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Despite Tasmania losing 0-7 today to a fiercely determined Western Australia team, they have managed to hold onto 4th spot on the ladder, ahead of WA who are now 5th. 
Tassie have to play Queensland and Northern Territory in their remaining two round-robin matches, and will be determined to hold onto their position in the top four.

Nominations are now being called for Selectors to attend the Australian Women’s Veterans Championship to be conducted in Sydney, NSW, 28 September – 6 October 2007.

The Australian Under 18 Men's Championship is underway in Brisbane and will continue until Saturday 28 April.
Tasmania made a strong start to the tournament, with three wins from its first three matches. However, a loss to the strong NSW team today saw Tassie drop from 1st spot to 4^th.

Nominations are now open for players wishing to be considered for selection in a Tasmanian Veterans Team. Expression of interest is also sought from suitably qualified people interested in being appointed as a team official.

He has revelled in the atmosphere of the grandest and most modern hockey stadiums in the world, but Tasmanian hockey official Ken Read has ranked the new $9 million Tasmanian Hockey Centre as the best of its type in the world.

Players wishing to be considered for selection in the State U16 SSA Girls Team, U15 Boys Team & U15 Girls Team are invited to nominate now.

After the completion of the AHL the 2007 National Senior Squad, National Development Squad and team for the four-test series between the Hockeyroos and New Zealand have been announced.

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds have won back-to-back AHL titles after defeating the Queensland Scorchers 2-1 in Brisbane today.

The Queensland Scorchers and SmokeFree WA Diamonds will do battle for the third year in a row in the Fast 'n' Furious AHL final after both teams won their semi finals in Brisbane today.

Day three of the Fast 'n' Furious AHL has ended with little movement on the points table, although it threatened to change dramatically after game one.

With the Victoria Vipers wanting a win to leapfrog the NSW Arrows into third place they came up against a Paspaley Territory Pearls outfit intent on ensuring that didn't happen, the Pearls dominating the match and coming away with a 5-2 win.

That meant that the Strikers had the opportunity to sneak into fourth place if they beat the Wrest Point Van Demons by four goals or more. It proved too hard for Canberra, losing in penalty strokes.

Tasmanian trio Matthew Wells, David Guest and Eddie Ockenden have retained their places in the Australian men’s hockey team for the Azlan Shah tournament in Malaysia next month.

The Fast 'n' Furious AHL Finals Week ended day two with the top four teams decided, but not their order.

With one round remaining the Queensland Scorchers, SmokeFree WA Diamonds, NSW Arrows and Victoria Vipers are all through to Saturday's semi-finals, however, their final position and semi-final opponents are yet to be decided with the Scorchers and Diamonds vying for top spot, while the Arrows and Vipers are battling it out for positions three and four.

At the completion of the Fast 'n' Furious AHL the 2007 Men's National Squad and Kookaburras Azlan Shah team were announced.

Queensland Blades 1 SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 0
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It didn't come easy though for the Blades, the Thundersticks putting up a great challenge and coming close to winning on many occasions.