Doncaster Hockey Club (Australia)

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Doncaster Hockey Club
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Full nameDoncaster Hockey Club (Australia)
Nickname(s)Donny
League Hockey Victoria
Founded1974
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Home groundMullum Mullum Reserve, Donvale, Victoria
Website https://www.doncasterhockeyclub.com.au/

Doncaster Hockey Club is a field hockey club located in the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and competes in Hockey Victoria affiliated competitions. The club has over 400 members, competing in juniors, men's, women's and masters competitions. Doncaster caters to hockey players of all skill levels, and provides an inclusive environment to be involved in the sport of hockey.

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Doncaster has teams in the Men's and Women's Premier League competitions, with a number of International and Olympic players representing for these teams.

Doncaster's home ground is located in the Melbourne suburb of Donvale, and boasts modern facilities, including a hybrid artificial turf, and the recently installed interactive electronic scoreboard.

Club history

Doncaster Hockey Club commenced playing in the 1974 season, comprising six junior teams and three senior teams. The club was initially based at Timber Ridge Reserve, before moving to George Street Reserve in 1977. Since 1986, the club has been based at its current location, Mullum Mullum Reserve, in Donvale. [1]

Through its 50 year history, Doncaster Hockey Club have been involved in a number of milestones in the sport of hockey. One of the more important milestones was the establishment of introducing the concept of “Minkey” (MINi hocKEY), comprising six-a-side hockey on a smaller field, then called “Little Hockey”. Two years later it was embraced at a State level. [1]

In 1985, it was the first club in Australia to control a sand-filled synthetic grass field, and in 1999, was the first Victorian based club to have a water-filled synthetic grass field. In 2008, a hybrid synthetic surface was installed, the first to be used at a Victorian based hockey club. [1]

In 2015, Doncaster Hockey Club was made Hockey Victoria’s Inclusive Club of the Year. [1]

Premierships

The club has won a number of Premier League / State League 1 premierships during the course of their history: [2]

Representative players

International players

Thirteen Doncaster players (10 men, 3 women) have represented Australia in the Kookaburra's and Hockeyroo's and several others at National Under 21 level. [3]

Olympians

Six players from Doncaster have represented Australia at the Olympics: [3]

A number of other Olympians have played at Doncaster since representing their country: [3]

International representatives

The following Doncaster players have represented Australia in field hockey: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Club History". Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Premierships". Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Australian Players and Olympians". Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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