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
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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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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

PREMIER LEAGUE MEN'S HOCKEY GRAND FINAL Adelaide HC 3 North East HC 2

PREMIER LEAGUE MEN'S HOCKEY GRAND FINAL Adelaide HC 3 North East HC 2

The Grand Final was played on Saturday 12 September at 4pm
on a very warm afternoon reaching 30C.

North East 'Zulus' scored the first 2 goals.
Adelaide 'The Peas' equalised going in 2 - 2 at half time.

In a hard fought slog no further goals were scored.
The score at the end of normal play was 2 - 2.

Adelaide scored the 'Golden Goal' to win the Grand Final
in the first half of extra time.

A video of the game can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgou2VoprA4

and some fun with a little animation:

Text&Images©billpurvis