Hockey Tasmania has named its under-21 teams for upcoming national championships.
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Both the men's and women's teams will compete in Wollongong, NSW, from July 7-14.
The men’s team will be coached by Riverside teacher Colin Pearson with assistance from Tassie Tigers coach Glenn Freeman while the women’s team will be coached by Andrew McDonald, of the Tasmanian Institute of Sport.
U21 men: Benji Austin, Robbie Chapman, Gobindraj Gill, Daniel Harper (NWG), Finn Bailey (Queechy Penguins), Samuel Beckett, Sam McCulloch (Canterbury), Hayden Beltz, Jack Welch (DiamondBacks), Fergal Connolly (University), Jesse Duncan, Jake Wolfe (Burnie Baptist), Sam Grice, Linden McCarthy (Derwent), Ryan Jones, Oliver Smith (OHA), Eddie Popowski, Keegan Popowski (Smithton); shadow players Henry Forbes-Smith (OHA), Jordan Fernandez (DiamondBacks), Ra Murphy (Canterbury), Joseph Caelli (Tamar Churinga).
U21 women: Rachel Bentley (Devonport), Maddison Curtis, Camille O'Conor, Kacee Ponting, Molly Rasmussen (Canterbury), Isabel Goldsmith, Ruby-Rose Haywood (DiamondBacks), Molly Haas, Eliza Westland (Derwent), Madeleine Hinton (University), Leah Jenkins, Annabelle Scutt (NWG), Jemma Kenworthy, Romani Kenworthy, Madeleine Murphy (captain), Nellie Paynter (OHA), Raeleigh Phillips (South Burnie), Lucy Wootton (West Devonport); shadow player Hannah Harrison (University).
Under-13s
Players have been selected from Launceston clubs and schools for Northern under-13 teams to take on the rest of the state next month.
Trials were held with the resulting selections honing their skills under the watchful eyes of coaches Nic Duffy and Ian Bates before taking on players from the North-West and South at the intra-state challenge in Hobart over the June long weekend.
The tournament will assist selection to state teams for the national championships in Perth, Western Australia, in September.
Under-13 girls: Grace Commins, Rebecca Callander, Isabella Davie, Ashley DeMarco, Amelia Duffy, Jaimie Duffy, Cadele Harris, Naomie Harris, Isabella Johnston, Amelia Lewis, Isabel Partridge, Indya Redman, Millie Smith, Sara Wilkin, Aimee Woodley.
Under-13 boys: Xavier Bailey, Emmanuel Bates, Darcy Carless, Eliott Cross, Jesse Egan, Kayden Herbert, Harrison Martin, LachlanMartin, Joe Short, Jamie Smith, Oliver Stebbings, Zakk Steward, Rykin Symons.
Rob Shaw
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
