2025 Junior Country Championships Wrap-Up
Published Mon 19 May 2025
A total of 47 regional teams descended on Melbourne for the 2025 Junior Country Championships over the weekend. The three venues hosted 150 matches in total, and it had it all, from great hockey, a lot of rain and plenty of sunshine.
A big congratulations to all the teams that finished in the top 3 positions in the respective age groups, as outlined below:
Age Group |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Third Place |
Under 14 Boys |
Geelong Hockey Association |
Hockey Central Vic |
Hamilton Hockey |
Under 14 Girls |
Geelong Hockey Association |
Sunraysia |
Hamilton Hockey |
Under 16 Boys |
Hockey Ballarat |
Geelong Hockey Association |
East Gippsland Hockey Association |
Under 16 Girls |
Hockey Ballarat |
Geelong Hockey Association |
North Central |
Under 18 Boys |
Hockey Ballarat |
Hamilton Hockey |
East Gippsland Hockey Association |
Under 18 Girls |
Goulburn Valley Hockey Association |
Geelong Hockey Association |
West Gippsland |
Grand Final Umpires
Congratulations and a big thank you to the 49 umpires that officiated at the Event over the weekend and a special mention to the following individuals that were appointed to Gold Medal Matches:
Age Group |
Umpires |
Under 14 Boys |
Callum Wickson & Sandy Allen |
Under 14 Girls |
Lily Drury & Keiko Rice |
Under 16 Boys |
Bella Hereford & Michael Nielsen |
Under 16 Girls |
Mia Joiner & Renee Brown |
Under 18 Boys |
Callum Bridge & Mitchell Wilson |
Under 18 Girls |
Isobel Skillern & Alex Shortis |
Tournament Directors & Umpire Managers
The event is not possible without the tireless work of all the Tournament Directors, Umpire Managers and Umpire Coaches. We really appreciate the efforts and professionalism of the following individuals:
Role |
Under 14 Boys & Girls |
Under 16 Boys & Girls |
Under 18 Boys & Girls |
Tournament Director
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Taela Eggers |
Lyn Page |
Lynette Delaney |
Assistant Tournament Director |
Stu McCleary |
Mary Rabling |
Rodney Kay |
Assistant Tournament Director |
Isaiah Peterson |
Ron Holmes |
Angus Curnow |
Umpire Manager
|
Zachary Wickson |
Harry Huang |
Josh May |
Assistant Umpire Manager |
Hayden MacPhie |
Aaron Foy |
Jaiden Bridge |
Assistant Umpire Manager |
Aisha Alim |
Corey Harrison |
Samantha Giorlando |
Umpire Coaches
|
Keeley O’Reilly, Jai Brown, Iris Milham, Ed DeSalis |
JCC Website
If you didn’t check out the JCC website, please click here to do so. You can find all the results, ladders and a whole heap more.
Acknowledgements
- Phoenix First Aid for covering all three venues across the weekend.
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The Greensborough and Essendon Hockey clubs and all their volunteers for hosting the Event, we really appreciate your efforts and you did a wonderful job in welcoming the regional associations to your venues as always!
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The State Hockey Centre for hosting as well, it was great to see the venue buzzing on the weekend and all participants enjoying the wonderful facilities on offer.
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Andrew Wiseman & Stuart Westmore for their amazing photography across all three venues. Please check out the Hockey Victoria Facebook for the 2025 Junior Country Championships photo album later this week.
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Sportway for making the live stream of the Under 16 age group at Greensborough possible. It isn’t too late to purchase an event pass and watch all the match replays from both Pitches! Click here to head to Live Hockey to do so.
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Finally, thank you to all the JCC Coordinators, coaches and team managers from each association. We really appreciate all the work you put in to make it possible for the teams to attend the Event!