Brisbane Blaze is an Australian hockey club based in

Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in

Hockey Australia Hockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body responsible for the promotion, development and administration of field hockey in A ...

's new premier domestic competition,

Hockey One The Sultana Bran Hockey One is a field hockey competition organised by Hockey Australia, which replaced the Australian Hockey League. The competition serves as Australia's premier domestic hockey league, helping unearth future talent for select ...

. The club unifies both men and women under one name, unlike

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's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the QLD Blade (men) and QLD Scorchers (women). Brisbane Blaze will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of

, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.

History

Brisbane Blaze, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of

's development of hockey. The team's logo and colours are inspired by the new team name, 'Blaze', which is an adaption of

's former representative women's team the Scorchers. The new colours are burnt orange and yellow.

Home Stadium

Brisbane Blaze are based out of Queensland Hockey Centre in

's capital city,

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 1,000 spectators, with additional seating available. Throughout Hockey One, the team will play three home matches at the stadium.

Teams

Men's team

The following players were names in the men's preliminary squad. *

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* Cade Banditt *

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* Robert Bell *

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* Jarrod Brown *

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* Jared Carseldine * Justin Douglas * Matthew Finn * Michael Francis *

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* Tim Howard *

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* Matthew Shaw *

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* Corey Weyer *

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* Blake Wotherspoon *

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Women's team

The following players were names in the women's preliminary squad. * Hannah Astbury * Emily Burrows * Layla Eleison * Ashlea Fey * Madison Fitzpatrick *

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* Morgan Gallagher *

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* Georgia Hillas *

Jordyn Holzberger Jordyn Holzberger (born 27 August 1993) is an Australian field hockey player. Holzberger was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and made her senior international debut in a test series against Korea in March 2012. Holzberger was part of the Austral ...

* Madeleine James *

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Stephanie Kershaw Stephanie "Steph" Kershaw (born 19 April 1995) is a field hockey player from Australia. Personal life Kershaw was born in Townsville, Queensland. She plays hockey for her home state in the Australian Hockey League, as part of the Queensland ...

* Jasmine Larosa * Hannah Lowry *

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* Morgan Mathison * Ashlyn McBurnie * Aleisha Neumann * Britt Noffke * Meg Pearce *

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* Britt Wilkinson * Emily Witheyman-Crump

References

External links

{{Brisbane Sports Teams Australian field hockey clubs Women's field hockey teams in Australia Sporting clubs in Brisbane Field hockey clubs established in 2019 2019 establishments in Australia Hockey One