2026 NSW Women’s Masters Field Teams Announced

Hockey NSW is pleased to announce the 2026 NSW Women’s Masters Field Teams who will represent the state at the upcoming Women’s Masters National Championships in Adelaide, South Australia from 25 September to 3 October 2026.

Athletes from across New South Wales have been selected across eight age divisions, ranging from Over 34 through to Over 70, highlighting the strength and depth of women’s Masters hockey across both metropolitan and regional associations.

The annual national championships bring together the country’s top Masters players, with NSW teams once again preparing to compete strongly against the best from around Australia.

Hockey NSW congratulates all selected players, coaches, and managers and wishes the teams the very best as preparations begin for Adelaide.

Over 34

Coach: Beth Shea

Manager: Samone Vennard

Catherine Ashton (Sydney East) – LT
Hope Atkins (North West Sydney)
Rachael Borg (Sydney East)
Kathleen Chua (Sydney East) – LT
Emily Danielson (Orange)
Kirsten Hammond (Manning Valley)
Jordan Hardy (Manning Valley) – LT
Magdalena Hermida (Sydney East)
Briana Mansfield (Central Coast)
Kirsten Mejnersten (Sydney East)
Casey Miles (Parkes) – LT
Claire Ogilvie (Central Coast)
Laura Perret (Northern Inlands)
Jessica Quinn (Nepean)
Kayla Russell (Orange)
Jacinta Wells (Illawarra South Coast) – GK

Over 40

Coach: Sarah Dredge

Manager: Jackie Sinclair

Cherith Allen (Sydney South)
Mel Brewin (Nepean) – LT
Alison Britt (Port Macquarie Hastings)
Kasey-Ann Byrne (Orange)
Nicole Chapman (Orange)
Elizabeth Ennis (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Nardie Gream (Hockey Coffs Coast)
Brooke Griggs (Southern Highlands) – LT
Annie Hope (Sydney East) – LT
Katherine Hughes (Newcastle)
Kiah Hunter (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Nicole Lucaci (Metropolitan South West) – GK
Zoe Nielsen (Illawarra South Coast)
Charmaine Piper (Newcastle)
Lyndal Scerri (Illawarra South Coast) – GK
Nicole Taylor (Sydney East)

Over 45

Coach: Temeka Curley

Manager: Jacqui Brearley

Amy Billett (Illawarra South Coast)
Georgina Brown (Northern Sydney & Beaches) – LT
Shannon Campbell (Sydney East)
Claire Charles (Newcastle)
Jodie Coall (Newcastle)
Katrina Cochrane (Sydney East) – LT
Karena Gilroy (Metropolitan South West) - LT
Charlene Howarth (Orange)
Leanne Kennewell (Orange)
Rebecca Manuel (Orange)
Carolyn Margetts (Illawarra South Coast)
Jenny Neirinckx (North West Sydney)
Amy Stewart (Newcastle)
Amy Thornberry (Parkes) – GK
Venessa Wells (Newcastle)
Catherine Wood (Northern Sydney & Beaches)

Over 50

Coach: Scott New

Manager: Leanne Andaloro

Kristy Aldridge (Manning Valley) – LT
Claire Bayford (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Samantha Bertrand (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Karen Champion (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Michelle Cull (Metropolitan South West)
Melanie Hope (Parkes)
Lauren Julius (Metropolitan South West)
Simone Keiser (Northern Sydney & Beaches) – GK
Melissa Lydiard (Newcastle)
Amanda Meech (North West Sydney) – GK
Melissa Mendham (Manning Valley)
Joanne Momsen (Sydney South)
Tracey O'Donnell (Manning Valley)
Paula Smith (Manning Valley)
Naomi Spark (Tamworth) – LT
Sharon Williams (Newcastle) – LT

Over 55

Coach: Martin Bishop

Manager: Sue Watterson

Shauna Baldwin
Bella Blume (Newcastle) – GK
Deborah Cameron (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Denise Gersbach (Parkes) – LT
Cindy Goodridge (Sydney East)
Jane Grosvenor (Parkes)
Shannon Kavanagh (North West Sydney) – LT
Tracey Makings
Shani Middleton (Sydney East)
Sara Summers (Newcastle)
Joanna Symes (North West Sydney) – LT
Tori Taylor (Newcastle)
Trina Tromp (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Julie Van Bavel (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Tina Walker (Newcastle)
Alison Wilson (Port Macquarie Hastings)

Over 60

Coach: David Mike

Manager: Michelle Stevenson

Sarah Adams (Sydney East)
Michelle Breytenbach (North West Sydney)
Sonya Finlayson (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Karen Flynn (Far North Coast)
Nicolle Gayler (Metropolitan South West) – GK
Karen Hall (Nepean)
Glenda Langford (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Kerry McEwan (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Helen McGee (Dubbo) – GK
Laurel Muldoon (North West Sydney)
Kerrie Nealon (Illawarra South Coast) – LT
Maree Paine (Newcastle)
Helen Rankin Jarvie (Far North Coast)
Cyndy Slade (Hockey New England) – LT
Karen White (Manning Valley)
Tracey Woolley (Northern Sydney & Beaches)

Over 65

Coach: Andrew Murrell

Manager: Jane Rowlands

Amanda Beukes (Newcastle)
Sharon Brown (Far North Coast) – GK
Sue-Ellen Carney (Illawarra South Coast)
Angie Carpini (North West Sydney) – LT
Joanne Crosland (Central Coast)
Angela Dean (Hockey New England)
Pamela Forbes (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Tracey Hardie-Jones (Dubbo)
Anne Howard (Sydney East) – LT
Anne McCraith (Northern Sydney & Beaches)
Kirsty McIntosh (North West Sydney) – LT
Louise New (Newcastle)
Sue Roberts (Sydney East)
Cheryl Rutherford (Lithgow)
Annette Smith (Sydney East)
Evelyn Williams (Far North Coast)

Over 70

Coach: Jenny Strong

Manager: Nicola Robinson

Narelle Barden (North West Sydney)
Sue Bessell (Illawarra South Coast)
Sue Briggs (North West Sydney)
Rosemary Cheetham (Illawarra South Coast)
Jane Easterbrook (North West Sydney) – LT
Robin Gorton (North West Sydney)
Janet Gray (Far North Coast) – LT
Joan Hart (Maitland)
Janice Hutton (Far North Coast)
Maureen Massey (Parkes) – GK
Gloria McPherson (Far North Coast)
Susan Miller (Far North Coast)
Deborah Orrock (Orange) – LT
Lesley Olsen (Nepean)
Barbara (Kate) Ryan (Manning Valley)
Jane Spalding (North West Sydney)

Shadow Players