Coach

Ben Ward

Captain/Leadership Group

Millar Kay-Kneebone

Key Ins

Katie Blackmore & Maddie Hinton

Outs

Emma Lomas, Miranda Scroope & Kate McCaskie

Rising Star

Katie Blackmore

Team Says

With many new faces, ANU is looking forward to playing high energy, fearless hockey. Katie Blackmore, fresh off Australian Futures honours, will be joining us for a breakout CL1 season in the net. Maddie Hinton, returning from injury, Bridget Ellis, returning from NCE, and Ebba Barnes, returning from Wollongong, will help add some experience and composure under pressure to the squad. Millar Kay-Kneebone will be stepping up to lead our group in a season of exciting, attacking hockey. We are very excited to get underway and reaffirm to Canberra what ANU hockey is all about.

Coach

Wayne Gaynor

Captain/Leadership Group

Madi Dooley, Tamika Potter, Daniella Rodda & Sam White

Key Ins

The Central CL1 team is thrilled to boost its lineup with the experience of Tamika Potter and the exciting youthful talent of junior ACT representatives Paige Sloan and Tegan Schultz, reinforcing the club’s commitment to both performance and player development.

Rising Star

Central’s rising stars continue to make their mark, with Paige Sloan cementing her place as a permanent member of the CL1 squad after debuting last season, and Tegan Schultz joining the Club in 2026 to make her CL1 debut for Central. Both players are members of the ACT U16 representative team and bring energy, youthfulness, and exciting skill, reinforcing Central’s strong development pathway and future focus.

Team Says

The Central CL1 women head into the 2026 season with renewed energy, growing depth, and a clear focus on the future. The squad is boosted by the experience of Tamika Potter, supported by a strong core of experienced CL1 players and the exciting rise of ACT U16 representatives Paige Sloan and Tegan Schultz, highlighting the Club’s commitment to blending performance with emerging talent.

With increased depth across the women’s program, Central is strengthening the foundations of its CL squads and building sustainable pathways into CL1. The appointment of new Head Coach Wayne Gaynor brings fresh ideas, modern playing styles, and clear structures, underpinned by a strong emphasis on culture, standards, and development, further strengthened by the appointment of Kate O’Keefe as Women’s Culture & Values Lead across senior women and junior girls.

The focus for 2026 is clear: build depth, develop talent, and create a connected, high‑performance environment that supports the CL teams of today while preparing the next generation for the future.

Coach

Naomi Jones

Key Ins

Georgie Smithers, Bella Croker & Grace Jones

Rising Star

We are in a bit of a rebuild period at the moment, so we are excited to be welcoming many of our talented Goulburn juniors to our Capital League space! We are keen to see them grow throughout the season, playing and training in the environment, and look forward to providing opportunities for them to showcase their talent and potential!

Team Says

We are delighted to welcome Naomi Jones back to the Head coaching role for this season. Whilst we are in a period of rebuild and growth, we look forward to being competitive and developing our ways of play and connections towards the future. We are fortunate to have incredible depth within our squad this year which allows us to combine fresh youth with seasoned experience to hopefully continue our competitive nature in the CL1 women's competition for 2026.

Coach

Glenn Turner

Captain/Leadership Group

Laura Monterosso & Georgina West

Key Ins

Taylor Thomson & Molly Robinson

Outs

Claudia Johnston, Asta Johnson & Lauren Yee

Rising Star

Annie Bush & Miki Beardmore

Team Says

This season we are really excited about what is ahead.We have five rep players returning from the Canberra Chill last year, one of which made their debut with the Hockeyroos this year, bringing experience, leadership and high standards back into the group.

We are also thrilled to have Taylor returning from injury, her work ethic and presence have been missed, and she’ll add great strength to our lineup.Molly joins us this season as a fantastic new addition to the squad, and we are looking forward to seeing the impact she’ll have.

It’s great to have our younger players coming back as well, building on the foundations they set last year.Our focus will be on continuing to develop each player individually while creating a connected, competitive environment, and most importantly, having a fun season with a great bunch of humans.

Coach

Dan Borrett

Captain/Leadership Group

Lucy Balfour & Catriona Bailey-Price

Key Ins

Catriona Bailey-Price, Miranda Scroope, Sarah Osbourne, Bella Apps & Claudia Apps

Outs

Isabelle Lovell

Rising Star

Gemma La Vella

Team Says

With a lot of changes over the off season, Checks are looking forward to a season of exciting, fast paced and competitive hockey.

A rejuvenated squad will hopefully allow us to build greater consistency and push for greater results.

Picking up both Sarah Osbourne and Miranda Scroope brings speed and fire power to complement Lucy in creating greater scoring opportunities.

Coach

Lil Mutton

Captain/Leadership Group

Aleisha Price, Nicola Williams, Emma Taylor & Zanthe Sheargold

Key Ins

Mikayla Evans, Zara Seivers & Clare Watson

Outs

Rachel Mumberson

Rising Star

Lani Hill & Zara Seivers

Team Says

This season we’re all in.

Our squad is stacked with talent, featuring players from U16, U21, Chill and Masters representative teams, we’ve got the experience and we’ve got the future. It’s an exciting mix that brings energy, creativity and composure like no other.

St Pats are exciting in the attacking circle (we love to score goals), quick in the midfield and composed through defense.

There’s talent all over Canberra, but nowhere else has culture and vibes like St Pats CL1.

Coach

Brent Clark

Captain/Leadership Group

Imogen Dorsett, Sassie Economos, Mikaela Patterson & Sarah White

Key Ins

The key ‘in’ this year is the retention of all our winning GF 2025 players. Taylah Harriden from United comes into the striker line.

Outs

Ash Chivers

Rising Star

Pip Lendrum

Team Says

Following a thrilling 2025 Grand Final win over North Canberra Eagles, the Tuggeranong Vikings Women (Vikqueens) head into the new season with confidence, momentum and a clear goal, to give the title defence a genuine shake and push for back-to-back success.

There is strength across every line, with an exciting blend of experience and emerging talent. NSW Pride super striker Laura Reid returns to lead the attack, while Canberra Chill athletes Mikki Patterson, Imogen Dorsett and Sarah Steinhart bring strong recent form and high-level performances into the campaign.

Immi will again represent the U21s at Nationals this year and is shaping for a big season ahead. Her flicking power continues to be a real weapon, adding another dimension to the Vikings’ attacking options.

While the group will miss the presence of Ash Chivers in 2026 as she prepares to welcome twins, the front line has been thoughtfully reinforced through smart recruitment and continued investment in developing young Vikings talent. The depth and succession coming through the program ensures the attacking unit remains strong and dynamic.

Off the back of Australian Indoor selections, Helen Legge and Sassie Economos return to the outdoor season bringing a wealth of skill, composure and high-performance experience.

Sophie Gaughan and Sarah White continue to set the tone for the group, lifting the tempo, driving standards and providing calm, consistent leadership. Ellen Vahey and Keira Polmanteer remain integral to this talented line-up, bringing reliability and impact in key moments. Meanwhile, an exciting wave of younger players is emerging, adding fresh energy, genuine depth and healthy competition across the squad.

Pip Lendrum returns after a late Chill call-up last season and a strong off-season of preparation. Her work rate, talent and commitment continue to add significant value to the group.

With improved fitness levels across the squad and a deep pool of talent to draw from, the Vikings Women are shaping up as a formidable outfit.

It promises to be another exciting season — built on quality hockey, strong cohesion and the belief that this group can go again.

Bring on 2026.

Coach

Andrew Bewick

Captain/Leadership Group

Meredith Bone, Eddie Bone, Emma de Keifte & Samantha Bowles

Key Ins

Ellie Baldwin, Hunter Baldwin, Jade Bartholomeusz & Tayla Bartholomeusz

Outs

Olivia Martin

Rising Star

Suzi Foley. With a couple of years in the Manager role this year is Suzi’s to dominate the position.The introduction of Freckles to the lolly mix was a courageous move in 2025 but we are expecting significantly more from this up-and-comer in season 2026.

Team Says

With the inclusion of several new girls from interstate, the UC Stars have a great opportunity to learn, refresh and build new patterns of play. The focus for the group will be bringing the variety of styles together in a cohesive bundle of excitement! We hope to bring a balance of speed and composure and if that all works, we should be there at the pointy end of the season.

Coach

Cam Smith

Captain/Leadership Group

Alyssa Smith & Emily Robson

Key Ins

Lucy Russ

Outs

Jess Cox

Rising Star

Ellie Challenger and Ava Pitt push for their permanent place in the CL1 team off the back of their performance in the clubs CL2 Premiership and also a standout year in their representative hockey, with Ellie being selected in the U16 Australian Squad in 2025.

Team Says

The CL1 Team remains strong across the park with majority of players returning, the team will be boosted by inclusion of a young New Zealand international, recently playing for NZ A in their Bronze Medal win against Japan in the Summer of Hockey tournament in New Zealand.The Team continues to have a good mix of youth and experience.The potential return of Sophie Backhus, after taking last year off with her third child, will add to our strong experience in the back group.

Some young players will get more opportunities to earn their full-time place in the team, by putting pressure on spots.

Our full CL squad consists of several ACT Rep players, with 5+ United players in each of the 2025 U14s, U16, U18 and U21s teams, as well as 3 players in the 2025 Canberra Chill Squad. 5 of our CL1 players will also bring high intensity hockey, off the back of some strong training with the ACT U21s Women’s squad who will play in a home U21s Championships.

Alyssa Smith is set to play her 100^th game for United in her second appearance this season and brings some experience from the highest level following her Junior World Cup campaign at the end of 2025 and making her Hockeyroos Debut in 2026, against China in the recent Pro League matches in Hobart.

Fri 20 March | 6:15pm | Watt Field

NCE v United

Sat 21 March | 11:00am | Watt Field

TVHC v ANUWHC

Sat 21 March | 2:00pm | Watt Field

St Patrick’s v OCHC

Sat 21 March | 3:30pm | Goulburn

Goulburn v UC Stars