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OFT for Women's Masters Hockey 2025 Hobart

Congratulations to the OFT placed into the following teams:

 
Coach 
Manager
0ver 34
Elisabeth Smith
Tania Dickson
over 39
Thor Amundsen
Lyn Piper
over 44
Joanne Sgro
Donna Treloar
over 49
Charlene Miller 
Carrie Parsons
over 54
Nathan Smoker 
Pat Scott
over 59
Troy Kelly
Adrienne Holt
over 64
Suzanne Wood
Lauren Newman
over 69
Damian Della
Janine Tate

Update on Trials at UWA

Saturday 12th April 2025 

7am        34, 39, 44, 49s 

9am         54, 59, 64, 69s

Sunday 13th April 2025

8am      34, 39, 44, 49s

9am      54, 59, 64, 69s

No state or Australian colours

The canteen will not be opening.

 

 

 

WA Men's Masters Trials 2025

Details for the trials are contained below.  READ ALL - a lot of information.

As noted in the nomination form trials are this coming Monday evening 2nd June and Wednesday morning/ lunchtime (4th June) as follows:

IMPORTANT NOTES:

 (1) The table below is your age group for the trials (no exceptions):

           Birth Year            Age Group

           1930-46                  80s

           1947-51                  75s

           1952-56                  70s

           1957-61                  65s

           1962-66                  60s

           1967-71                  55s

           1972-76                  50s

           1977-81                  45s

           1982-86                  40s      Trial deferred for now no need to attend the current trials.

           1987-91                  34s      Trial deferred for now no need to attend the current trials.

 

 (2) GK trial on Monday at UWA for Over 60s and Over 65s only.  All GKs attend their age group trials also.

 (2) 65s to attend either Monday evening or Wednesday afternoon - whichever suits you.  Or both if you like.

 (3) All players bring both a predominantly WHITE and a predominantly DARK (black) shirt to trial in.  Do not wear any state clothing.

 (4) 34/40s working on further nominations - confident of creating teams.

 

UWA Monday 2nd  June                                

60's/some 65's          5:30 - 7:00 pm       Turf 1    

Goalies                7:00 - 8:00 pm       Turf 2 

55's                   7:00 - 8:00 pm       Turf 1

45/50's                8:00 - 9:00 pm      Turf 1

 

PHS Wednesday  4th June

80's                11:00 - 12:00 am       Turf 1

75's/70's            12:00 - 1:00 pm        Turf 1

Some 65's           12:00 - 1:00 pm        Turf 2

If you cannot attend please email statemen@wamastershockey.com and mastershockeywa@gmail.com.

2025 Men's & Women's NOMINATIONS FOR WA STATE MASTER TEAMS OPEN

Also, the National Championships this year will be the selection tournamanet for the 2026 WORLD CUP!

Hockey WA and the WA Masters Hockey Committee are pleased to announce that Nominations are open 
for players for 2025 Men’s and Women’s State Masters Teams.

You must be registered and logged-in to this website to be able to nominate.

Women's 2025 State Teams Announced

Thank you to all the players who have nominated for this year’s WA master’s teams to compete in the Nationals in Hobart in September/October 2025. Also, a big thank you for all the selectors and OFT for your commitment and efforts getting the teams selected. We appreciate everything you do for Masters.

For those players who missed out on selections, if you are still interested to compete in this year’s Nationals, we are happy to place you on the WA Pick Up list, for you to be selected in other State teams. If keen, please email Gail Anderson (gail-anderson10@hotmail.com ).

Congratulations to the following players selected in our WA Women’s Masters Teams:

Over 34s 
Coach  Elisabeth Smith 
Manager  Tania  Dickson 
Physio  Patrick  Renner 
  Maxine  Christie 
  Jessica  Hardman 
  Kimberly  Young 
  Shona  Haynes
  Amy  Harken (GK)
  Melissa  Luff
  Adrienne  Devine 
  Sara  Johnson 
  Nicola  Farrow 
  Sally  Brown 
  Courtney  Robinson 
  Kylie  Hall 
  Rina  Hughes 
  Allyce  Sewell 
  Shan  Le Roux 
  Darelle Grinsell
Train On Anna  Scheer (GK)
Train On Jane  Reid 

 

Over 40s (39s)
Coach  Thor  Amundsen
Manager  Lyn  Piper 
Physio  Patrick  Renner 
  Jacinta Amundsen
  Prue Blaine
  Jenna Brown
  Anna Cook
  Dale Cronje
  Nicole Geary
  Emily Hegney
  Charlotte Hogarth (GK)
  Clare King
  Jaci MacPherson
  Jodie Mellor
  Renae Parsons
  Bronwyn Poustie
  Tanya Storer
  Tahryn Trevenen
  Clare van den Berg (GK)
  Sune van der Linde

 

Over 45s (44s)
Coach  Jo  Sgro 
Manager  Donna  Treloar 
  Cara  Bothwick 
  Rachel  Sherborne 
  Shayne  Wass
  Natasha  Epari 
  Jenelle  Forrest 
  Kelly  Barr 
  Fleur  Ford 
  Selena  Corbitt 
  Emily  Holt 
  Belinda  O'Reilly 
  Rhiannon Stewart 
  Terri  Herbert 
  Stacey  Hamilton 
  Anna  Byrne 
  Zirkea Krige (GK)
  Gillian Harrowfield 
Train On Liz Woodberry

 

Over 50s (49s)
Coach  Charlene  Miller 
Manager  Carrie  Parsons 
  Dirranie Kirby (GK)
  Lyndsay Daw (GK)
  Elizabeth Stratton 
  Sinead French-Bluhm
  Michelle  Ericsson
  Joanna  Muntz
  Tina  Parker 
  Jodi  Nield 
  Hayley  Patton
  Katy  Vipond 
  Karen  Richards 
  Jodie  George 
  Nicole  Ilich 
  Venessa  Carmody 
  Kelli  Reilly
  Linda  Hart 
Train On Claire Goss

 

Over 55s (54s)
Coach  Nathan  Smoker 
Manager  Pat  Scott 
  Anna  Taylor 
  Julie  DeSilva 
  Michele  Clement 
  Robyn  Himbeck 
  Megan  Caporn 
  Ellie  Munt 
  Jean-Marie  Rudd 
  Marianne Tanna 
  Danielle Darragh
  Lisa  Hodge 
  Bernie  Landels  
  Samatha  Cameron 
  Anita  Scott
  Joh  Perry (GK)
  Suzanne  Bowyer 
  Rebecca  McGinn 

 

Over 60s (59s)
Coach  Troy  Kelly 
Manager  Adrienne  Holt 
  Alison  Hoy 
  Helen  Rule 
  Julie  Waddell 
  Vicki  McAllister 
  Judy  Baliff 
  Susan  Clark 
  Clare  Wright 
  Jill  Van Duuren
  Suzanne  Stoate 
  Sally  Barrett
  Kylie  Elston 
  Anne-Maree  Foster 
  Tiki  Kelsey 
  Wendy  Stone (GK)
  Pippa  Button 
  Jocelyn  Henly 
Train On Tracy Taylor

 

Over 65s (64s)
Coach  Suzanne Woods 
Manager  Lauren  Newman  
  Karen Bussell
  Rosemary Cahill
  Kim Chandler
  Sally Dare
  Gaye Edwards
  Lindy  Coss (GK)
  Tracey Hough
  Ingrid Matthews
  Alison McVee
  Anne Serafini
  Helen Smith
  Eleanor Staples
  Pearl Watene
  Deborah Whiting
  Suzanne Wood
  Karen  Judge 

 

Over 70s (69s)
Coach  Damian  Della 
Manager  Janine  Tate 
  Karen  Allan 
  Maris  Margetts
  Roslyn  Medbury 
  Margaret  Knapp 
  Lynette   Stowe
  Beverley   Stanes 
  Trish  Leo 
  Betty  Bryant 
  Gail  Anderson 
  Ricky  Whelan 
  Jill  Sheehan
  Marion  Ewing (GK)
  Sue  Gallingah (GK)
  Margie  McIlwane
  Janese McDougall 
  Peta Kelsey 

 

 

 

WA Women's Masters OFTs Announced 2025

Congratulations to the following women's teams coaches who have appointed:
Elisabeth Smith, Charlene Miller, Thor Amundsen, Joanne Sgro, Damian Della, Troy Kelly, Suzanne Wood, Nathan Smoker
 
Congratulations to the following women's teams managers who have been appointed:
Pat Scott, Adrienne Holt, Janine Tate, Lyn Piper, Tania Dickson, Carrie Parsons, Donna Treloar, Lauren Newman
 
Congratulations to the following Medical appointment:
Patrick Renner
 
Coaches and Managers will not be aligned to any team until player nominations are in.
 
Championships to take place in Hobart from 23rd September to 5th October, 2025
 
WAMHC

WA Over 45's - 2015 Match Reports

 


WA vs TAS - Saturday, September 26, 2015


A 5.15pm start and a brief shower gave a slightly more comfortable entrée to the 45s competition for the Black and Gold in sticky Cairns.

The game plan was to avoid conceding early from the normally fast-starting Tasmania.

WA controlled the ball well in the early stages, with a clear chance going the way of Anton (Whitey) Brown from a clever deflection, only to be stopped by a fine save from the Tasmanian keeper. 

WA didn’t have to wait long for the breakthrough, with Alan (Suck) Dick latching on to a succession of passes, then cutting to the right and calmly slotting across the line of the keeper low to the far post. 

Despite several clear opportunities, with Brad (Wedge) Potter in particular forgetting the hockey law of keeping your stick on the ground following a slick pass from Whitey, there would be no more goals in the first half. 

The team started strongly in the second half, sensing an opportunity to go in for the kill. Wayne (Goose) Grimes took on a player in WA’s defensive half, broke the line and after laying off to the right wing, continued his run, receiving the ball on the baseline. 

From there a simple layoff to the penalty spot allowed Wedge to atone for his earlier blemish (read ‘sitter’) and convert for our second goal. 

As fatigue started to play its part, some of the boys decided to lay their bodies on the line rather than their sticks. Peter (Huddo) Hudson’s poke tackle was met by a wayward Tassie tomma, while Scott (Grinder) Macdonald found himself inside the stopping zone of an enthusiastic two-headed monster. 

Several ordinary tackles in our defensive 25 allowed Tasmania to get a well worked goal from the right wing down the baseline, leading to an anxious 10-minute period to end the game. 

Thankfully WA regained their composure and set about putting the game beyond doubt, resulting in a short corner on the siren. Having ample time to plan, WA selected their 15-touch corner variation, which resulted in the ball ballooning to the right post and being passed square behind the keeper. At this point Pottsy’s pro tennis credentials helped him jink the ball on his ‘backhand’, and after several more touches and swings, a thoroughly deserved penalty stroke was awarded. 

Mr Cool, Suck calmly slotted the ball halfway between the keeper and the post to complete his brace and earn WA a 3-1 victory in the opening game. 

Result: WA 3 - TAS 1 


WA vs VIC - Sunday, September 27, 2015


The Cairns paparazzi were out in force for the highly anticipated second appearance of the glamour squad from Perth. Not only did Goose and Whitey make page 9 of the Post, but Mark (Clarrie) Lyons and Matt (Kegs) Needham featured prominently at the back of the book in the sport section.

Perhaps the close to hysterical media attention was too much. After sticking carefully to the game plan and preventing Tasmania from an early break, the Black and Gold threw it all out the window against Victoria, who had one in the back of the net within 35 seconds. 

The shell-shocked Sandgropers barely had time to gain their composure with relentless pressure from the Vics but still managed to thwart their attacks and gradually ease into the game. 

Eventually some sustained WA pressure saw Clarrie beat two Victorians with a slick double pirouette, to then pass the ball to an overlapping Steve (Hicksy) Hicks, who calmly slotted the ball between the goalie’s legs from the top of the D. 

A short corner opportunity saw Grinder step up to the plate and his carefully crafted variation to find the right post instead caught a Victorian foot, which deftly slotted the ball between the keeper’s legs. We were back in business with four minutes remaining in the half and things were looking good. 

Unfortunately no one told the Vics and a messy passage of play down the left side led to an equaliser with 40 seconds on the clock. 

The Victorians picked up the tempo in the second half and were camped in WA’s defensive zone for long periods, which gave them ample opportunity to practise short corners. Kegs found a lot of the ball and was rewarded by the Vics naming him best player. 

Finally one of the shorts found the back of the net after the first hit broke down. The 2-3 score line suddenly fired WA into action, in particular Whitey, who had an early contender for goal of the tournament with his breakaway down the left flank. He beat a full-back with pace before getting the better of the keeper in a one on one to find the top of the far net, the ball looping higher than a Cairns hippy in a kombi. WA awarded him their player of the game for his theatrics. 

Again Victoria responded from a messy passage of play with five minutes to go. This time there would be no late heroics and WA had to settle for a brave 3-4 loss. 

In the aftermath, the ‘Harden the Fire Truck Up Bag’ changed hands yet again. First worn with much aplomb by Cam (Timber) Robinson, he had passed the treasured adornment to tall, elegant Huddo, who couldn’t get rid of it quick enough. 

Hicksy, on the other hand, couldn’t get enough of the bag once it was put his way, particularly when he discovered the platinum blonde wig inside. It added significant amounts of hair to his nude nut and appeared to take years off his appearance; he was virtually glowing. 

Hopefully the effect can rub off on his teammates for the remainder of the tournament. 

Result: WA 3 - VIC 4 


WA vs NSW - Monday, September 28, 2015


After a tough encounter against Victoria, WA knew exactly what to expect against last year’s runners up NSW. Bodies were beginning to tire as we started our third game in as many days, with the queue for the physio bench almost stretching out the door. Luckily none of the injuries are serious, so we still have our full complement of players, but 90% fit seems to be a common phrase. 

The game started fast, with NSW being given lots of room to play the ball around in their deep defence as the Black and Gold held the half court press well. Andreas (Sleepy) Manopas became the second player to receive a green card, following Drew (Hoody) Loxley’s green against Victoria the previous day. According to the umpire, Sleepy, our resident anaesthetist, appeared to attempt surgery with his stick; Sleepy insists he got to the ball first. 

The rest of the half played out evenly until a shot from deep on the right from NSW took an unfortunate deflection off a WA stick and snuck inside the far post. At about this time Peter (Sugar Daddy) Hudson felt a twinge in his rather suspect hamstring and almost had to be physically restrained by WA’s diminutive manager Paula (Wife of Suck) Dick, to prevent him from running off to find the physio! This man’s hamstrings would keep an army of muscle manipulators in gainful employment. WA went into the break 0-1 down, but felt they were still well in the game. 

The second half started in the same manner as the first, with NSW being content to pass the ball around in their deep defence, looking for a gap in the WA line. Midway through the second half NSW earnt a short corner, and from the layoff the drag flick took a deflection off the WA runner and beat the WA keeper in the air. Hoody continued his good work in the second half, showing deft skills as WA pressed for the goal that would get them back into the game. He was to be rewarded for his efforts by being awarded WA’s player of the match. As WA tried to press, NSW launched another attack. Somehow Cam (Timber) Robinson managed to clear the ball straight to a NSW player, who passed the ball to the spot, where a well-timed squeeze shot beat Timber past his shoulder. NSW then began a series of time-wasting shenanigans to milk the clock – as the match clock appears to stop for no man. 

The game finished 0-3 to NSW, with WA knowing they will require a better effort at the business end of the tournament. The post-game presentation resulted in Scott (Grinder) Macdonald being presented with NSW’s award for WA’s player of the match. Attention then turned to the highly coveted Harden the Fire Truck Up bag, with Steve (Hicksy) Hicks awarding it to Mark (Clarrie) Lyons for listening to the physio that heels will help his sore calves. 

Result: WA 0 - NSW 3 


WA vs WAC - Wednesday, September 30, 2015


The Western Derby is always a hard-fought encounter and this one was no different, with the Country boys growing an extra leg, extra yard and sharper sticks for the game. The Black and Gold went with the full-court press to keep the ball in Country’s half and managed the kind of dominance of our opposition that Huddo has mastered of the physio table in the WA tent. But just like Huddo, they found 90 per cent doesn’t always get you over the line. Innumerable short corners got no reward in the first half, with coach Grinder perhaps having the best chance with a flick that was cleared, while Whitey also had a sharp chance saved from general play and Clarrie drawing an excellent save on the line from a short corner variation.

At the back, pest controller John (Hi-5) Baker was, well, controlling the pests and IT guy Glenn (Kate-it’s a long story) Kirkaldy was similarly programmed to repel whatever forward thrusts the Country mob could muster. It was still 0-0 at the break in our mid-morning encounter. 

Starting the second half, it felt like a matter of time before WA might open the flood gates in this inundation-prone region of the country and eventually it was the ever reliable Suck who smashed from the right on a short corner, for Whitey to forage the ball over the line. 

There was plenty of time on the clock and a similar amount of opportunities continued to fall WA’s way but Country were managing to hang in by the well-leathered skin of their teeth. 

After a couple of Country counterattacks snuck through, it was a fairly innocuous ball that caught under keeper Timber’s foot and was sharked into the net with a neat finish. 

Like table-top dancers at Cairns’ famed Wool Shed, WA tried every move imaginable to impress the crowd and force a result but it was not to be as they settled for a single point against their country cousins. 

In the beer-free (apparently the sun was not over the yard arm) post-game presentations, Whitey was awarded WA’s best player by WAC under somewhat dubious selection criteria of “you once played for us”, while Kegs continued his strong showing by taking out WA’s BoG. 

The Chick-pulling handbag award descended into a farce, with Clarrie getting stage-fright and forgetting who he wanted to award the bag to (perhaps not the first person in the history of civilisation to have a mental blank with a handbag slung over his/her shoulder). In true Melville Hockey Club mateship style, Wedge offered a few words of advice to Clarrie and was duly rewarded for his stupidity. General consensus around the fashion-conscious Trinity Beach enclave is that Wedge, a flamboyant John Michael ‘Hollywood’ Howson character with a penchant for the exotic, seems the most comfortable with his fashion accessory. He is currently making numerous phone calls on a campaign to revitalise the bag for the 21st century man about town. 

Next game is against the hosts, Queensland, and WA will need to lift to give themselves a launch towards a strong finals campaign. 

Result: WA 1 - WAC 1 


WA vs QLD - Thursday, October 1, 2015


There were various scenarios for this game but the simplest one was win to guarantee a spot in the four. 

WA started positively, using a full-court press to keep the pressure on the Maroons, a team that much prefers lots of time on the ball and physically imposing themselves on the opposition. 

Sleepy had to get back to Perth for his day job, so Hi-5 and Kate were installed as full backs for the entire match. The extra time on the ball helped both get in some decent touch, with Kate eventually earning WA’s player of the day (doubling that up later with the Handbag award for off-field indiscretions) and Hi-5 being rewarded with Queensland’s nomination. 

Hicksy was dominant at right half and Kegs in fine fettle at left, as we continued to move the ball around. But as has been the norm for the last couple of games, pressure was not being expressed on the scoreboard. 

So it was that a counterattack from a WA turnover found a Queensland striker alone at the top of the circle, who slapped the ball in neatly to Timber’s right backboard. 

With the half coming to a conclusion on the hottest day yet, Hicksy got himself in a tangle in front of goal and helped the League club to their second. 

The message was clear from Suck at half time. The switch was on but the ball was just not being moved around the park and opportunities were going begging. Let alone the waste of energy as WA attacks were repelled time after time before coming to anything. 

To their credit, the 45s took the message on board. The ball started at least finding trajectories to the front and there were chances galore. Indeed, had a few decisions gone WA’s way, the goals would have flowed. But the umpires couldn’t even get the bleedingly obvious right. A clear deflection from Martin (Marto) Turner across the goal face was declared a long corner. Even the player’s owning up to the mistake did not sway the umpire. As Marto explained to his Queensland counterparts, he couldn’t risk a card arguing with the umps for too long over a decision in his favour. 

Wedge was lively around the circle and almost got some meat on the ball to Marto in front of goal. Suck was carving up, darting in and out, as well as practically breaking the foot of an opponent who played no further part in the game/tournament. Goose was also conducting useful aerial raids around the circle. 

But there was little to no reward for the heroics; indeed, WA didn’t earn a single penalty corner for the entire match, to Queensland’s similarly parsimonious one. 

The situation reached farcical heights when another Suck incursion set up Pottsy at the top of the circle, who smashed the ball straight into a foot. Neither the umpire a few metres away nor the one who looked in good position on the opposite sideline got a look at it. 

At the back, Hi-5 copped a follow through from a French stick that hit him squarely in the bread box; it was hardly a Baker’s Delight and the game was held up while he regained his composure and procreation potential. 

All in all, this was a frustrating encounter. WA needed to show they were ready for what would come next and while the second half was positive, the lack of scoreboard pressure was disappointing. 

Still, with improved movement around the park, there was the potential for a big improvement in the next game. That was determined later in the evening when Victoria accounted for Tasmania. That left the Sandgropers in fourth place to face the Vics on the same day as another big east-west clash. 

Sleepy’s knee problems meant he couldn’t risk the flight back across the country, so WA would be heading into the semi-final with a similar structure at the back. A turnaround in the result of the first tight match against Vic would mean WA playing in the grand final to defend their title. Bring it on. 

Result: WA 0 - QLD 2 


Semi-Final WA vs VIC - Saturday, October 3, 2015


After a tight match in the qualifying rounds, WA fancied their chances to slip into the grand final. 

The plan was for a full press with High-5 bombing overthrows to put the defence on their guard. 

While the strong, silent WA full-back did his job and tried his heart out all day, WA just couldn’t get that all-important opening goal to apply the pressure on the Vics. 

Timber was at his sharpest for the whole tournament between the posts but with a heap of pressure applied from a sharp opposition forward line, there was only so much the goalie could do to stem the tide. 

WA went into the break two goals down, knowing a draw wouldn’t be enough; the Black and Gold had to score three to win. 

More early goals meant a big task was starting to resemble the mountainous ranges in picturesque Cairns. 

Clarrie was playing his heart out and many of the tournament’s big contributors like Drew, Scott and Suck came to the fore, determined to go for glory or go down fighting. 

A goal eventually came for WA when Wedge gathered the ball on the right of the circle in an episode that had prequels and sequels among various plot twists. The keeper was well out, a shot was saved and still Wedge somehow had the ball. This time the ball was in a strange little arc and again Wedge’s tennis skills won out, with a sweet though admittedly slow backhand drive wheezing its way across the goalmouth. Who else but Atomic was there for an easy tap-in to put the whole of Cairns and possibly much of Queensland out of their misery. 

Throwing everything forward, with even Kate getting himself well up-field, further goals were leaked in a hefty loss. Despite the pain, the WA boys at least had the consolation of helping Victoria spend all their scoring prowess. The Vics went down to the Maroons 2-0 in the grand final for the national title to the home State. 

Result: WA 1 - VIC 6