Queensland Blades Explained

Clubname:Queensland Blades
Nickname:Blades
Color: Moroon
White
Ground:Hockey Centre, Morningside, Queensland
Coach:Matthew Wells
Captain:Mark Knowles
League:Australian Hockey League (AHL)

The Queensland Blades are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Queensland in the Australian Hockey League.

The Blades have been the most successful team to play in recent years. Their home ground is the State Hockey Centre at Colmslie in Brisbane, Queensland.

They have also competed under the name Brisbane Baldes. And between the years 1993–2000, Queensland also provided a second team in the National Competition, the North Queensland Barras.

The team were champions in the 2007 AHL final played in Perth, Western Australia on 1 April 2007, beating the WA Thundersticks.

In 2010 the Queensland Blades defeated the New South Wales Waratahs in the AHL final to win the championship.

They have since also won the 2012, 2013 and 2015 editions.[1]

Season standings

YearPosition
1991Champions
1992Runners-Up
19933rd
1995Runners-Up
1996Runners-Up
19975th
19983rd
1999Runners-Up
20003rd
20013rd
2002Runners-Up
2003Champions
2004Champions
2005Runners-Up
2006Champions
2007Champions
2008Runners-Up
2009
2010Champions
2011
2012Champions
2013Champions
20144th
2015Champions
20166th
2017Runners-Up

2017 squad

NoPlayer
2Corey Weyer
3Tim Howard
4Hugh Pembroke
5Troy Elder
7Joel Rintala
8Blake Wotherspoon
9Mark Knowles
10Robert Bell
11Jacob Anderson
12Shane Kenny
13Scott Boyde
15Cade Banditt
16Matthew Finn
19Matthew Swann
23Daniel Beale
24Dylan Wotherspoon
26Justin Douglas
28Matthew Pembroke
[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Australian Hockey League#Men's results]
  2. Web site: Hockey Australia: Altiusrt.