KEW Hockey Club

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A frustrating game for the women’s 1, it was quite a warm day and a lack luster warm up didn’t help along with the parking and traffic mayhem that made some people late to Albert Park. We played our 2010 structure for the first time this year and settled in well, we welcomed Bec back into the side [...]

Kew travel northwest to Brunswick to take on the form side of the competition at their home ground. The Brunswick lads were up and about early and took full advantage of the home ground conditions, slotting four goals in about 20 minutes. The second half was better for Kew, dominating possession but failing to capitalize in front of [...]

SL2 newcomers Melbourne High traveled to the fridge to meet the Men’s firsts on a balmy day to kick off Round 2. Mother nature had forgotten to water the hallowed turf, making it a sticky, unpleasant surface, which resembled a sandpit. Lucky for the Kew boys it’s our home ground and we’re accustomed to these [...]

Fortunately this week many of the Kew teams had a Home game on Saturday, which meant that no one had the excuse of getting lost on the way to the ground. The weather was dry and windy in the lead up to the massive downpour that held off for our game. Although we could all [...]

Kew SL2 lined up against the Mentone Panthers in neutral territory at the State Hockey Centre to open the 2011 season, with five players making their debut for the Cumbers. The Panthers piled on the pressure early but failed to break through the defensive unit, which is arguably the most aesthetic looking backline in the [...]