Hockey Geelong

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Hockey Geelong is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in the region of the city of Geelong, Australia. HG coordinates men's, women's and junior local competition, as well as elite men's and women's squads in the Victorian State League conducted by Hockey Victoria.

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History

The first hockey team in Geelong was founded in 1954, traveling to Melbourne to compete on a weekly basis. The Geelong Men's Hockey Association was then formed in 1966, providing for local competition since then.

The association plays most of its matches on the synthetic pitch at Stead Park, Corio. Until 1992 Stead Park consisted only of grass fields, but in that year a sand-based synthetic turf was installed and stage 1 of the clubrooms constructed in their current locations. In 2008 this pitch was replaced with a hybrid (wet-dry) pitch. The Stead Park Master Plan (endorsed by the City of Greater Geelong on 28 January 2010 [1] ) recommends the construction of a second synthetic pitch alongside the current one.

The facility at Stead Park was named the "Jim Kirk Pitch" in 2008 to honour the past president who was instrumental in the provision of both the 1992 and 2008 synthetic surfaces. The southern end of the ground is named the "Climpson Family End" and the northern is the "Burns Family End" in honour of two of the largest and most successful Geelong hockey families.

Awards

The association has a number of annual awards issued to members who demonstrate particular significance to Hockey Geelong as a whole. These include

Local Competition Premierships

YearDivision 1 MenDivision 1 WomenDivision 2 MenDivision 2 Women
1967Belmont
1968Old Collegians
1969Belmont
1970Belmont
1971Winchelsea
1972St Josephs
1973Gordon
1974Saints
1975BellarineWinchelsea
1976BellarineOld Collegians
1977BellarineOld Collegians
1978BellarineOld Collegians
1979CorioOld Collegians
1980CorioWinchelsea
1981BellarineLeopold
1982CorioLethbridge
1983SaintsSouth Barwon
1984CorioWinchelsea
1985CorioUnionSaints
1986South BarwonGeelongDeakin University
1987South BarwonDeakin UniversitySaints
1988SaintsGeelongWinchelsea
1989CorioGeelongTeesdale
1990CorioGeelongLara
1991CorioNewtownCorioDeakin University
1992South BarwonColacTeesdaleBellarine
1993CorioGeelongNewtownDeakin University
1994CorioCorioDeakin UniversityDeakin University
1995WinchelseaCorioColacGeelong
1996CorioCorioNewtownGeelong
1997CorioCorioCorioDeakin University
1998CorioGeelongSaintsCorio
1999CorioGeelongSaintsSaints
2000CorioGeelongNewtownGeelong
2001CorioCorioSchoolsGeelong
2002CorioGeelongWinchelseaGeelong
2003CorioGeelongWinchelseaSaints
2004SaintsCorioSaintsSaints
2005CorioCorioGeelong
2006CorioCorioCorioDeakin University
2007CorioCorioSaintsSaints
2008CorioCorioSaintsSaints
2009CorioCorioNewtownNewtown
2010CorioCorioCorio
2015SaintsGeelong

Clubs

ClubColours
Corio  
Geelong  
Kardinia International College (junior only)  
Newtown 
Saints   
Torquay  

Former/Non-Playing Clubs

ClubColours
Lara  
Winchelsea  
Christian College  
Deakin University  
South Barwon

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References

  1. "Council endorses Master Plan for Stead Park - City of Greater Geelong". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.