We are pleased to announce the Victorian Pride Warriors team for the 2019 National Electric Wheelchair Sports (NEWS) event to be held in Sydney between April 13th – 20th. It will be the 34th National Championships and will feature teams from New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.
This year, NEWS will introduce Powerchair Football into the competition which will replace Balloon Soccer.
Players from our Victorian Powerchair Sports League (VPSL) were selected in a team consisting of 6 players. All 6 players will represent Victoria in Powerchair Hockey, Powerchair Football and Rugby League. The team will welcome back Jules North-Coombes who returns from retirement. Luke David retains the Captaincy while Shaun Mott will take the Vice-Captain role for a second year in a row.
The following players have been selected in the team: *Games played for Victoria at NEWS
- Michael Murdaca (69 Games)
- Jules North-Coombes (161 Games )
- Luke David (206 Games)
- Shaun Mott (24 Games)
- Daniel Maugeri (12 Games)
- Josh Rycken (86 Games)
Emergency Players: Craig Kilby, Julia Svaganovic
Head Coaches: Luke David & Rebecca Gulle
Team Manager: Adam Lloyd
Victorian Pride Warriors proudly sponsored by Pride Mobility, Motion Wheelchairs, SuperSealing, Muscular Dystrophy Australia
Victoria at National Electric Wheelchair Sports:
- ’86, ’87, ’91, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’02, ’10, ’12, 16′ Roger Melnyk Winners
- ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’04, ’05, ’08, ’10, ’12, ’13, 16′, 17′ Hockey Champions
- ’04, ’09 Balloon Soccer Champions
- ’18, Powerchair Hockey Champions
Training Sessions:
10 Feb 2019 | Aquahub | 11am – 2pm
10 Mar 2019 | Aquahub | 1pm – 4pm
24 Mar 2019 | Aquahub | 1pm – 4pm
31 Mar 2019 | Aquahub | 1pm – 4pm
For more information, email luke.david@vewsa.org.au
