Perth Thundersticks is an Australian field hockey club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was established in 1991 as a men's only team competing in the Australian Hockey League before expanding to include women's teams, WA Diamonds, under the same banner as part of the 7 clubs to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One.
Perth Thundersticks will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.
The Thundersticks were one of the most successful teams in the history of the Australian Hockey League, winning nine men's titles and producing countless international players.
Uniform The club colours are WA's traditional colours, black, gold and white.
Home Stadium Perth Thundersticks are based out of the Perth Hockey Stadium in Western Australia's capital city, Perth. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 spectators.
Throughout the Hockey One league, Perth Thundersticks will play a number of home games at the stadium.
Teams
Men's team Details and team rosters to be confirmed.
Women's team Details and team rosters to be confirmed.
History Perth Thundersticks, along with six other teams, are part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey. The club unites both WA's male and female teams, with the women's team previously being known as the WA Diamonds.
The club name and identity celebrates the Thundersticks' success from the 1990s and 2000s when they were a dominant force in the men's Australian Hockey League. The club retained the state's iconic black, gold and white colours.
Year Position 1992 Champions 1993 Champions 1995 Champions 1996 4th 1997 Runners-up 1998 4th 1999 Champions 2000 Champions 2001 Runners-up 2002 Champions 2003 Runners-up 2004 Runners-up 2005 3rd 2006 4th 2007 Runners-up 2008 Champions 2009 Champions 2010 4th 2011 Champions 2012 Runners-up 2013 7th 2014 Runners-up
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20070307114712/http://www.hockeywa.org.au/thunderstruck/thundersticks.cfm
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070307114712/http://www.hockeywa.org.au/thunderstruck/thundersticks.cfm