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2012 Registration –
2012 Registration –
You haven’t missed out! Players wishing to register with Briars for the 2012 season who did not attend Registration Day can use the following links to register:
Players over 18: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NWQL9PR
Players under 18: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NWRYNWJ
Upcoming Trial Matches
To get the season off to a successful start, Briars will be running trial matches on Saturday 4 February for ALL senior teams. 10:00am to 11:00am
Mens 7th and 8th grades11:00am to 12:00pm
Womens 7th and 8th grades12:00pm to 1:00pm
Mens 5th and 6th grades1:00pm to 2:00pm
Womens 5th and 6th grades2:00pm to 3:00pm
Mens 3rd and 4th grades3:00pm to 4:00pm
Womens 3rd and 4th grades4:00pm to 5:00pm
Mens 1st and 2nd grades (Premier grades)5:00pm to 6:00pm
Womens 1st and 2nd grades (Premier grades)
All players should arrive 30 minutes prior to their selected trial match and bring both a DARK and WHITE shirt to wear during the match.
Further trial matches will be held as below:
Mens
Saturday 3rd March vs Glebe – 1st to 6th grades
Saturday 17 March vs TBA – 3rd to 8th grades
Womens
Sunday 1 April vs TBA – Grades TBA
2012 Fees
Briars are happy to advise our fees will not be going up this year despite a rise in operating costs. This is thanks to some great fundraising efforts throughout 2011 – so thank you to all our players and supporters! Briars now have a mobile EFTPOS terminal at Cintra which accepts all EFT and credit card payments (Visa and Mastercard). A number of Committee members will have access to use this facility at training sessions and trial matches. Credit card payments can also be made via the Briars @ Greenlees website: http://www.briarsatgreenlees.com.au/membership/
NB: Playing fees now include Briars@Greenlees sporting club membership ($10) for anyone over the age of 18. Any mens player also playing Vets will receive a fee reduction of $10 (as both fees currently include sporting club membership) as well as their Hockey NSW registration fee (also included in both fees above).
| Player Type |
Full Fee |
Discounted fees if fully paid by 29 February (after early payment discount) |
| Senior – Mens |
$660 |
$560 |
| Senior – Womens |
$610 |
$510 |
| Vets (Mens only) |
$390 |
$310 |
| Full-time Students |
$500 |
$410 |
| Under 18s* |
$390 |
$300 |
| Under 11, 13, 15s |
$220 |
$150 |
| Minkeys |
$40 |
N/A |
Sponsorship for Representative Players
A number of sponsorships are available to players selected to represent NSW or Australia in 2012. Any player wishing to apply for sponsorship for the 2012 season should complete a Financial Assistance Application form and submit with their Registration Form. Email Janet at
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for a copy of the application form. All applications need to be received by the Briars Hockey Committee by 29 February 2012.
Training Start Dates
Mens – Monday 30 JanuaryPremier League teams: 7:30pm to 9:00pmCompetition to commence on 17 March Mens – Wednesday 22 FebruaryPremier League teams: 7:30pm to 9:00pm3rd and 4th grades: 6:30pm to 8:00pm5th and 6th grades: 6:30pm to 7:30pmCompetition to commence on 14 April Under 17s – Thursday 23 February5:30pm to 6:30pm Womens – Thursday 23 FebruaryML1 and ML2: 7:30pm to 9:30pmML4 and SN1: 8:30pm to 9:30pmSN2 and ML6: 7:30pm to 8:30pmSN3 and SN4: 6:30pm to 7:30pmCompetition to commence on 15 April Juniors – Wednesday 22 FebruaryMinkeys and Under 11s: 4:30pm to 5:30pmUnder 13s and Under 15s: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Representative News
Congratulations to Briars womens keeper Jess Stewart who recently made her mark on the representative scene as goalkeeper for the NSW Under 15s Indoor team. The team took home the gold medal after beating Victoria in the grand final of the Indoor National Championships in Perth!
Wanted: Spare Room
Have a room to rent? Briars will be welcoming a male German player in mid February for the season and he is looking for a room to rent. Email
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if you can help out.
Wanted: Freezer
The ice freezer at Cintra has sadly konked out after all these years so we are looking for a replacement to be donated to the club, in exchange for naming rights and a canteen voucher. See AJ, Emma or Janet or email
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if you can help out.
Looking for an extra fitness session each week? Join Briars Squash!
Briars Squash are looking for new male players for their competition commencing in March. Squash is a great way to keep your fitness up and as matches are on Thursday nights from 8pm, it doesn’t clash with mens hockey training. For more information or to register your interest, contact Mick Jaroszewicz at
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Goalkeeper & Striker Clinics OzSports will be running goalkeeper and striker clinics in February. The program provides a great opportunity for players of all levels to prepare for the 2012 season under the guidance of expert coaches. The program will run at Ryde across four consecutive weeks on Sunday mornings commencing on Sunday 5 February with fees set at $180 per player. For more information and to register, visit the OzSports website.
2012 Briars Hockey Committee
Thank you to everyone who gave up a small amount of their time to attend the Briars Hockey Annual General Meeting. The 2012 Committee were voted in as below:
President – James Fordham
Vice President – Emma Ratcliffe
Secretary – Janet Adams
Club Captains – Blake Durance & Alana Durance
Junior Liaison Officers – Gary Bieser & Clay Scanlon
Umpires Convenor – Danielle Quoy
Cintra Field Officer – Emma Ratcliffe
Treasurer – Vacant
Finance Committee – Gary Bieser & Lewis Mike
Uniforms Coordinator – Andrea Stewart
Social Committee Coordinator – Nicola Firth
Social Committee – Lewis Mike, Rachael Stephenson, Andrew Borg, Sam Bray.
2012 Season News Juniors – Sydney Junior Hockey Association (SJHA) 2012 representative team trial dates have been released for a number of junior age groups as below: Under 17s Boys: Sunday 5 February 9am to 12pm @ Cintra Sunday 12 February 9am to 12pm @ CintraNominations to Rowan Johnston:
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by 20 December. Under 11 Boys: Sunday 11 March (time and venue TBA) Sunday 18 March (time and venue TBA) Nominations to Rowan Johnston:
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by 1 March. Under 11 Girls: Sunday 25 March (time and venue TBA) Sunday 1 April (time and venue TBA) Nominations to Rowan Johnston:
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by 1 March.
Mens – Sydney Hockey Association (SHA) SHA are planning on commencing their senior mens competition on Saturday 31 March. To allow for an additional junior slot each morning at some venues, SHA are also considering pushing back their timeslots by 30 minutes meaning Saturday matches will be 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 7:00pm and 8:30pm. SHA will be utilising additional slots at various venues in an attempt to minimise the number of 8:30pm games in the draw.
Womens – Sydney Womens Hockey League (SWHL) SWHL will be commencing their senior womens competition on Sunday 15 April. Briars have offered SWHL an additional time slot on Sunday afternoons, bringing their booking to 3 games in a row, so we hope to see more Briars womens teams in the SWHL competition playing at our home ground next year.
Mens Indoor Vets – Sydney Indoor Hockey Association (SIHA)
SIHA will be entering teams in the NSW vets indoor hockey state championships to be held on the Central Coast on 3/4/5 February 2012. Any male Briars player over the age of 40 is invited to nominate via email to Alan Wiggins:
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no later than Thursday 5 January. The teams will undertake a training session at Ryde at 8:00pm on Wednesday 11 January with further training sessions and games each Wednesday until the championships. Cost per player is expected to be $100.
Hockey NSW School Holiday Clinics Hockey NSW will be running school holiday clinics throughout 2012. The clinics are run by qualified Hockey NSW staff and based around learning new skills and having fun in a safe environment.
Attached are flyers for 2 clinics to be held in January at Moorebank and Ryde hockey fields. Registration details and further information can be found in the attached flyers.
Special Offer from Vodafone on an iPhone 4S Vodafone are currently offering the following special offer to Briars players, supporters and their family and friends. Get the iPhone 4S free on a $59 cap with the first 100 people to sign up also receiving a $50 prepaid Visa card as well as $100 Vodafone credit. See the attached flyer for more information and contact details to take advantage of this offer.
And every person who signs up and mentions Briars will result in a donation to our hockey club – vital sponsorship to help keep your playing fees low!
Opportunity to Billet an International Player Briars has been approached to assist with billeting one of the top German junior players who is coming to Australia to attend school and play hockey from January to September next year. He will be 17 years and is the son of 2 Olympic gold medalists for Germany. If you can assist or would like further information, please contact John Price:
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2011 Hockey Premiership Winners
Briars Hockey took out 7 premierships from 7 Grand Final opportunities which is a fantastic result for our club!
Congratulations to all teams!
Womens SN1 - Premiers
Briars defeated Mosman 2 - 1
Womens SN4 Premiers
Briars defeated Northern Districts 2 - 1
Mens 2nd Grade Premiers
Briars defeated Sutherland 3 - 2
Mens 4th Grade Premiers
Briars defeated Sydney Uni 2 - 1
Under 11Cs Premiers
Briars defeated Gordon North Sydney (Blue) 5 - 0
Under 13Cs Joint Premiers
Briars drew with Gordeon North Sydney (White) 0 - 0
Under 15Cs Joint Premiers
Briars drew with Northern Districts (Maroon) 1 - 1
3 Junior Premierships!
Briars was proud to bring home 3 junior premierships over the weekend - congratulations to our Under 11Cs, Under 13Cs and U15Cs! Our Under 11Cs enjoyed a convincing 5-0 win over GNS Blue while our Under 13Cs and Under 15Cs drew to take out a joint premiership with their opposition.
Congratulations also to our Briars juniors coaches who have done a fabulous job of leading their teams to the finals: Clay & Tori Scanlon (Under 11Cs), Emma & David Ratcliffe (Under 13Cs) and Mark Holman (Under 15Cs).
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Photos have been uploaded from last year's Presentation Night, 2008 Pub Crawl, grand finals and various injuries along the way.
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