Footscray Hockey Club

All grades are in the positive for goal for and against, thus we are heading in the right direction.
40D West won the 1 final over Essendon 2-1 and proceed to the preliminary final.
40E drew with MCC Red 2-2 and proceed to the preliminary final.
50A drew with Southern and proceed to the preliminary final.
50B won 2-0 over Yarra Valley and proceed to the preliminary final.
40D West are playing Powerhouse/St Kilda at Yarra Valley on Monday 8 September at 7:00pm.
40E are playing Camberwell Blue 1 at Yarra Valley on Monday 8 September at 8:30pm.
50A are playing Yarra Valley at F1 on Wednesday 10 September at 8:45pm.
50B are playing Southern Y at F1 on Wednesday 10 September at 7:15pm.

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Team Results

State Vetrans Win
Congratulations to Victorian State Over 40’s representatives who took part in the recent Vet’s Tournament and returned with the gold medal. Player Gary Cunnington, Assistant Coach Geoff Lewis and manager Kevin Protheroe were from FHC.
The State 40 Veterans had a tournament to remember. The results were as follows:

This is the first team in 12 years to return with a medal, and hopefully there will be more to come.

From Right: Kevin Protheroe, Gary Cunnington, Geoff Lewis

Mens 40A The team is starting to adjust to the match conditions and after 3 matches, have drawn with Altona 1 –1, lost to Camberwell 4-2 and lost to PowerHouse St Kilda 3-1.
Mens 40D West This is a mixture of players with great skill, normal skill and under skill, but learning quickly. After
3 rounds, they have won against MUHC, lost to Camberwell and won against Yarra Valley.
Mens 40E West There are a couple of Metro players in this side, but the overall team is made up of Junior parents and all are having fun. The have won the first game against Essendon, won the second game against Geelong and drew the third game against Southern United.
Mens 50A This basically the same side that has been around for a number of years and are continuing their
winning form. The first game was against Brunswick, scoring a 2-0 win, and the last game was against Essendon was a 2-0 win.
Mens 50B Like the 50A team, this team is basically the same as last year and have a win against MCC Blue, and
a lost to Yarra Valley.
Womens B This is a new team and there first game starts on 5th May, so we will update you as the season
starts. Good luck ladies!

Summer Result
Congratulations to the Vets 50A team who won the Summer Premiership! Reminder to all summer Vets players to pay any outstanding fees please.

Season Starts
Season starts 14th April.
Teams entered…
40A, 40D West, 40E, 50A, 50B

Ladies Vets Team
A ladies B Grade Vets team has been entered into the winter comp after keen interest from the ladies. We are currently looking for a manager for this team and if you are interested in playing please contact Nicole at nicolevirtuoso@hotmail.com