Annual: Trinity 2014

Hockey Mrs Julia Reid 1st XI Manager The 2014 hockey season was an important season for hockey at Trinity College. For the first time, all hockey players in Years 8-12 trained on artificial turf at Perth Hockey Stadium each week and Years 7, 8, 9 and 1st and 2nd XI also played home games on turf. Although the results were sometimes disappointing, we took a step forward in improving the quality of the hockey program offered by the College and, hopefully, we will see improvement in results in the years to come.

New coach Mr Daniel Sampey worked with a very young 1st XI team in 2014, with only two Year 12 players in the squad. Daniel Bendotti (12.5) (Captain) and Zachary Betts (12.1) (Vice-Captain) led the team by example and were consistently strong performers both in games and at trainings. Mr Sampey encouraged the boys constantly despite some tough losses at times. The season culminated in a 1-0 victory over Guildford Grammar School which was the first win over Guildford for a number of years and hopefully was an indication of things to come.

Seven Year 10s were part of the 1st XI squad this season, making Trinity the youngest 1st XI team in the competition.

With two drawn games with Christ Church Grammar School as well as the victory against Guildford, Trinity finished sixth on the ladder. Congratulations go to Marcus Di Filippo (11.2) on winning the hockey trophy for the 1st XI, as well as being selected in the Australian under 16 schoolboys team to tour Europe in 2015. Thanks must go to Joel Bendotti (11.1) for taking on the position of 1st XI goalkeeper this season. Former Hockeyroo goalkeeper, Ms Toni Cronk, was employed to coach the goalies on a weekly basis towards the end of the season and we will aim to continue this for goalkeepers in all age groups in 2015.

The 2nd XI again had another amazing season coached

by Mr Alastair Hay and well led by Captain, Edward Urquhart (12.4). Mr Hay’s Duckworth-Lewis score adjustment system may need some refining in 2015 as performances by the 2nd XI were often well above expectation. Mr Peter Norman’s Year 10A team was depleted with players promoted to the 1st XI, but the team was still able to perform competitively and Trinity’s senior squad for 2015 should be one of the strongest in a number of years.

Trinity Friends of Hockey continued to work on supporting hockey at Trinity in 2014 and I would personally like to thank the committee members for their help and efforts.

A movie fundraising event was held, hockey hoodies were again arranged as well as a raffle and sausage sizzle which 287