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The Visa International Invitational Tournament was recently completed in London. The teams in the men’s pool were Great Britain, Australia, India and Germany. There were days of intense competition between some of the greatest teams in the world which ended up with Germany taking the gold, Australia the silver, and Great Britain the bronze. There was a huge representation of ... Read More »

Gryphon ambassador Mark “Pato” Paterson speaks to Thursday Night Live about the Australian Teams success at the recent Men’s Champions Trophy and doesn’t burn a snag nor onion in the process…Nice! Read More »

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. ... Read More »

The Gryphon guns that played during the Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach this year have been compiled into a short video montage. These are photos taken during the event from angles that you the TV tends not to get of the player, their emotions, actions frozen in time. That mid-air leap to the ball or the strain shown on their face ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

Mark Paterson has just played his first International game in a Champions Trophy. So, he was the target to be grabbed after today’s amazing win. Read More »

Both Australia and Holland have new look teams here in Monchengladbach, although arguably the Dutch retain more of the “old firm”.  Both are coming off strong wins yesterday with Holland beating a strong Spain while the Australian’s made light work of the Black Sticks – trans tasman bragging rights secured for a a while to come. At least the Aussie ... Read More »

Three of the most talented youths in Australia are about to make there Major Tournament debut’s in the 2010 Men’s Champions Trophy in Monchengladback, Germany. To celebrate their starts, we’ve released the following posters and wallpapers. If you are at the tournament then drop into the Gryphon stall to pick up your free copy, otherwise you can download them below. ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

The World Champion Kookaburras have no rest in sight with already the next squad being named for the Azlan Shah Cup in May this year. Ric’s taken a small departure from the full senior squad with only a handful of players carrying over from the WC, including players Kiel Brown and Grant Schubert. Brent “Disco” Dancer returns since winning gold ... Read More »