Niebel and Vernon Cheung made the NSW men’s team while other members Lance Yao, Hugh Ronzani and Herve Le Feuvre were selected in the squad. Unfortunately, NSW was unable to defend the title and Queensland won by one goal. Next year will hopefully be a different story. Hugh Ronzani was also selected for the Australian U21 team that toured Sweden and Denmark in July.
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The NSW women’s team comprised mainly of Sydney University members - Rajan Pavlovic (Head Coach), Vernon Cheung (Assistant Coach), Norma Traube, Michell Payne, Daniela De Santos, Kelly Morgan, Kim Briggs, Nicole Hughes, Wibke Scheler, Kristine Pederson and Noa Peer. This strong team was unstoppable, winning the National Championship against Victoria 22-17. Kelly Morgan played the game of her life to secure the win in this memorable encounter. From this team, Nicole Hughes was selected into the national squad but due to her study commitments was unable to commit for the whole year.
Nicole Hughes, Kim Briggs and Vernon Cheung updated their skills by attending the NSWHA referees course. Vernon, who is the men’s club coach, was also appointed national men’s team manager up until the World Cup 2007 in Germany. During the junior nationals he and assistant coach Nicole Hughes led the U18 state women’s team to victory over Queensland 14-7. Congratulations to all of our coaches and players for a great 2005 performance. We look forward to continued success in 2006. -Vernon Cheung HOCKEY Having gone through a year of restructuring in 2004, 2005 was a year of consolidation and development for the Sydney University Hockey Club. Hopefully the setting of solid foundations, leading into our centenary in 2007, will see a return to the winning ways of old.
The women’s first grade team, having been second division premiers in 2004, was promoted to first division. The team proved that they were worthy of their place in the top competition, and Congratulations to it is hoped that with a Dorothy Potocka who year’s experience under did an outstanding job their belts, they can turn as technical official at the Oceania qualification the draws into wins, and tournament and Pacific finish in the top four in Cup in May. Australia 2006. Two players from qualified for the World the team, Georgina Brown and Reita Holmes, Cup in Russia and won were finalists for the Best the Pacific Cup. As an on-going commitment to and Fairest award, development in handball, finishing third and fifth
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respectively. Other successes were achieved by our women’s third, fourth and sixth grade teams, who all made the finals series. Women’s sixth grade, a team largely made up of U16 girls progressing through from our junior club, were extremely unlucky not to be playing off for the premiership, narrowly losing their finals in extra time, golden goal.
Australian University Games in Brisbane. The women finished fifth at EUG and took home the bronze from AUG. Players named in the Australian University merit team were Georgina Brown, Meg Buchanan and Tom Lobsey.
Other representative achievements are listed below. Special congratulations must also go to Catherine Alston, who was the Our men’s teams were recipient of a Sydney University Blue.Lastly, similarly successful with fourth, sixth and seventh thank you to the committee, all of the grade teams all making the semi-finals. The men coaches, and particularly to the executive. A will also be a year older special thank you must and wiser in 2006 and it also be extended to our is hoped that they too outgoing, long-serving will finish in the top four. David Bourke and Darren juniors vice president, Sharne Aldridge, Baxter were nominated without whom we would for significant not have a junior club, achievement awards. nor as such a senior David was a finalist for the association’s Best and club. -Brian Gunner Fairest, while Darren, having already received JUDO the award for Highest Goal Scorer in the indoor 2005 marks another very competition, took out the successful year for the Judo Club. It was our outdoor Leading Goal 51st year of operation Scorer title.2005 saw the and our club continues addition of our first to show why we are women’s veterans team, among the strongest in made up primarily from Australia. club old girls. The addition of this team Continuing with the means that a pathway expert instruction of now exists for both men and women to play for the coaches John Buckley (fifth Dan), Kristof club right through from U9s. Our juniors were very Frankowski (fourth Dan), successful, particularly our Randall Jones (first Dan), and new beginners U11 team who were coach John Moen (first premiers. Dan) SUJC went on to Our men’s team finished produce solid results. second at Eastern One silver and two University Games in bronze medals were won Tamworth and fourth at