The Victorian Vipers are a
field hockey
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team who participate in Australia's national field hockey league, the
AHL. The team is predominantly made up of amateurs who participate in the Victorian Premier League competition. The team's home stadium is the Victorian
State Netball and Hockey Centre
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. Since the women's competition was included into the
AHL in 1993, the Victorian Vipers have experienced varying levels of success including winning two national championships. These two championships came in the 2003 and 2012 competitions.
2014 Team
*Laura Barden
*Kristina Bates
*Pauline Brugts
*Kary Chau
*Hannah Cohen
*Laura Desmet
*Hannah Gravenall
*Stacia Joseph
*Maud Lelkens (GK)
*Rachel Lynch (GK)
*Alana McQueen
*Georgia Nanscawen
*Lucy Ockenden
*Hayley Padget
*Meg Pearce
*Danielle Schubach
*Samantha Snow
*Sophie Taylor
2013 Team
Rachael Lynch Goalkeeper
Alana Butler Goalkeeper
Megan Berriman Defender
Carla Bond Defender
Steph Doutre Defender
Samantha Snow Defender
Stacia Joseph Midfield
Anna Burns Midfield
Meg Pearce Midfield
Kary Chau Midfield
Hannah Cohen Midfield
Claire Messent Midfield
Hana Peake Midfield
Danielle Schubach Midfield
Hayley Padget Midfield
Laura Barden Striker
Laura Desmet Striker
Stephanie Riordan Striker
The team competed in Hobart, Tasmania from 28 September to 5 October 2013.
2013 Staff
Coach: Victor Romagosa
Assistant Coach: Katie Allen
Assistant Coach: Greg Drake
Team Manager: Natalie Joiner
Physiotherapist: Sharon Wilkins
Sports Scientist: Kylie Thomas
Strength and Conditioning: Nathan Heaney
2003 Team (National Champions)
Jessica Monkivich
Amanda Gillon
Rachel Imison (Aus - GK)
Fiona Allen (GK)
Justine Hiskins
Joanne Grunden
Linda Harvey
Louise Dobson (Aus)
Ngaire Smith (Aus)
Tamsin Nelson
Emily Riordan
Kirsten Thompson
Leah Merrett
Renee Trost
Rebecca Eastman (Thompson)
Denise Duraski
Adele Brazenor
The team competed in the Australian Hockey league home & away style of championship and won the National Championship
2003 Staff
Coach: Toni Cumpston
Team Manager: Natalie Joiner
Notable players
Notable Victorian Vipers players which have represented the
Hockeyroos
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at the Olympics include
Louise Dobson
Louise "Lou" Dobson OAM OLY (born 1 September 1972 Shepparton, Victoria) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who earned a total number of 230 international caps for the Australian Women's National Team, in which she scored 58 goal ...
,
Rachel Imison and
Georgia Nanscawen
Georgia Nanscawen ( ; born 27 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer and former field hockey player
Field hockey career
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.
Previous coaches
John Mowat 1994-2001
Toni Cumpston 2001-08
Katie Allen 2009-12
Stadium
The team's home ground is the
State Netball and Hockey Centre
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which is located within a kilometre of the Melbourne CBD. The stadium has a capacity of about 4,500 with 1000 seats however capacity is expanded through temporary seating for big tournaments. The stadium was used for the 2006 Commonwealth games, as well as the 2009 and 2012 Champions Trophy.
References
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Field hockey clubs in Australia
Representative sports teams of Victoria (state)
Women's field hockey teams in Australia
Field hockey clubs established in 1993
1993 establishments in Australia
Sport in the City of Melbourne (LGA)