Grand Final time for Coffs Coast hockey community MidCoast LGA (overall news) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 8, 2022 Levi Fischer, Beaches Hockey Club. THIS Saturday the hockey community will converge on the Stadium Drive complex for their junior and senior grand finals. Final preparations are underway as teams get ready to contest eight grand finals over a marathon eleven hours of hockey. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au The action kicks off at 8:00am with the first of the junior grand finals. The Beaches ‘Sharks’ take on the Bellingen ‘Brumbies’ with both teams in great form heading into the decider. Keep an eye out for Dylan Hannaford and Ellie White from Beaches and Lincoln Perry and Atticus Beynon from Bellingen. This should be a really close and exciting game for everyone involved. Beaches and Bellingen will again clash in the U13 decider. Beaches worked their way into the final from 4 th position after two very close matches with Norths and Urunga. Bellingen went straight through to the final after a comprehensive semi-final win and with representative pedigree across the park, will be very hard to beat. The U15 grand final will feature Urunga taking on Beaches in what promises to be another close game. Beaches have quality players right across the park with Molly Williams, Levi Fischer and Hannah Dickson in sensational form. For the Urunga side, expect Oliver Rodgers, Luke Page and Imogen Webb to be heavily involved in the play. This one is simply too close to call. The first of the senior grand finals will see Beaches take on Bellingen in the WD3 decider. This should be a great contest with Beaches having plenty of youth in their side and Bellingen, plenty of experience. Both teams will go into the grand final full of confidence. The Men’s Division 2 grand final sees the Orara Ravens take on the Beaches Coast Hotel Camels. Brad Winzer and Keith Campbell will hold the keys to an Orara victory while Raj Sandhu and Sam Broomfield will lead the way for the Camels. In the Women’s Division 2 final the Urunga Marlins will head into the decider as slight favourites. They’ve played some outstanding hockey over the last couple of weeks with Jaymie-Lee Lyndsay and Kristy Bourke leading the way. For Norths, keep an eye out for Jodie Herbert in defence and Jillian Clack in attack. Norths have a habit of scoring long-range goals so the Urunga defence will need to be on their toes. Beaches Hockey Club will go into the Women’s Division 1 final as slight favourites after a stellar, undefeated season. They’ve got class right across the park and have enjoyed a couple of weeks off after qualifying for the grand final very early. Keep an eye out for the Ensbey sisters (Ashleigh and Mackenna), the Fischer sisters (Breah and Hayley) and the strike power of Isabelle O’Connor. Bellingen have won consecutive first grade grand finals and have plenty of big game experience. They’ll rely on the emerging talents of Evie Laverty and Quinn Doolan and the experience of Emma Brownlee and Lyndsay Freeman. This game should be a cracker! The final match of the day will see old foes, Beaches and Urunga square off in the Men’s First grade grand final. With Beaches taking the 2020 premiership and COVID interrupting the 2021 season, Urunga will be keen to get their name back on the trophy. The players to watch for Urunga will be Josh Perry, Sean Lovering and Byron Auld with emerging superstar Levi Fischer, Kieran Marshall and Adam Ellison leading the charge for Beaches. This will be an epic contest so get yourselves out to the turf at 5:50pm and enjoy the show. “We’ve been really happy with how this season has progressed,” said Hockey Coffs Coast President Graham Robinson. “Our numbers have grown steadily following the COVID interruption and we’re thrilled to be able to put on a full program of grand finals. “The best talent from the Coffs Coast area will be on display so head down and check out the action. “We’ll have full bar and canteen facilities in operation and the clubs working the BBQ. “The weather is looking great so we hope to see as many people there as possible,” said Graham.