Saturday May 7th & Sunday May 8th
Round 4 of the Wellington Hockey Open Grade Premier Competition is in the books! Find below a summary of the weekends action.
Goal-scorers’ names will be included when these are provided by clubs through PlayHQ.
Premier 1 Women
Northern United announced their championship credentials with a most impressive victory over Dalefield at Clareville. Possession was evenly split, but Northern had too much precision and pace at vital times for the 2021 champions. They scored in each quarter, with two of their goals coming from 77-cap Black Stick Amy Robinson. Hutt United made light of
their four-week layoff beating Karori 7-1 in the early game on Cello NHS 1. Minna Reid and Laura Jurgeleit both scored doubles as the Hutt Valley side returned to the top of the table. Toa had a pleasing win over Victoria in the second game on Cello NHS 1, and moved up to fourth on the competition ladder.
Results
Hutt United 7 (Minna Reid 2, Laura Jurgeleit 2, Lucy Cooper, Teresa Warner, Kat Winter) Karori 1 (Emily Singer)
Northern United 4 (Amy Robinson 2, Annie McNaughtan, Sophie Macadre)
Dalefield 1 (Abby Crawley)
Toa 3 (Emma Martin, Heidi Brian, Awhina Rickard) Victoria 1 (Jorgia James)
Harbour City had the bye
Points: Hutt United 12*, Dalefield 10, Northern United 10*, Toa 4*, Karori 2*, Victoria 1, Harbour City 0*
* denotes a bye
14 May
Harbour City v Victoria 12;45pm McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2
Northern United v Karori 2:30pm McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2
Hutt United v Toa 4:15pm McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2
Dalefield have the bye
Premier 1 Men
Dalefield increased their competition lead to eight points with a thumping 10-1 defeat of Northern United at Clareville. Penalty corner maestro Dane Lett netted four times for the local side, with four of their other goals being scored by youngsters Alex Clark and Zac Hardie. Northern’s goal was effected by former Wellington High School First XI captain Lee Stanton-Barnett. In contrast both games played on McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2 were very tight with Hutt United coming off their four-week break, being held to 2-2 by an improving Indians side, and Victoria’s well-performed Lothar Krumpen scoring the only goal in that side’s narrow win over Tawa Titans.
Results
Dalefield 10 (Dane Lett 4, Alex Clark 2, Zac Hardie 2, Dylan Price, Rowan Yeo)Northern United 1 (Lee Stanton-Barnett)
Indians 2 (Josh Dyer 2) Hutt United 2 (Aarie Verwey, Jack Rider)
Victoria 1 (Lothar Krumpen) Tawa Titans 0
Harbour City had the bye
Points: Dalefield 15, Indians 7*, Hutt United 6*, Victoria 7, Harbour City 4, Tawa Titans 0*, Northern United 0*.
* denotes a bye
14 May
Indians v Northern United 12:30pm Cello NHS 1
Hutt United v Tawa Titans 2:15pm Cello NHS 1
Harbour City v Victoria 4:00pm Cello NHS 1
Dalefield have the bye
Premier 2 Women
Games were close on Sunday with Hutt United going joint top of the table with a one-goal win over Victoria on Cello NHS 1. They are joined by Upper Hutt who overcame Kapiti at Maidstone Park, while Harbour City had the day’s biggest win, over Karori on Cello NHS 1. Tawa Titans had the bye.
Results:
Hutt United 2 (Daina Ratana 2) Victoria 1
Harbour City 5 (Karmina Kovanda 2) Karori 1 (Julia Young)
Upper Hutt 3 (Jo Martin 2, Tamlynn Bagnall) Kapiti 0
Points: Hutt United 7*, Upper Hutt 7*, Kapiti 6, Victoria 6, Harbour City 6, Tawa Titans 3*, Karori 0*
* denotes a bye
15 May
Harbour City v Victoria 12;45pm McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2
Northern United v Karori 2:30pm McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2
Hutt United v Toa 4:15pm McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2
Dalefield have the bye
Premier 2 Men
On Sunday runaway leaders Hutt United gained a second bonus point in two games, romping to victory over a shell-shocked Victoria. Striker Scott Barnett netted an remarkable five times in the game, which was played on NHS 3. Northern United had to settle for a second draw, this time with Karori in a six-goal thriller also on NHS 3, while Upper Hutt moved into second place after getting the better of Kapiti at Maidstone Park.
Results:
Hutt United 8 (Scott Barnett 5, Dave Murray, Thomas Langley, Zach Yearbury) Victoria 1 (Grant Slark)
Upper Hutt 3 (Michael Ackroyd, Ben Clegg, Paul Hamlin) Kapiti 0
Northern United 3 Karori 3
Points: Hutt United 14, Upper Hutt 8, Karori 7, Northern United 5, Kapiti 1, Victoria 1
Premier 3 Men
Indians Rambos pipped Indians 40Js in a fast, open encounter on NHS 1 in the game of the round, while Harbour City did just enough to get past Victoria 4 in the late game on McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2. At Elsdon Park Tawa Titans beat Hutt United 5-1, while Karori beat Northern United by the same score on McDonald’s Newtown NHS 2 to record their first win. In the late game on Cello NHS 1 Victoria3 scored twice without reply to hand Petone Tuis their first loss.
Results
Indians 2 4 Indians 3 3
Harbour City 2 Victoria 4 1
Victoria 3 2 Petone 0
Tawa Titans 5 Hutt United 3
Karori 5 Northern United 1
Upper Hutt had the bye
Points: Indians 3 11, Petone 10, Harbour City 9, Indians 2 9*, Victoria 3 9, Tawa Titans 6, Hutt United 3, Victoria 4 3*, Karori 3*, Northern United 0, Upper Hutt 0*
* denotes a bye
Premier 3 Women
All the games were close with none being decided by more than two goals. Northern United 2 went down for the first time, being narrowly defeated by new competition leaders Harbour City. Indians had their second win, scoring just once against Naenae at Maidstone Park, while at Paraparaumu Toa went down by a single goal to the home side Kapiti 3 in a desperately close tussle. Victoria 3 prevailed over Kapiti 2 on NHS 3, while Hutt United won for the second time, against Victoria 4; and Northern United 3 had their first win, with Nina Dickie scoring their only goal against Upper Hutt
Results:
Harbour City 3 Northern United 2 2 (Emily Agate, Nayomi Thiagarajah)
Indians 1 Naenae 0
Hutt United 2 (Sammie Purser) Victoria 4 0
Kapiti 3 5 Toa 4
Northern 3 1 (Nina Dickie) Upper Hutt 0
Victoria3 3 Kapiti 2 1
Points: Harbour City 11 Northern United Gold 10, Hutt United 9, Indians 9, Victoria 3 9, Kapiti 2 4, Kapiti 3 4, Naenae 4, Northern United Black 4, Victoria 4 1, Toa 0, Upper Hutt 0.
Check out all the results from the weekends games via PlayHQ here.