# @southernunited on Facebook

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-06T23:16:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Southern United Hockey Club | Cheltenham VIC (@southernunited) — https://gondola.cc/southernunited

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As we move to the excitement of another Men’s Premier League grand final we always look back to the year of the first MPL grand final and MPL premiership for Southern United in 2018. And what a year that was with our under 16 and under 14 mixed shield also taking the flag.

Looking at the under 16 premiership team, we see most of these players still playing and loving hockey.  With Will Carruthers and Nick Fitzgerald part of our Premier League team that won the semi final,  while Emily Hamilton Smith and Hayley Lambert part of our Women’s premier league team who were minor premiers. Josie Lawton also part of WPL team is a member of the Australian Women’s Development Squad and current Jillaroo.  Max, Rylan, Dom, and Davin all played for Southern this year, while Billy and Finn elsewhere here in Melbourne.  And Of course Amy Lawton and Craig Marais are now playing for Hockeyroos and Kookaburras.

Jesse who coached the 16s team was also the coach of the premiership winning MPL team in 2018, 2019 and 2024, and coached our women premier league to minor premiership this year.

From a  Hockey One perspective, Craig Marais, Nick Fitzgerald and Emily Hamilton Smith are part of the HC Melbourne 2025 squads while Amy Lawton and Josie Lawton will play for Canberra Chill.   Jesse Workman is coaching HC Melbourne.

What a team.  Feeling so lucky to be part of such a great club.

#hockeyroos #kookaburras #hockeyone

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