SA Suns

SA Suns
League Australian Hockey League
Founded 1993 (1993)
Home arena State Hockey Centre (South Australia)
Colours Yellow, Dark Blue, Red
Head coach Darren Neimke

The SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns - prior to 2015) [1] are a women's field hockey team based in South Australia that competes in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).[2] The SA Suns won national championships in 1995 and 2011.

Current Team

The 2015 SA Suns[1] consists of:

Players
  • Brooke Appleyard
  • Brooke Buchecker
  • Annie Busiko
  • Jane Claxton
  • Emily Grist
  • Samantha Hogan
  • Georgie Kiel
  • Euleena MacLachlan
  • Karri McMahon

National Championships

2011

The Southern Suns won the Australian Hockey League in 2011, defeating the NSW Arrows 1-0 in the final.[3] [4] [5]

It was the first time the SA Suns had lifted the trophy in 16 years. The SA Suns line-up included Hockeyroo members Bianca Greenshields, Holly Evans, Georgie Parker (field hockey) and Elise Stacy, and New Zealand Import & 2012 Olympian Melody Cooper. They were coached by ex Kookaburra Craig Victory.

2011 Southern Suns hockey team
Players Coaches
  • Airlie Ogilvie
  • Amy Watters
  • Anna McGregor
  • Bianca Greenshileds
  • Brooklyn Buchecker
  • Casey Bell
  • Catherine Connolly
  • Clarissa Eshuis
  • Deanne Gilbert
  • Elise Stacy
  • Georgie Kiel
  • Georgie Parker (field hockey)

[6]

1995

The previous time that the SA Suns won the AHL was in 1995[4][7] when the team included Olympic greats such as Juliet Haslam OAM (captain),[8] Kate Allen OAM[9] and Alison Peek OAM. The team was coached by Trish Heberle.

Previous Placings [10]

Year Placing
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1999
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1996
  • 1995
  • 1994
  • 9th (of 10 with teams from Malaysia and New Zealand)
  • 6th
  • 6th
  • 6th
  • 6th
  • 1st
  • 5th
  • -
  • -
  • 8th
  • 5th
  • 4th
  • 6th
  • 6th
  • 4th
  • -
  • 7th
  • 4th
  • 7th
  • -
  • 3rd
  • 1st
  • 5th

Notable Players

Notable players who have played for the SA Suns include:

Coaches

Head Coaches of the SA Suns have been:

Home Stadium

The team's home stadium is the State Hockey Centre (South Australia) (also known as the Pines Stadium) which is located north of the Adelaide CBD in Gepps Cross. The stadium has a capacity of about 4,000 with 330 permanent seats. The stadium was used for the 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.

Honour Roll

AHL Championships: 1995, 2011
AHL Finals Appearances: 1995, 2011
AHL Podium Finishes: 1995 (1st), 1996 (3rd), 2011 (1st)
AHL Player of the Tournament: Karri McMahon (2013), Jane Claxton (2015)
AHL Player of the Final: Kayla Sharland (2011)

References

  1. 1 2 "Suns set to compete successfully with the best teams in the country". hockeysa.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. ↑ http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=291
  3. ↑ http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=90&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=641&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=88&cHash=1bf2bc8d68
  4. 1 2 "Southern Suns defeat NSW to win AHL Grand Final". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  5. ↑ http://hosting3.sportingpulse.com/www.hockeyvictoria.org.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1256818448&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=107&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=927&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=12&cHash=817cc38c96
  6. ↑ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/index.php?id=433
  7. ↑ "Hockey SA > About Us > History". hockeysa.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  8. ↑ "Premiers Reading Challenge". premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Starting Blocks - An introduction to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  10. ↑ "SA Suns". hockeysa.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
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