Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club

24/09/2026

23/09/2026

🏆 HOCKEY VICTORIA AWARDS NIGHT 🏆

The Hockey Victoria Awards Night was held on Friday at Marvel Stadium, and it was fantastic to see 7 Warriors recognised in the VL2 Teams of the Year!

Congratulations to:

🏑 Leah Arthur-Worshop
🏑 Chelsea Beca
🏑 Charley Jansz
🏑 Zoe Lewington
🏑 Awais Ahmed
🏑 Billy Hanrahan
🏑 Jaspreet Singh

A massive shoutout to Zoe Lewington, who was awarded the Women’s VL2 Best & Fairest! 👏

It’s fantastic to see so many Warriors recognised for their individual performances after what was an incredible 2026 season for the club.

16/09/2026

The weekend saw the conclusion of a fantastic 2026 season for the club, with four of our teams competing in Grand Finals!

The weekend started on Saturday at the SNHC, with our Women’s VL2R side unfortunately going down 5–0 to a strong La Trobe University side. However, it was a fantastic effort from all the girls to make it this far!

We then headed to Moorabbin on Saturday evening, where our Metro 2 side put on a clinic, winning the premiership by an incredible 10–0!

Dave Shelton was on fire, snagging a staggering four goals, while captain Terry Gill completed a hat-trick! 🏆

Sunday saw our Women’s VL2 take on a strong Werribee side, who got on top early in what was a tough contest. However, the girls came out firing in the “premiership quarter”, piling on four goals in the third period to run away with a 6–2 victory and securing promotion to VL1! 🏆

Our Men’s VL2 then took on Brunswick in an incredibly even contest, with the two teams unable to be separated throughout the game. Unfortunately, Brunswick took the chocolates in the shootout.

It was still a fantastic season for the boys, finishing as minor premiers and completing back-to-back promotions!

That marks the end of a fantastic 2026 season for the Warriors.

A huge thank you to everyone for all their hard work, contributions and support throughout the season, and especially to everyone who came out and supported our teams over the weekend.

Bring on 2027! 🏑

11/09/2026

🏆 GRAND FINAL TEAM LISTS ARE IN! 🏆

Four Warriors teams are ready for the biggest weekend of the season!

🏑 Men’s VL2
🆚 Brunswick
📅 Sunday — 3:30PM
📍 State Hockey Centre — P2

🏑 Women’s VL2
🆚 Werribee
📅 Sunday — 1:30PM
📍 State Hockey Centre — P2

🏑 Women’s VL2R
🆚 La Trobe Uni
📅 Saturday — 2:30PM
📍 State Hockey Centre — P2

🏑 Men’s Metro 2
🆚 Collegians X
📅 Saturday — 5:00PM
📍 Southern

Let’s get behind all the Warriors and bring home 4 premierships!

02/09/2026

FINALS WEEK 2!

It was a massive opening week of finals for the Warriors!

🏑 Men’s VL2 — 8–4 win over Bayside Powerhouse
🏑 Men’s VL2R — 1–0 win over Caroline Springs
💔 Men’s Pennant E — narrowly defeated by KBH in a tense penalty shootout
🏑 Men’s Metro 2 — 4–2 win over Collegians
🏑 Women’s VL2 — 4–1 win over top-of-the-ladder Knox
🏑 Women’s VL2R — 2–0 win over Knox
🏑 Masters 40B — 3–1 win over Mentone
💙 Under 14s — season comes to an end after a 2–0 loss to Southern United. A huge effort from the team all season!

With 7 teams still in the mix, we look forward to another massive week of finals hockey with plenty of support from the sidelines!

08/07/2026

🇵🇰 NEW SIGNING 🇵🇰

The Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club is thrilled to welcome Tazeem Ul Hassan to the club for the remainder of the 2026 season!

Tazeem arrives with an outstanding international resume, representing Pakistan in the :
🏑 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
🏑 2021 Hero Asian Champions Trophy
🏑 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup
🏑 2017 International Test Series against Australia, New Zealand & Ireland

Welcome to the Warriors, Tazeem!

25/06/2026

It’s been a very busy few months for some of our Warriors, and we’re incredibly proud to announce that a number of our members have earned selection for the upcoming School Sport Australia and Australian Masters Hockey Championships.

Congratulations to the following players on their outstanding achievements:

🏑 School Sport Victoria – Under 12

* Wyatt Cobbledick
* Cadence Godfrey

🏑 School Sport Victoria – Under 15

* Zoe Lewington

🏑 Australian Masters – Over 35s

* Muddasir Abbas

🏑 Australian Masters – Over 40s

* Daniel Godfrey

🏑 Australian Masters – Over 50s

* Saranjeet Singh
* Michael Poisson

🏑 Australian Masters – Over 60s

* Peter Lombardo

🏑 Australian Masters – Over 65s

* John Dodrell
* Cedric Fewkes

🏑 Australian Masters – Over 70s

* Grant Shelton

We wish each and every one of you the very best as you represent your schools, Victoria and our club on the national stage! The entire Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club is behind you, and we can’t wait to see you do us proud. 💙💛

10/06/2026

It’s set to be a huge weekend at the Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club

Ryan Ciriello Memorial Day

Join us on Saturday at JC Mills Reserve as we honour and celebrate the life of Ryan Ciriello. Our Men’s VL2 side will take on Knox Hockey Club, another club Ryan represented, in what promises to be a special afternoon of hockey and remembrance.

memorial proceedings will follow the match, including speeches and the presentation of the Ryan Ciriello Memorial Medal.

Trivia Night

After the memorial day concludes, we’ll head to the Hallam Scout Hall (23–47 Gunns Road, Hallam) for our Trivia Night, kicking off from 7:00pm.

🎟️ Tickets are available now – be sure to secure yours online before the night.

We encourage everyone to join us and help make this a memorable day as our hockey community comes together to celebrate Ryan’s life.

20/05/2026

A service to celebrate Ryan’s life will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Upper Coomera Wednesday 27th May at 10am.

All who knew and loved him are welcome to attend and honour his memory. Please wear something bright and colourful.

For those unable to attend a livestream will also be available.

https://integrityfunerals.com.au/tributes-livestreams/

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Cancer Council to help fight this disease.

There is also a go fund me set up to support Stefanie and the girls in this tough time.

https://gofund.me/6b705d9e8

19/05/2026

Vale Ryan Ciriello

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of long-time club member Ryan Ciriello after a courageous two-year battle with cancer.

Ryan began his hockey journey with us as a junior at SNP and became a much-loved member of our club community for more than 20 years. He was also a much loved person in the wider hockey community through his involvement coaching countless juniors with the Ciriello Coaching Academy.

Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Ryan’s wife Stefanie, daughters Annabelle and Alyssa, parents Lou and Suzie, siblings Chris and Stacey, as well as all of Ryan’s close friends and teammates at the club.

Rest in Peace, Ryan.

Funeral details to follow.