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Queensland’s finest will compete in The Big Hockey Hit Out representative selection trials be livestreamed by News Corp from Friday.
The three day event, staged Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Labrador on the Gold Coast, will give selectors a chance to formulate Queensland senior teams (Brisbane Blaze) to compete in the Hockey One National League later in the year.
It will be livestreamed across the state by www.couriermail.com.au, Gold Coast Bulletin and News affiliates around the state.
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The Big Hockey Hit Out features four teams - the Rays, the Reefs, the Thunder and the Stingers across men’s and women’s senior action.
Players from around the state, including Toowoomba, the Fraser Coast, Townsville, Tweed, Gladstone, Mackay, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane will feature.
Games will be played across four, 15 minute quarters and promise fast and furious action.
“The Big Hockey Hit Out was developed to create an event that emulated the national Hockey One League (H1) and create the high intensity that comes with High Performance Hockey,’’ said Hockey Queensland CEO Alison Lyons.
“It will provide our Brisbane Blaze selectors the opportunity to pick a Blaze squad after seeing the players perform under the pressure of the H1 rules.
“The BHHO also creates an opportunity for some of our up and coming and experienced high performance coaches to go head to head.
“I am excited to see a the new concept come to life and to see our states top hockey players coached by some of our top coaches will create some thrilling games of hockey.”
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Action starts on Friday night with four games from 6pm, and then two sessions on Saturday - a morning block of four games between 9.15am and 10.45am, and then an evening block of four matches between 5.30pm and 7pm.
The finals will then be contested on Sunday, with games 10am and 11am.
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The Hockey Queensland’s High Performance Event, showcasing the best players in Queensland, will be free to spectators.
The Queensland’s rising stars, while fighting it out for a shot at Brisbane Blaze selection and bragging rights, will also share in $4000 prize money.
LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE
Friday
6pm: Reef v Thunder (men, turf 1)
6pm: Rays v Stingers (women, turf 2)
7.30pm: Rays v Stingers (men, turf 1)
7.30pm: Reef v Thunder (women, turf 2)
Saturday
9.15am: Rays v Reef (women, turf 1)
9.15am: Thunder v Stingers (men, turf 2)
9.15am: Thunder v Stingers (women, turf 1)
9.15am: Rays v Reef (men, turf 2)
5.30pm: Thunder v Rays (women, turf 1)
5.30pm: Stingers v Reef (men, turf 2)
7.30pm: Stingers v Reef (women, turf 1)
7.30pm: Thunder v Rays (women, turf 2)
Sunday
10am: Men’s 3 v 4 (turf 1)
10am: Women’s 3 v 4 (turf 2)
11am: Women 1 v 2 (turf 1)
1pmam: Men 1 v 2 (turf 1)
THE TEAMS
MEN
REEF: RIESEN Jordan, THRUPP Kipp, GAUCI Noah, CHAPPELL Carter, WESTCOTT Edward, STEVENS Ryley, HAWTHORNE Jack, RANDLE Luke, SINCLAIR Angus, MATHEWSON Elijah, BIDGOOD Joshua, PROFKE Zac, Harding Max, CHAPPELL Diarmid, BROWN Lucas, NICHOLSON Mitchell.
THUNDER: FOSSEY Lewis, MICHEL Hayden, BAXTER Joshua, GADDES Tyler, CARSELDINE Jarrod, COOPER Troy, COGHLAN Campbell, YOUNG Samuel, HUGHES Bradley, SUGIO Jun, FINN Matthew, ATKINSON Jayden, HUBBARD David, FRANCIS Michael, KENNY Shane, PEMBROKE Hugh.
RAYS: BOBART Ryley, TUCKER Jack, DALE Elliot, BANDITT Cade, DUNN Ellery, SMITH Nicolaas, NEWBERRY Reilly, PREST Will, JEFFERY-PRESTWICH Kyle, LAYTON Isaac, SHAW Matthew, MYNOTT Joshua, TYNE Luke, IMER Adam, SPRY Tyler,
RINTALA Joel.
STINGERS: EASTON James, TUCKER Roy, MCCOOMBES Zac, DAY Alecz, PEASE Hayden, WEATHERHEAD Regan, WEISS Aaron, ARUNDELL Tyler, MATHISON Will, PEMBROKE Matthew, DOAN Michael, SANDOR Joseph, HART Liam, WHITE Ethan, WOTHERSPOON Blake, TAYLOR Jared.
WOMEN:
RAYS
YEARBURY Nicole, WILKINSON Britt, WHITE Eliza, WEST Georgina, STEINHARDT Sarah, SMITH Natarlia,
SHULTZ Ella, PUNCH Jemma, NICHOLLS Gabrielle, MATHISON Morgan, LIVERMORE Kyra, LANIGAN Lucy, GREINER Rebecca, GALLAGHER Morgan, FERNS Alyssa, COCHRAN Sarah
STINGERS: SPANDLER Laura, RAMSAY Jane, OFFICE Jordn, JOHNSTON Samara, JAMES Madeleine, HUMPHREYS Amity, HARRIS Ruby, GOUGH Zali, GILBAR Holly, FITZPATRICK Kendra, DAY Caitlin, COLLIER Lily, CANTY Talicia, BURROWS Emily, AGNEW Sevella.
REEF:
WALKER Keeley, STEWART Tatum, STAFF Madeline, SMITH Laney, SMITH Jade,
ROGERS Sara, ROBERSON Ashleigh, REID Jesse, PEARCE EMMA, MORRIS Sam, KERSNOVSKE Eva, HERMANN Mekenzie, FERGUSON Genevieve, BROWN Rhyleigh, BODIMEADE Chelsea, ASTBURY Hannah (GK)
THUNDER:
WITHEYMAN-CRUMP Emily, WHITE Ella, THOMAS Leigh, TEVANT Annelyse,
SUEY Briana, MOFFAT Jessica, ELEISON Layla, LAPHAM Jessica, KENNY Madeline, GRAHAM Sienna, EMBLEM Jade, DOLKENS Dayle, DIXON Emma, CULLUM-SANDERS Hannah, COLWILL Claire, BEIKOFF AMY.
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