Melton Hockey Club
Melton Hockey Club|
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| Sport |
Field hockey |
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| Founded |
1976 |
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| League |
Hockey Victoria |
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| Based in |
Melton, Victoria, Australia |
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| Arena |
Heathdale Christian College (Bridge Road from 2016) |
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| Colours |
Maroon, Black, Green |
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| Head coach |
- Men - Glenn Lawrence
- Women - David Gorton/Ron Shadbolt
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| CEO |
Kellie McLaren |
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| Board members |
- David Gorton
- Lorraine Cook
- Luke Morris
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| Captain |
- Men - Bo Kelly
- Women - Fiona Branford
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| Premierships |
- Men's 1sts Premierships: 1983
- Women's 1sts Premierships: 1981, 1982, 1987, 2007, 2011
- Masters Premierships:
- Winter 2002, 2013
- Summer 2006, 2010, 2013
- Juniors Premierships:
- U16/17 1994, 2004, 2006, 2010
- U12/13 1990, 2004, 2013
- U9/10/11 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014
- U15 Girls 2006
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Melton Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Melton, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1976. The home ground is at Heathdale Christian College, near Kurunjang. The club has a sand based pitch with 50 seats for the spectators, although is moving to a new facility in 2016 thanks to federal funding.[1]
The men's 1st XI and reserves play in the Hockey Victoria League 3, and the ladies 1st IX and reserves play in the Hockey Victoria league 2. The club currently fields three men's teams, three women's teams, a masters team and respective youth development teams.[2] Interest continues to build with over 6,000 twitter followers to date.[3] The final Victoria League match at the Heathdale ground took place on 8 August 2015.
Most recently the Reserve men won the VL3R pennant in October 2015.
Current Men's squad
- As of 1st January 2015.[4]
| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 07 |
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GK |
Ryan Self
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| 53 |
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GK |
Michael McMurrie
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| 19 |
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DF |
Bo Kelly (Captain)
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| 62 |
|
DF |
Myles Bentley
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| 76 |
|
DF |
Ben Strebs Stelps
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| 77 |
|
DF |
Daniel Baker
|
| 42 |
 |
DF |
David Gorton
|
| 44 |
|
DF |
James Shelly-Robbins
|
| 74 |
|
DF |
Dave Arnold
|
| 43 |
|
DF |
Brent McMillan
|
| 79 |
|
DF |
William Buttigieg
|
| 80 |
|
MF |
Zan Holahan |
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| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 64 |
|
MF |
John Kovarik
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| 16 |
|
MF |
Andrew Arnold
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| 25 |
|
MF |
Leo Stebs Stelps
|
| 91 |
|
MF |
Ben Hanley-Woodbridge
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| 61 |
|
MF |
Liam Hart
|
| 54 |
|
MF |
Andrew Downs
|
| 68 |
|
FW |
Tony Lawrence
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| 52 |
|
FW |
Jesse Lawrence
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| 27 |
|
FW |
Adrian May
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| 18 |
|
FW |
Chris Arnold
|
| 30 |
|
FW |
Lachlan Vallance
|
| 24 |
|
FW |
Lucas Knipe |
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Current Women's squad
- As of 1st January 2015.[4]
| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 1 |
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GK |
Jess Kelly
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| 2 |
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GK |
Lorraine Cook
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| 3 |
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DF |
Mel Lake
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| 4 |
|
DF |
Fiona Branford (Captain)
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| 5 |
|
DF |
Narelle Shadbolt
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| 6 |
|
DF |
Jess Spence
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| 7 |
|
DF |
Laura Brown
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| 8 |
|
DF |
Lucy Steele
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| 9 |
 |
DF |
Sarah Gorton
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| 10 |
|
DF |
Megan Shadbolt
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| 11 |
|
DF |
Amy Schwarze
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| 12 |
 |
DF |
Alexandra Grant-Taylor |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 13 |
|
MF |
Lisa Williams
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| 14 |
|
MF |
Sharmaine Patchett
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| 15 |
|
MF |
Kathy Jungfer
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| 16 |
 |
MF |
Rachael Iosua
|
| 17 |
|
MF |
Chloe Schwarze
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| 18 |
|
MF |
Christina Bott
|
| 19 |
|
FW |
Billie Downs
|
| 20 |
|
FW |
Caitlyn Cox
|
| 21 |
|
FW |
Darian Cadman
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| 22 |
|
FW |
Michelle Creed
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| 23 |
|
FW |
Vanessa Morris
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| 24 |
 |
FW |
Inge Kapp |
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The Club Song
"So join in the chorus and sing it one and all,
Join in the chorus, Melton's the ball.
Good Melton Mustangs, they're champions you'll agree,
Melton will be premiers just you wait and see !"[5]
References
- ↑ "$650,000 kick starts new home for Melton Hockey and Athletics - Premier of Victoria". Archive.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ↑ "Team Fixtures & Results 2015 | Melton Hockey Club". Meltonhc.org.au. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MeltonHCAus
- 1 2 http://www.meltonhc.org.au/?q=node/114
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MeltonHCAus/status/604592852320911360
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