NSW Pride
NSW Pride is an Australian field hockey club based in Sydney. 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 | New South Wales Pride |
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Nickname(s) | The Lions |
Founded | 17 April 2019 |
Home ground | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney (Capacity 8,000) |
League | Hockey One |
Website | www |
The club unifies both men and women under one name,[2] unlike New South Wales' former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the NSW Waratahs (men) and NSW Arrows (women).[3][4]
NSW Pride 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.
The NSW Pride Men's came first, becoming the inaugural Hockey One Men's Champions and defeating the Brisbane Blaze 8–3 in the Grand Final, with Flynn Ogilvie being named Player of the Final and Blake Govers as the tournaments Top Goalscorer.
History
NSW Pride, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey.[5]
The teams logo and colours are inspired by the New South Wales flag. The name 'Pride' is intended to evoke feelings of "community, strength and fierceness."[6]
Home Stadium
NSW Pride are based out of Sydney Olympic Park in New South Wales' capital city, Sydney. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators, with 4,000 fixed seats.[7] Following the announcement of new team name, NSW Pride, the stadium has adapted the nickname The Lions Den.
Performance
Season | Goals For (RR) | Goals Against (RR) | Goal Difference (RR) | Wins | Shootout Wins | Shootout Loss | Loss | Points (RR) | Round-Robin Performance | Final's Performance |
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2019 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1st (Minor Premiership) | Major Premiers (1st) |
2020 |
Season | Goals For (RR) | Goals Against (RR) | Goal Difference (RR) | Wins | Shootout Wins | Shootout Loss | Loss | Points | Round-robin Performance | Final's Performance |
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2019 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6th | DNQ |
2020 |
Teams
Men's Team
The following players were names in the men's preliminary squad.[8]
- Liam Alexander
- Brady Anderson
- Timothy Brand
- Tom Brown
- Berkeley-John Bruton
- Lain Carr
- Tom Craig
- Ben Craig
- Matthew Dawson
- Hayden Dillon
- Isaac Farmilo
- Matthew Fleming
- Blake Govers
- Kieran Govers
- Sam Gray
- Jack Hayes
- Ehren Hazell
- Nick Holman
- Matthew Johnson
- Sam Liles
- Kurt Lovett
- Alex Mackay
- Callum Mackay
- Dylan Martin
- Thomas Miotto
- Flynn Ogilvie
- Ryan Proctor
- Daine Richards
- Lachlan Sharp
- Nathanael Stewart
- Ash Thomas
- Rory Walker
- Tristan White
- Matthew Willis
- Ky Willott
Women's Team
The following players were names in the women's preliminary squad.[9]
- Alice Arnott
- Jocelyn Bartram
- Morgan Blamey
- Tamsin Bunt
- Emily Chalker
- Naomi Duncan
- Andrea Gillard
- Kate Hanna
- Greta Hayes
- Jaime Hemmingway
- Rene Hunter
- Grace Jeffrey
- Kate Jenner
- Sarah Johnston
- Hannah Kable
- Georgina Morgan
- Kaitlin Nobbs
- Jess Parr
- Mikaela Patterson
- Lexie Pickering
- Renae Robinson
- Casey Sablowski
- Courtney Schonell
- Emma Scriven
- Molly Simpson
- Maddison Smith
- Emma Spinks
- Grace Stewart
- Helena Tobbe
- Jessica Watterson
- Mariah Williams
- Abigail Wilson
- Grace Young
References
- "NSW Pride Launch". Hockey NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "Hockey One – WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". Hockey One. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "NSW Waratahs". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "NSW Arrows". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "A New Era Begins – Hockey One Is Here!". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "NSW Pride Launch". Hockey NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "Official report of the XXVII Olympiad, vol 1". LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "NSW Pride Squad". Hockey NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "NSW Pride Squad". Hockey NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2019.