Welcome

The Sydney Masters Hockey Association (SMHA) was established in 1981 (with first formal competition in 1982) to administer Men's Masters hockey within the greater Sydney region.

SMHA has the largest, longest running annual competitions and been the most successful Men's Masters Hockey Association in NSW since its inception. It is overseen by a Board of Directors elected by members (under a Constitution).

The annual competitions now boast 31 teams (from 14 Clubs), spread across 5 divisions from Premier League, Sydney Cup, Masters League, Senior Masters Division and Grand Masters Division, with over 600 players from ages Over 34 up to 80+.

All matches played at Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre  on Monday (February and March only), Tuesday and Wednesday nights, between February and September.

Sydney also enters representative teams (from Over 34's up to Over 70's) at the annual NSW Championships, and enjoys a high level of player representation in the selected NSW and Australian Men's Masters teams.

New players

The Sydney Masters Hockey Association welcomes all new Men's Masters players, officials and supporters.

If you are new to Sydney and / or have been a previous hockey player (or umpire) and you are now looking to return to play in a successful mid week competition, please contact the SMHA Competition Managers via e-mail at - competition@smhockey.com.au if you require assistance in finding a club / team to play with.

From the President

Greg Kay

Welcome again to all our returning players, officials, sponsors and supporters, and also to those of you who are “new” and will be joining the 2026 season of Men’s Masters Hockey in Sydney.

We are again looking forward to an enjoyable and successful year ahead for Masters hockey in Sydney.

This will include competition matches (3 week preseason from 2-3-4 February then main season from 23-24-25 February), a full representative program of NSW and Australian Championships, our annual Intercity Challenge against Canberra (where we play for the Merv Goodridge and Doug Dawson Cup).

On behalf of the 2026 Board of Directors, we wish all teams the best of luck and trust that in 2026 everyone enjoys a successful Sydney Men's Masters Hockey season, both on and off the field.

2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Election of 2026 Board Members and New Life Members

Director Administration

At the recent 2025 Annual General Meeting of Sydney Masters Hockey Association the following important matters were declared -

1. Election of Board Members for 2026

Congratulations to the Directors who were re-elected / elected -

Director Administration Mark Studd (3 years)

Director Brian Doughty (3 years)

Director Andrew James (3 years)  NEW

Greg Kay (President), Darren French (Director Finance), Lachlan Morley (Director) and Robert Sutton (Director) will also continue to complete the Board.

Also "Thank you" to Patrick Mooney as he leaves the Board as Director after 3 years. 

2. Election of new Life Members

Congratulations to new Life Members who were unanimously elected -

Graeme Hall UNSW (Number 52)

Ian Jessup Macquarie Uni (Number 53)

3. New Constitution (2025) was unanimously approved

Thank you to all those Board Members,

 Club/Team Delegates, Life Members and Guests who attended at The Wentworth Hotel in Homebush.

2025 Sydney v Canberra Masters Intercity Challenge

Representative Co-ordinator

Congratulations to all the Sydney players and officials who recently participated in the 2025 Intercity Masters Hockey Challenge against Canberra (22-23 November) held at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra.

The 4 Sydney teams (60 players and officials from Over 34 to 80's) performed very well to win 9 points to 7 (4 wins and a draw from 8 games) to retain the Merv Goodridge and Doug Dawson Cup (for 5th consecutive year since its inception in 2021).

Thank you to the many families who also attended to ensure a very enjoyable and successful weekend of hockey and social functions.

Sydney Players selected for 2026 Australian Masters World Cup teams

Representative Co-ordinator

Well done to all the Sydney players who represented NSW recently at the 2025 Australian Masters Championships in Newcastle.

Congratulations also to those players who were selected for Australian teams to play in the 2026 World Cups in Netherlands (22 July to 16 August) and Belgium (6-16 August) (November).

Australia (28 players)

Over 35's - L Alexander, J Moss, C Tribe, M Matheson (Manager)

Over 40's -  C Coombes, L Cormack, S Fletcher

Over 45's  - L Brady, B Howey, A Jones 

Over 50's - A Bannister, B Livermore

Over 55's - M Ellis, S Farquharson, J Fordham, E Watson

Over 60's -  P Busch, M Greaves, K Rule

Over 65's - G Hayes, P John, G Johnson,   G Kay

Over 70's - D Campbell, G Hall, R Redding

Over 75's - N French

Over 80's - R Pulling and D Webster

Shadow Players (9 players)

Over 35's - R Muir

Over 40's - D Alexander, D Allsop, B Giffin

Over 55's - D Marjoram

Over 60's - B Doughty

Over 65's - P Price

Over 75's - R Northwood

Over 80's - T Cohen

2025 Grand Final Results and Premiers

Competition Managers

Congratulations to all teams who played in the 2025 Grand Finals and to the newly crowned PREMIERS.

Premier League (Division 1)

Briars 3 defeated Ryde 2

Manly GNS were Minor Premiers

Briars are Major Premiers and were awarded the Greg Kay Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Chris Coombes (Briars)

Sydney Cup (Division 2)

UTS 5 defeated Sydney University 2

1-1 at fulltime and UTS won shootout 4-1

Sydney University were Minor Premiers

UTS are Major Premiers and were awarded the David Campbell Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was James Lucas (UTS)

The Premier League and Sydney Cup matches were Livestreamed -

https://youtube.com/live/_JV8kZQ3iFk 

Masters League (Division 3)

St George Randwick 4 def Sutherland 2

1-1 at full time and St George Randwick won shoot out 3-1

St George Randwick were Minor and Major Premiers and were awarded the Michael Irby Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Will Lewis  (Sutherland)

Senior Masters (Division 4)

Penrith 4 defeated Manly GNS 2

Penrith were Minor and Major Premiers and were awarded the Noel French Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Darren Pearce (Penrith)

The Masters League and Senior Masters matches were Livestreamed -

https://youtube/live/C_QVArQEnvY

Grand Masters  (Division 5)   

Northside 3 defeated Sutherland 1 

Sutherland were Minor Premiers

Northside are Major Premiers and were awarded the David Webster Premiership Cup

Player of the Match was Phil Bee (Northside)