Sydney Masters
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Welcome
The Sydney Masters Hockey Association (SMHA) was established in 1981 (with first formal competition in 1982) to administer Men's Masters hockey within the greater Sydney region.
SMHA has the largest, longest running annual competitions and been the most successful Men's Masters Hockey Association in NSW since its inception. It is overseen by a Board of Directors elected by members (under a Constitution).
The annual competitions now boast 32 teams (from 15 Clubs), spread across 5 divisions from Premier League, Sydney Cup, Masters League, Senior Masters Division and Grand Masters Division, with over 600 players from ages Over 34 up to 80+.
All matches played at Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre on Monday (February and March only), Tuesday and Wednesday nights, between February and September.
Sydney also enters representative teams (from Over 34's up to Over 70's) at the annual NSW Championships, and enjoys a high level of player representation in the selected NSW and Australian Men's Masters teams.
New players
The Sydney Masters Hockey Association welcomes all new Men's Masters players, officials and supporters.
If you are new to Sydney and / or have been a previous hockey player (or umpire) and you are now looking to return to play in a successful mid week competition, please contact the SMHA Competition Managers via e-mail at - competition@smhockey.com.au if you require assistance in finding a club / team to play with.
Welcome again to all our returning players, officials, sponsors and supporters, and also to those of you who are “new” and will be joining the 2026 season of Men’s Masters Hockey in Sydney.
We are again looking forward to an enjoyable and successful year ahead for Masters hockey in Sydney.
This will include competition matches (3 week Hawkesbury Cup preseason from 2-3-4 February then main season from 23-24-25 February), a full representative program of NSW and Australian Championships, our annual Intercity Challenge against Canberra (where we play for the Merv Goodridge and Doug Dawson Cup).
On behalf of the 2026 Board of Directors, we wish all teams the best of luck and trust that in 2026 everyone enjoys a successful Sydney Men's Masters Hockey season, both on and off the field.
Well done to all the Sydney players who represented NSW recently at the 2026 Australian Masters Championships on Gold Coast (Qld).
Congratulations also to those players (who play in the Sydney competition) who were selected for Australian teams to play in the 2027 Trans Tasman Tournament against NZ in Tauranga (7-15 May 2027).
Australia (30 players, 1 Coach and 2 Managers)
Over 35's - M Felten, L Morley, J Moss, M Nawaz, B Reid (Coach) and M Matheson (Manager)
Over 40's - D Alexander, C Coombes, A Hardman, R Muir
Over 45's - A Jones (C), J Maltman, A Retford
Over 50's - A Bannister, M Berwick, B Livermore (TL),
Over 55's - J Fordham, D Marjoram, A Von Mayer, E Watson
Over 60's - S Farquharson, M Greaves
Over 65's - G Hayes, M Irby, G Johnson (C) P Price
Over 70's - D Campbell (C), G Kay, S McCoy, R Redding, C Campbell (Manager)
Over 75's - N French
Over 80's - R Pulling
Shadow Players (11 players)
Over 35's - K Ferguson
Over 40's - B Giffin
Over 45's - L Brady, B Howey
Over 50's - M Brown
Over 55's - P Kooner, C Stolk
Over 60's - B Doughty
Over 65's - R M Coy
Over 70's - M Hillier
Over 75's - R Northwood
On behalf of the Board, a big "Congratulations" to all the Sydney Masters Hockey inaugural Division MVP's who were recently announced for 2026 along with the Umpire of the Year -
Premier League (Division 1)
Chris Coleman (Ryde)
Sydney Cup (Division 2)
Alex Munro (Macquarie University)
Masters League (Division 3)
Jon Woodward (Ryde)
Senior Masters (Division 4)
Julian Davy (Penrith)
Grand Masters (Division 5)
Andreas Schindler (Sydney University)
Umpire of the Year - Mark Wegerhoff
Individual awards will be presented at the 2026 AGM on 7 December.
Congratulations to all teams who played in the 2026 Grand Finals and to the newly crowned PREMIERS.
Premier League (Division 1)
UTS Raptors 4 defeated Ryde 1
Ryde were Minor Premiers
UTS Raptors are Major Premiers and were awarded the Greg Kay Premiership Cup
Player of the Match was Shabbir Khan (UTS Raptors)
Sydney Cup (Division 2)
UNSW 2 defeated Manly GNS 1
Manly GNS were Minor Premiers
UNSW are Major Premiers and were awarded the David Campbell Premiership Cup
Player of the Match was Bram Soliman (UNSW)
The Premier League and Sydney Cup matches were Livestreamed -
https://youtube.com/live/REiq_ATasV4
(1564 view to date)
Masters League (Division 3)
St George Randwick 2 def Sydney University 0
St George Randwick were Minor and Major Premiers and were awarded the Michael Irby Premiership Cup
Player of the Match was Scott Dreyer (St George Randwick)
Senior Masters (Division 4)
Penrith 4 defeated Macquarie University 0
Penrith were Minor and Major Premiers and were awarded the Noel French Premiership Cup
Player of the Match was Ridwan Houston (Penrith)
The Masters League and Senior Masters matches were Livestreamed -
https://youtube/live/rbuzzbuRiH9Y
(1800 views to date)
Grand Masters (Division 5)
Sydney University 3 defeated Briars 0
Sutherland were Minor Premiers
Sydney University are Major Premiers and were awarded the David Webster Premiership Cup
Player of the Match was Damian Chown (Sydney University)
