University of Western Australia Hockey Club
The University of Western Australia Hockey Club (UWAHC), is represented in every level of competition within Hockey WA which includes the top Men's and Women's Division, the Men's Wizard Cup and the Women's Wizard League competitions in Western Australia. It was formed in 1924 to cater for students at The University of Western Australia who wanted to play field hockey. The University of WA Hockey Club (UWAHC) is one of the largest hockey clubs in Western Australia with over 400 members in men's, women's and junior teams. Along  with being one of the largest clubs in WA it is one of the strongest clubs in competition, with a majority of the teams annually reaching finals. The recent decade has seen the UWAHC accomplish outstanding levels of success. The club is located at the University Sports Park, McGillivray Oval, McGillivray Road off Brockway Road, Mt Claremont, behind HBF Stadium (Perth Superdrome). The fields are a 10 minutes drive from the UWA. Roll of Honour. Men's. Club. First Grade Champions (10): 1945, 1947, 1949, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 The Fairest & Best Award is awarded to the  player who receives the most votes from the Hockey WA Olympians Medal (Men's First Division). The HK Smith Players Player Award is awarded to the player who receives the most votes from his teammates (First Division). The Peter Sims Award is awarded to the Best player Under the age of 21 (First Division). The Danny Dunn Award is awarded For the best first year player. InterVarsity. The University of Western Australia competes in InterVarsity Hockey against other Western Australian Universities at the Western University Games Series (run by Tertiary Sports WA, or TSWA) and against other Australian Universities at  the Australian University Games for the Syme Cup. The University of Western Australia has won the Syme Cup a total of 16 times. The club sent their first Men's team to the 1934 InterVarsity Hockey which was held in Adelaide, SA and won by The University of Melbourne (MUHC), and won their first Syme Cup in 1946 when the carnival was held in Perth, WA. The Men's Team Mascot is Tonka the Truck. In Recent times the team have been dominant, recording their 7th straight win of the Syme Cup in 2010. To be eligible to represent The  University of Western Australia at InterVarsity competition, players must be enrolled at The University of Western Australia, but do not necessarily need to play Club hockey for UWAHC. The Ross Field Award is awarded to the Best UWAHC player who competes for UWA at InterVarsity (Australian University Games). It was first awarded in 1975. Women's. Club. First Grade Champions (14): 1949, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014. The Fairest & Best Award is awarded the player who receives the most votes from her teammates (First Division). The Susan Wood Award is awarded to  the Best player Under the age of 21 (First Division). The Angela Kelly Award is awarded For the best first year player. InterVarsity. The University of Western Australia has won the Women's Hockey Cup a total of 11 times. The club sent their first Women's team to the 1946 InterVarsity Hockey which was held in Adelaide, SA and achieved immediate success winning at their first attempt. The Women's Team Mascot is a Porcelain Statue. In recent times the team has recorded strong performances, playing in their 3rd consecutive Gold Medal Match and recording their 2nd straight win  of the Women's Hockey Cup in 2010. The Erica Herron Award is awarded to the Best UWAHC player who competes for UWA at InterVarsity (Australian University Games). It was first awarded in 1982. Club records. David Viner 329 First Grade Games UWAHC Legends Teams. UWAHC selected a Men's and Women's Legends team to celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2004. Men's Coach: Frank Murray Captain: Michael Nobbs GK: Damon Diletti FB: Geoff Boyce FB: Steve Hayward RH: Michael Boyce CH: Michael Nobbs LH: David Viner RW: Tristram Woodhouse RI: Frank Murray CF: Mark Hager LI: Rob Clement  LW: Craig McKenzie RES GK: John Nettleton RES FB: Frank Fitzgerald RES HB: Denis Reynolds RES U: Matthew Jones RES ST: Chris Rourke Other Legends Syd Johnson Ray Strauss Alan Barblett Robert F Brindley Todd Williams Matthew Wells Women's Coach: Pam Rothwell Captain: Jennifer Wealand (now Edmonds) GK: Chris Worthington FB: Perrie Henderson FB: Fiona Simpson (now Miotti) RH: Sandy Johnstone CH: Anthea Haselhurst LH: Jennifer Wealand (now Edmonds) RW: Sally Carbon (now Broadbridge) RI: Suzie Ferguson (now Wood) CF: Julie Waddell LI: Pippa Thompson (now Button) LW: Julie McCormack RES GK: Liz Allen-Williams (now Pederick) RES FB : Pam Babb RES HB: Sarah Pugsley RES FB: Robyn Kemp (now Harvey) RES ST: Felicity Barrett-Lennard (now Perry) Other Legends Margaret Heron (now Longson) Kathleen Partridge Rechelle Hawkes Nikki Mott (now Hudson) Claire Mitchell-Taverner References. http://www.uwahockey.org.au/awards.html