Opens 2026

NWSHA offers Opens players the opportunity to play representative hockey at the HNSW Field Hockey State Championships for Men and Women in Opens, Division 1. For 2026, the Division 1 events will be held at the Illawarra Hockey Centre, Unanderra from 6-8 June.

2026 Open Womens Team - TBC

Coach: Liam Dixon

Manager: Kaarin McKenzie

Jess Parr
Madi Agnew
Nicola Farquharson
Niamh Shaw
Taylor Thomson
Tahlia McKenzie
Tegan Buchanan
Claudia Johnston
Jade Callander
Lilly Twigg
Zara Pelham
Ruby Worrall
Claudia Trollope
Ruby Jane Lacey
Maia Adamson
Shanae Crispin

2026 Open Mens Team

Coach: Greg Findley

Assistant Coach: Jared Findley

Manager: Melissa Bestwick

Ryan Oschadleus
Kade Anderson
Oliver Bestwick
Tom Brown
Xavier Danswan
Aaron Findley
Sebastien Griffith
Jett Johnstone
Koby Johnstone
Zanda Johnstone
Alexander May
Nic McEwen
Fletcher Norris
Jack Pickering
Josh Robson
Gurmann Singh Pawar
Vishavjeet Singh (Shadow)

General Information

Travel - Players are responsible for all travel arrangements to and from scheduled events
Accomodation - is not organised at tournaments for Open NWSHA teams this year. Players are required to make all necessary accomodation requirements if needed.
Uniforms - NWSHA provides playing shirts for all selected team members. These form part of the playing uniform for all carnivals / tournaments and will be collected by the Team Manager at the end of the last event. All other components of the team uniform are required to be purchased - further information is available from your team manager

Association requirements

All NWSHA players who play in a NWSHA representative team are required to read and accept the following policies*:

*Please note the NWSHA Representative and Selection Policy is under review for 2026

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