Introduction
Hello and welcome to the South West Strikers Hockey Club Website. This site contains links to a diverse range of information, from club contacts to weekly team selections. Additionally, you'll find links to our club sponsors, associations and local newspapers, all of whose sites we encourage you to visit.
We are a small club who hail from the Macarthur area of Sydney (approximately 45 minutes from Sydney via the M5 Motorway). The club was formed to give the large junior base of Macarthur a chance to gain experience in the Sydney Premier division, whilst being able to stay associated with a local club.
2009 sees the club with 4 senior men’s teams and 2 senior women’s teams. It is also a very strong year for recruitment with large numbers of players in each grade.
SWS 2009 Presentation Night
7pm - Saturday 17th October 2009
Wests Leagues Club
10 Old Leumeah Road, Leumeah
Tickets $40- Adults and $25 Kids 16yrs & under
(Pay at the door)
Includes Two course meal.
Drinks will be available to be purchased from the Bar
Champions Trophy – Club Day
On Saturday 18th of July many of the Strikers Club attended a day at the Womens Champions Trophy tournament at the Olympic precinct in Homebush. We were greeted by beautiful sunny weather, cold beer and some excellent hockey by the top 6 women’s hockey teams in the world.
Games on the Day
11:05 - China v. England
13:05 - Australia v. Netherlands
15:05 - Argentina v. Germany
The big game of the day was of course Australia vs Holland, number 5 in the world vs number 1 – and there was a very big crowd there to support the ‘green and gold’ against such tough opposition. It turned out to be a very close and tough match and rather than being overwhelmed by the classy no 1 side, Australia (with the overwhelming support of the large crowd) was able to hold their own and take victory in the end. A great game of hockey which showcased the talents of the players at this level.
Some photos are below – and more in the gallery.
Hockeyroos after 2 - 1 defeat of Holland
Andrew, Brook, Gerry, Botty, Mitch (back) and Jeremy
2009 Club Images have been added to the gallery. View them here. More images will be added soon.
2009 Coaches
Men
Premier A 1st Grade Coach – Dean Cunningham
Premier A 2nd Grade Coach – Brad Fussell
Division 2 1st Grade Coach – Claude Matthews
Division 2 4th Grade Coach – Andrew Eliot
Women
Division 3 Coach – Brook Hall
Division 5 Coach – Steve Hall