Men's League

Police Polecats 2

Upstarts 2

The Police Polecats opened their season against a shorthanded Upstarts team and failed to capitalise on their advantage.

With their numerical advantage the Police team dominated stretches of the game but the resilience and hard work of the Upstarts defenders and midfielders held the team at bay.

In the 24th minute the Upstarts through a quick counterattack earned themselves a penalty corner which they converted through a shot by Alan Gilbertson from the top of the circle.

However, the lead was short-lived as Police tied the score in the 30th minute on a penalty stroke by Nigel Deane.

In the second half the Police took the lead on a field goal scored by Hannes Robbertze after a quick series of passes of a long corner.

The Upstarts kept fighting until the end and were rewarded for the efforts in the 57th minute when Gary Tavares scored a field goal on a driving run through the middle of the field.

Chameleons 3

Panthers 0

Chameleons delivered a memorable performance in their opening victory over Panthers.

Adam Griffiths opened the scoring from a broken down short corner late in an even first half. Panthers piled on the pressure but were unable to score past man of the match goal keeper Andrew Holmes.

As the half wore on, Chameleons added to their lead in the 41st minute on a field goal through Paul Deans on a breakaway goal, before putting the game away in the 63rd minute with a field goal by Simon Parker on a quick counter attack.

Women's A' League

Ravens 1

Canaries 3

The first match of the season saw the top two teams from last term meet with Canaries running out comfortable winners.

The first 20 minutes saw both sides battling it out in the middle of the field with no major threats on goal.

Canaries settled into their game much quicker than Ravens did which enabled them to score two goals in the first half, with Mary-Ellen Jackson opening the scoring in the 27th minute before Rebecca Gibbons doubled the lead 11 minutes later.

The second half saw a slightly improved performance from the Ravens but lack of fitness and playing together saw another goal from Canaries early in the second half which was scored by Jackson.

Despite being down three goals the Ravens continued their attack and managed to score a consolation goal, with Megan Troake slotting home an efort late on.

Wildcats 2

Budgies 0

Susanna Almeida scored a brace to earn Wildcats a 2-0 win over Budgies.

Wildcat youngster Ryce Trott took advantage of the extra space in the field and in the 17th minute made a surging run earning the Wildcats a penalty corner.

The Wildcats converted this opportunity through a shot by Almeida which took a deflection and went in off the defender marking the post.

The Budgies fought back in the second half with both Keishae Robinson and Lakae Dill linking up through the center of the pitch trying to find an equaliser.

Yet, it was the Wildcats who took advantage on the counterattack earning another short corner which was converted again by Almeida who fired a whistling shot past an out stretched Budgies keeper.

Women's 'B' League

Canaries 4

Swallows 3

Canaries needed all the time in the resources at their disposal to see off a spirited Swallows.

The Canaries opened the scoring in the second minute on a field goal by Shabnam Ahmed before Swallows equalised the game in the 21st minute courtesy of Jennifer Chisnall.

The action heated up in the second half with the teams trading goals several times.

The Canaries took the lead again in the 41st minute on a penalty stroke converted by Valerie Young, but Swallows fought back and squared it all up in the 46th minute on a goal by Kayla Kellman.

Canaries quickly retook the lead one minute later when new recruit Zina Jones scored a field goal, however, four minutes later the game was all tied up again when Jennifer Chisnall scored her second of the match.

Tami Ray, in goal for the Canaries, was rewarded for her great goalkeeping in the last minute of the game when Maria Burley fired home the game winner for the Canaries.

Ravens0

Swifts 2

The Ravens went into this season's opening match knowing they would face a tough and determined Swifts team full of juniors who have been training hard all summer and with the majority of the team having just returned from national team duty at the CAC games.

The Ravens fielded a side made up mostly of juniors with a few seniors making up the numbers.

The play was evenly matched but the pace of Swifts forwards Ryanne Bardgett and Alex Francis proved to be too much for the Ravens defence.

The Swifts scored their first goal in the 21st minute off a penalty corner which Lorena Harvey converted. The Swifts second goal came from a field goal by Ryanne Bardgett in the 26th minute.

The Ravens fought hard in the second half but were unable to find any goals.

Laura West-Burt did her best in goal for Ravens to keep them in the game making some fantastic saves throughout the game.

Cardinals 2

Longtail/Canaries 0

Adrien Lewis and Denise Downey both struck for Cardinals as they saw off Longtail/Canaries.

Cardinals used some sharp and controlled passing to each other as the ball moved up the field and closer to the Longtail Canaries defensive area.

The side were rewarded for their effort in the 25th minute when Candy-Lee Foggo carried the ball from defence into the attacking circle before firing a shot at goal which was deflected by the Longtail Canaries goalkeeper.

With the ball deflecting onto the post, the rebound was slotted home by Lewis.

The sealer came after Foggo once again dribbled the ball from defence towards goal before slipping in a waiting Denise Downey who slammed the ball into the back of the net to confirm Cardinals as winners.