Perth Thundersticks

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Perth Thundersticks
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Full namePerth Thundersticks
Founded1991;32 years ago (1991)
Home ground Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia
(Capacity 6,000)
League Hockey One
Website hockeywa.org.au

The Perth Thundersticks are an Australian professional hockey club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One. [1]

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The club is intended to unify men's and women's by combining teams under one name, [2] unlike Western Australia's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the WA Thundersticks (men) and WA Diamonds (women). [3] [4]

Perth Thundersticks will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.

History

Perth Thundersticks, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey. [5]

While this club was established in April 2019, the Perth Thundersticks have competed at a national level in the past. Before transitioning to their current name, the WA Thundersticks, the team previously competed under the name Perth Thundersticks until 2001.

Uniform

The club colours are WA's traditional colours, black, gold and white.

Perth Thundersticks men's uniform Perth Thundersticks men's uniform.jpg
Perth Thundersticks men's uniform
Perth Thundersticks women's uniform Perth Thundersticks women's uniform.jpg
Perth Thundersticks women's uniform

Home stadium

Perth Thundersticks are based out of the Perth Hockey Stadium in Western Australia's capital city, Perth. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 spectators.

Throughout the Hockey One league, Perth Thundersticks will play a number of home games at the stadium. [6]

Teams

Men's team

Details and team rosters to be confirmed.

Women's team

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kate Denning
2DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kyra White (C)
3MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Candyce Peacock
5FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Georgina Dowd
7DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Penny Squibb
8MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Georgia Wilson
9FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Shanea Tonkin
10FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sarah Byrnes
11DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rachel Frusher
12MFFlag of South Africa.svg  RSA Liné Malan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Neasa Flynn
14GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Elizabeth Duguid
16DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Karri Somerville
17MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Annie Gibbs
18FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Renee Rockliff
19GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aleisha Power
21FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jade van der Zwan
22DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anna Roberts
24FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Britney de Silva
25MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jolie Sertorio

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References

  1. "New national league for WA Hockey announced" (PDF). Hockey WA . Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "WA Thundersticks". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. "WA Diamonds". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. "A New Era Begins - Hockey One Is Here!". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE FORMAT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2019.