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Victorian Vikings

Australian field hockey club

Summary

Australian field hockey club

FieldValue
clubnameVictorian Vikings
fullnameVictorian Vikings Hockey Club
nicknameVikings
founded
groundState Netball and Hockey Centre
Melbourne, Australia
capacity7,500
leagueAustralian Hockey League
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Melbourne, Australia

The Victorian Vikings are a field hockey team which participate in Australia's national field hockey league, the AHL. The team is mostly made up of amateurs who participate in the Victorian State League Division 1. Previous to being known as the Victorian Vikings, the Victorian team have been referred to Melbourne Redbacks, VIS Redbacks and Azuma Vikings. The team's home stadium is the Victorian State Netball and Hockey Centre.

Championships

Since their inception in the inaugural 1991 season, the Vikings have won 2 championships; the fourth most of any club in the league. These two championships came in the 1996 and 1998 competitions. They came second in 1991 season and have finished in 3rd place on numerous occasions.

2009 squad

PlayerVictorian Club
Angus AllenKEW
Lachlan AndersonEssendon
George BazeleyHawthorn
Andrew BeckGreensborough
Chris CirielloDoncaster
Brett DempsterDoncaster
Luke DoernerWaverley
Russell FordDoncaster
Declan GeraghtyCamberwell
Matthew GuestAltona
Corey JosephWaverley
Malcolm KempGreensborough
Aaron KleinschmidtTEM
Paul MackinnonHawthorn
Alistair McKlennanEssendon
Josh PollardGreensborough
David PrudenEssendon
Tom ScottWaverley
Glenn SimpsonGreensborough
Heath SimpsonGreensborough
Ian SmythGreensborough
Tim SnowDoncaster
Will UnklesCamberwell
James WebsterCamberwell

Notable players

Player
Stephen Mowlam
Jay Stacy
Colin Batch
Luke Doerner
Chris Ciriello
Andrew Smith
Jeremy Hiskins
David Shaw
Aaron Kleinshmidt
Travis Brooks
Glenn Simpson
Russell Ford
George Bazeley

Stadium

The team's home ground is the State Netball and Hockey Centre. which is located within a kilometre of the Melbourne CBD. The stadium has a capacity of about 4,500 with 1000 seats however capacity is expanded through temporary seating for big tournaments. The stadium was used for the 2006 Commonwealth games and will host the 2009 Champions league.

Women's team

Since the women's competition was included into the AHL in 1993, the Victorian Vipers have experienced varying levels of success. The solitary championship was won in 2003. Notable women in the team which have represented the Hockeyroos include Louise Dobson and Rachel Imison.

References

References

  1. (February 2022)
  2. "Hockey Australia > AHL > Results > Past NHL/AHL Results".
  3. "Hockey Australia > AHL > Results > Past NHL/AHL Results".
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