10am   6th Grade   Major Semi Final   Maitland V Crusaders

11.30  2nd Grade  Minor Semi Final  Maitland V University

1pm   PHL  Major Semi Final  Maitland V Norths

2.30pm  4th Grade  Minor Semi Final Maitland V Wests

This is a great effort by the team under the stewardship of coach Nathan Baker. Bakes has taken the side to a new level this season and the availability of turf in Maitland for training and home games has also been instrumental in getting the team to a minor premiership. Bakes also pays tribute to team manager Glen Meehan whose great management skills are the real reason the team has done so well.

Maitland’s 6th Grade men are also minor premiers while 2nd and 4th grades have earned a place in the semi finals. It looks like all semi finals will be home games at Maitland on Sunday. Please come along and support all teams on the day.

Maitland’s Simon Orchard in Monchengladbach

 where the Kookaburras won the 2010 Champions Trophy

 tournament 4 – 0 over England

Maitland entered a team in the recent Over 45′s carnival at Homebush. A great time was had by all and the team did very well considering a number of players were over 50. They were beaten on penalty strokes in the semi final. Rumour has it that those who missed their stroke have been quietly practicing in their back yards in case they ever get another chance. Thanks to Steve Orchard who did a great job organising the team and Al Noronha for his wonderful support (and excellent red wine).

Email from NMHA to all clubs …..

At last nights (11-5-2010) NMHA Committee meeting several resolutions were confirmed as follows

NEW RULES

Breaking on penalty corners - It was resolved to adopt this rule beginning AFTER THE JUNE LONG WEEKEND. It was clarified that if the goalkeeper was the defender who “breaks” the defending team would be penalised by having a defending field player go beyond the centre-line. If the player pushing the ball from the backline is detected “feinting at playing the ball” he will be replaced by another attacker, the offending player does not have to go beyond the centre line.

GREEN CARD – TWO MINUTE SUSPENSION It was resolved NOT TO ADOPT THIS RULING as in most cases there would not be a tech bench official to control the suspension of the player.

FIH GOAL KEEPING RULE It was re-affirmed that teams in grades 2 to 6 can play with eleven field players, that is it is not necessary to have a padded goal-keeper

GRADING RULES A copy of the grading rules is attached. (see link below)

GAME CARDS

Cards should be filled out correctly and neatly, (remember if they cannot be read players cannot be creditted with goals they score and possibly also matches they may have played) NEED Full names, including spelt out given names NOT INITIALS.Names to be spelt correctly (get your captains to have a list for their team.) Cards need to have shirt numbers shown(particularly in PHL and second grade). Cards need to have the starting line-up shown.

Cliff M.                      NMHA Senior Grading Guidelines Version 4.1

Matches played – Australia 2 v England 3

                         - Australia 5 v India 2

                         – Australia 12 v South Africa 0

                         – Australia 2 v Spain 0

                         – Australia 2 v Pakistan 1

                         – Semi Final Aus 2 v Netherlands 1

                         – Final Aus 2 v Germany 1

Click here to listen to Simon’s interview on ABC radio