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Pride and Fire encounter a historic Govers brothers showdown

While Saturday’s final round men’s clash between NSW Pride and Adelaide Fire has team wide permutations for both, there is a unique piece of family history that will be made. For the first time in their collective playing history, brothers Blake and Kieran Govers are set to come up against each other on the pitch. With a read more »

Makeup of top four to go down to the wire in Final Round

The final weekend of the JDH Hockey One League 2023 regular season is guaranteed to be full of drama and intrigue as teams vie for positions in the all-important top four and stamp their ticket to the Finals Main Event. The most significant women’s match is between HC Melbourne and Canberra Chill tomorrow night at Melbourne Sp read more »

NSW Pride all fired up to take on Adelaide

This Saturday marks NSW Pride’s last home match of the season and provides a chance for NSW fans to get behind the team and send them off into the 2023 JDH Hockey One final series next weekend in style. This double header will also be the last chance for NSW fans to watch our Kookaburra and Hockeyroos players in action before the read more »

HC Melbourne v Canberra Chill to be broadcast in Hindi

In an Australian hockey first, the broadcast of this Friday night’s JDH Hockey One League double header between HC Melbourne and Canberra Chill will be available with commentary in Hindi. The coverage of the crucial final round double header is expected to expand the horizons of the JDH Hockey One League even further into new read more »

Jillaroos’ last hurrah, finals spots and ins and outs: Round 6 headlines

By KATE ALLMAN Just as we thought we had some idea of how the last two rounds of the JDH Hockey One League 2023 Season could play out, Junior World Cups and untimely injuries continue to throw spanners in the works. Meanwhile the Jillaroos and Burras are about to take flight to Chile and Malaysia, forcing senior Kookaburras t read more »

Beltz brothers reunite for Tigers’ finals push

Household names in the Tasmanian hockey community, Josh and Hayden Beltz are set to reunite in the JDH Hockey One League for the first time this season for the Tigers’ crucial home clash against Adelaide Fire on Saturday night. Josh has missed Tassie’s four matches so far due to a finger injury, ironically a setback similar read more »

Kershaw loving time with Blaze

Having solidified themselves as a contender for the JDH Hockey One League 2023 title with back-to-back wins, the Brisbane Blaze take on fellow finals aspirant Canberra Chill in a genuine Friday night blockbuster. Both Brisbane Blaze teams are currently sitting second on their respective leaderboards, with recent dominant display read more »

Tigers nursing broken paws: The biggest stories to watch in Round 5

By KATE ALLMAN Casualty ward: four Tassie Tigers nursing broken hands It’s almost a rite of passage to cop a whack to the hand at some point in a hockey player’s career. However, it’s probably less than usual for four players in a single franchise to be suffering severe hand injuries at the same time. Far less in a s read more »

Neumann continues to break new ground

Umpire Aleisha Neumann will add another feather to her growing bow of achievements as she prepares to officiate the JDH Hockey One League Men’s match between the Adelaide Fire and Perth Thundersticks on Sunday. The crucial Round 5 fixture will see Neumann become the first woman to umpire a men’s match in the JDH Hockey One L read more »

Season defining match ups highlight Round 5 of JDH Hockey One League

The race for spots in the all-important top four is heating up as Round 5 of the JDH Hockey One League 2023 Season gets underway tomorrow night with HC Melbourne hosting Brisbane Blaze. With teams securing five points for a win and goal difference proving a decisive factor, things can change rapidly. Eight points currently separ read more »