SA Suns

SA Suns
League Australian Hockey League
Founded 1993 (1993)
Home arena State Hockey Centre (South Australia)
Colours Yellow, Dark Blue, Red
Head coach Darren Neimke

The SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns - prior to 2015) [1] are a women's field hockey team based in South Australia that competes in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).[2] The SA Suns won national championships in 1995 and 2011.

Current Team

The 2015 SA Suns[3] consists of:

Players
  • Brooke Appleyard
  • Brooke Buchecker
  • Annie Busiko
  • Jane Claxton
  • Emily Grist
  • Samantha Hogan
  • Georgie Kiel
  • Euleena MacLachlan
  • Karri McMahon
  • Jessica Martin-Brown
  • Gabi Nance
  • Georgie Parker (field hockey)
  • Alison Pennington
  • Sally Rutherford
  • Lucy Talbot
  • Charlotte Van Bodegom
  • Leah Welstead
  • Head Coach: Darren Neimke
  • Assistant Coach: Ian Jennings

National Championships

2011

The Southern Suns won the Australian Hockey League in 2011, defeating the NSW Arrows 1-0 in the final.[4] [5] [6]

It was the first time the SA Suns had lifted the trophy in 16 years. The SA Suns line-up included Hockeyroo members Bianca Greenshields, Holly Evans, Georgie Parker (field hockey) and Elise Stacy, and New Zealand Import & 2012 Olympian Melody Cooper. They were coached by ex Kookaburra Craig Victory.

2011 Southern Suns hockey team
Players Coaches
  • Airlie Ogilvie
  • Amy Watters
  • Anna McGregor
  • Bianca Greenshileds
  • Brooklyn Buchecker
  • Casey Bell
  • Catherine Connolly
  • Clarissa Eshuis
  • Deanne Gilbert
  • Elise Stacy
  • Georgie Kiel
  • Georgie Parker (field hockey)

[7]

1995

The previous time that the SA Suns won the AHL was in 1995[8][9] when the team included Olympic greats such as Juliet Haslam OAM (captain),[10] Kate Allen (field hockey) OAM[11] and Alison Peek OAM. The team was coached by Trish Heberle.

Previous Placings [12]

Year Placing
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1999
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1996
  • 1995
  • 1994
  • 6
  • 6
  • 6
  • 1
  • 5
  • -
  • -
  • 8
  • 5
  • 4
  • 6
  • 6
  • 4
  • -
  • 7
  • 4
  • 7
  • -
  • 3
  • 1
  • 5

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/News/suns-set-to-compete-successfully-with-the-best-teams-in-the-country
  2. ↑ http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=291
  3. ↑ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/News/suns-set-to-compete-successfully-with-the-best-teams-in-the-country
  4. ↑ http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=90&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=641&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=88&cHash=1bf2bc8d68
  5. ↑ http://sport.gameday.com.au/index.php?id=327&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=539&cHash=def2672291
  6. ↑ http://hosting3.sportingpulse.com/www.hockeyvictoria.org.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1256818448&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=107&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=927&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=12&cHash=817cc38c96
  7. ↑ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/index.php?id=433
  8. ↑ http://sport.gameday.com.au/index.php?id=327&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=539&cHash=def2672291
  9. ↑ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/About-Us/History
  10. ↑ http://www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/prc/pages/books/ambassador3//
  11. ↑ http://junior.stjohns.sa.edu.au/subjects/SOSE/Melb_Comm_Games/MAC/aths_corner/HOCK-profileKO.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/State-Teams/AHL/Southern-Suns
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