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Premier League travel to Hawthorn
Altona's Mens Premier League side travelled to Hawthorn chock full of confidence after an opening round win against local rivals Footscray last week in the West End Riot. They could not have dreamed of a better start. A foray forward in the first thirty seconds saw...
Malaysia Tour Diary by Matt Guest
As a Canadian athlete you represent each and every citizen every time you wear the maple leaf on your sleeve. To represent Canada as a member of this team is an honour we all take great pride in. For 70 minutes we battle against athletes who represent a different...
Congratulations Andrew Scanlon
Andrew Scanlon has helped Australia qualify for the Youth Olympics, following the qualification tournament Port Vila, Vanuatu. Andrew scored his first goal in his first game for Australia, finishing with a hat-trick against Vanuatu and two against Fiji in big wins. In...
Registration Now Open for 2014
All members are required to register online for the 2014 season. The link to register is on the home page of the Altona Hockey Club web site or can be accessed by clicking here or on the link in the sidebar. If you played with Altona in 2013, click Login. You...
Steph Gracie Cup & Snake Pit Challenge
by Brian Fanning. Despite the searing heat, the YC/YS and OC sides took to the field and played some entertaining hockey on Saturday evening. As most expected, the Young Sheilas took out the first game 4-1 and the Young Crew took out the mens game 3-1. While the Old...
2013 Hockey Victoria Stakeholder Survey
Once again Hockey Victoria is seeking all members’ feedback about the 2013 season. Hockey Victoria invites its members to reflect on the past year and have a say in the future programs and processes for 2014. This year’s survey is linked to the new strategic plan...
Season 2013 Review
Thank-you all for another great season! Check out the AHC end of season review below or via our YouTube channel.
Notice of 2013 AGM
ALTONA HOCKEY CLUB INC. A397 Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Members of the Altona Hockey Club Inc. will be held at: The Altona Hockey Clubrooms Wednesday 13th November, 2013 7:30pm Start Sugargum Drive Altona PLEASE...
Zone Challenge teams announced
Congratulations to all Altona players selected for the inaugural Zone Challenge! The inaugural Zone Challenge is a four round competition played from October 18 until November 23. All 10 zones will have representative players in under 12, 14 and 16 teams, playing each...
Two Seagulls Future Stars in the Making
Two young, talented, Altona Premier League players have been chosen in Hockey Australia and Hockey Victoria talent identification programs. Andrew Scanlon and Jessica Brennan have been selected in Futures Squads to try and develop young talent to eventually...
ABC Grandstand – Fair go, Sport!
Last night ABC Grandstand did a special on Fair go, sport! The story starts about the 7 min 40 mark. A great example of our sport leading the way on a very important issue.
2014 Women’s Premier League Coaching Announcement
I am pleased to announce that the Board has appointed Greg Drake as the Women's Premier League coach for season 2014. Greg has an impressive coaching and playing record and is a highly sought after coach due to his knowledge and experience. The club believes Greg is...
2013 Finals match reports
The Blue and Gold army were out in force on a glorious Saturday for the second weekend of Hockey Victoria finals. The Under 12 Pennant (North West) side played brilliantly to win the premiership in front of a big crowd of both Altona and Footscray parents, friends and...
the prez sez…
Join us for another edition of the Prez Sez... featuring our internationals Chris Porter and Neel Marí Garcia!
Seagulls Girls do it for their Hockeyroo
Altona's Womens Premier League side honoured its first home-grown Hockeyroo in a milestone game on Saturday, recording its third victory of the season over Toorak-East Malvern at Grant Reserve. Danielle Schubach playing in her 100th premier league match was dominant...
Premier League Double Header Weekend
To round out the Premier League season our men and women will be playing a double header at home. It will be a huge weekend at the Snakepit with the chance for both teams to sign off in style after many ups and downs throughout the year. Saturday also marks Danielle...
Altona make it count against Powerhouse
The Altona Women's Premier League side came out breathing fire on Sunday night at the Hockey Centre in the game that had been dubbed the battle for relegation. With just one win for the year, the side has struggled this year after losing key players, and needed to...
Altona come out firing against Southern
Altona bounced back after last week's disappointing performance in the Western Derby, with a comfortable 5-1 win over Southern United. Altona had been embarrassed by the team from Moorabbin earlier in the year, so were keen to atone for that debacle, and came out...
Premier League has nightmare at Footscray
Altona Hockey Club had a nightmare Saturday against local rival, Footscray, losing both Premier League matches convincingly. A cold, wet and windy day saw the Men lose 3-0 in a spiteful encounter, while the Women were smashed early, to lose 9-2 to a much more...
Altona Celebrates Fair Go, Sport! Round
Last weekend we celebrated Fair Go, Sport! Round when our Premier League women and men competed against Doncaster. The day was a final celebration following a build up of activity which included a club video feat. Cr Tony Briffa and David Burns as well as a poster...
Altona take on Doncaster for Fair Go, Sport! Round
Fair Go round turned out to be a tough day for the Seagulls on Saturday at their Grant Reserve home ground. A round to celebrate diversity and inclusiveness in sport, which saw the CEO of Hockey Victoria and representatives from Fair Go Victoria in attendance, saw a...
Premier League take on Greensborough at home
Women's Premier League face tough task Altona faced the daunting task of coming up against a tough and experienced Greensborough side in the first match of Hockey Victoria's double header weekend. As expected Greensborough started strong in the first half turning...
2013 U18 tournament updates
We have received updates from some of our AHC representatives at the U18 national tournaments on how they are going so far. Josh Horton and Andrew Scanlon are currently playing with the U18 men, while Jess Brennan is playing, and Marc Richardson coaching the U18...
Wildcats reports: AHC at the JSC
There was a huge Altona representation at the recent Junior State championships, read the reports below to see how they went; U13 Girls With 4 strong Altona players and 2 excellent Altona coaches, the under 13 girls Western Wildcats were always going to be a force to...
Altona Hockey Club Car Park Redevelopment
Work has commenced on extending and resurfacing the car park at the Altona Hockey Club. It is expected that this work will continue through to the end of August. As such you need to be aware of alternative parking arrangements during this time. Alternative car parking...
Premier League take on Essendon in battle of the west
The Altona Premier League sides ventured to Essendon this weekend, our women were first up, and faced a tough task against perennial the finalists. It was a tough game from the outside with nothing going right for the A's, going down early and entering the half-time...
Premier League plays out tough games against MCC
Altona's Premier League sides travelled to South Yarra on Sunday to play MCC in two must win matches. The womens side, sat just one ladder position below their opposition, and were still looking for their second win of the season, in a desperate bid to avoid...
Premier League travel out to Waverley for mixed results
Altona's Mens Premier League side upset cross town rival Waverley in a sensational match on Saturday. While Waverley are mid-table this season, they have an extremely potent forward line and are always a chance to score heavily. Altona's defence, led by goal keeper...
Car Park Upgrade
Council have advised that work on our car park will commence this week and the work is expected to be completed by late August 2013. Council appreciates that this work will require alternative access to our facilities and this will be managed as part of the work being...
Premier League men and women fight out tough games with TEM
Altona's Mens Premier League side travelled to Hawthorn to play Toorak-East Malvern (TEM) on Saturday afternoon. Both sides sat mid-table, in 8th and 9th respectively, so a close match was expected. Both sides also have strong penalty corner batteries, with Altona's...
Seagulls Back on Winners List
After a shock loss to Southern United last week, Altona was keen to atone at home, against lowly placed side Mentone. In a scrappy game, marred by a flash downpour in the first half, Altona managed to hold on to a 2-1 win, in front of a relieved home crowd at JK Grant...
Western derby ends with two close games
The local clash between Footscray and Altona, dubbed the "West End Riot", came to Grant Reserve on Saturday. Both clashes had a clear favourite, but both underdogs pushed the favourite to the limit. The Womens clash was first, with Footscray towards the top end of the...
Premier League Match Reports
Altona's Mens Premier League side travelled to Doncaster to try and win back the Ric Purser Trophy on Saturday. Buoyed by a narrow loss to reigning premiers, Greensborough, last weekend, the Seagulls entered the match with confidence, despite having a number of...
2013 Premier League Round 1
This week marks round 1 for all of our senior players, for some it has been a tough pre-season, for some an enjoyable summer break, but for everyone - we can't wait to get back into hockey season! The newly re-structured and re-named Hockey Victoria Premier League...
2013 Women’s Pre-Season Wrap-up
The A’s girls have been working very hard throughout the preseason in trying conditions. Attendance levels have been strong at all sessions, which have seen the squad take part in a range of fitness activities including; rock climbing, boxing and personal training...
2013 Men’s Pre-Season Wrap-up
Pre-season kicked off in the traditional fashion for the AHC men this year . . . . early! Farewell's were said to 2012 co-coach Greg Drake who opted to take some time away from the top job, leaving the reins in the capable hands of seasoned campaigner Ben Guy....
Umpire Development Policy
In 2012, the Umpire Development Policy was introduced for all of Hockey Victoria’s competitions. The aim of this policy was to increase the number and quality of Umpires officiating games across the season. In excess of 400 Umpires were registered by Clubs under the...
The Prez Sez…
View the latest edition of the Prez Sez here, featuring Canadian International and Premier League player Matt Guest. To follow Matt, please join his Chimp page - Matthew Guest - Road to Rio 2016 or follow on Facebook - Matthew Guest - Road to Rio Olympics 2016....
Premier League Pre-Season Update
Our Premier League men and women are continuing their pre-season today with practice games against Camberwell and Essendon, a couple of weeks ago they both had pre-season camps looking to aiming to bring each squad together and set in place standards for the season...
Matt Guest – Road to Rio 2016
To all the members of the Altona Hockey Club, 2013 is going to be a huge year for the A boys! Pre-season has been going well with the perfect mixture of youth and experience bringing a new level of play to our squad. I have loved pulling on the blue and gold since my...
U14 State Indoor Club Championship
By Steve McDonald. In 2013 hockey Victoria introduced a JSC club based state championship. Altona entered a team in both the girls and the boys. The boys competition was played over the first weekend in feb and the...
Chef’s Toolbox at the AHC
Be sure to book your tickets for the Interactive Cooking Master Class Fundraiser where you will learn some delicious recipes using quality products and go into the draw to win an awesome prize. Tickets are $15 per person with all ticket proceeds going to the club....
$1500 Donation to Junior Development
We would like to thank our Men's Premier League Squad for their extremely generous donation of $1500 towards junior development at the AHC.
Junior Victorian Indoor Representatives
Congratulations to these indoor stars that played indoor with Altona Hockey Club over the summer and have gone on to be selected in Victorian Indoor teams. Under 15 Girls Venue Launcestion Tas Sarah Haslam Under 15 Boys Venue Launcestion Tas Heath McDonald Jonathan...
Women’s Pre-Season Training
The following information is for all players with ambitions to play in our top two teams (Women's Premier League and Premier League reserves) in 2013, from coach Marc Richardson; Please click here for the 2013 Training Plan. 1. The week 12 countdown to training...
Mens Pre-Season Training 2013
The following information is for all players with ambitions to play in our top two teams (Premier League and Premier League reserves) in 2013; Click here for the pre-season plan for 2013. Click here for conditioning block 2. As most of you are aware, the competition...
2012 Senior Presentation Night
Thank-you to all involved for making last nights presentation night an extremely memorable night for the AHC. Particular thanks goes to all of the social committee for organising the event, lead by Kate Holland and Ian Bartlett, Brian Fanning for doing a fantastic job...
Charity calls hockey duo
By ALESHA CAPONE From the Star Newspaper 12th September 2012 11:12:15 AM Aaron Anstis and Josh Coote from the Altona Hockey Club will both take part in the Ride to Conquer Cancer. ALTONA Hockey Club members have thrown their support behind two players taking part in...
Senior Award Winners 2012
Following our annual vote count last Friday night, the 2012 senior award winners are; MEN WOMEN State League 1 Votes State League 1 Votes Best & Fairest Steve Campbell 37 Best & Fairest Bronte Kerley 32 Runner Up Tyson Priddle 17 Best & Fairest...
2012 Grand Final Reports
There were tears of sorrow, there were tears of joy but at the end of the day we are all extremely proud of everyone who made it to finals in 2012, read on for a run down of how the weekend played out….. Women's Metro 2 North West – Runners Up. As you all know by now...
2012 HV Awards Dinner
A few representatives from our SL1 men and women's sides attending the Hockey Victoria Awards Dinner on Wednesday night. Congratulations to Chris Coleman from our SL1 mens side who was the second top goalscorer in the competition and placed fifth place in the Fin...
Presentation Night
Join us for the AHC's night of nights!
Vote Count
See how you polled throughout the year in a relaxing environment with club mates.
Season Finale Function
HEROES OF HOCKEY: Volunteer Recognition Program
From Hockey Victoria; Hockey Victoria was recently successful in sourcing $12,500 funding under the Victorian Government’s Volunteer Innovation Program.Hockey Victoria’s initiative, Heroes of Hockey, aims to recognise and reward Club volunteers for their...
women as leaders in sport awards
As part of the Women & Girls project, Hockey Victoria would like to reward and recognise females that have contributed substantially to the growth and development of hockey in Victoria. As such, three awards will be presented to three amazing women at Hockey...
HV womens breakfast
On Friday 24th August Hockey Victoria is having its first Women & Girls Breakfast. The theme of the breakfast is “Women & Girls as Leaders in our Community”. Kate Roffey is our guest speaker and is a very experienced leader in sport and government. She has...
a note to all members and supporters
One of the greatest features of our club is the support that all of our teams, men’s, women’s and juniors alike, receive from our members and spectators. However, there have been a few instances recently where the support we are famous for has crossed the line and...
Women record narrow loss to Mentone
Altona's Womens State League One side were gallant in a 2-1 loss to second placed Mentone. Coming off an 11-0 win, stopping Mentone's goal scoring powers was the obvious focus of Coach Marc Richardson. The Altona defence was brilliant early, led by young goal keeper...
Altona Salvage Draw at Home
After a horror few weeks, Altona Hockey Club's State League One side earned a point from their clash with Mentone on Saturday at home. Given their lowly ladder position, Mentone went into the match as outsiders, but Altona were not taking them lightly, given their...