Victorian Vipers


The Victorian Vipers are a field hockey team who participate in Australia's national field hockey league, the WAHL. The team is predominantly made up of amateurs who participate in the Victorian Premier League competition. The team's home stadium is the Victorian State Netball and Hockey Centre, and in 1993 the women's competition was included in the AHL. The Victorian Vipers have experienced varying levels of success including winning two national championships. These two championships came in the 2003 and 2012 competitions.

2014 Team

  • Laura Barden
  • Kristina Bates
  • Pauline Brugts
  • Kary Chau
  • Hannah Cohen
  • Laura Desmet
  • Hannah Gravenall
  • Stacia Joseph
  • Maud Lelkens
  • Rachel Lynch
  • Alana McQueen
  • Georgia Nanscawen
  • Lucy Ockenden
  • Hayley Padget
  • Meg Pearce
  • Danielle Schubach
  • Samantha Snow
  • Sophie Taylor

2013 Team

Rachael Lynch Goalkeeper
Alana Butler Goalkeeper
Megan Berriman Defender
Carla Bond Defender
Steph Doutre Defender
Samantha Snow Defender
Stacia Joseph Midfield
Anna Burns Midfield
Meg Pearce Midfield
Kary Chau Midfield
Hannah Cohen Midfield
Claire Messent Midfield
Hana Peake Midfield
Danielle Schubach Midfield
Hayley Padget Midfield
Laura Barden Striker
Laura Desmet Striker
Stephanie Riordan Striker
The team competed in Hobart, Tasmania from 28 September to 5 October 2013.

2013 Staff

Coach: Victor Romagosa
Assistant Coach: Katie Allen
Assistant Coach: Greg Drake
Team Manager: Natalie Joiner
Physiotherapist: Sharon Wilkins
Sports Scientist: Kylie Thomas
Strength and Conditioning: Nathan Heaney

2003 Team (National Champions)

Jessica Monkivich
Amanda Gillon
Rachel Imison
Fiona Allen
Justine Hiskins
Joanne Grunden
Linda Harvey
Louise Dobson
Ngaire Smith
Tamsin Nelson
Emily Riordan
Kirsten Thompson
Leah Merrett
Renee Trost
Rebecca Eastman
Denise Duraski
Adele Brazenor
The team competed in the Australian Hockey league home & away style of championship and won the National Championship

2003 Staff

Coach: Toni Cumpston
Team Manager: Natalie Joiner

Notable players

Notable Victorian Vipers players which have represented the Hockeyroos at the Olympics include Louise Dobson, Rachel Imison and Georgia Nanscawen.

Previous coaches

John Mowat 1994-2001
Toni Cumpston 2001-08
Katie Allen 2009-12

Stadium

The team's home ground is the State Netball and Hockey Centre which is located within a kilometre of the Melbourne CBD. The stadium has a capacity of about 4,500 with 1000 seats however capacity is expanded through temporary seating for big tournaments. The stadium was used for the 2006 Commonwealth games, as well as the 2009 and 2012 Champions Trophy.