Freakish Field Hockey Goal - ©bill purvis

Freakish Field Hockey Goal

A freakish goal was scored by AdelaideHC striker Fiona Paton.
Lobbed in high across goal, by Georgie Bridgland,
Fiona showed extraordinary athletic ability and skill in intercepting
and dropping the ball in for a goal.
AdelaideHC were playing SeacliffHC  in a Preliminary Final
of the Premier League Womens Hockey.
The final score AHC 3 SEACHC 1.
AdelaideHC play Port Adelaide DistrictHC in the Grand Final
on Saturday 15 September.
The full album of the game can be viewed here:
Preliminary Final AHC v SEACHC played 9 September 2018

A video of the goal on YouTube
©billpurvis

Adelaide striker Chloe Carter scored the first spectacular goal plucked from the air.
Alison Penington scored the 3rd goal from a deflected strike into the circle.

Chloe's goal

Close call Ref - DUCK!

A close call from a deflected ball.

In the closing stages of the Premier League Men's

Field Hockey game between Adelaide and Burnside 

a short corner shot on goal deflected off a Burnside defenders

stick and narrowly missed hitting the umpire.

The game was played at the State Hockey Centre, 'The Pines',

on Saturday 18 August 2018.

Adelaide 6 Burnside 2.

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Lunar Eclipse - a Possums view - Blood Red Moon - 2018©billpurvis

Lunar Eclipse - a Possums view - Blood Red Moon - 2018 ©billpurvis

Low light - f4, 1/4sec, 6400 Iso, hand held- braced, image converted to b&w.

Taken at Royston Park, Adelaide, South Australia AM 28 July 2018.                                                                                                         

Premier League Men's Hockey - Round 13 - AHC 3 PADHC 2

Premier League Men's Hockey - Round 13 - AHC 3 PADHC 2
A link to the album of photos from the game.

This GIF is the first penalty stroke taken by PADHC
which failed to score.

Premier League Men's Hockey Round 11 AHC 2 Forestville 1

A highlight from the game.
A goal by Tim Lee plucked out of the air.

An album of images of the game can be viewed on this link

Huey Purvis - Two Gifs - 'Goal' & 'Getting out of a tight spot'

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Two action Gifs from the game played between AdelaideHC & WoodvilleHC
at Seacliff on Saturday 20 May 2017.
AHC 9 WoodvilleHC 3

A nice goal from Huey Purvis - Captain AHC

Some clever stick work to avoid giving away a penalty corner.

Photos from the game can be viewed on this link to AHC FB.

Premier League Men's Hockey - Round 8 - AHC 6 PADHC 1

Premier League Men's Hockey - Round 8 - AHC 6 PADHC 1

The game was played at 6.45pm at West Beach Hockey Centre

on Wednesday 10 May 2017.

PADHC scored the first goal with AHC responding quickly to equalise.

AHC extended the lead in the second half.

Photographs of the game can be viewed on AHC Facebook

The gifs below capture two moments in the game.

In the first Gif:
Joel Correia ran onto a lobbed pass

from Angus Fry (pictured being congratulated by

the AHC Captain in the last frame), and executed 

a brilliant goal lifting the ball over the goalkeepers

head.

The second Gif: - a moment for the AHC goalkeeper,

Damon Leng.

Joel's goal - Premier League Men's Hockey Round 7 - AHC 4 NEHC 1

Joel's goal - Premier League Men's Hockey  Round 7

AHC 4 NEHC 1

NEHC scored the first goal.
A few minutes before half time AHC equaled with
a resolute goal from Joel Correia.
©billpurvis

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Joel's goal - ©billpurvis

AHC scored a further 3 goals in the second half.
The album of the game can be viewed here:
PLM's Hockey - Round 7 - AHC 4 NEHC 1

Premier League Hockey Round 3 AHC 5 PADHC 2

The game was played at the State Hockey Centre
on Saturday 1 April 2017.

A penalty stroke was awarded to Adelaide (AHC).
Huey Purvis Captain took the stroke.

AHC 4 PADHC 2

and more action highlights from the game.