Footscray Hockey Club

Huge thank you to all of our businesses who supported the Trivia Night in the way of donation of vouchers or items for prizes. Approximately 180 people attended night hosted by Melbourne Trivia Company and over $3800 profit was raised which will go towards our re-surface of the F1 ground project. Special thanks to Nicole Virtuoso for all the hard work towards collecting the prizes in the weeks prior. Please acknowledge
our sponsors by mentioning you are from FHC the next time you visit their business. The 301 Club has been very successful also raising a further $1500 for the club. Make sure you buy your September ticket!

CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

* Congratulations Peter Grosz – Hat Trick + 1 = 4 Goals in M1W Men

* Congratulations Bobby Sharma – Hat Trick + 1 = 4 Goals in Juniors U13 West Red

* Congratulations Siobhan Blake – Hat Trick in M3S Ladies

* Congratulations Bridget Jones – Hat Trick in Juniors U13 Girls A

REMINDERS

* Round 17 End of Season Dinner
Saturday 21st August 7pm @ FHC
Relax, Enjoy, Eat (BBQ available for purchase),  DJ Music, Few Games, Have a few drinks to celebrate the last home round of the season before finals! Bookings not required – NO DOOR ENTRY just turn up! Families and juniors most welcome

* Big thank you to Karen Veitch who sends me ALL the junior results every week!

WOMEN

State League 2 (2)  lt Albury (3) Goals

Pennant B (2) lt ??? (3) Goals

Metro 1 North (8) def Kew (0) Goals N Virtuoso 2, M La 2, T Cordes 2, L Harris,  N Bloomfield

The 1st placed Footscray side outclassed the bottom side Kew with a flurry of corner and field goals throughout the match. With a few players out – we thank the M2 girls who filled in for us. Tracy Cordes was sharp at the left post after pushing out on corners, managing to tap in 2 lovely re-bounds. Monica La single handedly ran from the half way line into the goals and beat the GK one on one on 2 occasions. Nicole Virtuoso roofed 2 undercut shots into the back of the net fro,m top of the circle in field play. Harry Bloomfield (hit from top) and Leona Harris (on the right post) scored in amazing style during field play. Thanks to Glenn for coming out and coaching us (after traveling to Albury for SL the day before). Next week – the toughest game of the season against 2nd spot Hawthorn. A win will see this team secure top spot and promotion after 6 years of trying!

Metro 1 South (5) def Casey (1) Goals M McCulloch 2, G Ramsey 2, L Schwartz,

The girls came out fighting and took posession of the game from the outset. The initial 10 minutes was tantalising with several close shots on goal, only to be repelled on the last line. Finally the tension was broken with a reverse stick shot at goal from Megan McCulloch (C). This was followed up quickly with another great team effort, converted by Georgie Ramsay. The third goal for the half was set up through some fantastic ball work by Ruth Torr , converted by Leah Schwartz, (having already played a full game and coming to the aid of a depleted line up!). The second half started as well as the first, again with Captains goal, followed up with another great effort from Georgia Ramsay. Throughout the game the defense was terrific, with solid performances from Lauran Dick, Steff Butters and Mel Corless. This was great a team effort – everyone should have been named! Welcome back Niamh ! The effort was even more significant as the girls put into play all the drills practiced at training. Well Done Girls !

Metro 2 North () def ? () Goals

Metro 3 North () ?  Wer ()

Metro 3  South (5) def Dandenong (1) Goals Siobhan Blake 3, Susan Dobson 2

Needing a win to stay in the top four, the Metro 3 South girls headed all the way out to Dandenong. After a solid first half, 1-nil up was a pretty good result, although we were tired. However, the break seemed to be what we needed and 2 early second half goals put us in a winning position. Finishing strongly, the 5-1 end scoreline will now give us a great chance to stay in the four and play finals. Goals to Susan Dobson (2) and a hat-trick to Siobhan Blake were the result of excellent work across the field from everyone – a real team effort. Big thanks to the Metro 4 girls who filled in, and special mention to our brilliant goalie, Tayla Williams on her 250th game, and also her 15th birthday – We love you Tayla!

Metro 4 North Red (5) Forfeit received PEGS (0)

Metro 4 North Blue BYE

MEN

State League 2 (2) lt Tems (4) Goals J Trachea, ?

Pennant C (4) def Southern (0) Goals R Virtuoso, ? ? ?

Pennant E (6) drew Kew (6) Goals T Le, T Dean ? ? ? ? 

Metro 1 West (5) def TEMS (3) P Grosz 4, T Doer Tolhurst

Metro 2 West (

Metro 3 West (1) drew Melton (1) Goal L Braithwait

Metro 4 West (4) def Yarra (1) Goals?

JUNIORS

U17 PNW Foot. vs. Yarra 1-3 Loss
Loan goal to Simon Hoare

U17 A Girls Foot. vs.  TEM 3-2 Win
Goal each to Tanisha Isorena, Ally Sheehan & Hayley McAlinden

U17 Girls Foot vs. C’well 3-1 Win
Goals to Julie Sillato(2) & Ehlana Menon

U15 A Foot vs. C’well 1-5 Loss
Goal to Liam Bratihwaite

U15 W Foot Blue vs. Essendon Drew 2-2
Goals to Jaye Heffernan

U15 W Foot Red vs. Melton 1-3 Loss
Goal to Kyle Maynard

U15 Girls A Foot vs. Mentone 0-5 Loss

U15 Girls Pen A BYE

U13 A Foot vs. Altona 4-1 Win
Goals to Ishaan Bose Casson, Olivia Colasurdo(2) & Josh Walsh

U13 W Foot Blue vs. Essendon 2-0 Win
Goals to Bradley Bugeja & Carly James

U13 W Foot Red vs. B’wick 7-1 Win
Goals to Libby Birch, Alex McAlinden, Bobby Sharma(4) & Cade Wroblewski

U13 Girls A Foot vs. Altona 10-0 Win
Goals to Libby Birch, Georgia Cutrale, Carly James(2), Rebecca James, Bridget Jones(3) & Stephanie Thompson(2)

U13 Girls Pen A Foot vs. Hawthorn 5-0 Win due to a Walkover

U11 A Foot vs. Kew 3-2 Win
Goals to Dylan Peacock, Jacob Poole & Ben Rose

U11 N Foot Blue vs. Foot Red 2-0 Win to Blue
Goals to Gwen Lynch & Jessica Sinclair

U9 W White BYE

U9 W Foot Red vs. Foot Gold 4-1 Win to Gold
Gold goals Tate Brazil(2) & Harry Brazil(2)
Red goal to Kean Weerasekerr

CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

*Congratulations Pennant C Men- have secured promotion into Pennant B – after rd 15 they are now 11 points clear on top of the ladder. Well done guys!

* Congratulations Javier – hat trick in State League 2 Mens!

* Congratulations Geoff Peacock – hat trick in Metro 3 West Mens

* Huge thanks to everyone who attended the Trivia Night – a huge success.

WOMEN

State League 2 (3) lt Yarra Valley (4) Goals E Fithall 2, J Skilton

A disappointing result after the girls were leading 2 – 0 after the first 15 minutes of the game. With a key player being unavailable due to illness, the team’s winning structure from the previous 4 weeks had to be re-shuffled. Yarra were able to gain control of the game and score.

Pennant B (2) drew Camberwell  (2) Goals Rachel Brown 2

A terrific result against the to team. Well done ladies – the hard work and effort transform onto the scoreboard and gain great results the last 2 weeks! Keep it up!

Metro 1 North (6) def Doncaster (0) Goals M La 2, N Virtuoso, P Vanveenendaal, H Boomfiled, L Harris

Stand in coach Tung Le was happy with the dominating game played by the girls who converted multiple field and corner opportunities. Doncaster were persistent in applying pressure and the FHC girls played their best when they moved the ball around quickly. The first goal being scored by Harry Bloomfield off our first short corner of the game. The girl in the red scrunchee scored the second during field play and a crowded circle. Monica La scored 2 aggressive goals and almost cherry picked a third – however Leona’s shot went in, Penny scored off another brilliant set of field play! Our defense held strong with little penetration into the defensive circle. This high score will assist their goal difference which may be a vital art of attaining promotion at the end of the season. The only low light was FHC’s valiant captain receiving a ball to the forehead with 10 minutes to go, a brief exposure of bare skin as a playing shirt was whipped off to cover the wound, a hospital visit followed. Thanks to Tung and Penny for brilliant first aid. We all wish Carrol the best and hope nothing too serious!

Metro 1 South (1) lt Mornington (3)

Metro 2 North (0) drew Brunswick (0)

This week the girls had to put in a huge effort against the second place team in the competition in order to hold their place on the ladder.  The game started off with both teams putting in high intensity efforts – neither team gave an inch.  Chances to score occurred for both teams with Footscray having a number of short corners but were held out by an excellent Brunswick defence.  Brunswick had their chance with a penalty flick in the first half, but our GK made a great save which put the team on a high.  At half time, the girls knew they were well and truly in the match and kept the intensity going in the second half.  More chances to score were had by both teams in the second half, but good defence again kept the ball out of the nets.  It was most pleasing to see the young juniors hold their ground against a very physical and determined opposition.  Hard to give best players this week as all did their best throughout the match.  Well done team.

Metro 3 North () def Doncaster ()

Metro 3  South (4) def Casey (0) Goals T Bezzobs 2, S Blake, J Harbottle

Metro 4 North Red () def Box Hill ()

Metro 4 North Blue (3) def EGS (2) Goals scored by C Chatterton 2, R Chambers 

MEN

State League 2 (3) def Brunswick (1) Goals Javier 3

After leading 2 – 0 at half time, Footscray were unable to hold out the game with 3 conversions by Southern in the second half.

Pennant C (2) def Melbourne Uni (1) Goals T Le,  N Lewis

Pennant E (3) lt Camberwell (4)

Metro 1 West (5) def Brunswick (0)

Metro 2 West (4) def Essednon (3) Goals J Morghem 2, R Dutt, G Bluschke

Metro 3 West (5) def Essendon (2) Goals G Peacock 3, L Braithwaite, C Stafford.

Metro 4 West () ()

JUNIORS Rd 14

U17 PNW Foot. vs Altona 2-2 Draw
2 Goals to Patrick Meaney

U17 Girls A Foot. vs Westvic 3-0 Win
Goals to Georgia Allan, Holly Moore & Alley Sheehan

U17 Girls District Foot. vs G’Borough 0-1 Loss

U15 A Foot. vs Hawhtorn 4-4 Draw
Goals to Oscar Allan, Liam Braithwaite, Evan Davies & Reid Sargent

U15 W F. Blue vs F. Red 4-1 Win to Blue
Goals for Blue were Alex Dearnaley-Johnsten(2), Amisha Mangal & Alex Starpoli
Goal for Red Liam Hoare

U15 Girls A Foot. vs G’Borough 13-0 Win
Goals to Nicola Hancock(2), Chelsea Pugh, Amy Scott(5), Isabelle Skilbeck, Joanna White(2), Ahried Isorena & Haley McAlinden

U15 Girls Penn. Foot. vs Knox
No team sheet provided

U13 A Foot. vs S’United 7-2 Win
Goals to Ishaan Bose Casson(2), Olivia Colasurdo(3), Sean Humphries & Josh Walsh

U13 W Foot. Blue vs Essendon 2-1 Win
Goals to Wilson Awili-Jordan & Carly James

U13 W Foot. Red vs St. Bernards 4-1 Win
Goals to Latham Kosowski, Bobby Sharma, Stephanie Thompson & Cade Wroblewski

U13 Girls A Foot. vs Hawthorn 5-0 Win
Goals to Rebecca James, Isabelle Bojic & Stephanie Thompson(3)

U13 Girls Penn A Foot. vs Knox 0-4 Loss

U11 A Foot. vs Mornington 12-0 Win
Goals to Mitchell Braide(3), Jeb Grimes, Dylan Peacock(2), Sean Peacock, Jacob Poole & Perry Sargent(4)

U11 N Foot. Blue vs Werribee 3-4 Loss
Goals to Owen Lynch, Jessica Sinclair & Jack Sutton

U11 N Foot. Red vs Altona 3-2 Win
Goals to Chris Richmond, Carson Fox & Mitch Komp

U9 W Foot. Red vs Altona 6-1 Win
Goals to Jacob Winter & Jeremy Curtis(5)

U9 W Foot. White vs  Melton 4-3 Win
Goals to Bailey Dyson, Georgia Nelson & Aidan Sinclair(2)

1. Team Performances
At the half way mark of the season the junior section had an incredible 13 of its 19 eligible teams sitting in the top four! Good luck for the run home everyone. Hopefully plenty of FHC kids playing finals hockey this year.

2. More Victorian Representatives!
Congratulations to Olivia Colasurdo and Libby Birch who have been selected in the recently announced Vic U13 girls team. Although our state representation is down this year, these things ebb and flow in terms of how top age (second year in an age group) nominees you have, etc. Our 2010 Victorian representatives are: Alexandra Leeder, Olivia Colasurdo, Libby Birch, Samuel Leeder, Georgia Hopkins and Bethany Russ. Congratulations to Patrick Meaney and Gabriel Smith who are emergencies (‘train-on players’) in their respective age groups, and well done to the many children who came close to state selection. And most of all, a great WELL DONE! to the 86 volunteers who are running the FHC junior section this year (see list on the junior noticeboard). Without the hard work of our volunteers year in year out we would have no junior  players, let alone brilliantly trained ones.

3. State League 2!
Many would be aware that the Ladies and Mens State League teams are excelling in their first year in SL2 (both sitting third after 14 rounds – that’s one place off promotion to SL1!), and the main reason is easy to see. In the Ladies SL2 and 2nd eleven teams, 9 of the 13 players in each are from the FHC juniors, and likewise 9 of the 15 mens SL2 squad are from our juniors. Take out the overseas guest players, and the proportion of FHC juniors playing mens SL2 at FHC would be the same as the ladies.  The rewards that we are reaping are coming principally because of the hard work that we’re doing at junior level (and through the excellent mentoring of these children through their senior teams). Get involved with the junior section everyone -its the guaranteed way to ensure that senior team success continue to come our way.

4. U17 Wildcats nominations are still being received, but you better hurry! Trials are to be held on Aug 22 and 29. The U17 State Championships are being conducted in the next school holidays.

5. Thank-you to the Mens State League Coach David Adesho and overseas recruits Javier, Gaston and Robbie for their terrific commitment to our junior players. The group are just about to finish their two month super-skills program which has involved all of our Shield level players. The men have also spent many hours at specific team training sessions helping the team coaches add polish to our young champions.

6. Junior Presentation Functions Pencil in the morning of Sunday October 10 as the possible date for our junior presentation functions (one group 10.00 – 11.00 am, the second group 12.00 – 1.00 pm, rep player photo in between).

7. Welcome to super-coach Peter Nalder who has stepped in to the U15 West (Red) coaching void now that Fidz has gone overseas to run the Asian and Commonwealth Games.

CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

* Congratulations Marianne Fridell 500 club games

* Congratulations  State League Ladies – 4 wins in a row to comfortably take 3rd spot on the ladder

REMINDERS

* THIS SATURDAY IS THE TRIVIA NIGHT – Book your Trivia Night Table (Sat 7th Aug) on sheet in clubrooms or e-mail rico.virtuoso@aapt.com.au

WOMEN

State League 2 (3) def Kew (1) Goals E Fithall, O Colasurdo, J Luckett

Started well but found ourselves 1 nil down after 15 minutes from a corner. The regrouped and found something positive and really started to work well together. The defense was under pressure but combined as a unit to stem the tide. Still one nil down at half time the girls never gave up and worked extremely hard to convert and with the constant pressure being applied by the girls, a PC was converted by Esther Fithall. The Kew girls looked tired as our girls continued to attack with and put them under pressure and with a great set up moving forward with a scrimmage in front of the goal Olivia Colasurdo gave us a 2-1 lead. Some great work in defence again this week we were able to turn defense into attack.The third goal came from a crossed ball from Rachel Doody from the half way line on the sideline with a direct pass across to Lexie White at right half who gave an early pass froward for Karin Huddle to work to just outside the circle for a slap pass across the goal and Jane Luckett quickly converted high into the top of the net for a 3-1 win. The girls are playing really confidently and communicating well with each other and supporting each other well. Now sitting Third on the ladder and playing Yarra next week who are 5th we are in for another tough match. Relegation is now not on the agenda but finals are a very strong possibility. The girls now know they are a strong unit and playing well and knows what might happen in the next couple of weeks.

Pennant B (2) def Kew (0) Goals

Metro 1 North (2) def La Trobe (1) Goals G Minett, N Bloomfield

The 1st placed Footscray side played a tough and determined LaTrobe  (3rd).  The LaTrobe girls had the jump on the FHC side converting an early goal  off a short corner. After 15 minutes the FHC team settled and played their game – gaining control of the game for the rest of the half.1 – 0 down at half time the FHC girls were determined to continue the good efforts late the the 1st half with team goals to convert as many corners as possible, play their positions and keep possession. Constant attack resulted in a corner conversion from Gabby Minnet off a rebound from a straight shot. The girls could feel the game in their hands with multiple corner opportunities and circle penetrations.  The LaTrobe girls were playing defensive, flooding the circle, Footscray’s only hope was to keep converting corners. With 30 seconds to go a fantastic pass from Giulia Virtuoso from the back line, to Nicole Virtuoso at Center half who passed a quick ball into the circle where a corner was forced  – the final opportunity for conversion. The huddle formed and the instruction was to hit it in. With an intense atmosphere, the perfect push out, the perfect stick trap and ….the perfect shot from Harry Bloomfield – CRACK – the sound of the ball hitting the backboard was terrific. The girls all ran in to the sound of the final whistle going….what an amazing end to the game.

Metro 1 South (0) lt Knox (2)

M1S have been plagued with unavailability’s due to promotions, injury and other circumstances. However in this must win game, the girls did their best. This was an extremely physical encounter and we have now lost Kate with a broken bone in her right hand. The game was played at quite a pace and Know boosted with some of the sate league players, proved stronger on the day. A couple of lack of concentration periods resulted in two very soft goals being scored against FHC. However FHC fought back gallantly and played a wonderful second half but just failed to convert the good play into goals. Our defence was solid as ever and mentions must be made of Kate Kidd, Steff Butters and Nicole Ducret who were outstanding. Result FHC beaten by Knox 2-0.

Metro 2 North (2) lt Yarra Valley (3) Goals Holly Azzopardi 2

The game started off on a high note with Footscray scoring in the first 5 minutes of the game.  The girls were moving the ball around extremely well and this continued to pay off with a second goal only 3 minutes after the first.  This motivated the opposition and they slogged it out with Footscray until half time.  The second half of the game was a let down for the girls who couldn’t seem to get their defensive game into action and this resulted in a goal early on in the second half for Yarra Valley.  Two more goals resulting from short corners followed and Footscray were unable to lift and respond.  To their credit, with only 11 players until well into the second half and two players ill with a third player injured, they fought it out until the final whistle.

Metro 3 North (6) def La Trobe (0)

Metro 3  South (0) lt Waverley (1)

Metro 4 North Red (0) lt Brunswick (1)

Metro 4 North Blue (5) def Box HIll (0)Goals P Duell-Peingng 2, R Chambers, T Keegan, C Chatterton

In keeping with celebrating 500 games for Marianne Fridell, Foots Blue defeated Box Hill 5-0. We dominated the play for the majority of the game and were able to work it up the field, with short passes to each other. The goals were scored by  The afternoon was finished off by nibbles in the clubroom.

MEN

State League 2 (2) lt Southern (3) Goals S Shaw, T Griffin

After leading 2 – 0 at half time, Footscray were unable to hold out the game with 3 conversions by Southern in the second half.

Pennant C (3) def Camberwell (1) Goals R Virtuoso, B Denning, N Lewis

The newly christened Vinnie Bobalino got things started for the Bulldogs after the opening goal from Stuart Mclean was overturned by the umpire after being talked into by the Camberwell GK. Vinnie (aka Nic Lewis) converted a penalty corner with a strong drag flick into the Camberwell net and celebrated with his ‘strut’. Rico scored the second goal giving the side a 2-0 buffer at half time. Footscray had all the play but could not convert numerous opportunities, before Brendan Denning managed to get a touch on Tung Le’s penalty corner solo effort mid-way through the second half to put Footscray 3-0 up. Camberwell came back with a consolation goal late in the half, but Footscray still missed further chances to extend the lead.

Pennant E

Metro 1 West (2) drew MUHC (2) Goals ?

Metro 2 West (2) lt MCC (5) Goals B Chambers, E Negus

Metro 3 West

Metro 4 West (2) def MUHC (0) Goals?

JUNIORS

U17 PNW vs. Geelong 1-8 Loss
Lone goal to Patrick Meaney

U17 GIRLS A vs. Yarra 1-3 Loss
Lone goal to Rachael Browne

U17 GIRLS District vs. Kew 1-0 Win
Goal to Chloe Chatterton

U15 A vs. TEMS 4-3 Win
Goals to Riley Damnics(2), Evan Davies & Reid Sargent

U15 W Blue vs. Melton 0-1 Loss

U15 W Red vs. St. Bernards 2-0 Win
Goals to Lian Hoare & Will McMillan

U15 GIRLS A vs TEMS 6-2 Win
Goals to Nicola Hancock, Tyals Mattewson & Amy Scott (4)

U15 GIRLS PEN A vs. Kew 4-0 Win
Goals to Chloe Anderson(2), Gretta Damnics & Ruby Jones-Williams

U13 A vs. Waverley 2-5 Loss
Goals to Georgia Hopkins

U13 W Blue vs. Brunswick 10-0 Win
Goals to Bradley Bugeja, Georgia Cutrale(2), Max Davies, Tim Holland, Carly James(2), Kyle Lewis(2) & Neavh Smout.

U13 W Red vs. P/St. Kilda 10-0 Win
Goals to Serkan Mustafa, Sam Randle, Bobby Sharma(4), 2 each to Steph Thompson & Cade Wroblewski

U13 GIRLS A vs. S’United 11-1 Win
Goals to Libby Birch(2), Olivia Colasurdo(4), Georgia Cutrale, Georgia Hopkins(3) & Rebecca James

U13 GIRLS Penn A vs. Waverley 5-1 Win
Goals to Vanessa Galliver(3), Olivia Hudson & Gabi Leslie

U11 A vs. Camberwell 2-3 Loss
Goals to Jacob Poole & Perry Sargent

U11 North Blue vs. Altona 0-4 Loss

U11 North Red vs. G’Borough 207 Loss
no goals indicated

U9 W Gold vs. Melton 0-1 Loss

U9 W Red vs. MHSOB 2-1 Win
no goals indicated

U9 W White vs. Werribee 6-2 Win
Goals to Bailey Dyson, Claire Hind, Jonte Kontos, Gillian Lubensky(2) & Georgia Nelson

Marianne Fridell (nee Weston), known as “Fridell” will celebrate her 500th game this weekend Round 14, 12.30pm Sunday 1st August at Footscray.

A teacher at Footscray High School introduced Marianne to hockey when she was in Year 12. Marianne enjoyed the sport so much that when she left school in 1966 she joined the local club, Footscray Hockey Club. Her playing career at Footscray marked the  500th  senior game in round 14, made up of 400 senior women’s matches and 100 winter veterans matches. Between 1985 and 1998 Marianne played at PEGS Hockey Club, another 250 senior games. Marianne’s commitment to hockey has included umpiring and coaching as well as playing summer, winter, mixed, veterans and masters competitions.
Since returning to Footscray Hockey club in 1999 she has played in three successful premiership teams (2002, 2004 and 2005). Marianne enjoys playing against people closer to her own age, in Veterans and Masters competitions, but she also loves her club hockey because she plays with people of all ages and from many different backgrounds. Marianne states “It helps to keep me feeling young and alert. (Although chasing fast, young opponents is more likely to make me feel very old!)”

Marianne would like to thank all the members of Footscray Hockey Club, past and present, for making her hockey so much fun.

Book your table NOW! What a fantastic social night to attend. Book your table NOW!

Congratulations Vic U21′s with Footscray’s Penny Mather in the squad!

Penny played the entire Round 1 and Round 2 Match and 10 minutes in Round 4 which is excellent game time for the 2nd goal keeper in the U21′s squad. Ashleigh Wells, who is FHC’s GK trainer, was recovering from an injury prior to the tournament and was in doubt for the first few matches. Penny was required to play all the practice matches prior to the tournament.

Grand Final

SPORTSCOVER VICS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

Sportscover Victoria 2 def. Queensland 1 (half time 1-0)

Goals - Tegan Purser (VIC) 22m FG, Kirsten Johnson (QLD) 60m PC, Michelle Tuhan (VIC) 70m FG.

Sportscover Victoria have completed an Under 21 Championship double, defeating the homeside (QLD) in the Grand final on Saturday.

Victoria came into this fixture as the underdog, following a 3-0 defeat to QLD in round 6 of the tournament but it was the Vics who scored first through goal-scoring machine Tegan Purser in the 22nd minute.

Holding a narrow lead, Victoria opted to play a defensive brand of hockey and went into the break with a 1-0 advantage.

The second half saw QLD create numerous chances as the Vics continued to stand tall in defence.

Time was running out for the home side but a 60th minute penalty corner conversion saw the scores back at level pegging, much to the home crowd’s delight.

In the dying seconds of the game Victoria’s Michelle Tuhan made the most of a goal scoring opportunity to put the Vics in front to win the 2010 Australian Under 21 Women’s Championship.

The championship win is Victoria’s second in as many weeks, following the Under 21 Men’s victory in Melbourne.

Semi Final

SPORTSCOVER VICS DEFEAT SA TO MAKE GRAND FINAL

Sportscover Victoria 3 def. South Australia 1 (half time 2-1)

Goals - Darcie Filliponi (VIC) 15m PC, Georgie Parker 17m PC, Tegan Purser (VIC) 27m FG, Michelle Tuhan 67m FG.

Sportscover Victoria has defeated SA to gain a finals birth against Queensland in the 2010 Australian Under 21 Women’s Championship in Brisbane, QLD.

The Vics game into this fixture with plenty of confidence having beaten SA 5-1 in round 5 of the championship and it only took 15 minutes for Victoria’s Darcie Filliponi to make the most of a penalty corner, giving the Vics and early lead.

However SA hit back almost immediately to level the scores at one a piece.

The game was in the balance for the remainder of the first half with both teams creating attacking chances and it was the Vics who took a narrow lead into half time when striker Tegan Purser scored in the 27th minute.

Victoria took on a defensive approach to the second half, desperate to hold onto their lead and when Michelle Tuhan put the Vics two goals up in the dying minuets the game was beyond doubt. The Victorian’s running out eventual 3-1 winners.

Victoria will face the home side Queensland in Saturday’s final after QLD won in extra time against NSW.

Round 7

U21G def WA 2-1 and finished the round robin in first place. They play 4th team South Australia in the Semi Finals on Friday.

Resuming from a disappointing 3-0 loss against Queensland on Tuesday, the Vics started strongly in this affair and scored early through Tegan Boucher in the second minute.

However, it only took WA 10 minutes to level the scores when their captain Kate Denning converted a well-planned penalty corner.

With the scores locked at one a piece, both teams created plenty of attacking chances and it was Victoria that made the most of a penalty corner in the 48th minute to take a narrow lead.
WA continued to press but the Victorian defence was solid enough to hold off an attacking WA outfit late in the game.

“We’re happy to qualify for the finals on top. Heavy legs and a few injuries but the rest day tomorrow will help” – Josh Burt (U21 Sportscover Victoria Coach)

Round 6

U21′s lost to Queensland 3 – 0

Round 5

SPORTSCOVER VICS – TOP OF THE TABLE

Sportscover Victoria 5 def. South Australia 1(half time 2-0)

Goals - Tegan Purser (VIC) 19m FG, Tegan Boucher (VIC) 24m FG, Michelle Tuhan (VIC) 54m FG, Georgina Kiel (SA) 58m PC, Hayley Padget (VIC) 59m FG, Tegan Purser (VIC) 69m FG.

The Sportscover Victorian Women’s Under 21 team are on top of the table following an impressive win against a previously undefeated South Australian outfit.

Victoria came into this match after winning their previous two games in the tournament and two field goals in the first half (T. Purser and T. Boucher) saw the Vics lead 2-0 at the break.

The Vics continued to create plenty of chances after half time and stretched their lead out to three when Michelle Tuhan scored in the 58th minute.

Georgina Kiel restored some home for SA through a handy PC conversion in the 58th minute but it was Victoria who finished stronger, scoring two of their own late in the second half to secure a 5-1 victory.

Monday July 26 is a rest day.

Sportscover Victoria’s next game is on Tuesday v Queensland @ 1:00PM local time.

Click here for results, fixture, ladder and statistics

Round 4

SPORTSCOVER VICS CONTINUE GOOD FORM

Northern Territory 1 def. by Sportscover Victoria 4 (half time 0-2)

Goals - Tegan Purser (VIC) 4m FG, Hayley Padget (VIC) 30m PC, Teisha King (VIC) 50m FG, Candice Liddy (NT) 52m PC, Tegan Boucher (VIC) 59m FG.

Round 3

SPORTSCOVER VICS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST NSW

Victoria 1 def. NSW 0

Goals - Hayley Padget (VIC) 13m FG.

The Sportscover Vics have bounced back impressively with a gritty 1-0 win against NSW in the 2010 Australian U21 Women’s Championship in Brisbane (Queensland) on Thursday.

The only goal of the game came from Victoria’s Hayley Padget in the 13th minute as Victoria held on for a tough 1-0 Victory.

“We played 100-times better today and I’m happy with the determination shown by the team” – Josh Burt (Victorian coach)

Sportscover Victoria has a rest day on Friday and resumes on Saturday against NT and Sunday against South Australia.

Round 2

SPORTSCOVER VICS SUFFER DISAPPOINTING LOSS

Tasmania 3 def. Victoria 1.

Victoria has suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss against Tasmania in round 2 of the 2010 Australian Under 21 Women’s Championship in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Victoria came into this game following a round 1 victory against ACT but it was Tasmania who looked the stronger team early in this clash, gaining the early advantage.

Victoria should have equalised shortly after but two disappointing and costly errors allowed Tasmania to build a 3-1 lead.

It’s back to the drawing board for Victoria as they prepare to face NSW at 11:00AM local time in Brisbane on Thursday.

Round 1

VICS BEGIN WITH WIN

Victoria 3 def. Australian Capital Territory 0

Goals - Michelle Tuhan (VIC) 7m FG, 9m FG, Tegan Purser (VIC) 11m FG.

Three early goals in 10 minutes was enough to see Sportscover Victoria open their account with a 3-0 win over ACT in the 2010 Australian Under 21 Women’s Championship in Brisbane on Tuesday.

The game was evenly matched throughout but it was difficult for ACT to find a way back after Victoria scored thrice in quick succession early in the game.

“The result sounds good but we had a purple patch and slotted three quick goals early in the first half. We need to be better tomorrow (Wednesday) if we want to beat Tassie”, said Josh Burt – Victoria’s coach.