2019 Only Atoms Newcastle Tournament – Sticks and Stones Photography

Selected photos (from a few thousand available) from the SA Kangaroos games in the 2019 Only Atoms Newcastle Tournament played between 12-14 July 2019 at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, Newcastle. For the Atoms classification the SA Kangaroos fielded a team of primarily 10 years and under players as well as well as a few 11 year olds from the Pee Wees. The eastern states have a slightly different age group classification which meant several of these teams had many more players in the older group which would be a challenge for the fledgling SA Kangaroos team. Also several SA based players joined the Western Australian contingent for a combined WA-SA Thunderbolts team. Twelve teams were entered in the tournament this year: Kangaroos (SA); Thunderbolts (WA-SA); Macquarie Bears, Norwest Emperors, Liverpool Saints, Ice Zoo Wolves, Canterbury Eagles (all from Sydney rinks, NSW); Victoria; Newcastle Northstars (NSW); Canberra Phoenix (ACT); Brisbane Buccaneers, Southern Stars (Qld). All teams played each team once before the top 4 faced off for semi finals and the Gold, Silver and Bronze finals. When a team was 5 goals clear of their opponent the scoreboard would remain fixed unless the losing team reduced the 5 goal margin (as a mercy rule).

The SA Kangaroos were under no illusions this would be a difficult competition. After watching a few earlier games the thought was the most difficult teams might be the strong Northstars, Eagles (last year’s winners), Bears and Thunderbolts teams. As a team bonding exercise the players went for a walk on the former Adamstown-Lake Macquarie railway line and railway tunnel before moving onward to Merewether Beach and yes many ventured into the water after the team Coach Jeff Fode started proceedings by venturing in first (crazy!).

GAME 1 – SA Kangaroos vs Norwest Emperors (0-2 loss). A good showing by the Kangaroos as the Emperors proved to be one of the form teams and ended up equal top at the end of the minor round.

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web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 173 Jack Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 186 Hudson

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web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 196 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 206 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 209 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 221 Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 229 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 235 Thomas Wade Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 266 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 276 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 281 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 290 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 299 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 304 Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 308 Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 325 Jack Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 339 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 348 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 358 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 389

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game1 Emperors 394 Riley

GAME 2 – SA Kangaroos vs Canberra Phoenix (5-1 win). A good win in which the Kangaroos dominated most of the play.

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 407 Mickey Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 411 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 419 Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 425 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 429 Wade Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 434 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 439 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 445 Mickey Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 466 Jack Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 470 Jordan Jack Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 473 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 477 Jordan Thomas Jack Hudson Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 525 Jordan Jack Mickey Hudson Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 530 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 543 Mickey Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 552 Micah Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 559 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 566 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 594 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 612 Wade Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 634 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 637 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 643 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 665 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 668 Micah Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 702 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 708 Mickey Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 716 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 721 Jack Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game2 Phoenix 752 Jordan

GAME 3 – SA Kangaroos vs Liverpool Saints (3-4 loss). A tough loss against a tough opposition that finished 3rd last year.

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web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 770 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 778 Wade Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 792 Gabriel Micah Hudson Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 793 Gabriel Micah Hudson Mickey Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 800 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 817 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 820 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 826 Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 831 Jack Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 846 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 848 Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 853 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 880 Micah Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 885 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 888 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 903 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 909 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 910 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 913 Micah Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 941 Jack Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 942 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 948 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 950 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 963 Jack Jordan Thomas Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game3 Saints 980 Jack

GAME 4 – SA Kangaroos vs Victoria (1-2 loss). This one hurt as SA Kangaroos players on the ice claimed a goal wasn’t counted mid game which could have changed the game.

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1001 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1012 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1015 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1018 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1026 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1042

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1061 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1063 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1070 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1074 Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1076 Micah Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1082 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1121 Micah Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1125 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game4 Victoria 1132 Nottle

GAME 5 – SA Kangaroos vs Brisbane Buccaneers (3-0 win). A good morale boosting win for the Kangaroos who shook off the heartbreaking loss the game before.

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1168 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1175 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1185 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1189 Gabriel Hudson Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1194 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1202 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1205 Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1214 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1216 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1228 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1234 Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1242 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1262 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1273 Gabriel Micah Jack Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1282 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1291 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game5 Buccaneers 1294 Jordan

GAME 6 – SA Kangaroos vs Newcastle Northstars (1-5 loss) Coming up against the home team on big ice, the Kangaroos would always find it a tough ask and the Northstars dominated the game.

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1384 Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1389 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1399 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1414 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1420 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1424 Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1439 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1465 Thomas Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1471 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1473 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1476 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1485 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1497 Thomas Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1500 Thomas Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1512 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1514 Hudson Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1523 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1532 Wade Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1556 Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1564 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1574 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1579 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1587 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game6 Northstars 1598 Riley Jordan

GAME 7 – SA Kangaroos vs Macquarie Bears (0-5 loss) – A dominating performance by the eventual winners of the 2019 Only Atoms Newcastle tournament

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web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1622 Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1626 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1627 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1633 Hudson Thomas Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1649 Wade Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1650 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1675 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1682 Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1688 Marley Riley Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1695 Riley Zaiden Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1710 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game7 Bears 1715 Jordan

GAME 8 – SA Kangaroos vs Ice Zoo Wolves (5-0 win) – Refreshed after a sleep, the SA Kangaroos faced the new kids on the block the Ice Zoo Wolves at the ungodly hour of 6:52am! The Kangaroos took no prisoners and used the game to regain some lost confidence after the Bears mauling of the Kangaroos.

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1734 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1743 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1756 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1779 Mickey

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1795 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1821 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1832 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1846 Mickey Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1859 Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1860 Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1867 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1887 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1890 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1906 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game8 Ice Zoo 1914 Micah Wade

GAME 9 – SA Kangaroos vs Canterbury Eagles (0-5 loss) – Last year’s winners intended to regain the cup, even if that meant a rough standard of play against any newcomers. The Kangaroos stood up to the onslaught but struggled against this seasoned and older outfit. Their prominent player (a girl we think) cost us on the scoreboard and ended up in the sin bin more than once….like the young Oddy boys used to!

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1923 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1926 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1932 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1944 Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1949 Riley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1953 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1996 Jordan Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 1998 Jordan Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2008 Gabriel Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2021 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2027 Jack Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2033 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2036 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2048 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2054 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2066 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2070 Jack Hudson Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2098 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2104 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2111 Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2116 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2129 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2180

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game9 Eagles 2191 Gabriel

GAME 10 – SA Kangaroos vs Brisbane Southern Stars (3-0 win)

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2200 Jordan

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2206 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2216 Gabriel Marley

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2224 Micah

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2233 Riley Wade

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2248 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2251 Micah Hudson

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2257 Marley Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2267 Thomas

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2269 Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2277 Gabriel Zaiden

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2302 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2330 Jack

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2336 Gabriel

web 2019_07_12 Only Atoms Newcastle game10 Southern Stars 2347 Nottle Riley Thomas Marley Zaiden Jack

GAME 11 – SA Kangaroos vs WASA Thunderbolts (0-2 loss). The game the Kangaroos were looking forward to as the Thunderbolts contained 3 SA players including their goal Zac Murfin as well as 3 players that were part of their 2019 Singapore Ice Dragons Tournament SA Kangaroos team.