by Communication Coordinator

BHL Wrap Up – Round 12

Last Saturday, BHL 1 was first to score 12 minutes in when Oscar Charlesworth propelled the ball from the right side, high into the net straight past the Norths keeper. Six minutes later the rapidly improving, Billy Bradford pounced on a penalty corner variation and shot a tomahawk into the net. In the 22nd minute the Irishman Kevin Mullins achieved the first of his two goals following a scramble in the Norths defensive circle with Labrador racing to a four-nil lead. Norths took advantage of a moment of weakness in our defence and scored two late consolation goals before Oscar Charlesworth again converted a great strike leaving the Norths defence floundering. Labrador finished with a 5-2 win, holding 5th on the ladder with only two points separating first and fifth place. Congratulations to Oscar Charlesworth for being voted Best on Ground, presented by David Reardon and Aaron Weiss receiving the Stix Guard Award from Ethan White.

It is a home game this Saturday with Labrador going up against Queensland University in Retro Round. Dust off your vintage gear and head on down to support the teams with BHL 2 playing at 2.30pm and BHL 1 at 4pm.

by Communication Coordinator

BHL Wrap Up – Round 11

BHL 1 faced Saint Andrews Hockey Club last Saturday going down 4-3, placing them 5th on the ladder. Saint Andrews scored their first goal after three minutes, followed by a penalty corner just before half time. After some good team lead up play, John Mullins slammed the ball high into the net to get Labrador back in the game with a great high one-time flick. Saint Andrews went to a 3-1 lead following another PC conversion with play see-sawing from end to end and Kevin Mullins slamming the ball home to get Labrador within reach to 3-2. A 50m overhead lob got Saint Andrews out of trouble and saw them capitalise with the score moving to 4-2. Labrador threw everything into attack, resulting in a penalty conversion by Blaze player Tyler Gaddes, who slammed the ball high into the net past the Saints defence, taking the final score to 3-4. BHL 1 will take on front runners, Norths at the University of Queensland in a tough challenge to stay in the top 5 on June 22.

Congratulations to Ethan White for being awarded the Best Time Pub Group Best on Ground as well as the Guzman y Gomez Stix Guard in a rare double, presented by Will Powell.

With six players backing up from BHL 1, the BHL 2 boys put in a valiant effort, narrowly going down to Saint Andrews Hockey Club 2-1 at the State Hockey Centre last Saturday. During the last minute of the third quarter, Labrador turned over possession while attacking in the Saints D30. Saint Andrews hit a 50-meter pass to a lone striker near our DC and converted a 1 on 1 with keeper Christensen. Labrador piled on the pressure in the fourth quarter, eventually pulling one goal back via Kaleb Benney. BHL 2 slides to 6th on the ladder and will face Norths at the University of Queensland on June 22 in a must win game to return to the top 5.

Congratulations to Hudson Keeble on receiving Dominos Crestwood Plaza Best on Ground and Aston Merrell awarded the Guzman y Gomez Stix Guard, presented by Ben Stockill.

by Communication Coordinator

BHL Wrap Up – Round 10

Saturday June 1 was the day BHL 2 momentously defeated benchmark team, Eastern Suburbs Hockey Club. Brad Hughes put the Stix one up with a PCA conversion in the first half and doubled our lead with another drag flick in the second half. The highlight of the game was the Stix’s defensive unit, condensing space and keeping Easts scoreless, even as they held territorial advantage for much of the game. Dominos Crestwood Plaza BHL 2 Best on Ground went to Oscar Charlesworth and Guzman y Gomez BHL 2 Stick Guard awarded to Riley Wain.

The next BHL 1 and BHL 2 home games are on June 29 versus University of Queensland, and it is Retro Round. Dust off your retro LHC gear and stay tuned for further details!

by Communication Coordinator

BHL Wrap Up – Round 9

BHL 2 executed their skills in the best fashion against Valley Hockey Club last Saturday scoring 13 goals and conceding zero. BHL 1 kept their goal clean while putting 7 past the Valley keeper. This places BHL 2 in 6th position and BHL 1 in 4th on the BHA ladders at the half-way mark of the season.

It was great to see the squad celebrating Ethan White and Luca Brown’s 100 BHL 1 games milestone. Daniel Evans was also awarded the Dominos Crestwood Plaza Best on Ground for BHL 2 with his hat trick and quality attacking circle outcomes.

by Communication Coordinator

BHL Wrap Up – Round 8

Congratulations to the BHL Stix teams for achieving two big wins on Saturday against Kedron Wavell HC at the State Hockey Centre. BHL 1 were up first and racked up a 7-nil scoreline. Marshall Brown and Ethan White (playing his 100th 1st grade game) shared the Player’s Player Best on Ground Award. Luke Tyne received the Stix Guard recognition.
With players absent at the South Coast School Boys championships, BHL 2 needed six double ups from BHL 1. They took Kedron to the sword scoring in all quarters with the final score 9-nil. Brad Hughes with his hat trick of goals was awarded BOG and Finn Robinson who backed up from 1s and ran himself to a standstill was awarded the Stix Guard. BHL 1 is now in 5th position and BHL 2, 7th on the ladder.
We encourage all supporters to attend our home games this coming Saturday, May 25 when we take on the Valley HC and cheer them on to climb the points ladder. Also be witness to the special presentations that will take place prior to the BHL 1 pass back, celebrating 100 BHL 1 games.

by Gail Lomas

Coach Nominations – Coaches still needed

2024 is looking BIG!

Help us spread the word – Coaches still needed for 2024 for Senior and Junior teams, including Cubs, Rookies and Tens.  If you or someone you know can put their hand up, we want to know!

Please click through to our EOI and share your interest with us by 2 January – https://forms.office.com/r/dE5S2WR0JJ

At Labrador Tigerstix we welcome qualified and beginner coaches and can help you to upgrade your coach qualification.  You’ll have a great season being part of a Tigerstix team and bringing the best out in players. #Stix

by Gail Lomas

Labrador Tigerstix Season Review

The 2023 Season Review will be held at the clubhouse on Tuesday 14 November 2023.

Date:     Tuesday 14 November
Time:     5:45pm till 8:15pm
Venue:  Labrador Boardroom
Dress:   Casual

Season Review Topics to be addressed.

Agenda items may be contributed – send to Nicole Stone, Secretary by email.

All members are welcome.

by Gail Lomas

Notice of Labrador Annual General Meeting – Monday 11 December 2023

Labrador’s AGM will be held at the boardroom at Labrador Clubhouse at 6pm on Monday 11 December, followed by a general meeting.

All positions will be vacated and nominations for all positions are encouraged.

You can download a nomination form here – Committee Nomination form 2023.  Nominations must be completed and in the hands of the secretary by Monday 27 November 2023.  Email your nomination to secretary@labradorhockey.org.au.

Committee position descriptions can be found here (note – updated position descriptions will be added soon).  Ask a current committee member if you are unsure of the workload involved in a position you are interested in.

We look forward to club members attendance at our AGM and invite members to stay on for drinks and nibbles following the meeting.

Get involved and help shape the direction of your club for 2024 and beyond.

by Gail Lomas

SENIOR PRESENTATION NIGHT – FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER

Join us to celebrate season 2023.   6pm until late at SOPO.  Cocktail wear

Catch up with your team mates and club friends, discuss the year that was and make plans for the year to come!

Tix available until next Tuesday 10 October – Buy Tix Here – $60 per person.

by Communication Coordinator

Hockey5’s Summer Hockey 2023/24

Exciting News Stix!

There’s a new summer social hockey format in town!

For those who had a chance to try Hockey5’s during the Oceania World Cup qualifiers, you know this is going to be FUN!

A fast-paced, five-a-side, quarter-pitch hockey with rebounding boards (no outs!) and goals can be scored from anywhere.

What is Hockey5’s Summer Hockey?

The inaugural GCHA Hockey 5s competition will run for a 10 week season commencing Tuesday 3rd October.
This will align with the general schooling term with games commencing from 5:30pm.

The competitions are either single gendered or mixed – with mixed requiring a minimum of 2 female players on the pitch at all times during play (or a maximum of 3 males, whichever way you want to look at it) for a maximum of 5 players on the pitch at any given time.

Competition is being run by Gold Coast Hockey Association and is not a club-run competition. It is a social comp and players are encouraged to form their own teams, team names and uniforms etc. A great opportunity to get your mates involved in hockey!

Tuesday Nights

  • U12 Boys & Girls
  • Division 1 & 2 Men
  • Division 4 Women

Wednesday Nights

  • U14 Goys & Girls
  • Division 3 Men & Women
  • Mixed Seniors

Thursday Nights

  • U18 Mixed
  • Division 1 & 2 Women
  • Mixed 50’s+ Masters

What Do I Need To Know About Hockey5’s Rules?

You can read the Hockey5’s rules in the document link below.

Hockey5s Rules

How Do I Register for Hockey5’s?

Team registrations will close 20th September 2023.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM HERE

The fees to enter a team into the Hockey5’s compeition is $750. (This is per TEAM, not per player).
Teams must make payment of all fee instalments by the required due dates as follows:
1st Instalment 20th September $250
2nd Instalment 12th October $250
3rd Instalment 2nd November $250

  • Players who currently hold a Hockey Queensland 2023 registration (full calendar year rego) will already be covered to participate. Social registrations will be available for new players who didn’t participate in the 2023 season
  • Grading rules are the same as the 2023 GCHA winter competition. In addition to allow fairness, but also opportunities for players to engage with other friends and players in teams, 2023 registered players should not participate in a graded competition 1 division lower then their team listed winter competition team. This is inclusive of GCHA graded competition and teams in other associations. Where a player has not played any 2023 winter competition they will be eligible to play any graded division.
  • As goalies may be difficult to come by, there will additionally be allowances for goalies to play across multiple teams.
  • Umpires will be allocated by GCHA for games and the cost has been built into the general team costs. An expression of interest for those interested in umpiring will be sent out in the coming weeks for those who are interested. Umpires will be required to have full field hockey umpiring experience

If you have any questions about Hockey5’s or creating a team, please contact Sandy at Gold Coast Hockey Association on admin@goldcoasthockey.com

Gold Coast Hockey Association can also assist players to source teams. However, we have also set up a Hockey5’s – Summer Hockey Facebook Group for players to connect and source teammates which all players are welcome to join (not just Labrador Players).