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The University of Western Australia Hockey Club (UWAHC),[1] is represented in every level of competition wiithin Hockey WA which includes the top Men’s and Women’s Division, the Men’s Wizard Cup and the Women’s Wizard League competitions in Western Australia. It was formed in 1924 to cater for students at The University of Western Australia who wanted to play field hockey. The University of WA Hoc
key Club (UWAHC) is one of the largest hockey clubs in Western Australia with over 400 members in men’s, women’s and junior teams. Along with being one of the largest clubs in WA it is one of the strongest clubs in competition, with a majority of the teams annually reaching finals. The club is located at the University Sports Park, McGillivray Oval, McGillivray Road off Brockway Road, Shenton Park, behind Challenge Stadium. The fields are a 10 minutes drive from the UWA. Roll of Honour
Men's
Club
First Grade Champions: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007
The Fairest & Best Award is awarded to the player who receives the most votes from the Hockey WA Olympians Medal (Men’s First Division). The HK Smith Players Player Award is awarded to the player who receives the most votes from his teammates (First Division). The Peter Sims Award is awarded to the Best player Under the age of 21 (First Division). The Danny Dunn Award is awarded For the best first year player.
[edit]InterVarsity
The University of Western Australia competes in InterVarsity Hockey against other Western Australian Universities at the Western University Games Series (run by Tertiary Sports WA, or TSWA) and against other Australian Universities at the Australian University Games for the Syme Cup.[2]
The University of Western Australia has won the Syme Cup a total of 16 times. The club sent their first Men's team to the 1934 InterVarsity Hockey which was held in Adelaide, SA and won by The University of Melbourne (MUHC), and won their first Syme Cup in 1946 when the carnival was held in Perth, WA. The Men's Team Mascot is Tonka the Truck. In Recent times the team have been dominant, recording their 7th straight win of the Syme Cup in 2010.[3]
In order to be eligible to represent The University of Western Australia at InterVarsity competition, players must be enrolled at The University of Western Australia, but do not necessarily need to play Club hockey for UWAHC. Women's
Club
First Grade Champions: 1949, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010. The Fairest & Best Award is awarded the player who receives the most votes from her teammates (First Division). The Susan Wood Award is awarded to the Best player Under the age of 21 (First Division). The Angela Kelly Award is awarded For the best first year player.
[edit]InterVarsity
The University of Western Australia has won the Women's Hockey Cup a total of 11 times. The club sent their first Women's team to the 1946 InterVarsity Hockey which was held in Adelaide, SA and achieved immediate success winning at their first attempt. The Women's Team Mascot is a Porcelain Statue. In recent times the team has recorded strong performances, playing in their 3rd consecutive Gold Medal Match and recording their 2nd straight win of the Women's Hockey Cup in 2010.[4]
The Erica Herron Award is awarded to the Best UWAHC player who competes for UWA at InterVarsity (Australian University Games). It was first awarded in 1982. UWAHC Legends Teams
UWAHC selected a Men's and Women's Legends team to celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2004.[5]
Men's
Coach: Frank Murray
Captain: Michael Nobbs
GK: Damon Diletti
FB: Geoff Boyce
FB: Steve Hayward
RH: Michael Boyce
CH: Michael Nobbs
LH: David Viner
RW: Tristram Woodhouse
RI: Frank Murray
CF: Mark Hager
LI: Rob Clement
LW: Craig McKenzie
RES GK: John Nettleton
RES FB: Frank Fitzgerald
RES HB: Denis Reynolds
RES U: Matthew Jones
RES ST: Chris Rourke
Other Legends
Syd Johnson
Ray Strauss
Alan Barblett
Robert F Brindley
Todd Williams
Matthew Wells
Women's
Coach: Pam Rothwell
Captain: Jennifer Wealand (now Edmonds)
GK: Chris Worthington
FB: Perrie Henderson
FB: Fiona Simpson (now Miotti)
RH: Sandy Johnstone
CH: Anthea Haselhurst
LH: Jennifer Wealand (now Edmonds)
RW: Sally Carbon (now Broadbridge)
RI: Suzie Ferguson (now Wood)
CF: Julie Waddell
LI: Pippa Thompson (now Button)
LW: Julie McCormack
RES GK: Liz Allen-Williams (now Pederick)
RES FB: Pam Babb
RES HB: Sarah Pugsley
RES FB: Robyn Kemp (now Harvey)
RES ST: Felicity Barrett-Lennard (now Perry)
Other Legends
Margaret Heron (now Longson)
Kathleen Partridge
Rechelle Hawkes
Nikki Mott (now Hudson)
Claire Mitchell-Taverner
05/06/2026
Pride round fixtures locked and loaded featuring our new pride strip! 🌈
Make sure to get down on Sunday for home games galore, where a premier league double header vs Wolves is being played to officially celebrate pride round with the help of !!!!
05/06/2026
Milestones under Tuesday night lights: the 1’s Women secured 3 points vs Lions in Maddie DeSilva’s 150th first division game 🫡
05/06/2026
INDIGENOUS ROUND 2026 ❤️💛🖤 What a special day for our club and hockey community!
Ahead of National Reconciliation Week, UWAHC was proud to host Indigenous Round at home alongside Melville Bringing players, families, supporters and the wider hockey community together to celebrate culture, connection and reconciliation.
The day was highlighted by a moving Smoking Ceremony, while players from both UWA and Melville proudly wore the Indigenous playing strip designed by members of the Golding family.
On the field, both Premier League sides delivered strong performances, with the Women’s 1s defeating Melville 5–2 and the Men’s 1s securing a 2–0 victory!
While the results were pleasing, the true success of the day was seeing our community come together to learn, listen and celebrate the rich cultures and histories of First Nations peoples. Thank you to everyone who attended, participated and helped make the round such a meaningful occasion. Reconciliation is a journey that belongs to all of us, and days like these remind us of the power of sport to bring people together.
Thank you to Lexie Pickering for putting together this one 📸 💚
05/06/2026
Congratulations to all the players, parents and volunteers involved in the 2026 Bunbury Carnival! Braving the wild weather over the long weekend and making memories while continuing a tradition and carnival that is so special to our club 💚
Congrats to the teams that placed:
🥇 7/8 Girls Championship 1st place
🥈 7/8 Boys Championship 2nd place
🥈 9/10 Girls Championship 2nd place
04/06/2026
Junior hockey is back to regular programming after a successful Bunbury carnival, goodluck everyone 💪
04/06/2026
Junior hockey is back to regular programming after a successful Bunbury carnival, goodluck everyone 💪
03/06/2026
Mark your calendars for upcoming events throughout June & July ✨✍🏽 📅
Upcoming Events
Sun 7th June - Pride Round
Sat 27th June - Live Band Night
Fri 17th July - Club Gala
Sat 18th July - Club Day + Party
03/06/2026
UPDATE - Unfortunately we have made the difficult decision to cancel Drag Bingo this Friday
We are still looking forward to celebrating pride round on Sunday at the Superturf. A double header is being played, both UWA Men's and Women's teams will be debuting new pride strips, and will be down at the grounds ❤️💛💚💙💜
Thankyou to those of you who got behind the event and bought a ticket, all ticket holders will be refunded.
02/06/2026
Tonight Maddie DeSilva will run out for her 150th First Division game for UWAHC.
Maddie has been a mainstay in the Women’s 1’s from 2016, and before that played juniors at the club from 2011. Mads is known for her presence and reliability at the back, silky skills down the sideline and important stopping tackles.
Maddawg is known to be tough, loyal, hardworking, humble and truly dedicated to UWAHC.
Maddie is a leader on and off the pitch within the Women’s squad, and in the wider club, having been volunteer coach through her teen years and more recently a Senior Committee member for a number of years before joining UWAHC’s board this year - no small feat for a 25 year old!
Maddie is a truly valued and valuable player and club person, giving so much time and passion to UWAHC. The club is looking forward to many more games and seasons in the green and navy to come.
The Women’s 1’s play Lions, 7pm Tuesday (today!!!) 2nd June at Shenton turf, rug up and we hope to see you there to support the team and celebrate Maddie’s 150th! 💙💚
27/05/2026
Last chance to grab uniform before Bunbury weekend!
Uniform shop open 5-8pm Thursday, come down to get your:
- Bunbury shirts
- Spare UWA regular socks
- Spot and stripe socks for Sunday (optional)
- Oodies and hoodies - SALE
- Beanies
- Vests - SALE
- UWA Stick bags - SALE
Goodluck everyone, stay safe and as dry as you can! 🤞