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Volume 92 : October 2016
Results for 15th October
Men’s 1st XI
Sunbury & Walton travelled to local rivals Surbiton with both teams having
enjoyed a 100% record after their first 2 games in the 2016/17 league campaign. The visitors started at a high intensity and were quick to impose
their attacking style against their visibly younger opposition. With some
swift passing it wasn’t long before the Surbiton defence was carved open
and it was only the final product from the forwards that kept the scores
even. The Hawks team and their hoards of fans on the sideline didn’t have
to wait much longer for the first goal, with Captain Shane Haughton finishing off a well worked passing display with a simple tap in. The Hawks continued to apply pressure and with the exception of a couple of loose balls
and wayward passes giving Surbiton some cheaply won Penalty Corners,
they were rarely troubled at the back and keeper Darryl Hannick sparked
Well that’s better, a 67% win ratio, and into action when required. Minutes before the half time whistle, Sunbury &
nearly a clean sweep for the Men’s sec- Walton were awarded a string of Penalty Corners of their own and Mark
tion, only the Red Lions saving Wrighty’s Collins was able to extend their advantage with a nicely disguised drag flick
wallet. Probably my favourite result was to the bottom left. The Hawks went into the break 2-0 up but you could
the Ladies 4th XI, fighting back from 1-nil sense they were dissatisfied with their 35 minutes work and believed the
down and digging deep to take all 3 advantage should be greater. The second half started with a similar tempo,
points in front of a jubilant set of fans in the visitors looking to put the game to bed early. More penalty corners
were awarded and chances missed but finally a deflected ball dropped into
the evening sun of The Hawks Nest.
the path of Eoin Haughton on the back post who finished into a near open
net with a downward ‘Tennis Serve’ style swing. 3-0 up and The Hawks
were looking confident and it was to be another Penalty Corner that would
Adult Training
enable them to put the final nail in the coffin, this time slipping the ball left
Ladies Tuesday 8pm—10pm
to injector Ross Gillanders who calmly swept the ball inside the near post.
Men’s Thursday 8pm—10pm
This week Sunbury & Walton will host Southampton whilst looking to maintain their 100% record.
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Ladies 1st XI
Our match against Tulse Hill & Dulwich
2’s was difficult and unfortunately did
not go our way. Although it felt that they
were a similar standard, we weren't too
successful at securing many attacking
short corners and outcomes. During the
first half, the defence held structure
really well, with Shelly making an outstanding save on the line that left us all
speechless. Nevertheless, by half time we
were 1-0 down. The second half was
equally frustrating and disappointing,
with the opposition operating a high and
tight press, which left us struggling to
navigate the ball around the pitch. Although the final score was 5-0, the game
was fairly evenly matched, with lots of
promising play from the Hawks and some
fantastic work by all the girls on the
pitch.
Men’s 5th XI
Its a healthy start to season with plenty
of players available making another interesting line up, with the benefit of Conrad
and a guest appearance from Chris Harris
(ex-captain) we found our feet by half
time.
With some energetic saves from Wade
and off the line stick stops from JB. Momentum was with us in the second half
with good pressure and short corners.
Two well taken goals scored by Ian Smith
was the difference and thoroughly deserved, everybody played their part! 2-0
Men’s 2nd XI
The 2nd XI registered its win of the season with a much improved display of
high octane hockey that local rivals Old Georgians could not match. First a
quick history lesson. In the mid-1990s, Weybridge Hawks approached
Walton Swans to merge clubs. This seemed like a good idea at the time but
something was not quite right. On the eve of the new season, the majority
of Weybridge Hawks players decided to up sticks and form a new club
called Old Georgians. Walton Swans was left with some old memorabilia
from Weybridge Hawks clubhouse and Conrad Ray. As a result, the rivalry
with OGs in recent years has been intense, akin to the relationship that
Celtic and Rangers currently enjoy or even Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.
So on Saturday, OG’s experienced at first-hand the febrile atmosphere of
extreme noise, strident bravado, resentfulness and not infrequent violence
(namely Seb’s tackling) at the cathedral of dreams, St Paul’s School. Under
the inspired captaincy of James Dowdeswell, Hawks quickly wrestled control of the game and went 2-0 up through goals by Damo Thompson and
Jordan Thorne. A slight lapse in concentration allowed OGs back in the
game and by half-time it was 2 goals apiece. The second-half proved to be
the undoing of OGs as their growing fatigue and lack of discipline saw a
number of short corners awarded against them and the flourishing of
green and yellow cards. Dowdeswell’s pile-driver restored Hawks’ lead and
a mazy run by quick-silver Nathan Reuben allowed Seb to hit the ball
through the OG’s now porous defence to make it 4-2.
Final thoughts: some post-match gripes by OGs on social media, which has
been brought to the attention of the Surrey League, serves as a timely reminder not to act like Joey Barton and criticise match officials or opposing
teams on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn – remember, Hawks is bigger than
that. One love. Peace.
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Beer Pong
Thank you to everyone that attended the
Annual Beer Pong Championships last
Saturday, a great evening and prosperous
for the bar takings! :-)
Well Done to Phillibob for organising it all
and congratulations to the eventual winners, MD, Ian & Smithy!
Club Kit
Can everyone please have a serious think about your Club Kit and pick up
the correct shorts/skorts and socks as well as the obvious shirt. Shirts are
obviously a priority and we have recently changed sock supplier but it
really does look great when we’re all in matching shorts/skorts and turning
up to games in official tracksuits, hoodies & rain jackets. We appreciate
the costs add up but we’ll be snapping some pictures for our new look
website in the coming weeks so please make every effort to be well turned
out.
Everything is customisable with your club number, new members can request a number if you have a priority otherwise the next available number
will be allocated.
Just log on and items can be delivered to the Club House for collection too:
http://www.tacklebag.co.uk/clubs/hockey-clubs/sunbury-walton-hc/
Important Times/Dates
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05/11/16— Halloween Party
26/11/16—Race Night
10/12/16—Christmas Jumpers
01/04/17—End of Season Dinner & Dance
Pictures
TV
Not many games this week as the ladies
have their half-term break, 2 games at
The Nest but the Bournemouth vs Tottenham game will be on at 12:30pm and
then Liverpool vs West Brom at 5:30pm.
Guinness and Honey Dew both need
emptying.
Thank you to GUT for his brilliant pictures and videos on the facebook page
last week, if anyone else captures some images of Hawks in or out of action
please send them my way or post on the facebook or twitter pages.
The below picture has been taken from the video of Ross Gillanders finishing a perfect short corner routine, love the scoreboard in the top left.
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Money, Money, Money!
Ladies & Gents,
Below you will find our Club Subscription
fees. We are still one of the cheapest clubs in
Surrey and with such great facilities on and
off the pitch it’s absolute BARGAIN!
Socials
The best way to ensure you’re well informed of all Social Activities is to join the
Sunbury & Walton Hawks Facebook Page, we will endeavour to post updates and
create Events for the main socials—please accept and confirm attendance for
these accordingly as this will help us cater for the events correctly.
Please transfer funds ASAP, it’s not fair asking Captains to chase and really helps cash
flow if we can get this in sooner rather than
later.
If it helps we can discuss a payment plan to
spread the cost, please speak to your captain
or myself and we’ll be happy to accommodate something.
For those of you that want to keep up to date with fixtures and results on Match
Days, the Sunbury & Walton Hawks Twitter Page—@swhawks is one to follow.
Thank you
Once voted the ‘Biggest Hockey Stalkers’ on twitter we have eyes everywhere.
Member Type
Colts U8 – U16*
Full Adult
Student/Unemployed
Amount
£180
£180
£60
Social Membership
£60
* Note:- for Under 16 Colts primarily playing
adults hockey, the student rates above apply
plus a £5 match fee. For Under 16 Colts primarily playing Colts Hockey the above U8—
U16 rates are applicable. There are discounts
available for multiple children.
For those wishing to transfer the money the
Clubs Bank Account details are as follows –
please make sure the members name is referenced. Alternatively please bring cash or
cheque to Club Day.
Bank: Barclays
A/C: 90631094
Sort: 20-90-56
www.swhawks.com
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