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Perth Thundersticks
The Perth Thundersticks are an Australian professional hockey club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One. The club is intended to unify men's and women's by combining teams under one name, unlike Western Australia's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the WA Thundersticks (men) and WA Diamonds (women). Perth Thundersticks will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019. History Perth Thundersticks, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey. While this club was established in April 2019, the Perth Thundersticks have competed at a national level in the past. Before transitioning to their current name, the WA Thundersticks, the team previously competed under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Hockey Stadium
Perth Hockey Stadium is Western Australia's premier hockey facility, with two world-class synthetic turf pitches, a large bar and canteen area and a function centre all available to the public. The venue holds up to 6,000 fans. The Perth Hockey Stadium (PHS) is located at the Curtin University in the south eastern suburb of Bentley, Western Australia. PHS played host to the 1985 Champions Trophy and also the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup. In recent years PHS hosted several Internationals matches and the very successful International 9's Super Series in 2011 and 2012. The stadium is home to the offices of Hockey WA and the Hockey Australia High Performance Programme (including the Hockeyroos and the Kookaburras). Until the end of 2012 the Western Australian Institute of Sport The Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1983 by the Government of Western Australia to support athletes in Western Australia. Previously, if elite a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liné Malan
Liné Malan (born 20 June 1992) is a field hockey player from South Africa, who plays as a midfielder. Personal life Liné Malan was born in the United Kingdom. At the age of three, her family moved to Paarl, South Africa. Her brother, Dawid, is an international cricketer for England. Career Domestic leagues Malan has played domestically in South Africa, England and Australia. In 2017 she was a member of the Wineland Wings in season two of the South African Premier Hockey League. Following her move to Australia in 2018, Malan has been a regular fixture in the national league for Western Australian teams the WA Diamonds in the AHL, and the Perth Thundersticks in the Sultan Bran Hockey One League. International career Under–21 Liné Malan made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team in 2013 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach. National team Malan made her debut for the national team in 2015, during a test event against Chile and Belgium in Cape Town. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey In Western Australia
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Representative Sports Teams Of Western Australia
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Sports Clubs And Teams In Perth, Western Australia
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Field Hockey Clubs In Australia
Field may refer to: Expanses of open ground * Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes * Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport * Battlefield * Lawn, an area of mowed grass * Meadow, a grassland that is either natural or allowed to grow unmowed and ungrazed * Playing field, used for sports or games Arts and media * In decorative art, the main area of a decorated zone, often contained within a border, often the background for motifs ** Field (heraldry), the background of a shield ** In flag terminology, the background of a flag * ''FIELD'' (magazine), a literary magazine published by Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio * ''Field'' (sculpture), by Anthony Gormley Organizations * Field department, the division of a political campaign tasked with organizing local volunteers and directly contacting voters * Field Enterprises, a defunct private holding company ** Field Communications, a division of Field Enterprises * Field Museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Wilson (field Hockey)
Georgia Wilson (born 20 May 1996) is an Australian field hockey player. In 2017 she was named to the Australian national team. She has also played for WA Diamonds. Her position is midfield. Early life and education Wilson grew up in Mahogany Creek, Western Australia. She began playing hockey at age 4. Wilson studies Human Biology and Marketing at University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany and various other facilitie .... Career Junior National Team Wilson first represented Australia at a junior level in 2016 at the Junior Oceania Cup, where the team finished first, securing qualification to the Junior World Cup. Later that year, Wilson was also selected in the ' Jillaroos' squad for the Junior World Cup. Shortly before the tournament, she tore her hamstring forcing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanea Tonkin
Shanea Tonkin (born 28 April 1997) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward. Personal life Shanea Tonkin was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. Career Domestic leagues AHL Tonkin made her Australian Hockey League debut in 2016 for the NT Stingers. In 2017 and 2018, Tonkin represented her home state as a member of the WA Diamonds. Hockey One Following the dissolution of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Tonkin was named in the newly formed Perth Thundersticks team. She represented the team in the inaugural season of the league, scoring once in the team's fifth-place finish. National teams Under–21 In 2016, Tonkin made her debut for the Australia U–21 team at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast. Hockeyroos After multiple years in the Australian development squad, Tonkin was named to the Hockeyroos The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Squibb
Penny Squibb (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian field hockey player. Career National Representation Squibb plays representative hockey for her home state, Western Australia, in national competition. She represents the WA Diamonds in the Australian Hockey League. At the 2017 tournament, Squibb was equal highest scorer, with 7 goals. International Representation Jillaroos Penny Squibb made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during a Four Nations Tournament in New Delhi. Hockeyroos In 2017, Squibb was named in the Australian national development squad for the first time. Squibb is set to make her international debut for Australia in November 2018, at the Hockey Champions Trophy. Squibb is one of four players included in the team who are not part of Hockey Australia's centralised training program. Squibb qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karri Somerville
Karri Somerville (born 7 April 1999) is an Australian field hockey player. Personal life Karri Somerville was born in Kensington, Western Australia. She was a student at All Saint's College in Bull Creek, Western Australia, from where she graduated in 2016. Somerville is a current scholarship holder at the Western Australian Institute of Sport. Career Junior In 2016, Somerville was a member of the Australian women's junior national team ' The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile. Indoor Somerville made her debut for the Australian indoor hockey team in 2018, at the Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, Australia finished in 6th place, and Somerville scored once throughout the competition. Senior While Somerville has not yet debuted for the Hockeyroos, she is currently a member of the national development squad. Somerville qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos The Australia women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleisha Power
Aleisha Power (born 1 January 1997) is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a goalkeeper. Personal life Aleisha Power was born and raised in Northam, Western Australia. Career Domestic hockey Australian Hockey League From 2015 until the league's dissolution in 2018, Power was a member of the WA Diamonds squad in the Australian Hockey League (AHL). Hockey One In 2019, Hockey Australia introduced the Sultana Bran Hockey One, a new premier domestic hockey competition to replace the AHL. Power was named in the Perth Thundersticks team for the inaugural season of the league, where she appeared in all six games. Australia Under–21 Aleisha Power was first named in the Australia U–21 squad in 2015. She made her first appearance for the team later that year, in a series of test matches against Argentina in Buenos Aires. In 2016, she was a member of the team at the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast. She followed this up with a bronze medal appearance at the FIH Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillipa Morgan
Phillipa 'Pippa' Morgan (born 20 May 1998) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a defender. Career Club level In Hockey Australia's national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Morgan plays for the Perth Thundersticks. Morgan moved to Belgium in 2022 to join the Royal Wellington HC. She competed in the Belgian Hockey League for the 2022–23 season. Under–21 In 2016, Morgan made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast. She followed this up with appearances during a test series against New Zealand in Hastings in 2018, as well as a Tri-Nations Tournament in Canberra in 2019. Hockeyroos Morgan is currently a member of the Australian Development Squad. In 2023, she was called up to make her Hockeyroos debut in a test series against India in Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
