unchanged for next years games, and which should be a very strong contender for the gold medal.

Melita Morriss and Caitlin Wales were selected into the WAIS Program following their performances with the U18s and being named in the National Junior Squad.

National Representation by WAIS athletes. x National Team - 6% x Junior World Cup Team - 12% x National Development Squad -28% x National Junior Squad - 14%

Kevin Knapp

MEN’S AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE - SmokeFree WA Thundersticks

The SmokeFree WA Thundersticks travelled to Melbourne this year with two aims - one being to push as many players towards Olympic selection and the other to be National Champions again.

In what was a long preseason for all the athletes the opportunity to finally compete was what all the players had been looking for. The championship reverted back to the old National Championship format of playing nine games in twelve days in one location. This was purely for Olympic preparation and the best way to see our top athletes perform under the rigours of a long, tough tournament.

The round games went as expected with some tight games against the top teams and also the so called bottom teams. While not playing to our best early on, as the tournament unfolded, our form became better and better.

With the round games finished, the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks finished second after only losing one game outright and one in overtime.

The semi final was a tight contest against NSW with an overtime golden goal by Michael Boyce early in the first period of extra time. This was a replay of our last round game in which we played NSW and lost after a goal early in the first period of extra time.

Once again we faced Brisbane in the final and while the 4-1 score line to Brisbane seems a one sided contest the game was far from that. Our first 20 minutes was all a coach could have asked for, in both attack and defence. We created numerous chances, only to be denied on the line by some very good goal keeping and last line defence.

It was only after this period of time that Brisbane broke us down and slowly got on top and eventually ran out winners by 4 goals to 1.

After the final, five players were selected in the Olympic squad. These players were Paul Gaudoin, Bevan George, Aaron Hopkins, Michael Boyce and Geoff Boyce. Three other

HOCKEY WA ANNUAL REPORT 2004 Cadbury Schweppes Junior Players of the Year - Steven Boyce (University of WA) and Kia Mansell (Willetton) with Price Jackie Pereira Leading Goalscorer Award (Goundrey League) - Grey from Cadbury Schweppes. Jackie Pereira with Jemma Buckley (Westside Wolves)

Steven Boyce, winner of the 2004 Hockey Action Leading Jackie Pereira Leading Goalscorer Award (Goundrey League) - Goalscorer Award (Goundrey Cup) with Don Richardson from Jackie Pereira with Naomi Walker (Curtin Trinity Pirates) Hockey Action.

Associate Professor Lawrence Apps and Professor John De Laeter (Curtin University of Technology) with Barry Dancer, Coach of the Australian Menís Hockey Team, inaugural winner Colin Brandis, Coach, 2004 SmokeFree WA Diamonds accepts of the Hockey WA Award for Special Service to Hockey. The the award for Fairest and Best Player of the 2004 SmokeFree award is a joint initiative of Curtin University of Technology and WA Diamonds on behalf of Emily Halliday from Kyle March, the Perth Hockey Stadium Council. Healthway.

Kyle March, Healthway with Paul Gaudoin, winner of the Fairest Bevan George proudly displays his 2004 Athens Olympics Gold and Best Player of the 2004 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks. Medal as MC Tim Gossage looks on. Rich Hanen, Managing Director, Goundrey Wines, David Hennessy (WASPS) 2004 Olympiansí Medallist, Shayni Buswell (University of WA) 2004 Charlesworth Medallist and Bob Curtin Trinity Pirates, Winners of the 2004 Goundrey League Kucera MLA, Minister for Sport and Recreation. Challenge Cup

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds celebrate after defeating the Canberra Labor Club Strikers 2- Coach Neil Hawgood issues instructions to 1 to win the 2004 Australian Hockey League at the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks during the Perth Hockey Stadium on 14 March 2004. 2004 Australian Hockey League

Melissa Trivic in action in the FIH Four Nations Tournament in Spain July 2004.

The 2004 SmokeFree WA Diamonds do a lap of honour in front Westside Wolves, after they inflicted the only loss on Curtin of their Perth fans as they celebrate Western Australiaís first Trinity Pirates all season, to win the 2004 Goundrey League Senior Womenís National Championship since 1994. Grand Final.

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players were selected in the National Development Squad. They were Richard Gibson, Leon Martin and Steven Boyce. SmokeFree WA Thundersticks Captain Paul Gaudoin was the Fairest and Best player in 2004 and presented with this award at the 2004 Goundrey Wines Hockey WA Dinner.

With the introduction of Brent Dancer and Jonathan Charlesworth as two new young players the exposure and development for the future is still in front of the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks. These players will benefit from the experience and stands the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks in good stead for the coming years

While the result was not what we were looking for the team performed very well. To reach its fourth Grand Final in four years and to have 8 players named in the top 32 players in this country is an excellent achievement. It shows the strength and depth we have at the moment and bodes well for the next four years.

Neil Hawgood

WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE – SmokeFree WA Diamonds

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds won the Australian Hockey League in 2004. This was Western Australia’s first Senior Women’s National Championship since 1994.

The 2004 Team:

Emily Halliday (Co-Captain) Kim Walker (Co-Captain) Hayley Patton Jemma Norton Shayni Buswell Shelly Liddelow Sian Smithson Rheannin Kelly Stacey Dwyer Melissa Hall Kate Hubble Nicole Rollason Jayde Taylor Amy Shaw Kia Mansell Amanda Calton Brooke Morrison Renee Higman

The pre-tournament program was an eight week training and playing schedule that commenced in early 2004 and included a camp at Club Capricorn, Yanchep and a number of practice matches, including three against the Korean Olympic squad, a Presidents X1 and the Hotspurs.

Winning the 2004 AHL could have been considered as ‘against the odds’ given three teams - Queensland Scorchers, NSWIS Arrows and Canberra Strikers - between them contributed 19 of the 24 player Olympic Squad. The SmokeFree WA Diamonds finished the round robin phase of the tournament with equal top points (third with goal difference) with Canberra and Queensland having won 5 games and losing one outright and one in extra time.

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Women’s Australian Hockey League

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds played great, tough hockey to win the semi final against the Queensland Scorchers. Tied 2-2 at full time and after extra time, the SmokeFree WA Diamonds won via sudden death penalty stokes after being seemingly out of contention.

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds win in the final was one of sheer brilliance, outplaying the highly fancied Canberra Strikers for much of the game and running out winners 2-1. After leading 1-0 at half time and 2-0 for most of the second half, the SmokeFree WA Diamonds hung on for a gallant win. Kia Mansell scored both goals.

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds were well lead by the Co-Captains Emily Halliday and Kim Walker and the whole team represented Hockey WA with distinction and pride on and off the field. The SmokeFree WA Diamonds had individual AHL rewards in Emily Halliday being selected in the Olympic Team, being awarded the Player of the Tournament and the Player of the Final. Additionally Shayni Buswell, Sian Smithson and Stacey Dwyer were selected in the National Development Squad.

More than 5,000 spectators supported the SmokeFree WA Diamonds during the tournament and through their victory it is hoped the team has delivered a very positive atmosphere throughout the hockey fraternity.

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds officials including the Manager (Jocelyn Henly), Assistant Coaches (Clover Maitland & Craig Boyce) and Physiotherapist (Fiona Chromiak) again represented Hockey WA in a professional and positive way in all activities associated with the team.

The team was represented by a 5 player Team Management Group which provided an important interface with the team officials and coaches. This method of team management provided a positive approach to implementing the desired changes to the philosophies and culture of the team and its performance.

The support for the SmokeFree WA Diamonds and the professional running of the Championships was a credit to Hockey WA. All members of the Hockey WA administration and Board had a role in the success of the Championships and the SmokeFree WA Diamonds team. The positive vibes that were evident from all the Hockey WA staff was greatly appreciated by the players and team management.

The team contributed to the funding of the AHL program by conducting two successful coaching clinics for junior players. This provided funding and built a positive profile for the players and the team amongst the young participants and their parents.

With a large number of the 2004 team in the squad for 2005, the SmokeFree WA Diamonds are well positioned to defend its title when it competes in the 2005 Australian Hockey League.

Colin Brandis

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Medal Winners - Men & Women

OLYMPIANS’ MEDAL WINNERS FAIREST AND BEST PLAYER IN THE MEN’S FIRST DIVISION COMPETITION

Year Name Club Year Name Club 1976 Steve Hayward University 1991 Geoff Bott YMCA 1977 David Bell Old Aquinians 1992 Paul Lewis North Coast Raiders 1978 David Bell Fremantle 1993 Peter Haselhurst Westside Wolves 1979 David Bell Fremantle 1994 Paul Armitage Westside Wolves 1980 Richard Charlesworth University1995 Graham Reid Vic Park Panthers 1981 Michael Nobbs Suburban 1996 Lee Bodimeade Wesley South Perth 1982 Steve Hayward University Graham Reid Vic Park Panthers 1983 Craig Davies Fremantle 1997 Matthew Wells Modernians 1984 Geoff Bott YMCA Perth 1998 Graham Reid Vic Park Panthers 1985 Terry Leece Fremantle 1999 Ian Wishart YMCC 1986 David Bell Old Aquinians 2000 Ian Wishart YMCC 1987 John Bestall Trinity2001 Paul Armitage Westside Wolves 1988 Bryan Zekulich Wesley South Perth 2002 Tom Kavanagh Hale 1989 Warren Birmingham Fremantle 2003 Andrew Smith Hale 1990 Michael Nobbs University 2004 David Hennessy Wesley South Perth

CHARLESWORTH MEDAL WINNERS FAIREST AND BEST PLAYER IN THE WOMEN’S FIRST DIVISION COMPETITION

1988 Kerri Richards 1997 Rechelle Hawkes OAM 1989 Rechelle Hawkes OAM 1998 Michelle Andrews OAM 1990 Liane Tooth OAM 1999 Liane Tooth OAM (Westside Wolves) 1991 Rechelle Hawkes OAM 2000 Kim Walker (University of WA) 1992 Lee Capes OAM 2001 Nicole Dalby (South Perth) 1993 Nicole Dalby 2002 Simone Wallington (YMCA Coastal City) 1994 Michelle Hager OAM 2003 Nicole Dalby (South Perth) 1995 Lisa Powell OAM 2004 Shayni Buswell (University of WA) 1996 Sarah Booth

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Historical Premier Division Winners

MEN’S HISTORICAL PREMIER DIVISION WINNERS YEAR CLUB YEAR CLUB YEAR CLUB 1908 Perth 1941 Suburban 1973 Cricketers 1909 Wilberforce 1942 ) Competition Suspended 1974 Old Aquinians 1910 Wilberforce 1943 ) Duration of World 1975 YMCA Perth 1911 Perth 1944 ) War Ii 1976 Cricketers 1912 Wilberforce 1945 University1977 Cricketers 1913 Cottesloe 1946 Cricketers 1978 YMCA Perth 1914 Claremont 1947 University1979 Cricketers 1915 Perth Guildford (Shared) 1980 Cricketers 1916 ) Competition 1948 Cricketers 1981 Old Aquinians 1917 ) Suspended 1949 University1982 Suburban Nedlands 1918 ) Duration 1950 Fremantle 1983 Suburban Nedlands 1919 ) World War I 1951 Cricketers 1984 Suburban Nedlands 1920 Claremont 1952 Fremantle 1985 YMCA Perth 1921 Claremont 1953 Cricketers 1986 Cricketers 1922 Suburban 1954 Cricketers 1987 Suburban Nedlands 1923 Suburban 1955 CBC 1988 Ymca Perth 1924 Suburban 1956 CBC 1989 Westside Wolves 1925 Suburban 1957 Perth 1990 Wesley South Perth 1926 Suburban 1958 Perth 1991 Wesley South Perth 1927 Suburban 1959 Perth 1992 University 1928 Perth 1960 Cricketers 1993 University 1929 Perth 1961 CBC (Trinity) 1994 Old Aquinians 1930 Suburban 1962 Cricketers 1995 University 1931 Perth 1963 Cricketers 1996 Vic Park Panthers 1932 Guildford 1964 YMCA Perth 1997 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1933 Perth 1965 Cricketers 1998 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1934 Perth 1966 YMCA Perth 1999 YMCC 1935 Perth 1967 Cricketers 2000 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1936 Perth 1968 YMCA Perth 2001 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1937 Cricketers 1969 Old Modernians 2002 University of W.A 1938 Cricketers 1970 Modernians 2003 Wesley South Perth 1939 Cricketers 1971 Cricketers 2004 University of W.A 1940 Cricketers 1972 YMCA Perth WOMEN’S HISTORICAL PREMIER DIVISION WINNERS YEAR CLUB YEAR CLUB YEAR CLUB 1965 Surf 1979 University1992 Raiders 1966 Surf 1980 University1993 Raiders 1967 Fremantle 1981 Grads 1994 University 1968 Surf 1982 Grads 1995 Sth Perth 1969 Pirates 1983 University1996 Pirates 1970 Surf/Pirates 1984 Grads 1997 Westside Wolves 1971 Grads 1985 Surf 1998 Pirates 1972 Surf 1986 Pirates 1999 Westside Wolves 1973 Surf 1987 Westside Wolves 2000 Pirates 1974 Surf 1988 University2001 South Perth 1975 Surf 1989 Westside Wolves 2002 University of WA 1976 Surf 1990 University2003 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1977 University1991 Pirates 2004 Westside Wolves 1978 Grads

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Results - Senior Men & Women

SENIOR MEN GRADE CHALLENGE CUP GUTH ARDAGH PREMIERS Goundrey Cup Wesley South Perth Wesley South Perth University of W.A. State 1B Melville Melville OGMHC State 1C YMCC YMCC YMCC State 2A Westside Wolves University of W.A Westside Wolves State 2B Modernians OGMHC OGMHC State 2C John XXIII Riverside Lions John XXIII Metro 1A Vic Park Panthers Westside Wolves Westside Wolves Metro 2A Vic Park Panthers Vic Park Panthers Vic Park Panthers Metro 2B Curtin Trinity Pirates North Coast Raiders North Coast Raiders Metro 3A Modernians Modernians Modernians Metro 3B Westside Wolves Modernians Westside Wolves Metro 3C Harlies Harlies Harlies Metro 3D Newman Knights Cowan Uni Cowan Uni Metro 4A University of W.A. University of W.A Blades O-40 Div 1 Vic Park Panthers Vic Park Panthers North Coast Raiders O-40 Div 2 Hale Harlies Harlies O-40 Div 3 Hale Hale Melville O-40 Div 4 John XXIII Melville Hale O-40 Div 5 Suburban Suburban Suburban O-40 Midweek Vic Park Panthers Vic Park Panthers Hale O-50 Div 1 Wesley South Perth Wesley South Perth Wesley South Perth O-50 Div 2 Hale Wesley South Perth #2 Old Aquinians O-55 North Coast Raiders North Coast Raiders Suburban O-60 YMCC Wesley South Perth Wesley South Perth

SENIOR WOMEN GRADE CHALLENGE CUP MINOR PREMIERS PREMIERS Goundrey Curtin Trinity Pirates Curtin Trinity Pirates Westside Wolves League State League 2 Curtin Trinity Pirates North Coast Raiders North Coast Raiders State League 3 Peel Peel Peel State League 4 Fremantle South Perth South Perth State League 5 University of W.A. University of W.A University of W.A. State League 6 Modernians Blades Modernians State League 7 University of W.A. University of W.A YMCC Metro 1 Modernians Hale Hale Metro 2 Blades University of W.A University of W.A. Metro 3 Harlies Harlies Harlies Metro 4 BayUnion Dellas Fremantle Veterans 1 Melville Hale Veterans 2 South Perth South Perth

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Results - Junior Boys & Girls

JUNIOR BOYS GRADE CHALLENGE CUP GUTH ARDAGH PREMIERS U17A Westside Wolves Vic Park Panthers Westside Wolves U17B Nth Harlies OGMHC Harlies U17B Sth Old Aquinians Rockingham Old Aquinians U17C Melville Melville Melville U15A Westside Wolves Westside Wolves Westside Wolves U15B Blue Westside Wolves Westside Wolves Westside Wolves U15B Red YMCC YMCC YMCC U15C Nth Joondalup Lakers Joondalup Lakers Joondalup Lakers U15C Sth Old Aquinians Old Aquinians Old Aquinians U13A Westside Wolves Red Westside Wolves Red Westside Wolves Red U13B Blue Willetton Willetton Willetton U13B Old Aquinians Old Aquinians Old Aquinians Green U13B Red Westside Wolves Riverside Lions Westside Wolves U13 NW Woodvale Woodvale Woodvale U13 SW Fremantle Fremantle Fremantle U13 SE Vic Park Panthers Kalamunda Vic Park Panthers U11A Wesley South Perth Riverside Lions Wesley South Perth U11B Nth Whitford Whitford Whitford U11B Sth Fremantle Fremantle Fremantle U11 SW Curtin Trinity Pirates Curtin Trinity Pirates Curtin Trinity Pirates U11 NW Newman Knights Newman Knights Newman Knights U11 NE Modernians Modernians Modernians U11 SE Dale Dale Dale U11 Reg Woodvale #3 Woodvale Woodvale #3 Nth

JUNIOR GIRLS GRADE CHALLENGE CUP MINOR PREMIERS PREMIERS U17A North Coast Raiders North Coast Raiders North Coast Raiders U17B Blue North Coast Raiders North Coast Raiders Perth College U17B Red St Brigids University of W.A University of W.A U15A Westside Wolves Westside Wolves University of W.A U15B Nth Harlies Harlies Harlies U15B Sth Penrhos Penrhos Penrhos U15C Hale Blades Blades U13A University of W.A University of W.A University of W.A U13B Blue St Brigids St Brigids St Brigids U13B Red Westside Wolves Westside Wolves Westside Wolves U13C Modernians Modernians Modernians U11A Westside Wolves Grey Westside Wolves Grey Westside Wolves Grey U11B Blue YMCC YMCC YMCC U11B Red Riverside Lions Melville Melville

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Senior Challenge Cup 2004

MEN Grade Team Team Goundrey Cup Wesley South Perth 5 YMCC 2 State 1B Melville 4 Joondalup Lakers 1 State 1C YMCC 2 University of W.A. 1 State 2A Westside Wolves 4 University of W.A. 1 State 2B Modernians 2 OGMHC 1 State 2C John XXIII 4 OGMHC 0 Metro 1A Vic Park Panthers 4 Westside Wolves 2 Metro 2A Vic Park Panthers 2 YMCC 0 Metro 2B Curtin Trinity Pirates 4 North Coast Raiders 1 Metro 3A Modernians 2 University of W.A. 0 Metro 3B Westside Wolves 4 Modernians 2 Metro 3C Harlies 6 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1 Metro 3D Newman Knights 3 Cowan University 0 Metro 4A University of W.A. 3 Blades 3 O-40 Div 1 Vic Park Panthers 3 Hale 0 O-40 Div 2 Hale 3 Harlies 2 O-40 Div 3 Hale 3 Melville 2 O-40 Div 4 John XXIII 4 Hale 0 O-40 Div 5 Suburban 2 Willetton 1 O-40 Midweek Vic Park Panthers 4 North Coast Raiders 0 O-50 Div 1 Wesley South Perth 7 Westside Wolves 1 O-50 Div 2 Hale 2 Old Aquinians 0 O-55 North Coast Raiders 2 Suburban 1 O-60 YMCC 1 Wesley South Perth 0

WOMEN Grade Team Team Goundrey League Curtin Trinity Pirates 5 Westside Wolves 2 State League 2 Curtin Trinity Pirates 4 North Coast Raiders 2 State League 3 Peel 4 Melville 1 State League 4 Fremantle 2 South Perth 1 State League 5 University of W.A. 2 Whitford 0 State League 6 Modernians 1 Curtin Trinity Pirates 0 State League 7 University of W.A. 2 Riverside Lions 1 Metro 1 Modernians 4 Hale 2 Metro 2 Blades 2 University of W.A 1 Metro 3 Harlies 2 Whitford 1 Metro 4 BayUnion 1 Dellas 0

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Junior Challenge Pennants 2004

BOYS Grade Team U17A Westside Wolves U17B Nth Harlies U17B Sth Old Aquinians U17C Melville U15A Westside Wolves U15B Blue Westside Wolves U15B Red YMCC U15C Nth Joondalup Lakers U15C Sth Old Aquinians U13A Westside Wolves Red U13B Blue Willetton U13B Green Old Aquinians U13B Red Westside Wolves U13 NW Woodvale U13 SW Fremantle U13 SE Vic Park Panthers U11A Wesley South Perth U11B Nth Whitford U11B Sth Fremantle U11 SW Curtin Trinity Pirates U11 NW Newman Knights U11 NE Modernians U11 SE Dale U11 Reg Nth Woodvale #3

GIRLS Grade Team U17A North Coast Raiders U17B Blue North Coast Raiders U17B Red St Brigids U15A Westside Wolves U15B Nth Harlies U15B Sth Penrhos U15C Hale U13A University of W.A U13B Blue St Brigids U13B Red Westside Wolves U13C Modernians U11A Westside Wolves Grey U11B Blue YMCC U11B Red Riverside Lions

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Senior Grand Final Results 2004

MEN Grade Team Team Goundrey Cup University of W.A. 8 Wesley South Perth 3 State 1B OGMHC 5 Melville 0 State 1C YMCC 3 OGMHC 1 State 2A Westside Wolves 2 University of W.A 1 State 2B OGMHC 6 Melville 5 State 2C John XXIII 1 Riverside Lions 0 Metro 1A Westside Wolves 3 Fremantle 1 Metro 2A Vic Park Panthers 2 University of W.A 1 Metro 2B North Coast Raiders 3 Curtin Trinity Pirates 2 Metro 3A Modernians 2 University of W.A 0 Metro 3B Westside Wolves 1 Modernians 0 Metro 3C Harlies 7 Newman Knights 3 Metro 3D Cowan Uni 4 John XXIII 3 Metro 4A Blades 3 University of W.A 1 O-40 Div 1 North Coast Raiders 4 Vic Park Panthers 3 O-40 Div 2 Harlies 2 Hale 0 O-40 Div 3 Melville 3 Hale 2 O-40 Div 4 Hale 2 Melville 1 O-40 Div 5 Suburban 3 Westside Wolves 1 O-40 Midweek Hale Vic Park Panthers O-50 Div 1 Wesley South Perth 4 North Coast Raiders 1 O-50 Div 2 Old Aquinians 3 Wesley South Perth #2 2 O-55 Suburban 4 North Coast Raiders 1 * O-60 Wesley South Perth 3 YMCC 3 * O-60's WASPS won GF pennant as they were highest on ladder WOMEN Goundrey League Westside Wolves 2 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1 State League 2 North Coast Raiders 1 Curtin Trinity Pirates 0 State League 3 Peel 2 University of W.A 1 State League 4 South Perth 2 Fremantle 1 State League 5 University of W.A. 2 Hale 1 State League 6 Modernians 3 Blades 2 State League 7 YMCC 5 Riverside Lions 2 Metro 1 Hale 4 Modernians 0 Metro 2 University of W.A. 3 Blades 2 Metro 3 Harlies 2 Whitford 0 Metro 4 Fremantle 2 BayUnion 1 Veterans 1 Hale 1 YMCC 0 Veterans 2 South Perth 4 North Coast Raiders #2 1

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Junior Grand Final Results 2004

BOYS Grade Team Team U17A Vic Park Panthers 6 Hale 2 U17B Nth Nedlands 2 OGMHC 0 U17B Sth Rockingham 1 Old Aquinians 1 U17C Melville 3 Willetton 1 U15A Westside Wolves 2 University of W.A 2 U15B Blue University of W.A 2 Westside Wolves 1 U15B Red OGMHC 4 YMCC 3 U15C Nth Lakers 5 Modernians 1 U15C Sth Old Aquinians 1 Wesley South Perth 0 U13A Westside Wolves Red 3 University of W.A 0 U13B Blue Modernians 4 Willetton 2 U13B Green Old Aquinians 4 OGMHC Blue 1 U13B Red Riverside Lions 2 Westside Wolves 0 U13 NW Hale 1 Woodvale 0 U13 SW Fremantle 6 Canning 0 U13 SE OGMHC White 2 Kalamunda 1 U11A Riverside Lions 1 Westside Wolves 0 U11B Nth Westside Wolves Grey 3 Hale 1 U11B Sth Old Aquinians 5 Fremantle 1 U11 NE Modernians 3 Stirling City 0 U11 NW Riverside Lions 1 Newman Knights 0 U11 Reg Woodvale #3 1 Woodvale 0 U11 SE Dale 2 Kalamunda 1 U11 SW Curtin Trinity Pirates 4 Wesley South Perth 2 GIRLS U17A North Coast Raiders 3 South Perth 0 U17B Blue Perth College 2 North Coast Raiders 1 U17B Red University of W.A 3 St Brigids 0 U15A University of W.A 3 Westside Wolves 1 U15B Nth Harlies 3 Whitford 2 U15B Sth Penrhos 1 Curtin Trinity Pirates 1 U15C Blades 8 Hale 0 U13A University of W.A 2 Westside Wolves Grey 1 U13B Blue St Brigids 5 Fremantle 1 U13B Red Westside Wolves 2 Lakers 0 U13C Modernians 1 Blades 1 U11A Westside Wolves Grey 2 Westside Wolves White 2 U11B Blue YMCC 1 Westside Wolves Grey 1 U11B Red Melville 3 Riverside Lions 1

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2004 Men’s Byrne & Judge Trophy

Team P W D L F A GD Pts % MELVILLE 169 97 25 47 445 282 163 349 68.82 SHENTON 20 13 0 7 74 39 35 39 65.00 COWAN UNI 47 29 4 14 153 80 73 90 64.04 WASPS 226 127 27 72 668 420 248 426 62.77 UWA 174 102 22 50 570 339 231 328 62.76 OGMHC 121 69 21 31 346 198 148 228 62.73 JOHN 23 66 40 6 20 193 106 87 120 60.61 HARLIES 161 87 30 44 470 329 141 291 60.25 YMCC 146 79 23 44 435 294 141 260 59.29 VIC PARK 175 79 20 76 418 417 1 310 59.05 MODERNIANS 172 91 25 56 375 273 102 300 58.06 WOLVES 189 96 25 68 501 407 94 313 55.20 NC RAIDERS 155 62 22 71 402 402 0 251 53.91 HALE 239 102 34 103 495 533 -38 378 52.76 MANDURAH 20 9 4 7 49 36 13 31 51.67 BLADES 87 36 13 38 194 205 -11 121 46.36 KALAMUNDA 103 37 16 50 181 196 -15 127 40.97 OLD AQUINIANS 156 50 14 92 294 465 -171 188 40.06 CT PIRATES 126 41 19 66 278 312 -34 151 40.00 SUBURBAN 156 58 12 86 318 385 -67 185 39.53 NEWMAN 120 41 18 61 241 326 -85 139 38.72 KNIGHTS WHITFORD 105 35 15 55 202 303 -101 119 37.78 R/SIDE LIONS 103 37 16 50 181 196 -15 127 40.97 CANNING 32 11 3 18 66 114 -48 36 37.29 FREMANTLE 156 46 10 100 265 496 -231 171 36.52 WILLETTON 123 29 22 71 204 355 -151 109 29.51 LAKERS 106 24 18 64 152 328 -176 90 28.27 ROCKINGHAM 71 17 8 46 110 244 -134 59 27.61 UNI 156 46 10 100 265 496 -231 171 36.52 ASSOCIATES PCSC 20 3 4 13 16 80 -64 13 21.67 SW STRIKERS 22 4 2 16 31 81 -50 14 21.21 DALE 46 5 7 34 51 165 -114 22 15.80

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2004 Men’s Kyle Rutter Trophy

Team P W D L F A GD Pts % S/CITY 14 9 3 2 39 15 24 30 71.43 RANGERS OLD 94 61 5 28 357 134 223 188 66.67 AQUINIANS R/SIDE 14 9 1 4 28 23 5 28 66.67 WOLVES 254 153 27 74 832 415 417 486 63.78 KALAMUNDA 40 23 6 11 135 50 85 75 62.50 FREMANTLE 66 39 3 24 213 175 38 120 60.61 WOODVALE 61 34 4 23 213 141 72 106 57.92 MANDURAH 14 7 3 4 47 32 15 24 57.14 NEWMAN 79 42 6 31 229 160 69 132 55.70 KNIGHTS VIC PARK 122 62 12 48 331 295 36 198 54.10 LAKERS 114 56 12 46 314 280 34 180 52.63 ROCKINGHAM 26 12 5 9 86 62 24 41 52.56 UWA 175 81 21 73 473 404 69 264 50.29 OGMHC 136 61 17 58 384 292 92 200 49.02 MODERNIANS 64 29 6 29 172 170 2 93 48.44 NEDLANDS 26 11 4 11 51 86 -35 37 47.44 WILLETTON 177 77 19 81 325 429 -104 250 47.08 HARLIES 68 30 5 33 133 163 -30 95 46.57 HALE 107 44 12 51 242 271 -29 144 44.86 MAZENOD 51 18 7 26 100 144 -44 61 39.87 WASPS 165 59 18 88 288 417 -129 195 39.39 CT PIRATES 43 16 2 25 58 172 -114 50 38.76 NC RAIDERS 78 24 16 38 135 237 -102 88 37.61 BLADES 80 25 14 41 138 177 -39 89 37.08 WHITFORD 104 33 13 58 185 319 -134 112 35.90 MELVILLE 123 38 14 71 158 375 -217 128 34.69 DALE 41 13 2 26 70 110 -40 41 33.33 CANNING 53 16 4 33 78 167 -89 52 32.70 PARKWOOD 14 419944-351330.95 YMCC 69 19 6 44 116 214 -98 63 30.43 SUBURBAN 14 1 1 12 15 85 -70 4 9.52

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SmokeFree WA Diamonds Results

AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE RESULTS 2004

Round Team Team 1 SmokeFree WA Diamonds 3 V 0 TerritoryPearls 2 SmokeFree WA Diamonds 2 V 1 VIS Vipers 3 SmokeFree WA Diamonds 0 V 1 Queensland Scorchers 4 SmokeFree WA Diamonds 2 V 3 Canberra Strikers 5 SmokeFree WA Diamonds 3 V 2 Adelaide Suns 6 SmokeFree WA Diamonds 3 V 1 NSWIS Arrows 7 SmokeFree WA Diamonds 1 V 0 Wrest Point Van Demons SEMI SmokeFree WA Diamonds 2 V 2 Queensland Scorchers GRAND SmokeFree WA Diamonds 2 V 1 Canberra Strikers

SMOKEFREE WA DIAMONDS TEAM 2004

SHAYNI BUSWELL

AMANDA CALTON

STACEY DWYER

MELISSA HALL

EMILY HALLIDAY (C)

RENEE HIGMAN

KATE HUBBLE

RHEANNIN KELLY

SHELLY LIDDLEOW

KIA MANSELL

BROOKE MORRISON

JEMMA NORTON

HAYLEY PATTON

NICOLE ROLLASON

AMY SHAW

SIAN SMITHSON

JAYDE TAYLOR

KIM WALKER (C) COACH: COLIN BRANDIS MANAGER: JOCELYN HENLY ASSIST COACH: CLOVER MAITLAND PHYSIO: FIONA CHROMIAK

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SmokeFree WA Thundersticks Results

AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE RESULTS 2004

Round Team Team 1 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 6 V 3 Canberra Labour Club Lakers 2 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 4 V 5 Queensland Blades 3 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 5 V 1 MIA Tassie Tigers 4 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 2 V 1 Vodafone Territory Stingers 5 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 2 V 1 Adelaide Hotshots 6 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 1 V 0 Victorian Vikings 7 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 3 V 4 NSW Panthers SEMI SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 3 V 2 NSW Panthers GRAND SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 1 V 4 Queensland Blades

SMOKEFREE WA THUNDERSTICKS TEAM 2004

GEOFFREY BOYCE

MICHAEL BOYCE

STEVEN BOYCE

GUY BOLTON

JONATHAN CHARLESWORTH

BRENT DANCER

RICHARD GIBSON

DAVID GALVIN

PAUL GAUDOIN (C)

BEVAN GEORGE

AARON HOPKINS

TOM KAVANAGH

MURRAY McINTYRE

LEON MARTIN

CHRIS MUNRO

DANIEL TRIGWELL

SCOTT WEBSTER

TRISTRAM WOODHOUSE COACH: NEIL HAWGOOD MANAGER: MARTIN FERRARI ASSIST COACH: STEPHEN DAVIES

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

MEN’S UNDER 21 MEN’S UNDER 18 MEN’S UNDER 15

Steven Boyce Lloyd Anderson Kyle Angwin

Ian Burcher Stephen Bartnik Ben Ashford

Struan Burges Graeme Begbie Chris Bausor

Jonathon Charlesworth Tristan Clemons Tom Bragg

Brent Dancer Tom Edwards Chris Brook

Judd Dyer Henry Ellis Guy Curwen

David Howell Jason Gabriel Jack Dawson

Andrew Jacobs AndyHale Matthew Groom

Shane Johnson Peter Hale Ryan Hyder

Fergus Kavanagh Aiden McDowell Nathan McGuire

Alistair Park Cameron Mead Trent Mitton

Julian Poole Paul Nicholls Grant Shepherd

Dean Pover Brent Rowe Leon Squibb

Matthew Prout Cameron Tremayne Simon Starling

Mark Taylor Chris Watkins Kyle Thuel

Jason Vuletich Daniel White Daniel Zinetti Coach: Matthew Regan Coach: Charles Gaudoin Coach: Alex Gray Manager: Barry Shewring Manager: George Burcher Manager: George Burcher Championship held Championship held Championship held 6 – 17 July in Melbourne 13 –24 April in Canberra 30 Sept – 9 October Adelaide Placing: 4th Placing: 1st Placing: 2nd

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

MEN’S COUNTRY MEN’S VETS O-40 DIVISION 1 MEN’S VETS O-45’s

Dale Batt Stuart Amphlett Ross Arancini

Danny Burling Craig Burgess Wayne Cutler

Gavin DenneyPhillip Cain Cameron Fairbrother

Brad Hewton Kevin Dempster Thomas Freeman

Mitchell Jamieson Martin Ferrari Graeme Malatesta

Glen Jamieson Kurt Gebauer George Naylor

Aaron Mortimer Michael Jensen Paul Nicholson

Geoff Neaves Graham Miller Steven Noble

David Reid Noel Morrison Michael Oosterhof

Craig Rooke John Sims Stephen Pestana

Jeffrey Short Mark Tate Mark Rennie

Scott Shires Richard Thurtle Hayden Smith

Rhys Standley Noel Tremayne Michael Sputore

Jonathan Stead Ian Tubbs Michael Waters

Gordon Summors Colin Tyler Peter Westlund

Shane Williams Coach: Gordon Summors Coach: Noel Tremayne Coach: Wayne Cutler Manager: Chris Scott Manager: Astrid Miller Manager: Michael Sputore Championship held Championship held Championship held 31 July – 7 August in Adelaide 27 September – 8 October in 27 September – 8 October in Launceston Launceston Placing: 4th Placing: 4th Placing: 5th

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS 2004 MEN’S VETS O-50’s MEN’S VETS O-55’s MEN’S VETS O-60’s

Dennis Baker William Campbell Robin Bailey

Eddie Bartnik David Evans Bala Chandran

Len Blyth Terry Gaston John Dunstan

Alan Chesney Ashley Hams Peter Gason

Len Collier Malcolm Horrigan John Halley

Dudley Evans Kok-Yeng Lee Graham Harler

Peter Fogels TerryParker Ian Hill

Les Hayter Henry Price Derek Hoad

GeoffreyHudson Graeme Sansom William Robinson

Shane Knapp Nigel Thomas BarryRutter

Rob Lawson Simon Williams Colin Sanders

Thomas Long Brian Soares

Raymond Norton Maxwell Stewart

Ralph Untersteiner Phillip Thunder

Max Viner Ronald Venables

Graeme Worth Ivan Wilson Coach: Raymond Norton Coach: No appointment Coach: Brian Soares Manager: Len Collier Manager: Mal Horrigan Manager: Barry Rutter Championship held Championship held Championship held 27 September – 8 October in 27 September – 8 October in 27 September – 8 October in Launceston Launceston Launceston Placing: 2nd Placing: 6th Placing: 3rd

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS 2004 MEN’S VETS O-65’s MEN’S SENIOR INDOOR MEN’S U21 INDOOR

TerryArmitage Jason Black Jamie Bahnisch

Robert Bowyer Peter Chapman Mitch Beaumont

James Boyce Nick Christie Tom Edwards

Tom Crossen Brett Herrington Kynen Fuller

Bob Dare Andrew Hunt Scott Hughes

AshleyFoster Mike Illingworth Paul Nicholls

Alan Munt Mark Nicholls Keith Nock

Colin Nicholas TobyTaylorCraig Orr

David Palandri AshleyWard Rhys Powell

Brian Stewart George Watts Daniel Scott

Robert Stidwell Graham Watts John Thomas

Chris Sturgeon Rohan Wilson Luke Tscheuler

Roderick Watt

Bill Williamson

Dudley Younger

Coach: Tom Crossen Coach: John Christie Coach: Rob Smythe Manager: Bob Bowyer Manager: Nina Ricketts Manager: Greg Whitehouse Championship held Championship held Championship held 27 September – 8 October in 27 November – 5 December in 27 November – 5 December in Launceston Cairns Cairns Placing: 2nd

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS 2004 WOMEN’S U21 WOMEN’S U18 WOMEN’S U 15

Shannon Cooper Karina Anderson KelseyAhrens

Michelle Dwyer Fiona Boyce Chelsea Armstrong

Sarah Hammond Jemma Buckley Jayde Chapman

Kate Hubble Chantelle Ciallella Harriet Collins

Larissa Kazakoff Hannah Cook Paige Collins

Rheannin KellyKate Cumming Stephanie Cross

ShellyLiddlelow Courtney Gray Kate Denning

Kia Mansell Robyn Jilley Sarah Fotheringhame

Kobie McGurk Melissa Luff Samantha Griffiths

Tania Perpoli Melita Morriss Belinda Heaney

Alicia Pestana Ashleigh Nelson Kate Hickey

Kate Richardson Jessica StanleyNatasha Hoffman

PennyRichardson Kate Siddell Ashton Kealy

AmyShaw Sharni Smith Brook Shales

Tanya Staples Caitlin Wales Katelyn Smith

Jayde Taylor Tanya Wray Holly White Coach: David Yu Coach: Kevin Knapp Coach: David Cosgrove Manager: Kim Jones Manager: Belinda Matthews Manager: Jam Ramshaw Championship held Championship held Championship held 29 June – 10 July - Sydney 6 – 17 April in Darwin 23 September – 2 October in Brisbane Placing: 2nd Placing: 3rd Placing: 2nd

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS 2004 WOMEN’S COUNTRY WOMEN’S VETS O-35’S WOMEN’S VETS O-40’S

Nyree Bartram Fiona Althaus Marjorie Boultbee

Rebecca Bridges Noelene Ballantyne Lindy Coss

JodyBrownleyFayeCapewell Anita Duckworth

Louisa Chapman Susanne Cooke Wendy Farmer

Lisa Clarke Corinn Ditchburn Gaye Glaskin

Jenna Gmeiner Susan Foster Helen Guinness

Rachel Hayter Robyn Himbeck Tracey Hough

Tania Iseppi Fiona Johns Alison McVee

KirbyDirranie Francine McDonald Judith Ritz

Sherree Leo Kerina Puttman Helen Rule

Dale O’Meara Wendy Quint Suzanne Stoate

Chelsea Pickford Jaks Scott Fiona Stuart

Teagan Smith Cheryl Watson Leanne Tate

KatyVipond Georgina Webb Sue Tredget

Cassandra Warren Tracy Woods Gail Westlund

Coach: Keith Preen Coach: Janet Elliot Coach: Carol Samsa Manager: Laurie Packham Manager: Coleen Dayman Manager: Lyn Caudle Championship held Championship held Championship held 31 July –7 August in Adelaide 8 – 16 October in Perth 8 – 16 October in Perth Placing: 2nd Placing: 4th Placing: 4th

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS 2004 WOMEN’S VETS O-45’S WOMEN’S VETS O-50’S WOMEN’S VETS O-55’S

Gail Anderson Karen Adams Patricia Booth

Lorraine Browning Karen Allan Joan Birch

BettyButterlySue Gallinagh JoyceCooper

Rosalie Cockram Irene Hogben DorothyGlass

Patricia Davis Alene IveyPatricia Halden

BeverleyHardman Dale Keiley Avis Holtham

Jayne Hatt Jane Manning Kerry Hood

Jennifer Houghton Catherine McFarlane ShirleyHoward

Marie Intini Patricia Nicholls Ria Kerkmans

Maris Margetts Carol Samsa Carol Lee

KerryMather Cheryl Sweeting Leone Nicholls

Janese McDougall Jillian Tewes Vickie Scarff

GayPoveyPamela Warren LynetteSmart

Vicki Silich Caroline Watkins Sandra Treloar

Eleanor Staples Kymberley Wilson Vicki True

Sheridan Stokell Sue Walden

Moya Weston Coach: Laurie Packham Coach: Bev Ewen Coach: Sandra Treloar Manager: Theresa Nicholson Manager: Alma Davies Manager: Patricia Booth Championship held Championship held Championship held 8 -16 October in Perth 8 – 16 October in Perth 8 – 16 October in Perth Placing: 3rd Placing: 2nd Placing: 2nd

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Western Australian State Teams - 2004

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS 2004 WOMEN’S SENIOR INDOOR WOMEN’S U21 INDOOR WOMEN’S U21 COUNTRY

Amanda Calton Vicci Carnegie Karina Anderson

Jane Clarkson Kate Cumming Emma Benson

Elisa Hammond Sarah D’Ardenne Darelle Borthwick

Rheannin KellyDanah Dunkeld AshleyFerguson

Rachel Ouwendyk Kylie Falkingham Tarryn Glass

KellyPearce Nicola Farrow Stephanie Glass

Leith Woods Sarah Hammond Lauren Glass

Fiona Young Catherine Marciniak Belinda Gough

Penne Yorke Tania Perpoli April Kimber

Nicole Zomer Kym Pradera Melissa Luff

Tanya Staples Catherine Marciniak

Shona O’Neill

Teagan Smith

HollyWhite

Megan Wiggers

Shamara Willis Coach: Tamsyn Clyne Coach: Andrew Smythe Manager: Mark Sandhu Manager: Kristy Warburton Championship held Championship held 27 November – 5 December in 27 November – 5 December in Cairns Cairns

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS – 2004 ALL STARS COUNTRY WOMEN Allanna Barbetti Tania Iseppi KellyBurlikowski Anne Lown Paula Cameron Johanna Morton Louisa Chapman Donna Treloar Lisa Clarke KerryWoodbury AshleyCoombs Penne Yorke Rachel Hayter Sarah Zappelli

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