Hockey Geelong
Encyclopedia
Hockey Geelong is the governing body for the sport of field hockey
in the region of the city of Geelong
, Australia
. HG coordinates men's, women's and junior local competition, as well as elite men's and women's squads in the Victorian State League conducted by Hockey Victoria
.
The association plays most of its matches on the synthetic pitch at Stead Park, Corio
. Until 1992 Stead Park consisted only of grass fields, but in that year a sand-based synthetic turf was installed and stage 1 of the clubrooms constructed in their current locations. In 2008 this pitch was replaced with a hybrid (wet-dry) pitch. The Stead Park Master Plan (endorsed by the City of Greater Geelong on the 28th January 2010) recommends the construction of a second synthetic pitch alongside the current one.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
in the region of the city of Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. HG coordinates men's, women's and junior local competition, as well as elite men's and women's squads in the Victorian State League conducted by Hockey Victoria
Hockey Victoria
Hockey Victoria is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Victoria, Australia. It is responsible for the administration of intrastate competitions, state representative teams, officials and the financial position of the sport...
.
History
The first hockey team in Geelong was founded in 1954, traveling to Melbourne to compete on a weekly basis. The Geelong Men's Hockey Association was then formed in 1966, providing for local competition since then.The association plays most of its matches on the synthetic pitch at Stead Park, Corio
Corio, Victoria
Corio is a residential, industrial and one of the largest suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 9 km north of the Geelong central business district...
. Until 1992 Stead Park consisted only of grass fields, but in that year a sand-based synthetic turf was installed and stage 1 of the clubrooms constructed in their current locations. In 2008 this pitch was replaced with a hybrid (wet-dry) pitch. The Stead Park Master Plan (endorsed by the City of Greater Geelong on the 28th January 2010) recommends the construction of a second synthetic pitch alongside the current one.
Local Competition Premierships
Year | Division 1 Men | Division 1 Women | Division 2 Men | Division 2 Women |
---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Belmont | |||
1968 | Old Collegians | |||
1969 | Belmont | |||
1970 | Belmont | |||
1971 | Winchelsea | |||
1972 | St Josephs | |||
1973 | Gordon | |||
1974 | Saints | |||
1975 | Bellarine | Winchelsea | ||
1976 | Bellarine | Old Collegians | ||
1977 | Bellarine | Old Collegians | ||
1978 | Bellarine | Old Collegians | ||
1979 | Corio | Old Collegians | ||
1980 | Corio | Winchelsea | ||
1981 | Bellarine | Leopold | ||
1982 | Corio | Lethbridge | ||
1983 | Saints | South Barwon | ||
1984 | Corio | Winchelsea | ||
1985 | Corio | Union | Saints | |
1986 | South Barwon | Geelong | Deakin University | |
1987 | South Barwon | Deakin University | Saints | |
1988 | Saints | Geelong | Winchelsea | |
1989 | Corio | Geelong | Teesdale | |
1990 | Corio | Geelong | Lara | |
1991 | Corio | Newtown | Corio | Deakin University |
1992 | South Barwon | Colac | Teesdale | Bellarine |
1993 | Corio | Geelong | Newtown | Deakin University |
1994 | Corio | Corio | Deakin University | Deakin University |
1995 | Winchelsea | Corio | Colac | Geelong |
1996 | Corio | Corio | Newtown | Geelong |
1997 | Corio | Corio | Corio | Deakin University |
1998 | Corio | Geelong | Saints | Corio |
1999 | Corio | Geelong | Saints | Saints |
2000 | Corio | Geelong | Newtown | Geelong |
2001 | Corio | Corio | Schools | Geelong |
2002 | Corio | Geelong | Winchelsea | Geelong |
2003 | Corio | Geelong | Winchelsea | Saints |
2004 | Saints | Corio | Saints | Saints |
2005 | Corio | Corio | Geelong | |
2006 | Corio | Corio | Corio | Deakin University |
2007 | Corio | Corio | Saints | Saints |
2008 | Corio | Corio | Saints | Saints |
2009 | Corio | Corio | Newtown | Newtown |
2010 | Corio | Corio | Corio | Newtown |
Clubs
Club | Colours |
---|---|
Corio | |
Geelong | |
Kardinia International College (junior only) | |
Newtown | |
Saints | |
South Barwon | |
Torquay (junior only) | |