Author: QWMH Webmaster
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Hands Up for Hockey
Have you noticed that use of the hands have all but disappeared from hockey? The rules for field players now only allow use of hands to hold the stick. Unofficially, of course, a hand pointed skywards is an appeal to the umpire for a free hit or an indication to the bench that you have…
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Kedron Wavell Family Team
Kedron Wavell Hockey Club DP3 team this year was a very special team consisting of 4 Mother daughter combinations, an aunty and a grandmother as the Manager. They also had 2 very talented juniors in Keeley and Meg and sadly their mate Natalie Andrea didn’t finish the season with the DP3 team, but next year…
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Sonja, Janice and Katrina
Mother/daughter trio were found at the Nationals in Gold Coast this year. Sonja Noonan being a player, Janice Noonan a technical official and Katrina Noonan an umpire. Sonja started playing hockey at the age of 10 along with many of her friends. She has been involved ever since in many different roles and still has…
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Carolyn Burrell – 20 Years Representing Sunshine Coast
Carolyn Burrell (Buzz as we know her) was first introduced to hockey at the age of 13 in a high school program in a small country town Gilgandra NSW. Hockey was not the main choice for the winter sport for girls, however they still managed to field teams for interschool sport in neighbouring towns. “It…
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Returning to Nationals – Dena Licciardello
Dena Licciardello started playing hockey at the age of 13 and is still playing today. Currently she plays for North Brisbane and Capri Gold Coast representing Gold Coast at the State Championships each year. Both Dena’s children played hockey and her youngest child still plays today at the age of 27 years, representing Queensland for…
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Participation after many years – Fiona Dodd
Fiona Dodd joined East Hockey Club at the age of 12 (1974). Her father had played hockey and she loved watching him play. It was only natural that she would start playing hockey. Apart from having time off for having children, Fiona has played continuously since then. Her three daughters have played hockey, two of…
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QLD Ambassadors – Rhonda and Jenny
2019 saw Rhonda Bentley and Jenny Tidey appointed as Ambassadors for Queensland Women’s Masters to attend Nationals at the Gold Coast in September / October this year. Rhonda joined Norths Hockey Club in 1981 when her daughters learnt to play. She held the positions of Secretary and President for several years, learning to play herself…
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Terri Read
Gladstone’s Master’s player Terri Read nominated for Queensland Women’s Masters Team in 2018 at the State Championships held in Townsville. Terri was selected in the Qld 55 #1 Team to play at the Nationals held in Busselton / Bunbury. Terri was then selected to play in the Trans-Tasman Team at the Gold Coast in 2019…
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History of Mackay Hockey
Mackay Hockey Association commenced in a small way in the 1930’s with 3 women’s teams and 2 men’s teams with fixtures played on the triangle at the Mackay Showgrounds. WWII intervened and the association folded. In 1948, Mackay Hockey Association resurrected, and the first delegates’ meeting was held at the Oddfellows. Two Clubs, Magpies and…