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.

From the President

Greg Kay

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.

Players selected for 2026 NSW Masters teams

Representative Co-ordinator

Congratulations to the 92 players (who played for Sydney) who have been selected for NSW teams to play in the Australian Championships in Gold Coast (Queensland) from 24 September to 10 October 2026

Over 34's - 1's M Felten, L Morley, J Piper.  2's - T Blyth, N Candido (vc), S Comley, C Hallett, T Irons, C Johnston, J Lander, N Sharpe (C), B Soliman, B Webb.

Over 39's - 1's P Newton, R Muir (vc), S Ghumman and S Laird  2's D Corbin, M Kay,  M Linolli, A Wong

Over 44's - 1's  A Borg, B Hardy, S Heappey, A Jones (C), J Maltman and A Retford,  2's D Burke, W Lewis and C Whiteman

Over 49's - 1's  M Berwick, B Goodridge, B Key, B Livermore (C), C Pope, H Singh, M Ward-Thornton, R Weightman.  2's M Brown, S Ferris

Over 54's - 1's M Barr, M Ellis (vc), J Fordham, P Kooner, D De Souza, A Von Mayer, D Van Es and Evan Watson (C)  2's R Van der Zande and S Leong  3's R Mavji and T Lam

Over 59's - 1's P Busch (vc), B Doughty, S Farquharson, M Greaves, J Marquard, G Symes,  2's R Heasman, S Glassford, B Fitzpatrick, T Kelley, R Knottenbelt and L Wilde

Over 64's - 1's M Brookfield, G Hayes, M Irby, R McCoy, B McDonall, P Price. 2's - D Allen, D McGiffen and T Nicol.

Over 69's - 1's P Bee, D Campbell (C), G Hall, J Hol, M Hillier, G Kay, S McCoy, P Quinnell and R Redding (vc)  2's E Chua, D Hart, P Hayes (C), D Narianasamy, P Retford (vc)

Over 74's - N French, I Gordon

Over 79's - B Faulks, G Purdy, D Webster

2026 NSW Men's Masters Hockey Championships

Representative Co-ordinator

Congratulations to the 3 Sydney teams who successfully competed at the NSW Championships in Tamworth (26-28 June)

The Over 39's had wins against New England, Southern Highlands and Coffs Coast to qualify 3rd for the final series. In the semi-final the final score was 2-2 which saw Illawarra who qualified 2nd progress to final as higher team. The final ranking for the team was 4th.

The Over 54's went through undefeated to qualify 1st for the finals. After a semi-final win against Newcastle they completely dominated the final against Illawarra to deservedly be crowned NSW Champions for the 3rd consecutive year.

The Over 69's started slowly but they qualified for the semi-finals in B Division. A missed penalty stroke late in the semi-final was costly as the game finished 1-1, which saw Manning Valley progress to final as higher qualified team. The team finished 4th overall.

Well done to all the players, Managers and Medical Support team (Penney and Renee) for a successful championships.

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Congratulations to the 5 Sydney teams who competed successfully at the NSW Championships in Newcastle (15-17 May).

In the Over 34's, both teams (Norwest Strikers and Sydney Giants) performed well in a very competitive division with all games close results by 1 goal). Overall Norwest Strikers finished 3rd and the Sydney Giants finished 4th.

The Over 49's - both teams were also highly successful and played in finals. The Gold team went through undefeated but finished 2nd after losing the final in an extended penalty shootout. The Blue team also performed well to qualify for the finals. Unfortunately losing 1-0 in the final after a strong semi-final win to finish 2nd overall.

The Over 64's - played above themselves in a very strong Age group. They recorded 2 wins and finished equal 3rd after the rounds with 2 other teams. Unfortunately their goal difference was lower and therefore they missed out on the finals to finish 5th overall.

Well done to all the players, Managers and Medical Support team (Georgia and Amelia) for a successful Championship.

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Congratulations to the 3 Sydney teams who competed at the NSW Over 44 and 59 Championship in Wollongong (17-19 April).

The Over 44 team went through undefeated to qualify for the final. The final was a closely fought game. A strong finish with the winning goal from a penalty corner after the final siren saw the team to deservingly be crowned 2026 NSW A Division Champions.

The Over 59 1's team, won 2 (Far North Coast and Newcastle) and drew 2 (Northern Inland and Illawarra) to qualify for the final against Illawarra. The final was an arm wrestle and at the final siren the score was still 0-0. Penalty shootouts ensued and the Sydney team prevailed to be crowned 2026 NSW A Division Champions for the first time in this Age Group.

The Over 59 2's team, won 3 (Coffs Coast, Orange and Illawarra) of their round games to qualify 2nd for the semi-finals. In a tough semi-final game they went down 1-0 to Bathurst. A great overall performance from the team to finish 3rd overall.

Well done to all the players, Managers and Medical Support team (Penney and Andrea) for the outstanding results.