GDHC Junior Report 2009 - Glebe District Hockey Club

Junior Report 2009
Alessandra Lee
15 Games
Kris Manou
17 Games
Katie Mazzochi
11 Games, 6 Goals
Emma Millington
15 Games, 7 Goals.
Mackenzie Noller
18 Games, 9 Goals.
Elena Sheard
15 Games.
Niamh Stevens
17 Games, 5 Goals.
Max Tintner
17 Games, 1 Goal.
We called her Sandy, but whatever you call her, her middle name was work.
Sandy’s versatility and high work rate helped our attack and defence greatly this
year. Her skills developed nicely during the season and her speed with the ball
could turn our defence into attack in a blink of an eye.
Kris was our “rock” in defence. He can read the game well and could stop the
opposition dead in their tracks before they could mount an attack. His
dispossessing/tackling skills developed well and there were not many players in the
competition that could beat him cleanly “one on one”.
Katie, “played hard, done good”. Katie would run all day and this was one of her
strengths. A good, strong forward that dogged the defence and created a lot of
opportunities for her high strikers. Good positioning sense in the circle gave her
plenty of scoring opportunities.
Emma was all finesse and skill up front in the forward line. Play her at wing or
centre forward and if she could not score a goal herself, she would help to create
one for somebody else. Unfortunate injury kept her out of the Grand Final but her
hard work during the season helped to get us there.
Mack loves to run and play hockey. Luckily for us he did both with great skill this
season. Played mostly at inner and did his job with enthusiasm. Good skills with
the ball in attack saw him score lots of goals. His defensive skills frustrated many
attacking raids by the opposition. Mack, just keep running.
Elena was a key member of our defence. Player mostly at half but had a few stints
at full back. Her skills and vision when she had the ball at right half started a lot of
attacking play for our team down our flanks. Her tenacity as a defender spoiled may
opposition player runs and gave us the edge in the midfield.
Niamh was one of our specialist wingers. Her speed to the ball gave us a lot of
attacking raids down her wing. Her ability and strength to tackle back on the
defence was a key to frustrating them when they tried to move the ball into attack.
Better yet, she was always smiling as she did so.
“Keep your head down Max”. Max was great at full back. His ability to pull off
some amazing tackles gave our team the confidence it needed to push forward. A
powerful hitter of the ball, Max could turn defence into attack with one mighty
swing. A good year and well done.
Teams at Glebe do not just happen. They are carefully nurtured by a number of people. To each and
every parent, grandparent, brother, sister and family friend, thank you for supporting your child and
the team that they were a part of. Thank you Mark Noller, our Junior Convenor. His tireless work
behind the scenes makes our lives at Glebe a lot easier. To Mike Lawrence and Phil Sheard, thank
you for your help and support of the team during a long season. To Milcho, our support crew,
thanks mate.
Most importantly to the players. What a wonderful bunch of kids. They gave their “all” each and
every time they took the field. Their behaviour on and off the field was fantastic and I wish them
the very best, not only in hockey, but in life. Have fun, play hard.
George Manou
Coach
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