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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 

 

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 

  • 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! 

  • 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.  

  • 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.   

  • 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.   

  • 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!  


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