2022 JSC Wrap-up

Congratulations to all teams that competed in the 2022 Grassports Junior State Championships! It was a wonderful four days of hockey, with over 200 matches played across Melbourne Sports Centres Parkville and Footscray Hockey Ground.

A huge thank you to all of the Technical Officials, Umpires, Umpire Coaches, Umpire Managers and Tournament Directors that were involved in the Event. A special mention to the following officials:

Girls Tournament Director - Lynette Delaney
Girls Tournament Director - Lyn Page-Bathols
Girls Assistant Tournament Director - Peta Swanton
Girls Assistant Tournament Director - Sue MacMillan
Boys Tournament Director - Rod Tansey
Boys Tournament Director - Mike Trenery
Boys Assistant Tournament Directors - Karen Lawrence
Boys Assistant Tournament Directors - Bruce Cook
Girls Umpire Manager - Stephanie Thompson
Girls Umpire Manager - Sam Cutrale
Boys Umpire Manager - Jai Brown
Boys Umpire Manager - Josh May
Assistant Umpire Manager - Annabel Kennedy
Assistant Umpire Manager - Millicent Castor
Umpire Manager Mentor - Keeley O’Reilly

Finals Results & Officials Appointments

Congratulations to all the teams and officials that were involved in the below medal matches.

GIRLS

Under 18 gold medal: Eastern Hotshots 1 def. Central Flames 0

Officials – Monica Singh & Millar Kay-Kneebone (Umpires), Amanda Bicknell (TO), Sue MacMillan & Verity Cavanagh (Judges)

Under 18 bronze medal: North East Red Devils 3 def. North West Tigers 0

Officials – Ewan Bezzobs & Tamsin McLean (Umpires), Cheryl Weaver (TO), Stuart McCleary & Kelly Harris (Judges)

Under 15 gold medal: Eastern Hotshots 3 def. Central Flames 0

Officials – Georgina Kennedy & Tamsin McLean (Umpires), Verity Cavanagh (TO), Adrian Hillyer & Cheryl Weaver (Judges)

Under 15 bronze medal: North West Tigers def. North East Red Devils 1-1 (4-1 SO)

Officials – Antoine Hobbs & Hayden MacPhie (Umpires), Amanda Bicknell (TO), John Cleary & Bruce Cook (Judges)

Under 13 gold medal: Western Wildcats 1 def. Central Flames 0

Officials – Edie Pearce & Coen Sykes (Umpires), Sue MacMillan (TO), Wayne Hagstrom & Adrian Hillyer (Judges)

Under 13 bronze medal: Eastern Hotshots def. North West Tigers 0-0 (4-3 SO)

Officials – Annabella Orange & Georgia Taylor (Umpires), John Cleary (TO), Ron Holmes & Donn Hawthorne (Judges)

BOYS

Under 18 gold medal: Eastern Hotshots 3 def. Central Flames 0

Officials – Harry Huang & Stuart Hallett (Umpires), Cheryl Weaver (TO), Bruce Cook & Sue MacMillan (Judges)

Under 18 bronze medal: North West Tigers 2 def. North West Lightning 1

Officials – Ewan Wightman & Charlie Williams (Umpires), Kelly Harris (TO), Lyn Page-Bathols & Verity Cavanagh (Judges)

Under 15 gold medal: Central Flames 4 def. Western Wildcats 1

Officials – Jasper Kay-Kneebone & Thomas Nightingale (Umpires), Stuart McCleary (TO), Ron Holmes & Cheryl Weaver (Judges)

Under 15 bronze medal: North West Tigers 1 def. Eastern Hotshots 0

Officials – Josh Shipton & Lachlan Hodgson (Umpires), Donn Hawthorne (TO), Kelly Harris & Wayne Hagstrom (Judges)

Under 13 gold medal: North West Tigers 1 def. North East Red Devils 0

Officials – Zack Wickson & Tucker Kooloos (Umpires), Arian Hillyer (TO), Donn Hawthorne & Wayne Hagstrom (Judges)

Under 13 bronze medal: North West Lightning def. South West Eagles 1-1 (4-3 SO)

Officials – Will Aldred & Alessandro Pezzimenti (Umpires), Ron Holmes (TO), John Cleary & Sue MacMillan (Judges)

Full Results & Stats

Under 13 Boys - https://hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com/competitions/108

Under 13 Girls - https://hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com/competitions/109

Under 15 Boys - https://hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com/competitions/110

Under 15 Girls - https://hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com/competitions/111

Under 18 Boys - https://hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com/competitions/112

Under 18 Girls - https://hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com/competitions/113

Acknowledgements

• We are incredibly appreciative of all the work the Zone Coordinators, Team Managers and Coaches did to get the 58 teams to the Grassports Junior State Championships. So, thank you very much!
• A special thank you to Grassports Australia for their wonderful support of the Event in 2022 and we look forward to having them on board again in 2023! For all your synthetic sports surface needs, please get in contact with the friendly team.
• Game for all the wonderful Zone uniforms
• Cluch and Man Lift Hire for making the live stream on Day 4 possible
• Just Hockey for being at both venues
• Phoenix First Aid for covering both venues expertly
• Wiseman photography for the fantastic images from day 4, as well as the HV staff that were behind a camera during the Event.
• Finally, a massive thank you to all the volunteers from Footscray Hockey Club and the staff at Melbourne Sports Centres Parkville for being wonderful hosts. We really appreciate all the time and effort put into making this Event possible.

Event Images & Live Stream

To check out some wonderful images from both venues, please click here. 

Replays of all the live streamed matches from Day 4 are available on livehockey.com.au with a subscription.