WA Thundersticks
The SmokeFree WA Thundersticks are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Western Australia in the Australian Hockey League.
The Thundersticks have been the most successful team since the inception of the National Hockey League (NHL) (now the Australian Hockey League) in 1991 (the Thundersticks did not compete until 1992). Their home ground is the Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin University of Technology in Perth.
They have also competed under the names, Perth Thundersticks and WAIS (Western Australian Institute of Sport) Thundersticks.
The team were victorious in the 2008 AHL final played in Canberra, defeating the Queensland Blades 4-2.
Season standings
| Year |
Position |
| 1992 |
Champions |
| 1993 |
Champions |
| 1995 |
Champions |
| 1996 |
4th |
| 1997 |
Runners-up |
| 1998 |
4th |
| 1999 |
Champions |
| 2000 |
Champions |
| 2001 |
Runners-up |
| 2002 |
Champions |
| 2003 |
Runners-up |
| 2004 |
Runners-up |
| 2005 |
3rd |
| 2006 |
4th |
| 2007 |
Runners-up |
| 2008 |
Champions |
| 2009 |
Champions |
| 2010 |
4th |
| 2011 |
Champions |
| 2012 |
Runners-up |
| 2013 |
7th |
| 2014 |
Runners-up |
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| 2010 WA Thundersticks Team |
| Chris Bausor | Jordan Hunt |
| Graeme Begbie | Andrew Jacobs |
| Matthew Boyce | Fergus Kavanagh |
| Craig Boyne | Tyler Lovell |
| Mark Boyne | Nathan McGuire |
| Kiel Brown | Ross Meadows |
| Ian Burcher | Trent Mitton |
| Jonathon Charlesworth | Alistair Park |
| Tristan Clemons | Darren Parkes |
| Brent Dancer | Greg Reece |
| Bevan George | Travis Taylor |
| Greg Hearn | Aran Zalewski |
| Coach: | David Bell |
| Assistant Coach: | Tristram Woodhouse/Chris
O'Rielly/Nathan Eglington |
| Manager: | Hans Geers |
| Physiotherapist | Andrew Bell |
| Video Analyst: | |
| 2011 WA Thundersticks Team |
| Chris Bausor | Fergus Kavanagh |
| Matthew Boyce | Tyler Lovell |
| Craig Boyne | Nathan McGuire |
| Mark Boyne | Trent Mitton |
| Kiel Brown | Alistair Park |
| Ian Burcher | Darren Parkes |
| Jonathon Charlesworth | Sam Pike |
| Tristan Clemons | Greg Reece |
| Brent Dancer | Daniel Sampey |
| Bevan George | Grant Schubert |
| Greg Hearn | Kit Tapper |
| Jordan Hunt | Aran Zalewski |
| Andrew Jacobs | |
| Coach: | Chris O'Reilly |
| Assistant Coach: | Tristram Woodhouse |
| Manager: | Hans Geers |
| Physiotherapist: | Andrew Bell |
| Video Analyst: | Graham Begbie |
| 2012 WA Thundersticks Team |
| Tim Bates | Bevan George |
| Chris Bausor | Andrew Jacobs |
| Matthew Boyce | Fergus Kavanagh |
| Craig Boyne | Tyler Lovell |
| Mark Boyne | Nathan McGuire |
| Kiel Brown | Trent Mitton |
| Ian Burcher | Alistair Park |
| Tristan Clemons | Grant Schubert |
| Brent Dancer | Aran Zalewski |
| Coach: | Chris O'Reilly |
| Assistant Coach: | Nathan Eglington |
| Manager: | Tristam Woodhouse |
| Physiotherapist: | Trevor Lawrence-Brown |
| Video Analyst: | Ben Senior |
| 2013 WA Thundersticks Team |
| Tim Bates | Frank Main |
| Chris Bausor | Nathan McGuire |
| Matthew Boyce | Trent Mitton |
| Craig Boyne | Alistair Park |
| Kiel Brown | Sam Pike |
| Tristan Clemons | Daniel Sampey |
| Ross Hall | Grant Schubert |
| Fergus Kavanagh | Jayme Walsh |
| Tyler Lovell | Aran Zalewski |
| Coach: | Chris O'Reilly/Nathan Eglington |
| Assistant Coach: | Craig Wilson |
| Manager: | David Crosgrove |
| Physiotherapist: | Andrew Bell |
| Video Analyst: | Blake Burrows |
| 2014 WA Thundersticks Team |
| Ben Ashford | Andre Di Filippo |
| Chris Bausor | Andrew Jacobs |
| Graham Begbie | Fergus Kavanagh |
| Matthew Bird | Tyler Lovell |
| Matthew Boyce | Nathan McGuire |
| Craig Boyne | Trent Mitton |
| Kiel Brown | Alistair Park |
| Ian Burcher | Cale Walsh |
| Hamish Coates | Aran Zalewski |
| Coach: | Nathan Eglington/Chris O'Reilly |
| Assistant Coach: | Richard Davies |
| Manager | Tristram Woodhouse |
| Physiotherapist: | Trevor Lawrence-Brown |
| Video Analyst: | |
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Current WA Squad |
| Tim Bates | Fergus Kavanagh |
| Chris Bausor | Matthew Lim |
| Simon Benetti | Tyler Lovell |
| Kiel Brown | Frank Main |
| Ian Burcher | Trent Mitton |
| Tim Geers | Alistair Park |
| Frazer Gerrard | James Richardson |
| Coby Green | Tom Wickham |
| Jake Harvie | Aran Zalewki |
| Coach: | Jason Butcher |
| Assistant Coach: | Dean Evans/James Grant |
| Manager: | Lawrie Tyler |
| Physiotherapist: | Trevor Lawrence Brown |
| Video Analyst: | Example |
References
http://www.hockeywa.org.au/thunderstruck/thundersticks.cfm
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