HC Melbourne is an Australian professional field hockey club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 clubs to compete in Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, Hockey One.[1]
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| Full name | Hockey Club Melbourne |
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| Founded | 17 April 2019 |
| Home ground | State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia (Capacity 8,000) |
| League | Hockey One |
| Website | hockeyvictoria |
The club unifies both men and women under one name,[2] unlike Victoria's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the VIC Vikings (men) and VIC Vipers (women).[3][4]
HC Melbourne competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which was contested from late September through to mid November 2019.
History
editHC Melbourne, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey.[5]
HC Melbourne opted for a pure hockey club name, with a view to attracting the Victoria hockey public community whom CEO Andrew Skillern said "showed the rest of the country and the world what we can achieve by getting behind the home team and filling the stands as part of the 2019 FIH Pro League and we cannot wait to have the same support in the new league. The club logo includes 'M' for Melbourne.
Hockey Victoria had over 1,400 inaugural HC Melbourne members before the launch of the club. Hockey Victoria had strong aspirations to double their membership base before the season’s opening match, matching the club's bold identity.
Uniform
editHC Melbourne's colours are black and white with gold. The uniform moves away from Victoria's traditional navy blue.
Home Stadium
editHC Melbourne are based out of the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Victoria's capital city, Melbourne. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators, with 1,000 fixed seats.[6]
Throughout the Hockey One league, HC Melbourne plays a number of home games at the stadium.[7]
Teams
editMen's team
editThe following players were named in the men's squad.[8]
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Women's team
editThe following players were named in the women's preliminary squad.[9]
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References
edit- ^ "Hockey Club Melbourne" (PDF). Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "VIC Vikings". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "VIC Vipers". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "A New Era Begins - Hockey One Is Here!". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Capacity for hockey". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE FORMAT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Hockey Club Melbourne's Men's Squad". Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Hockey Club Melbourne's Women's Squad" (PDF). Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 11 July 2019.