2026 JCC Wrap Up

Published Tue 19 May 2026

Several regional teams descended on Melbourne for the 2026 Junior Country Championships over the weekend. Played across the three venues and it had it all, from great hockey, plenty of sunshine and a sprinkle of rain.

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	Hamilton Hockey	Hockey Central Victoria	Geelong Hockey Association
Under 14 Girls	Hockey Central Victoria	Goulburn Valley Hockey Association	North Central Hockey Association
Under 16 Boys	Geelong Hockey Association	West Gippsland Hockey Association	Hockey Central Victoria
Under 16 Girls	Geelong Hockey Association	Hamilton Hockey	Hockey SouthWest
Under 18 Boys	Hockey Ballarat	North Central Hockey Association	East Gippsland Hockey Association
Under 18 Girls	Geelong Hockey Association	Goulburn Valley Hockey Association	Hockey Ballarat

Grand Final Umpires

Congratulations and a big thank you to the 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	Dallas Knights & John Junge
Under 14 Girls	Nick Kirsner & Tristan West
Under 16 Boys	Luca Kaltner & Albert Allen
Under 16 Girls	Phoebe Creek & Bella Hereford
Under 18 Boys	Mitchell Wilson & Cody Ingram
Under 18 Girls	Mia Joiner & Daniel Ryan

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	Sue MacMillan	Rodney Kay		Taela Eggers
Assistant Tournament Director	Angus Curnow	Lynette Delaney		Angela Poxon
Assistant Tournament Director	Mary Rabling	Stuart McCleary		Karen Lawrence
Umpire Manager	Iris Milham	Jaiden Bridge		Keeley O'Reilly
Assistant Umpire Manager	Lillian Drury	Jai Brown		Jonty Dear
Assistant Umpire Manager	Hayden MacPhie	Callum Bridge		Michael Neilsen
Umpire Coaches	Kay-Leigh Jooste		Nakita McDonald	Zara Mora, Zac Wickson, Finnegan Castor

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.

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Acknowledgements

Phoenix First Aid for covering all three venues across the weekend.

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, Ryan Fraser, Jake Creech 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.

LIVEHockey for making the live stream of the Greensborough and Parkville games 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!