Organ donation awareness at the forefront of hockey community in round of significance
The importance of organ donation will be at the forefront of the WA hockey community’s minds in this week’s round of fixtures, with the Lizzie Watkins Organ Donor Round from Friday 5 May highlighting the importance of organ and tissue donation.
In line with Hockey Australia’s themed rounds, and upon discussions with North Coast Raiders, Hockey WA have dedicated the upcoming round to draw focus on raising awareness around the importance of organ donation whilst continuing to honour the legacy Lizzie has left, not only within the hockey community, but across all families that have been helped by organ donation.
“The Lizzie Watkins Organ Donor Round will always have special significance to North Coast Raiders Hockey Club, given the tragic accident that caused Lizzie's death whilst playing for the Premier League women ’ s team on 6th of May 2012,” North Coast Raiders President Anthony Sharpe said.
“We will be celebrating the contribution Lizzie made from being an organ donor and saving five lives.
“This year marks the transition of the match to the inaugural Lizzie Watkins Organ Donor Round, where the WA hockey community can celebrate Lizzie's legacy and support and promote organ donation.
“The Watkins family are strong advocates for raising awareness of organ donation and feel the time is right for the round to shift focus to this cause and to include the whole hockey community.
“North Coast Raiders Hockey Club are fully supportive of the initiative, whilst still commemorating Lizzie's life and giving life to others through donating her organs. ”
The importance of organ donation cannot be understated. In 2022 alone, approximately 1,400 people from 80,000 who passed away in hospitals were suitable organ donors.
Of this, 701 families said ' yes ' to donations, representing a national consent rate of 54% with 454 people becoming donors. There are 800 Australians waitlisted for a transplant and around 14,000 additional people on dialysis, some of whom may need a kidney transplant.
Hockey WA and the North Coast Raiders Hockey Club encourage all WA hockey members to undertake education around organ donation and help donor consent rate increase to save more lives.
The round will commence on Friday 5 May, with Lizzie Watkins’ North Coast Raiders and Victoria Park to clash from 3:30pm, Saturday 6 May at Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin University. All North Coast Raiders teams will continue the 10-year tradition of wearing pink armbands or ribbons in honour of Lizzie and to help raise awareness around organ donations.
For more on organ donation, visit donatelife.gov.au.
Statistics from Donate Life, Australian Government – Organ and Tissue Authority
1 EDWARDS Lou-Ellen (GK)
3 FLYNN Neasa
COACH:KateSTARRE
22
24
COACH:SimonTIVERIOS
FRIDAY 5 MAY - 8.30PM
PERTH HOCKEY STADIUM AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY
1 ANGWIN Rhys (C)
2 STEPHENS Cooper
3 TEMBY Isaac
4 DAY Alecz
5 EDMONDS Jordan
12 LONERGAN Jack
14 MARTIN Dylan
15 CHECKER Luke
17 JOUBERT Divan
19 PAICE Quinlan
21 MUSITANO Jonah
22 JONES Mitchell
23 CHAMBERS Henry (GK) 25
MEN'S
1 GREEN Coby
5 EVANS Cain
7 MAIN Frank
8 BAUSOR Chris
9 ANDREW Tom
12 TIMMS Daniel (C)
14 GEDDES Cam
17 EVANS Jacob
18 STARKIE Christian (GK)
23 FISHER Matthew
25 GEDDES Jaxon
27 OGILVIE Flynn
30 YEM Xavier
31 PELL Harry
36 SUDLOW Luke
43 GOLDING Harry
COACH:MarcPIKE
COACH:PaulGAUDOIN
SATURDAY 6 MAY - 2.30PM
COACH:DenverFARMER
0 COOPER Caitlin (GK)
2 SERTORIO Jolie
3 DEL BORRELLO Natasha
4 LAWTON Amy
5 GALIMBERTI Luciana
6 WOOTON Sari
7 BANFIELD Matilda
9 OWENS Charlotte (C)
10 DENNING Kate
12 DOWD Georgina
14 NELSON Ashleigh
16 KEYMER Julia
18
36 DENNING Kirstie
COACH:LindsayWRIGHT
SATURDAY 6 MAY - 3.30PM
PERTH HOCKEY STADIUM AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY
WOMEN'S
1 WADE Jessica
3 DALEY Maddie
5 BERRY Sienna
6 CAMPBELL Dempsey
7 TONKIN Siena
10 BENTLEY Morgan
11 COWLES Siennah
14 JACKSON Lydia
15 KIRSTEN Aimee
16 HOLZBERGER Jordyn
17 STEWART Grace
18 GIBBS Annie (C)
21 WALSH Robin
22 VANDERZWAN Jade
23 ROBERTS Anna
29 BARTRAM Jocelyn (GK)
COACH:JacquiDAY
1 TULIP Alana
2 REID Emma
3 HARVEY Michelle
4 HISKINS Georgia
5 O'SULLIVAN Kayla
7 FRUSHER Rachel (C)
8 THOMAS Jamee
11 HASSELERHARM Sarah
12 POWER Aleisha (GK)
18 ROCKLIFF Renee
20 NALDER Ellie
27 FENWICK Maddie
28 BUZZA Chloe
39 SAVUNDRA Kate
42 RODIER Mischa
COACH:PhilHULBERT
SATURDAY 6 MAY - 4.00PM
1 JOHNSTON Sophie
5 GROBBELAAR Miesa
Sarah 7 GROBBELAAR Nic 9 MUNDY
Caitlin
COACH:MadonnaBLYTH
4 VIARENGO Sofi
5 BARCLAY Rachel
7 PARK Jen
11 MORRIS Sarah
12 FITZPATRICK Madison
14 FERNANDES Nisha (C)
15 FERNANDES Maya
17 RITCHIE Morgan
20 VAUGHAN Camila (GK)
22 DAVIES Abby
26 CLAXTON Jane
27 RUTTER Bella
29 HARRIS Aimee
COACH:AmandaCHRISTIE
COACH:CraigWILSON
COACH:SamPIKE
SATURDAY 6 MAY - 5.00PM LEMNOS
4 SPENCER Declan
COACH:GraemeBEGBIE
28
COACH:TimDEAVIN
COACH:GeoffCOCK
SATURDAY 6 MAY - 5.30PM
HALE TURF
MEN'S
32
COACH:IanSMYTH
36
COACH:PhilMARSHALL COACH:ChrisCIRIELLO
SUNDAY 6 MAY - 2.00PM
PERTH HOCKEY STADIUM AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY
COACH:TrentMITTON
MEN'S
COACH:EdwardWELCH
TBA
TBA
SUNDAY 7 MAY - 3.30PM
PERTH HOCKEY STADIUM AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY
2 LUFF Melissa
3 HUGHES Rina
4 TIDY Camryn
5 PALMER Mackenzy
9 TORY Alicia
11 YOUNG Kimberley
14 BUSIKO Annie
15 HEBITON Keely
17 EDWARDS Jordan
MEN'S
2 BUCKLEY Jemma (C)
3 RATCLIFFE Madi
4 JUDD Erin (GK)
5 PEACOCK Candyce
9 VASKAS Arielle
10 MURRAY Eliza
15 NASH Fay
17 BUCKLEY Elly
19 PENDLEBURY Chloe
20 GREINER Rebecca
25 SKARRATT Danielle
26 DU PREEZ Ella
28 MANN Lilly
33 FRASER-EDWARDS Ava
34 FREEDMAN Jessica
50 MCCAUGHAN Sasha (GK)
COACH:JacobWHETTON
COACH:JaydeTAYLOR
