All eyes will probably be on the Nationwide Hockey Middle in Canberra this weekend as Australia’s finest hockey gamers compete for the ladies’s and males’s titles of the JDH Hockey One League.
All the things is on the road when the highest 4 girls’s and males’s groups play within the elimination semifinals on Saturday. The winners will play within the respective grand finals on Sunday to find out the 2023 champions.
The workforce lists have been elevated to 17 gamers (up from 15) for the finals, permitting for a further goalkeeper and outfield participant for the blockbuster Finals Principal Occasion.
Saturday’s semi-finals begin with the ladies’s Brisbane Blaze and Perth Thundersticks dealing with off for the second time in per week.
The Blaze secured first place final Sunday with a 6-3 victory over the Western Australians in Brisbane. After spending a lot of the season within the prime two, the end result relegated the Thundersticks to fourth place as they conceded as many targets in that match as they’d in whole of their earlier 5 matches.
The Thundersticks have been strengthened by the return of captain Rachel Frusher and Hockeyroos defender Karri Somerville, whereas the Blaze have added Ruby Harris, Kyra Livermore and goalkeeper Ivy Matthews.
NSW Satisfaction, chasing a historic three-peat, and Tassie Tigers meet within the first males’s semi-final. The Satisfaction, who have been the one workforce to not lose a recreation, went in as heavy favorites in opposition to a Tassie workforce that reached the highest 4.
Making the Tigers’ activity much more difficult is the return of Kookaburras duo Ky Willott and Flynn Ogilvie plus in-form goalkeeper Ash Thomas. Moreover, the Satisfaction additionally made a shock addition within the identify of former Kookaburra Ben Craig (brother of present Kookaburra Tom).
Ben performed for Canberra Chill for the primary two seasons and has not performed in any respect on this season, however has responded to an SOS from coach Brent Livermore because the Satisfaction have been with out their Burras contingent.
Nevertheless, Tassie will take coronary heart and confidence as they’re the one workforce to take factors from the Satisfaction this season as they drew 1-1 earlier than dropping the shootout in Spherical 5.
Canberra locals are positive to be in full voice when the Chill meet defending champions NSW Satisfaction within the second girls’s semi-final.
The Satisfaction completed a degree above the Chill on the finish of the common season and this assembly guarantees to be simply as thrilling, with each groups displaying they’ve what it takes to beat anybody on their day.
The Chill, with their spectacular Irish trio Roisin Upton, Katie Mullan and Sarah Hawkshaw, recorded a 5-2 win over the Satisfaction in Spherical 4 on the Nationwide Hockey Middle and will probably be hoping historical past repeats itself.
Nevertheless, led by Hockeyroos quintet Jocelyn Bartram, Grace Stewart, Kaitlin Nobbs, Greta Hayes and Mariah Williams, the Satisfaction could have their sights set on a back-to-back.
The boys of Brisbane Blaze and HC Melbourne shut Saturday’s semi-final in a match filled with intrigue. Together with NSW Satisfaction, the Blaze have been the opposite standout workforce within the males’s competitors and can enter the match in opposition to HC Melbourne anticipating to progress.
HC Melbourne have been spectacular of their victory over Canberra final weekend, however go into the ultimate with out their star quartet Burras, who’re officiating on the World Juniors.
In Josh Simmonds and Damon Steffens, the Victorians have the drag flick arsenal to match the Blaze, who have been boosted final Sunday with the return of Kookaburra and final season’s prime scorer Joel Rintala.
The Finals Principal Occasion may even be the final probability for gamers to make a declare for inclusion within the 2024 Hockeyroos and Kookaburras squads main into the Paris Olympics, including to the explanation why the motion on the Nationwide Hockey Middle would be the hottest ticket in historical past. Canberra.
Each match of the JDH Hockey One League 2023 Finals Principal Occasion is LIVE and free on 7plus. Tickets are actually accessible by means of Intix.
JDH Hockey One League 2023 Last Principal Occasion
November 25-26, 2023
Nationwide Hockey Centre, Canberra
Tickets: accessible by means of Intix
Broadcast: each match within the finals is LIVE and free on 7plus #HockeyOneFinals
Semi-Finals (Saturday, November 25, 2023)
Ladies’s Semi-Last 1 (1v4) – Brisbane Blaze v Perth Thundersticks
Begin time: 11am AEDT
Brisbane Blaze Ladies’s Workforce: 1.Savannah Fitzpatrick, 2.Rosie Malone, 3.Kendra Fitzpatrick, 5.Morgan Gallagher (c), 8.Dayle Dolkens, 9.Casey Dolkens, 10.Madison Fitzpatrick, 11.Morgan Mathison, 13.Rebecca Greiner, 14. Stephanie Kershaw, 17.Camryn Mathison, 21.Emily Kingston (gk), 22.Britt Wilkinson, 23.Ruby Harris, 24.Ivy Matthews (gk), 25.Kyra Livermore, 30.Georgina West
Ins: 23.Ruby Harris, 24.Ivy Matthews (gk), 25.Kyra Livermore
Out: 16. Keeley Walker
Perth Thundersticks girls’s workforce: 1.Pippa Morgan, 3.Neasa Flynn, 4.Elyssa Melville, 6.Sarah Byrnes, 7.Penny Squibb, 8.Georgia Wilson, 9.Shanea Tonkin, 10.Jesse Reid, 11.Rachel Frusher (c), 12. Liné Malan, 13.Lexie Pickering, 14.Elizabeth Duguid (gk), 17.Annie Gibbs, 18.Renee Rockliff, 19.Georgina Dowd, 20.Karri Somerville, 23.Lou-Ellen Edwards (gk)
Ins: 4.Elyssa Melville, 11.Rachel Frusher, 20.Karri Somerville, 23.Lou-Ellen Edwards (gk)
Out: 15.Belle Ramshaw, 24.Britney DeSilva
Males’s Semi-Last 1 (1v4) – NSW Satisfaction v Tassie Tigers
Begin time: 12:30 PM AEDT
NSW Satisfaction males’s workforce: 1.Lachlan Sharp, 2.Tom Craig, 3.Nathan Akroyd (gk), 5.Ash Thomas (gk), 7.Daine Richards, 8.Nathanael Stewart, 13.Blake Govers, 14.Dylan Martin, 15.Miles Davis , 19.Jack Hayes (c), 20.Ky Willott, 22.Flynn Ogilvie, 23.Ryan Woolnough, 27.Ben Craig, 28.Sam Grey, 29.Tim Model, 34.Thomas Miotto
Ins: 5.Ash Thomas (gk), 15.Miles Davis, 20.Ky Willott, 22.Flynn Ogilvie, 27.Ben Craig
Out: 9. Nathan Czinner, 32. Callum Mackay, 36. Michael Taylor
Tassie Tigers Males’s Workforce: 1.Magnus McCausland (gk), 4.Hayden Beltz, 5.Ewan Vickery, 6.Josh Brooks, 7.Josh Mardell, 8.Joseph Murphy, 9.Jeremy Edwards, 12.Sam McCulloch, 13.Josh Beltz (c) , 14.Jack Welch, 16.Alex Hogan-Jones, 19.Tim Deavin, 20.Ehren Hazell, 27.Gobindraj Gill, 30.Alistair White, 32.Jeremy Hayward
Ins: 1.Magnus McCausland (gk), 8.Joseph Murphy, 16.Alex Hogan-Jones, 23.Henry Chambers (gk)
Out: 25.Max Larkin (gk), 28.Lachlan Rogers
Ladies’s Semi-Last 2 (2v3) – NSW Satisfaction v Canberra Chill
Begin time: 2:30 PM AEDT
NSW Satisfaction Ladies’s Workforce: 1.Alice Arnott, 3.Jocelyn Bartram (gk), 7.Laura Reid, 8.Greta Hayes, 10.Chelsea Holmes, 11.Estelle Hughes, 12.Grace Jeffrey (gk), 15.Hannah Kable, 17.Miri Maroney , 20.Kaitlin Nobbs, 24.Maddison Smith, 25.Emma Spinks, 26.Grace Stewart, 27.Kendelle Tait, 29.Meike van Haeringen, 30.Mariah Williams (c), 31.Abby Wilson
Ins: 11.Estelle Hughes, 12.Grace Jeffrey (gk), 25.Emma Spinks, 30.Mariah Williams
From: 2.Ellie Baldwin, 4.Ella Carr
Canberra Chill Ladies’s Workforce: 1.Mikalya Evans, 2.Katie Mullan, 5.Claudia Johnston, 6.Roisin Upton, 7.Naomi Evans, 8.Sarah Hawkshaw, 9.Samantha Economos, 11.Tamsin Bunt, 13.Edwina Bone, 17.Kaitlin Cotter, 18.Olivia Martin, 21.Mikaela Patterson, 23.Kalindi Commerford (c), 25.Lauren Yee, 28.Catriona Bailey-Value, 32.Rene Hunter (gk)
Ins: 1.Mikalya Evans, 28.Catriona Bailey-Value, 31.Sarah Steinhardt (gk)
From: 29.Madeline Dooley
Males’s Semi-Last 2 (2v3) – Brisbane Blaze vs HC Melbourne
Begin time: 4pm AEDT
Brisbane Blaze males’s workforce: 2.Shane Kenny, 3.Corey Weyer, 5.Lucas Brown, 8.Adam Imer, 10.Cale Cramer, 11.Michael Francis, 12.Jake Whetton (c), 13.David Hubbard, 14.Tyler Gaddes, 16. Tim Howard, 17.Scott Boyde, 18.Aaron Weiss (gk), 19.Luke Randle, 21.Max Harding, 23.Daniel Beale, 27.Joel Rintala, 32.Mitchell Nicholson (gk)
Ins: 11.Michael Francis, 18.Aaron Weiss (gk), 19.Luke Randle, 23.Daniel Beale
Out: 1.Will Mathison, 24.Diarmid Chappell
HC Melbourne males’s workforce: 5. Douglas Buckley, 6. Damon Steffens, 7. Nathan Ephraums, 8. Lachlan Steinfort, 9. Nathan Copey, 10. Brad Marais, 12. Connar Otterbach, 13. Jayshaan Randhawa, 14. James Knee, 15. Josh Simmonds ( c), 17. Kiran Arunasalam, 18. Johan Durst (gk), 19. Jordan Rees, 22. Ben White, 26. Eden Davis, 29. Nicholas Fitzgerald, 88. Ben Hooppell (gk);
Ins: 9.Nathan Copey, 10.Brad Marais, 13.Jayshaan Randhawa, 17.Kiran Arunasalam, 29.Nicholas Fitzgerald, 88.Ben Hooppell (gk)
Out: 1. Craig Marais, 4. Liam Henderson, 11. Cooper Burns, 20. Nye Roberts
Grand Last and 3v4 play-offs (Sunday 26 November 2023)
11:30am AEDT Ladies’s third v 4th play-off
1pm AEDT Males’s third v 4th play-off
3.30pm AEDT Ladies’s Grand Last
5.30pm AEDT Males’s Grand Last
Last referee workforce
Women – Aleisha Neumann, Emily Carrol, Nicola Brown, Cassidy Gallagher
Males – Zeke Newman, Steve Rogers, Jim Unkles, Aaron Gotting