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Round 1 of the 2012/13 Rabo Hoofdklasse was played last Sunday in The Netherlands and from the action it already promises to be a stella season. Off-season trades and deals have seen an influx of international talent following the Olympics and internal wheeling and dealing has meant that Pinoke, Kampong and Laren are positioned well for a top four finish ... Read More »

Australia has won the 2011 Oceania Cup after a dominant 6-1 win over New Zealand in the final and deciding match at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart. Threatened with losing their number one ranking if they did not win the final game of the best-of-three series by four goals, the Kookaburras showed what a world class side they are ... Read More »

The Hockeyroos and New Zealand have played out a 3-3 in the second match of the Oceania cup at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart. Photo: Krystal Forgesson finds her range during warm-up The result means the title of Oceania Cup Champions will come down to the final match of the series tomorrow. Down by two goals at half time, ... Read More »

Photo: Kiel Brown slips through a pass just out of the reach of the New Zealand press Australia and New Zealand have played out an exciting 3-3 draw in game two of the Oceania Cup at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart. The draw means that the Australians have to defeat the Blacksticks by more than three goals in the ... Read More »

New Zealand has defeated Australian 3-0 in Game 1 of the Men’s Oceania Cup in Hobart today. It is the Blacksticks first victory over the Australian’s since 1998 and they now take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Photo: Australian Kiel Brown preparing for battle The Blacksticks took an early lead in the first half thanks to a fantastic ... Read More »

The Australian Men’s National Team recently returned from a tough European Tour that covered 3 countries, 3 series and 9 games all within 3 weeks. A heap of G-Team ambassadors were in action for the Aussies, the likes of World Champions  Fergy Kavanagh and Kiel Brown, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Trent Mitton and breakout talents Jono Charlesworth, Joel Carroll, Jake Whetton and Mark Paterson  This tour makes ... Read More »

Major injuries to key senior players have meant the team announced today for the Australian Men’s tour of Europe has a somewhat different look to it. Amongst those that have been omitted are Gryphon’s World Cup Champions Graeme Begbie, who is on the road back after ACL surgery late last year, and Grant Schubert, who recently tore his Achilles and ... Read More »

Specialist photographer Daniel ‘DC” Carson was out and amongst the AHL last weekend in Perth, Australia. He’s sent through his fav’s from the weekend’s action… Enjoy. Photos: Daniel Carson | www.dcimages.org                   Read More »

The Azlan Shah Cup begins today in Ipoh, Malaysia. There is a host of Gryphon’s top players in action throughout this tournament. Like who you ask.. New signing from Pakistan, goal scoring sensation Rehan Butt Great Britain’s Rob Moore and James Tindall Australia’s Jonathon Charlesworth, Brent Dancer, Fergus Kavanagh, Mark Paterson, Kiel Brown and Jacob Whetton A massive shout out ... Read More »

The Australian Men’s Team will play Argentina this weekend in Perth in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games. Matches are at 3pm WST Australia at the Curtin University Stadium in Bentley. If you cannot get to the ground to support the Aussie’s you can also watch these games LIVE thanks to http://www.LMSCtv.com/ Jump online to check out Gryphon star’s ... Read More »