Livestream hockey: Vic Junior Country Champs; U13 Essendon, U15 Greensborough, U18 Footscray
The state’s best have battled it out at the Victoria Hockey Junior Country Champs.
Victoria’s next generation of hockey stars are on show as associations from across the state battle it out at the Hockey Victoria Junior Country Championships.
Dozens of teams and more than 500 players will compete for the sought-after titles in the under-13 championships in Essendon, the under-15s in Greensborough and the under-18s in Footscray.
And for the first time, you can watch the action live online right here at heraldsun.com.au from anywhere in the country, thanks to our partnership with Hockey Victoria, and you’ll find all the match replays here after the tournament too.
Scroll down for the full live stream fixture of the Sunday games and to see all the photos from the day one action.
Check back on Monday for replays of the action.
WATCH THE UNDER-18s LIVE HERE
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WATCH THE UNDER-15s LIVE HERE
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WATCH THE UNDER-13s LIVE HERE
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More than 550 players are competing over the two days, representing 10 regions, and more than 50 officials from across the state.
SUNDAY LIVESTREAM FIXTURE
UNDER 13s
9am: North Central v East Gippsland (Girls)
9.50am: East Gippsland v Goulburn Valley (Boys)
10.40am: Albury Wodonga v North Central (Boys)
11.30am: Glenelg v Ballarat (Boys)
12.20pm: Albury Wodonga v North Central (Girls semi-final - 2nd place v 3rd place)
1.10pm: North Central v Sunraysia (Boys)
2pm: North Central v East Gippsland (Girls 3rd place pay-off)
2.50pm: Glenelg v Albury Wodonga (Girls gold medal match)
3.40pm: Albury Wodonga v Ballarat (Boys gold medal match)
UNDER 15s
9am: Ballarat v Sunraysia (Girls)
9.45am: West Gippsland v North Central 2 (Boys crossover - 3rd pool A v 4th pool B)
10.30am: Central Vic v Warrnambool (Girls crossover - 3rd pool A v 5th pool B)
11.15am: Ballarat v Sunraysia (Boys semi-final - 1st pool A v 2nd pool B)
12pm: North Central v Ballarat (Girls semi-final - 1st pool A v 2nd pool B)
12.45pm: Goulburn Valley v Albury Wodonga (Girls crossover - 4th pool A v 3rd pool B)
1.30pm: Ballarat v Albury Wodonga (Boys 3rd place playoff)
2.15pm: North Central v Glenelg (Girls 3rd place playoff)
3pm: Goulburn Valley v Sunraysia (Boys gold medal match)
3.45pm: Ballarat v West Gippsland (Girls gold medal match)
UNDER 18s
9am: East Gippsland v Sunraysia (Girls)
9.50am: Albury Wodonga v Ballarat (Boys)
10.40am: Albury Wodonga v North Central (Girls)
11.30am: Ballarat v East Gippsland (Boys)
12.20pm: Goulburn Valley v East Gippsland (Girls semi-final)
1.10pm: Central Vic v Sunraysia (Boys)
2pm: Albury Wodonga v Goulburn Valley (Girls gold medal match)
2.50pm: Central Vic v Albury Wodonga (Boys gold medal match)
Hockey Victoria operations manager Ben Seccull was looking forward to an exciting weekend after the disappointment of missing out on last year’s tournament.
“This is really the only opportunity a lot of players have to compete against teams from other regions because a lot of them play locally,” he said.
“We’re looking forward to seeing regional hockey come together again after a tough 12 months. There is plenty of excitement from right across the state.
“There is going to be a lot of talented players in action with some of the athletes recently involved in our state teams who travelled to the under 15 and 18 national championships.
“A number of these players have also been selected in their zone teams to participate in the Junior State Championships in Bendigo and Shepparton later this year.”
Every match on pitch 1 at all three venues will be broadcast on heraldsun.com.au and will be available to subscribers, plus the replays will be posted here after the games.
Seccull said Hockey Albury-Wodonga would be one of the associations to watch across the weekend.
“They’ve always been one of the strongest contenders as it is a larger association,” he said.
“But then you’ve got teams from North Central who are always punching above their weight. They’re a terrific organisation with a strong volunteer base.
“There is also a few surprise packets every year.”
COMPETING TEAMS
Under 13 boys: Albury Wodonga, Sunraysia, Glenelg, North Central, Goulburn Valley, Ballarat, East Gippsland.
Under 13 girls: North Central, Sunraysia, Glenelg, Albury Wodonga, East Gippsland.
Under 15 boys, pool A: North Central 1, West Gippsland, Goulburn Valley, Ballarat.
Under 15 boys, pool B: North Central 2, Albury Wodonga, Sunraysia, Glenelg.
Under 15 girls, pool A: Goulburn Valley, Glenelg, Central Vic, North Central.
Under 15 girls, pool B: West Gippsland, Albury Wodonga, Warrnambool, Ballarat, Sunraysia.
Under 18 boys: Central Vic, North Central, Goulburn Valley, Sunraysia, Albury Wodonga, Ballarat, East Gippsland.
Under 18 girls: North Central, Goulburn Valley, Sunraysia, Albury Wodonga, East Gippsland.
Originally published as Livestream hockey: Vic Junior Country Champs; U13 Essendon, U15 Greensborough, U18 Footscray
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