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Subscriber only AFTER the Norths juggernaut clicked up a gear and rolled to another huge victory, the warning was clear. The Norths Devils will only get better in this year s Ipswich A-Grade hockey competition. Sunday night s 7-1 victory over Easts came after the Devils surrendered the first goal. We probably needed a goal against us to start with just to wake up, coach Steve Profke said. With only four training sessions under their belt, last year s grand final runners-up displayed plenty of firepower with Profke s sons Zac (four) and Riley (two) dominating the goal fest. However, the other teams are already on notice.
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Subscriber only FRESH from some valuable family time away from the game, former Australian Country captain Chris Mantell was enjoying his new role at the Ipswich Hockey Complex. He was back coaching the Easts A-Grade women s side with one of his closest allies by his side. Mantell s wife Rachael, also a long-time hockey player, is captaining the team that has returned after playing in last year s COVID modified Ipswich competition. After two years off, it s good to be back, Chris said, after watching the Tigers draw 0-0 with Swifts in their first game of the new season.
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Premium Content PLAYING against your former team is never easy. But when they provide a punishing lesson, it adds a new level of disappointment to a strange situation. Having felt the brunt of a 7-2 defeat to the Brisbane Knights, Western Spirit co-captain Jose Fernandez knows his team must reset this season. It was a strange feeling, Fernandez said of tackling some of his former teammates on Friday night. It was also the previous club of head coach Reginald Yaqub and some other current Spirit footballers. However, more important for the experienced centre back is how his team recovers from the early setback.