Two goals from Jessica Brooker of Reading and Jade Mayne of Canterbury earned their teams a share of the spoils in a hugely entertaining encounter at Sonning Lane. Continue reading
Investec Women’s Premier League: Reading 5-5 Canterbury.
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Flanno’s Diary: Champions Challenge.
Anna Flanagan is one of the stars of the current Australia squad. The elegant defender already has a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal and impressed at this year’s Olympic Games in London, scoring twice as her team finished in 5th place. Continue reading
Goalkeepers are amazing people.
Regular followers of The Top of the D’s Twitter feed will know that when I am not on the treatment table or in the dugout, I am actually a goalkeeper. I have been a goalkeeper my whole hockey career, and I love it. Some people say that you don’t have to be mad to be a goalkeeper, but it helps. I don’t necessarily subscribe to this, but I do agree that goalkeepers are a different breed. Continue reading
England Hockey League, Men’s Premier Division Preview: Part 2.
The Top of the D has already looked at half the teams in the Men’s Premier Division here. Now comes the other half of the division in part two.
Team: Hampstead and Westminster.
Final Position Last Season: 7th.
Key Men: Dan Fox, the cult hero of Twitter and the subject of #Foxfacts also plays a bit of hockey. He will be buoyed by his Olympic experience and will be tasked with marshalling a defence that shipped 49 goals last season, only the two relegated sides conceded more. If there’s a man for the job of sortin that out, it’s Fox.
Investec Women’s Premier League Preview, Part 2.
Part one of The Top of D’s preview of the Investec Women’s Premier League is here. Read on for part two:
Team: Reading
Final Position Last Season: 1st in the League, runners up in the Championship Play offs.
Key Players: Well, start with the obvious: Alex Danson springs to mind straight away. The league’s top scorer last season with 18 goals, Danson is a class act. An FIH World All Star, Olympic Bronze Medallist, joint top scorer at London 2012, Investec Premier League Player of the year, the list goes on and on. Danson will give Reading a goal threat that other sides will struggle to match. Continue reading
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