The Sultana Bran Hockey One League double round produced goals galore as two teams stamped their dominance in the men’s competition. There were a mammoth 78 goals scored across the weekend’s 12 matches, including a 10-5 result between HC Melbourne and Canberra Chill’s men’s teams, as Round 4 and Round 5 was played within the space of three days.
The men’s competition is turning out to be a two horse race between Brisbane Blaze and NSW Pride with both sides still undefeated.
Brisbane Blaze gave their home fans plenty to cheer about as they scored two convincing wins in their first two home matches of the season.
Dylan Wotherspoon in particular had a weekend to remember, the current Kookaburra scoring four times in the Blaze’s 7-0 whitewash of the Tassie Tigers and followed it up with another two in the 5-1 win over the Perth Thundersticks.
Having had the bye on Friday night in Round 4, the NSW Pride also sent out an ominous statement in their final home game of the regular season as they pummelled HC Melbourne 6-1 just two days after the Victorian side had recorded a 10-5 win over Canberra Chill in a crazy game on Friday night.
Kurt Lovett bagged a hat-trick, Blake Govers scored a double and Flynn Ogilvie also got on the score sheet for the Pride who have away matches against the Perth Thundersticks and a mouth watering final round showdown with the Blaze.
But while the Blaze and Pride are the clear frontrunners, the other teams have shown enough to suggest that the two sides vying for the title is by no means a foregone conclusion.
Perth Thundersticks opened their double round with an entertaining 6-4 away win over Adelaide Fire, Watenabe Kota scoring all four of the Fire’s goals.
Despite being humbled by the Blaze, the Tassie Tigers proved they have what it takes to be in the mix as Kookaburras co-captain Eddie Ockenden showed why he is regarded as one of the best players in the world, scoring four times against the Canberra Chill in a 6-2 result that puts a dent in the Chill’s finals aspirations.
The Sultana Bran Hockey One League continues with Round 6 this weekend. For ticketing details click here, while every match will be broadcast LIVE and exclusive on Kayo.
Sultana Bran Hockey One 2019 Season – Round 4 Results
Brisbane Blaze 7 (Beale 1’, Rintala 17’, Weyer 25’, D.Wotherspoon 36’/36’/38’/38’)
Tassie Tigers 0
Friday 18 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (QLD)
Brisbane Blaze Men’s team: 3.Corey Weyer, 4.Hugh Pembroke, 5.Scott Boyde, 7.Joel Rintala, 9.Jacob Anderson, 10.Robert Bell, 12.Jake Whetton, 15.Justin Douglas, 16.Tim Howard, 19.Blake Wotherspoon, 20.Matthew Swann (c), 23.Daniel Beale, 26.Dylan Wotherspoon, 32.Mitchell Nicholson (GK)
Tassie Tigers Men’s team: 2.Nicholas Leslie, 3.Kurt Budgeon, 4.Hayden Beltz, 6.Joshua Brooks, 7.Joshua Mardell, 11.Eddie Ockenden (c), 13.Joshua Beltz, 15.Kieron Arthur, 19.Tim Deavin, 20.James Bourke, 21.Ben Read, 23.Henry Chambers (GK), 29.Sam McCambridge, 32.Jeremy Hayward
Adelaide Fire 4 (Kota 20’/20’/60’/60’)
Perth Thundersticks 6 (Mitton 28’/28’, Robertson 42’/42’, Rasmussen 43’, Wickham 49’)
Friday 18 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (SA)
Adelaide Fire Men’s team: 6.Angus Fry, 7.Scott Germein, 9.Fred Gray, 11.Cameron Joyce, 15.Andy Leat, 18.Al Oliver, 19.Glyn Tamlin (c), 20.Isaac Farmilo, 22.Chris Wells, 23.Cameron White, 24.Zendana Hirotaka, 25.Watenabe Kota, 26.Liam Alexander, 28.Ben Hooppell (GK)
Perth Thundersticks Men’s team: 1.Brayden King, 3.Tim Geers, 4.Jake Harvie, 5.Frazer Gerrard, 7.Tyler Lovell (GK), 8.Coby Green, 10.Tom Wickham, 15.Will Byas, 17.Aran Zalewski (c), 19.Daniel Robertson, 23.Matthew Fisher, 24.Alec Rasmussen, 25.Trent Mitton, 27.Marshall Roberts
HC Melbourne 10 (Arunasalam 14’/30’/30’/41’, Kleinschmidt 14’, Marais 15’, Gilmour 25’/25’/37’/37’)
Canberra Chill 5 (Backhus 2’/54’/54’, Conroy 49’/49’)
Friday 18 October 2019
State Netball and Hockey Centre (VIC)
HC Melbourne Men’s team: 1.Craig Marais, 2.Max Hendry, 3.Simon Borger, 5.Andrew Philpott, 7.Will Gilmour, 9.Nathan Ephraums, 13.Jayshaan Randhawa, 14.Jonathan Bretherton, 15.Josh Simmonds, 17.Kiran Arunasalam, 18.Johan Durst (GK), 21.Jake Sherren, 25.Aaron Kleinschmidt (c), 29.Oscar Wookey
Canberra Chill Men’s team: 2.Ben Staines, 4.James Day, 7.Kazuma Murata, 8.Daniel Conroy, 9.Jamie Hawke, 11.Garry Backhus, 12.Jake Staines, 13.Manabu Yamashita, 15.Josh Chivers, 17.Aaron Kershaw (c), 20.Lewis McLennan, 22.Jay MacDonald, 27.Kentaro Fukuda, 30.Andrew Charter (GK)
Sultana Bran Hockey One 2019 Season – Round 5 Results
Canberra Chill 2 (Kentaro 31’/31’)
Tassie Tigers 6 (Ockenden 4’/15’/53’/53’, Hayward 24’, McCambridge 33’)
Sunday 20 October 2019
National Hockey Centre (ACT)
Canberra Chill Men’s team: 2.Ben Staines, 4.James Day, 7.Kazuma Murata, 8.Daniel Conroy, 9.Jamie Hawke, 10.Owen Chivers, 11.Garry Backhus, 12.Jake Staines (c), 13.Manabu Yamashita, 17.Aaron Kershaw, 22.Jay MacDonald, 26.James Jewell, 27.Kentaro Fukuda, 30.Andrew Charter (GK)
Tassie Tigers Men’s team: 2.Nicholas Leslie, 4.Hayden Beltz, 6.Joshua Brooks, 11.Eddie Ockenden (c), 13.Joshua Beltz, 14.Jack Welch, 15.Kieron Arthur, 19.Tim Deavin, 20.James Bourke, 21.Ben Read, 23.Henry Chambers (GK), 26.Oliver Smith, 29.Sam McCambridge, 32.Jeremy Hayward
NSW Pride 6 (Lovett 10’/10’/27’, Govers 37’/37’, Ogilvie 52’)
HC Melbourne 1 (Ford 58’)
Sunday 20 October 2019
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre (NSW)
NSW Pride Men’s team: 1.Lachlan Sharp, 2.Tom Craig, 5.Ash Thomas (GK), 6.Matthew Dawson, 8.Nathanael Stewart, 11.Hayden Dillon, 12.Kurt Lovett, 13.Blake Govers, 18.Tristan White (c), 19.Jack Hayes, 20.Ky Willott, 22.Flynn Ogilvie, 23.Ryan Proctor, 29.Timothy Brand
HC Melbourne Men’s team: 2.Max Hendry, 5.Andrew Philpott, 7.Will Gilmour, 9.Nathan Ephraums, 10.Rusell Ford (c), 12.Connar Otterbach, 13.Jayshaan Randhawa, 14.Jonathan Bretherton, 15.Josh Simmonds, 17.Kiran Arunasalam, 18.Johan Durst (GK), 21.Jake Sherren, 24.James Knee, 25.Aaron Kleinschmidt
Brisbane Blaze 5 (Weyer 15’, Rintala 26’, D. Wotherspoon 29’/29’, Beale 54’)
Perth Thundersticks 1 (Mitton 36’)
Sunday 20 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (QLD)
Brisbane Blaze Men’s team: 2.Shane Kenny, 3.Corey Weyer, 4.Hugh Pembroke, 5.Scott Boyde, 7.Joel Rintala, 9.Jacob Anderson, 10.Robert Bell, 12.Jake Whetton, 16.Tim Howard, 19.Blake Wotherspoon, 20.Matthew Swann (c), 23.Daniel Beale, 26.Dylan Wotherspoon, 32.Mitchell Nicholson (GK)
Perth Thundersticks Men’s team: 1.Brayden King, 3.Tim Geers, 4.Jake Harvie, 5.Frazer Gerrard, 7.Tyler Lovell (GK), 8.Coby Green, 10.Tom Wickham, 15.Will Byas, 17.Aran Zalewski, 19.Daniel Robertson, 23.Matthew Fisher, 24.Alec Rasmussen, 25.Trent Mitton (c), 26.Brandon Gibbs
