ACC Hockey

Year 7 In Term 3, the Year 7 ACC Hockey began. A majority of us had not played Hockey before so it was a very new experience. Mr Gray, our hockey coach, taught us some basic rules and we started playing, but a major problem was that we did not have much experience. Our first game against St Bede’s was not great as we lost 14 goals to nil. But over time we improved and we understood our roles. By the end of the season we won one game, drew one game and lost four games, but we all improved. Some standout performances were George our goalkeeper and Raffaele Casciere, but we all tried our best. Vishnu Bhimaraju

Year 8 The Year 8 ACC Hockey team experienced resounding success. We had a shaky start to the year losing to Whitefriars in the second round and drawing with De La Salle, however after this we bounced back, not dropping a game for the rest of the season. The run ended though in the first round of the Finals, after a valiant effort from the boys we lost to first placed Salesian by one point. Overall our season was a triumph, and at the end of the day for a team with not a single club level player, Mr Summons and all the boys could not be any prouder of our achievements. A big congratulations is also due to Cameron, our assistant, for helping all year long and always being there to raise our spirits. With Luke Collins banging in goals and Oliver Mangoni running for the team, we can all hold our heads high and be proud of the way in which we represented Mazenod College. Well done boys! Milo Bourke

Year 9 The Year 9 Hockey team started with 13 players at try out, which was just enough for our first game. In the first game none of us really knew what was going to happen, we had one very good hockey player and the rest of us had never touched a stick in our lives. We won our first game and ended up going on a winning streak of four games. We finished the season with two losses and a draw. Going into the semi final we were playing a team we had never seen before, and we were expecting to lose. In the end the game went to penalties, and we lost three to one. Overall, our season was a massive success considering most of us were newbies to hockey. Oscar Matthews

Year 10 The Year 10 Hockey team started the season hopefully at the beginning of Term 3. However, after a total of six matches, we finished the season without any wins. Nevertheless, we consider the experience all about the journey and not the destination, and are thankful for the opportunity to play after the pause to such activities for the past two years. The two best memories from this season were both our strong contested matches that went down to the wire against Emmanuel and Whitefriars. Additionally, all the players and coaches supported and encouraged each other. We would like to thank Mr Pearson for coaching us, and Kai Russell for being our captain and leading us. Max Addison

Senior The Senior Hockey team was led by Daniel Grano in 2022, but we sadly fell short of the finals, finishing ninth. After a well fought six rounds the team managed only to get one win under our belt against Emmanuel. It might not have been the season we were hoping for, but it still came with plenty of highlights. One of the biggest highlights of the season was Daveen Ferdinand scoring his first goal in the six years of playing hockey for Mazenod. It came on the back of a beautiful team move that highlighted the growth of the team throughout the season. The backline is not to be forgotten, as they had a challenging season having to deal with fierce attacking opposition. They were often a wall that kept it competitive for huge periods of the game. So although the season finished with only a few points, there were many victories to celebrate. Zachary Belbin