Adelaide Fire
Full name | Adelaide Fire |
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Founded | 17 April 2019 |
Home ground | State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, Australia (Capacity 4,000) |
League | Hockey One |
Website | hockeysa |
Adelaide Fire is an Australian field hockey club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One.[1]
The club unifies both men and women under one name,[2] unlike South Australia's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the SA Hotshots (men) and SA Suns (women).[3][4]
Adelaide Fire will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.
History[]
Adelaide Fire, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey.[5] The establishment of the club however, was not met without challenges. It was feared Hockey SA would not enter Hockey One due to financial restraints, however after a public fundraiser the entry quota was met.[6]
The club name of the Fire is a natural progression and combination of the former club names – the Hotshots and the Suns.
Uniform[]
The club colours are a modern take on traditional SA colours, the yellow, now replaced with white provides a cleaner, modern feel to the uniforms.
Home Stadium[]
Adelaide Fire are based out of the State Hockey Centre in South Australia's capital city, Adelaide. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 spectators, with 330 fixed seats.[7]
Throughout the Hockey One league, Adelaide Fire will play a number of home games at the stadium.[8]
Teams[]
Men's Team[]
The following players represented the men's team during the 2019 edition of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League.[9]
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Women's Team[]
The following players represented the women's team during the 2019 edition of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League.[10]
- Linzi Appleyard
- Brooklyn Buchecker
- Jane Claxton
- Emma de Broughe
- Holly Evans
- Rachel McCann
- Emily Grist
- Sarah Harrison
- Amy Hunt
- Euleena MacLachlan
- Karri McMahon
- Gabrielle Nance
- Hattie Shand
- Michaela Spano
- Leah Welstead
- Gemma McCaw
- Leah Butt
- Kate Denning
- Amy Hammond (GK)
- Ashlee Wells (GK)
References[]
- ^ "Introducing Hockey One". Hockey SA. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Hockey One – WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "SA Hotshots". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "SA Suns". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "A New Era Begins – Hockey One Is Here!". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Donate to the our project on the Australian Sports Foundation". Hockey SA. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Distinctive Homes Hockey Stadium". AUSTADIUMS. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Hockey One – WHAT'S THE FORMAT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Adelaide Fire". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide Fire". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- Australian field hockey clubs
- Women's field hockey teams in Australia
- Sporting clubs in Adelaide
- Field hockey clubs established in 2019
- 2019 establishments in Australia
- Hockey One