Hockey Club Melbourne
HC Melbourne is an Australian field hockey club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One.[1]
| Full name | Hockey Club Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Founded | 17 April 2019 |
| Home ground | State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia (Capacity 8,000) |
| League | Hockey One |
| Website | hockeyvictoria |
The club unifies both men and women under one name,[2] unlike Victoria's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the VIC Vikings (men) and VIC Vipers (women).[3][4]
HC Melbourne will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.
History
HC Melbourne, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey.[5]
HC Melbourne opted for a pure hockey club name, with a view to attracting the Victoria hockey public community whom CEO Andrew Skillern said "showed the rest of the country and the world what we can achieve by getting behind the home team and filling the stands as part of the 2019 FIH Pro League and we cannot wait to have the same support in the new league. The club logo includes 'M' for Melbourne.
Hockey Victoria had over 1,400 inaugural HC Melbourne members before the launch of the club. Hockey Victoria have strong aspirations to double their membership base before the season’s opening match, matching the club's bold identity.
Uniform
HC Melbourne's colours are black and white with gold. The uniform moves away from Victoria's traditional navy blue.
 HC Melbourne Men's Uniform |  HC Melbourne Women's Uniform |
Home Stadium
HC Melbourne are based out of the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Victoria's capital city, Melbourne. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators, with 1,000 fixed seats.[6]
Throughout the Hockey One league, HC Melbourne will play a number of home games at the stadium.[7]
Teams
Men's Team
The following players were named in the men's preliminary squad.[8]
- Kiran Arunasalam
- Simon Borger
- Jonathan Bretherton
- Joshua Bretherton
- Joel Carroll
- Oliver Crane
- Tim Cross
- Johan Durst
- Nathan Ephraums
- Russell Ford
- Steve Gale
- Will Gilmour
- Casey Hammond
- Max Hendry
- Ben Hoopell
- Aaron Kleinschmidt
- James Knee
- Brad Marais
- Craig Marais
- Daniel McBride
- Nathan McGuire
- Zach Meaden
- Joshua Mulder
- Connar Otterbach
- Andrew Philpott
- Joshua Pollard
- Jayshaan Randhawa
- Andrew Scanlon
- Jake Sherren
- Joshua Simmonds
- Jed Snowden
- Damon Steffens
- James Webster
- Ben White
- Oscar Wookey
- George Bazeley
Women's Team
The following players were named in the women's preliminary squad.[9]
- Laura Barden
- Kristina Bates
- Nikki Bosman
- Lily Brazel
- Sarah Breen
- Kary Chau
- Olivia Colasurdo
- Jessie Dean
- Laura Desmet
- Julieta Galli
- Hannah Gravenall
- Takara Haines
- Nicola Hammond
- Carly James
- Caashia Karringten
- Teisha King
- Bridget Laurance
- Amy Lawton
- Kelsey Lewis
- Rachael Lynch
- Claire Messent
- Anna Moore
- Hayley Padget
- Carolina Pereyra
- Jordy Polding
- Madeleine Ratcliffe
- Samantha Snow
- Sophie Taylor
- Aisling Utri
- Sabine van den Assem
- Florine van Grimbergen
- Rosario Villagra
References
- "Hockey Club Melbourne" (PDF). Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "VIC Vikings". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "VIC Vipers". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "A New Era Begins - Hockey One Is Here!". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Capacity for hockey". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE FORMAT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Hockey Club Melbourne's Men's Squad" (PDF). Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Hockey Club Melbourne's Women's Squad" (PDF). Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 11 July 2019.