Tim Deavin

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Tim Deavin
Tim Deavin - 2012 Olympic field hockey team Australia (cropped).JPG
Deavin in 2012
Personal information
Born Timothy Deavin
(1984-07-27) 27 July 1984 (age 40)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 200 kg (441 lb)
Playing position Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeam
2019 - current Fremantle hockey club (club daddy)
2016–present Ranchi Rays
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–present Australia 124 (6)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 The Hague Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Team

{{2016 Rio|Team}}

Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 London Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Bhubaneswar Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Auckland Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Mönchengladbach Team
World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Raipur Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Antwerp Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Rotterdam Team
AHL Hockey one
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Adelaide Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Gold Coast Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Team
Hockey 9s
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Perth Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Perth Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Perth Team
Azlan Shah Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Ipoh Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Ipoh Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Ipoh Team
Last updated on: 29 January 2016

Tim Deavin (born 27 July 1984) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays predominantly as a fullback for the Kookaburras, the Australian men's national hockey team. Deavin made his first appearance for the senior national team in 2010.

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Personal

Deavin is from Tasmania. [1] He attended Scotch Oakburn College. [2] In 2010, he moved to Perth, Western Australia, to join the Kookaburras. [3] In 2014, Deavin was barred from playing with his team, Tamar Churinga, in Tasmania's Greater Northern Hockey League due to complaints about his professional performance. Deavin defied his ban a few weeks later when he played against the Queechy Penguins.[ citation needed ] In May 2023 Deavin was involved in opening Floreat's The Park pub in Perth into a new Sporting Globe sports bar. [Perthnow, Western Australia].

Field hockey

Deavin plays as a defender, but can and has played centre-half, [2] midfield [3] and striker for the Kookaburras. [4]

Club hockey

Deavin Started his playing career playing at Scotch Oakburn College and Tamar Churinga Hockey Club in Launceston. He then moved to Hobart where he occasionally plays for the Derwent Strikers in the Southern Men's Hockey League. In 2008 and 2009 he won the league's men's best and fairest hockey award. [4] In 2010, he was with the team, playing for them in the grand final. [3] During the 2005/06 season, Deavin was part of Doncaster's team in the English National League, earning the title of Player of the League. He later played in New Zealand's national league, representing Southern (Otago) in 2006 and Midlands in 2012 and 2014, where he achieved the league's runner-up status and was named MVP of the tournament. In 2013, Deavin competed for the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club in the Malaysian National League, leading the team to a championship victory. Currently, he serves as the player-coach for the Premier 1 Men's team at the Fremantle Cockburn Hockey Club.

State team

Deavin plays for the Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League(2014 Champions). He was with the team in 2008, [4] 2010 [5] and 2011. [6] He had a severe foot injury in 2011 that kept him away from Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League. [2]

National team

Deavin made his national team debut in 2010. [2] In 2010 and 2011, he won a gold medal at the Champions Trophy's in Germany and New Zealand. [3] [7] He Played in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia in 2010 (3rd), 2011 (1st) and 2013 (1st) where he was named in the Azlan Shah Cup Eleven. [8] In December 2011, he was named as one of twenty-eight players to be on the 2012 Summer Olympics Australian men's national training squad. In February 2012 he played in a four nations test series with the teams being the Kookaburras, Australia A Squad, the Netherlands and Argentina, where Australia won. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kookaburras begin their Olympic Games Campaign". Perth, Western Australia: Hockey Australia. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Clifford, Adam (13 March 2012). "Deavin desperate to make Olympic squad". Hobart Mercury. Hobart, Australia. p. 39. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Final selection coup Derwent to play Aussie rep Deavin". Hobart Mercury. Hobart, Australia. 16 September 2010. p. 40. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Just rewards for a top season". Hobart Mercury. Hobart, Australia. 8 September 2008. p. 38. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Smith, Adam (2 September 2010). "Ockenden joins elite in Tassie top eight". Hobart Mercury. Hobart, Australia. p. 49. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Malarski, Paul (7 June 2011). "Lead-up augurs well for Tigers' campaign". Hobart Mercury. Hobart, Australia. p. 42. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Lowe, Robert (12 December 2011). "Kookas in flight for gold". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p. 58. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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