TABOO DEKODA x CT10 SIGNATURE EDITION x ON SALE NOW

To commemorate the amazing success of the Australian Mens Hockey team, winning three straight Champions Trophies, Gryphon and Premium retail partner F-H-E have joined for a special stick offer indeed. We’ve got the Gryphon Guns that were a part of that third Gold Medal team to come to Gryphon HQ and sign a limited stock of 25 Taboo Dekoda sticks. And now thanks to F-H-E, they are available for sale right now.

This deal is great value in three amazing ways:

1/ You get a stick signed in gold pen by Fergus Kavanagh (Australian Captain during this last campaign), Mark Paterson, Joel Carroll and Graeme Begbie.

2/ A massive $175 discount on the price!

FHE are taking $175 off the price of the normal Dekoda making this Taboo only $250 which includes the signatures!

3/ Limited to 25 sticks only

To buy simply go to www.f-h-e.com.au  or  click here for the direct product link.

Go through the usual process of the online shopping system, to get the special price at STEP 2 of 3 during the CHECKOUT process enter the COUPON CODE: 3xChampions

This offer is only valid for a limited time so hurry to secure your piece of history!

From all of us at Gryphon we would like to congratulate the guys for their amazing achievement and we hope that now you can be a part of that with this limited edition stick.

CT10 x DAY5 x ALL GAMES x MATCH REPLAYS ONLINE x FREE

Day 5 of the CT10 was a day where 4 teams could stand up and qualify for the final against Australia should they win. Everyone of the three matches played were effectively a semi final, pending other results and the scores of those games.

Watch the full match of your choice on demand for free courtesy of FIH and LAOLA1.tv and keep an eye out for the Gryphon crew representing and  tearing it up on Day 5 of this goal scoring festival that is the  CT10. Click on the game of interest below, sit back, relax and enjoy!

AUSTRALIA v SPAIN

NETHERLANDS v GERMANY

ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND

Photos: Daniel Carson | dcimages.org

RIC CHARLESWORTH x “QUOTE UNQUOTE” x RADIO INTERVIEW

In his playing days he was one of the best, and he composed his game with a Gryphon. In his coaching days, he is arguably the best, and now he orchestrates his play with young chargers from all over Australia. Here’s what Ric had to say after his teams undefeated defence of the Champions Trophy title in Monchengladbach…

“Six matches, six wins – if you have told me that before the tournament, I would have been very happy. Certainly, you do not expect that to happen; I know how difficult that tournament is. We came here with the most inexperienced team. That’s good because we deepen in the belief in young players that they can play at this level. My view is that every game we play I see more things we can improve. We have to be vigilant about that. If not, there might be a better team in a year’s time. Today we are practically two years from the middle of the Olympics. And I think that is the goal for most of us. And we got a lot of work to do in that time.”

Want more of Ric’s thoughts? Listen to his Sport 927 radio interview on his teams winning result here

So the Aussie’s are good, but the coach isn’t satisfied. Only time will tell us just how far his team can go and what legacy they will leave on the world sporting landscape.

PHOTO: DANIEL CARSON | DCIMAGES.ORG

CT10 x FINAL x ENG v AUS TRIPLE CHAMPIONS

The result may not be a surprise. The way it happened may not shock you. The players that stood up when it counted may not be news.  Story is in what.

What did Australia do?

They won the Champions Trophy in 2010. They won the World Cup in 2010. They won the Champions Trophy in 2009. They won the Champions Trophy is 2008. Today they beat England, the European Champions and a team that defeated Australia in the World Cup rounds. In today’s win, the what is the achievement with a young group. A new crop of players against the best in the World.

Having won all 6 games in this tournament including the final they go into the record books for a clean sweep.

Fergus Kavanagh adds his third straight Champions Trophy Gold Medal to the pool room. Also in the squad include Greame Bebgie (world champion) with debutants in this tournament including Joel Carroll, Mark Paterson and Trent Mitton.

Australia controlled the game from start to finish. England never looked like breaching the incredibly strong defense bolstered by Begbie’s return. Up front Pato was in sparkling form creating space where there was none at all.

England had no answers. Injuries crept in due to the extra effort exerted, but it just couldn’t stop the controlling hand guiding them in this match.

A three to nill half time score was what needed to be pondered for some time as the heaven opened up and Monchengladbach flooded. The pitch couldn’t handle the deluge and the break was much longer than usual. Funny enough when the game resumed the sun was shining. And so were the Aussies. Another goal to the tally and the game was won.

Four goals to zero and Australia take home the gold tonight and that very very heavy trophy back to Australia.

Photos: Daniel Carson | www.dcimages.org

CT10 x GRYPHON STAND

In the tradition of hockey tournaments all around the world, Gryphon is always present. This year in Germany we have brought the pallets and all the good gear to check out and buy.

These stands take days to set up but are great fun to rip down.  Here in Germany the guys have done a great job on the setup and making the tent welcoming.

Come and check it out, the Gryphon players will be dropping in after games and signing posters and the walls and anything else you want. Say hi to Simon and Toby who are working there, smile and say Gryphon-life sent ya.

CT10 x DAY3 x ALL GAMES x MATCH REPLAYS ONLINE

Some big matches last night with two upsets and the World #1 rolling on. Miss any of it? Well, no need to stress.

Watch the full match of your choice on demand for free courtesy of FIH and LOLA1.tv and keep an eye out for the Gryphon boys tearing it up on Day 3. Click on the game of interest below, sit back, relax and enjoy!

AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND

NEW ZEALAND v NETHERLANDS

GERMANY v SPAIN

Cheers, The G-Team

Photos: Daniel Carson | dcimages.org

CT10 x DAY 2 x ALL GAMES x MATCH REPLAYS x VIDEO

Did you miss any of the Day 2 matches of the 2010 Mens Champions Trophy in Monchengladbach? Well the crew @ FIH have a great initiative for the CT10 where you can watch the games at your own leisure for free online.

Watch the full match on demand for free courtesy of FIH and LOLA1.tv and keep an eye out for the Gryphon boys tearing it up. Click on the game of interest below

NEW ZEALAND v GERMANY

NETHERLANDS v AUSTRALIA

SPAIN v ENGLAND

Cheers, The G-Team

Photos: Daniel Carson | dcimages.org

EUROPA U21 MENS CUP x VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS PT1

FOR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, SCROLL DOWN!

The Men’s U21 European Cup is currently underway in Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland. It is a week long competition where the best of Europe fight it out for the bi-annual title of Euro Champions.

There are a heap of talented young Gryphon guns representing all nations in this tournament, with many making waves and putting in staring performances.

Pool A consists of Belgium, England, Spain and France while the makeup of Pool B includes Netherlands, Germany, Russia and hosts Poland.

At the completion of the pool stage, here are the current standings

Ranking Pool A:

Team	No.Matches	GF	GA	GD	Points	Ranking
Belgium	3	11	8	3	7	1
England	3	10	7	3	6	2
Spain	3	4	8	-4	2	3
France	3	5	7	-2	1	4

Ranking Pool B:

Team	No.Matches	GF	GA	GD	Points	Ranking
Netherlands	3	8	5	3	9	1
Germany	3	16	9	7	6	2
Russia	3	9	13	-4	1	3
Poland	3	4	10	-6	1	4

Thursday (today) is a rest day with the Semi’s to be played on Friday and the Finals on Saturday. Semi Final 1 has England up agains the Netherlands and Semi Final 2 see’s Belgium play Germany. This tournament is a major scouting ground for the senior national teams plus the big European clubs so expect the players to be putting it all on the line in these titanic European clashes.

We have sourced the available highlights from the round matches for your viewing pleasure below. Now sit back and relax as the best youth in Europe go head to head.

DAY 1 WRAP

GERMANY v RUSSIA

GERMANY v NETHERLANDS

SPAIN v ENGLAND

BELGIUM v SPAIN

BELGIUM V FRANCE

FRANCE v ENGLAND

HOLLAND v POLAND

3RD PLACE x REDEMPTION x VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Hi All!

The last time I wrote was just before the semi final of the Hoofdklasse with OZ. We had to play HGC, the team of Vogels, Jackson, Middleton, Garza,…. The first game we played was at home and we won 4-3. The day after we played the second game at HGC where we lost 3-1. I remember that Vogels was in good shape that game and stopped us from scoring and they scored their chances. The following Wednesday we played the third and final game against HGC that we also lost 3-1. I guess the better team won but we were really dissapointed because everybody was allready dreaming of the final.

After that it was hard to still be motivated to play the 3rd-4th place match. We had one more week of training ahead and then the last games of the season! Last year we also had to play the 3rd-4th play-off and we lost from Rotterdam in 2 games. We missed the final and a spot in the EHL so we came up empty handed. The team didn’t want to make that mistake again. Training for a full year and being left with nothing! We played the first game at Laren. We lost on golden goal just 2 minutes before the end. It was very hard and frustrating to lose like that after almost 90 minutes of hockey! After that game we had another week of training, I can tell you, at that moment the season seemed very long! We played the second match at home on saturday and we won 3-2. Of course we were very happy but we knew we had still one hard match to go. That day Bloemendaal became champions for the 5th year in a row!! That made our third and final game on sunday the last game of the season! The next day we won 4-3 at home against Laren in the final match of the season! Our youngest player Jelle Galema scored the 4-2 and that made him the match winner in the end!

It was truly a great feeling after training hard the whole year. We acheived it together, we got ups and downs throughout the season but we could end on a very positive note. It was also the last game of our coaches Roger Van Gent and Toon Siepman and also of our LEGENDARY manager Bart Gielen. So we were very happy we could end like this. We had a good party after but I will spare you guys the details! I personally was also happy with my form in the play offs scoring 4 goals out of 6 matches which was my best performance in the 2 seasons I played for OZ. I hope it will only will get better! Next year the team stays the same only the young Belgian talent Simon Gougnard will be joining us. I played with him in the national team and he is a really skillfull player, he is only 19 years old and he will learn a lot playing for OZ. It will be interesting to see him grow as a player. And of course he is a really good guy off the pitch as well so that will be fun!

After the last game on the 13th of June I had 1 week off and then I started my fitness training for the national team. We started our full time period on 26th of June. We train from 4pm until 8 pm with one free day a week. And we play 10 practice matches. As I am writing we allready played 8 practice games. The last 2 days we played New Zealand, we won the first game 5-3 and lost the second 1-0. Our last 2 games of the period we play Australia. One tomorrow and the last game on monday. After that the full time period will be over and it is time for a vacation!!!! It has been a very long season, I had my downs with 3 injuries throughout the season but I had some really great moments also and that was worth all the hard work! Nevertheless I am happy it is almost over and I can relax for 2 or 3 weeks before starting the preparation with OZ again! I am going with my girlfriend Jolien to France by car. Paris, Nice, Saint-tropez,…. Should be really good and I am looking forward to it!

You can watch the highlights of out semi finals series below, however our 3rd place series was not recorded by NOS.

Enjoy watching the champions trophy and good luck to all the G-team members who are playing the tournament and also good luck to the G-team members who play the European cup U21!

Take care,

Thomas

SEMI FINAL GAME 1

SEMI FINAL GAME 2

SEMI FINAL GAME 3

MARK PATERSON x CALL UP

Mark Paterson is on his way to the CT10 in Monchengladbach. The live wire journeyman has been called into the dominant Kookaburras outfit after his great mate Matthew Butturini tore his hamstring during a squad training last week.

Pato’s story is one of perseverance after the midfielder made his senior team debut in February of 2009, only to lose his place in the 2010 Australian Senior Squad the following year. He has made the most of the recent AHL to impress selectors as a direct in for the injured Butturini. Although there is no questioning that his on-field pedigree will hold him in good stead for his european major tournament debut, we are unsure if his d-floor moves will be as well received in Germany. Only the after party will tell.

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