Melton Hockey Club

Melton Hockey Club

File:Melton HC Logo 2016.jpg
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1976 (1976)
League	Hockey Victoria
Based in	Melton, Victoria, Australia
Arena	132 Bridge Rd Strathtulloh (from 2016)
Colours	Maroon, Black, Green
Head coach	Men - Stephen Self Women - ShaunJames
Chair Person	Royce Schwarze
Board members	Lorraine Cook David Arnold
Captain
Premierships	Men's 1sts Premierships: 1983 Women's 1sts Premierships: 1981, 1982, 1987, 2007, 2011 Masters Premierships: Winter 2002, 2013 Summer 2006, 2010, 2013 Juniors Premierships: U16/17 1994, 2004, 2006, 2010 U12/13 1990, 2004, 2013 U9/10/11 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014 U15 Girls 2006

Melton Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Melton, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1976. The home ground is 312 Bridge Rd Melton Sth. The club moved to a hybrid pitch at a new facility in 2016 thanks to federal funding.

The men's 1st XI play in the Hockey Victoria League 3, and the ladies 1st IX play in the Hockey Victoria league 2. The club currently fields three men's teams, two women's teams, a masters team and respective youth development teams. Interest continues to build with over 6,000 Twitter followers to date. The final Victoria League match at the Heathdale ground took place on 8 August 2015.

Most recently the Reserve men won the VL3R pennant in October 2015.

Current Men's squad

As of 1st January 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIB nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 07 GK AUS Ryan Self 53 GK AUS Michael McMurrie 19 DF AUS Bo Kelly 76 DF AUS Ben Strebs Stelps 77 DF AUS Daniel Baker 74 DF AUS Dave Arnold 43 DF AUS Brent McMillan 80 MF AUS Zan Holahan

No. Pos. Nation Player 64 MF AUS John Kovarik 16 MF AUS Andrew Arnold 91 MF AUS Ben Hanley-Woodbridge 61 MF AUS Liam Hart 68 FW AUS Tony Lawrence 52 FW AUS Jesse Lawrence 27 FW AUS Adrian May 18 FW AUS Chris Arnold 30 FW AUS Lachlan Vallance 24 FW AUS Lucas Knipe

Current Women's squad

As of 1st January 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIB nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK AUS Jess Kelly 2 GK AUS Lorraine Cook 3 DF AUS Mel Lake 4 DF AUS Fiona Branford 5 DF AUS Narelle Shadbolt 6 DF AUS Jess Spence 7 DF AUS Laura Brown 8 DF AUS Lucy Steele 9 DF [[|Scotland]] Sarah Gorton 10 DF AUS Megan Shadbolt 11 DF AUS Amy Schwarze 12 DF [[|New Zealand]] Alexandra Grant-Taylor

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF AUS Lisa Williams 14 MF AUS Sharmaine Patchett 15 MF AUS Kathy Jungfer 17 MF AUS Chloe Schwarze 19 FW AUS Billie Downs 21 FW AUS Darian Cadman 22 FW AUS Michelle Creed 24 FW [[|South Africa]] Inge Kapp

The Club Song

"So join in the chorus and sing it one and all,
Join in the chorus, Melton's the ball.
Good Melton Mustangs, they're champions you'll agree,
Melton will be premiers just you wait and see !"

External links

• "Hockey: Mustangs in fine start as young guns click".
• "Melton Mustangs rejoice in Shadbolt family affair".
• "Sport | Melton Hockey Club puts faith in rising juniors". Melton.starweekly.com.au. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
• "Sport | Melton Hockey Club season starts on weekend". Theweeklyrevieweastern.com.au. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
• "Sport | Melton hockey women stick to a pro approach". Melton.starweekly.com.au. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
• "Sport | Junior Mustangs set for junior Victorian hockey championships". Melton.starweekly.com.au. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
• "Sport | Hockey: Rollercoaster Mustangs hit back with impressive win". Melton.starweekly.com.au. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
• "Multimedia | Gallery | Hockey: Melton v OHA". Melton.starweekly.com.au. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.