Western Australian Olympians - Hockey Athens 2004
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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 HOCKEY WA ANNUAL REPORT Page 2 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 HOCKEY WA ANNUAL REPORT Page 3 Office Bearers 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) HOCKEY WA ANNUAL REPORT Page 4 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 HOCKEY WA ANNUAL REPORT Page 5 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 HOCKEY WA ANNUAL REPORT Page 6 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. HOCKEY WA ANNUAL REPORT Page 7 President 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.