A powerful celebration of inclusion and diversity at the 2025 Stand Out Cup
Published Tue 25 Feb 2025
The 2025 Stand Out Cup was another incredible day of vibrant costumes, a great atmosphere of friendship, music, positivity and amazing support for the LGBTIQ+ community. With some very wild Melbourne weather, the Hockey Community came together once again to show their commitment towards changing attitudes, promoting positive language and ensuring that LGBTIQ+ people feel welcome, comfortable and recognised in today’s game.
With 46 teams playing across the day, it was another truly special day. Lightning did slow down matches and throw some curve balls our way, but this didn’t stop everyone from bringing the vibes and making the event one of a kind.
Thank you once again to Proud 2 Play for being our outstanding partners on the day. We love having the team down every year.
We extend this to our guests; Hockey Victoria CEO, Andrew Skillern, Hockey Victoria Directors, Mike Trenery and Nichola Harris, Minister for Ports and Freight, Roads and Road Safety, Health Infrastructure, The Honorable. Melissa Horne, and Maribyrnong City Council Mayor, Pradeep Tiwari for all joining us on the day.
A special thank you to all our umpires who were involved on the day, we thank and appreciate you for your services. Without you, the Stand Out Cup would not run. You work so incredibly hard on the day, and we cannot thank you enough.
Thank you to Stuart Westmore for your photography work on the day. Stuart has volunteered his time year after year for the Stand Out Cup and we all love his giant group photo. Visit SKW Hockey Pics on Instagram to check out his work.
We had several prizes to hand out on the day. Well done to all listed below:
- Best Dressed Senior Participant – Jack from Altona HC
- Best Dressed Junior Participant – Phoebe from Bayside Powerhouse
- Spirit of the Day Award – Glitterati from Geelong HA
- Best Dressed Team - Team White from Melbourne Uni HC
We had some incredible matches played. Even though the day is about having fun and being inclusive, we did have some pennants awarded to our winning teams. Please check out our finals results below:
A Grade:
|
Finals Game |
Teams |
Winner |
|
1st vs 2nd |
La Trobe University HC A vs |
Southern United A |
|
3rd vs 4th |
Hula Hustlers A vs Brumb & Co. |
Brumb & Co. |
B Grade:
|
Finals Game |
Teams |
Winner |
|
1st vs 2nd |
Gippyroos B vs The Wally's |
Gippyroos B |
|
3rd vs 4th |
Frankston Stingrays vs MUHC Blue |
Frankston Stingrays |
C Grade:
|
Finals Game |
Teams |
Winner |
|
1st vs 2nd |
Altona Pride vs Essendon Rainbows |
Altona Pride |
|
3rd vs 4th |
MHSOBHC Unicorns vs Saints C |
Draw |
D Grade:
|
Finals Game |
Teams |
Winner |
|
1st vs 2nd |
Vicsport vs Collegians-X HC |
Vicsport |
|
3rd vs 4th |
Croydon Ranges HC vs Seagulls Pride |
Croydon Ranges HC |
Junior Grade:
|
Finals Game |
Teams |
Winner |
|
1st vs 2nd |
Craigieburn Falcons HC vs GV Hawks |
Craigieburn Falcons HC |
|
3rd vs 4th |
Saints Jnr vs Essendon Sparkles |
Essendon Sparkles |
The full results and ladders can be found here.
If you have a moment free, we’d love to hear your feedback on the 2025 Stand Out Cup. Please complete this short survey linked below so we can improve in the future.
2025 SOC Survey Link - https://www.hockeyvictoria.org.au/surveys/7628
