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Suzan Summers
06-22-2001 2:53 am
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Good story except for a couple of errors. Alyson Annan was born On the 21 of June 1973 at Wentworthville N.S.W.
Thankyou
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shaista javaid(Pakistan)
07-04-2001 3:18 pm
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it is good story about whic give us the full picture of her i am grate ful to her that she give the treaining at lahore.in april,i am proud that i have been trained by a great player like her/i pray that she always remains the gretaest amongst all.
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shaista javaid(pakistan)
07-12-2001 12:09 am
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i am grate ful to planet field for printing my comments. i enjoy reading this web site as it helps me to train my province team,
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Emma
07-16-2001 4:46 am
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Where's Mandy Smith's Article?
Alison yes is good but what about Mandy Smith???
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regina
07-27-2001 6:34 am
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Its so good to find a fan that knows of her birth place,yes she was born in wentworthville,nsw,if only you all knew how many broken windows and sticks one had to go through but it was all worth while,even the headaches of travelling,which are missed so much,but the games truly made up for it.
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Irene
07-31-2001 2:05 pm
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I'm still your fan. Try to keep on playing. Good luck!
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lexa
08-03-2001 11:39 pm
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alison yes but wheres mandy smith??? pictures etc
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hockey lover
08-22-2001 6:34 am
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She is indeed a great player-someone that plays with great skill,composure,and balance....but I think what makes her so special too is she has been apart of a team that has been a big part of her success-and together they have achieved alot!!!
But what about players from argentina!!!
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Vane
11-27-2001 8:59 pm
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I agree that Alyson deserves to be the best player but the last months we saw that the Argentina Hockey Team. So, we can also consider several great players such as Luciana Aymar, Cecilia Rognoni and Vanina Oneto. Come on people, nowadays Argentina is the number one.
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Mr. X
12-10-2001 9:37 pm
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Argentinean Players
Vane...Argentina is not number one...no yet... However, I agree that some of their players should be in this section....A strong recomendation for Vanina Oneto, and Lucha Aymar.
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t bailey
02-14-2002 9:44 pm
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alyson
she went to high school at Macquarie fields high and she played hockey with my sister.
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fly on the wall
03-08-2002 7:59 pm
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Alyson Annan
Having watched Al play over a number of years I can say unbiasedly that she is the greatest women's player ever. 2nd on that list is Rechelle Hawkes, always in the right position at the right time. Annan is like Michael Jordan, so far ahead of the rest it's not funny. As a 15-year-old she was recording times for difficult drills that many international men struggle to match. My heartbeat quickens whenever she gets the ball and takes off! I just hope she's fit and plays in perth later this year at the World Cup.
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future hockey star to be
03-16-2002 9:42 pm
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whoa ! that what we have to say when it comes to alyson she is amazing to watch.as a young person in the sport , she is truly a person to emmulate , and admire her level of skill and talent .
she's de bomb
one day a new star will be created from trinidad and tobago to replace alyson , because she will learn from the best .
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Suzie Lann'e
05-13-2002 9:25 pm
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hi
I love Hockey and i play left wing. I play every Friday and i am also doing it for association sports on saturdays next year. I am a fast runner so my team members pass the ball to me and i sprint down to the circle and score. I havn't been caught yet! Anyway i am doing a profile on an Australian athlete and i love hockey so i chose you.
I hope to become a Telstra hockeyroo some day!
i just wanted to let you now you inspire me and hopefully i can meet you someday. if i work hard enough. I hope to see you soon playing hockey for Australia!!!!!!!
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shaista javed
06-01-2002 9:51 am
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hiya
hiya shaista javeid da other 1 like me. if u read this please contact me @ sisdabest@yahoo.com
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AD
06-07-2002 5:25 am
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Is Alison still playing for Oz? Havnt heard anything for a while now?
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lydia hing
07-23-2002 7:55 pm
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i am a hockey player playing in Fiji. I have represented my country for the past 5-6 years now. even though i haven't heard of alison i would really like to see her play. if she is rated as one of the best H/Player in the world i would like to watch a video of one of her games please. right now i am in the Squad for the SPG games that will be held in Fiji next year and my watching her play will help me improve my skills of the game should you send one. mr address Box 2219 government bldgs Suva.
once again thank you
even though our country is not up there with the best we are enjoying the game here on grass and at the moment they are building our astro turf for the South Pacific Games hope that one day we will make it with the best team.
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Andrew
08-02-2002 4:05 pm
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GIVE US SOME NIKKI HUDSON, UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD WHEN ALISON IS INJURED!
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xxx
08-04-2002 11:09 pm
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Andrew, who said Alyson was injured, if they needed a player at the Champions trophy it was definately Alyson, shame the coach doesn't think the same as the majority of the population.
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kareena U16 scotland
08-13-2002 11:10 am
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i come from scotland and even over here alyson is known as a great but her achievements hav not been fully rewarded. It is disapointing that such a talent has not been fully recognised world wide. i believe that hockey is a sport that should be watched by the millions that tune into football and athletics and stars like alyson make it worth while. alyson really is an inspiration and idol to many young players in scotland and we build ourselves on the belief that one day we will be up there achieving the highest level
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goober
09-06-2002 10:04 pm
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alyson
really missed you not playing for australia.
will you be back playing in the near future there were rumours you
were eligible to play again next year.anyway i would love to watch you
play again because you are the best player ever and i'd love to
emulate your career. all the best.
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Big Mamma
09-12-2002 12:09 am
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Hey dudes. It was good to meet you last year. Keep playing like a *.
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Admirer
11-01-2002 9:48 pm
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Admires
I love this women, she not only is the greatest player you will ever see, but she is considerate, polite, tender, loving and will always put herself second to others, she has a heart of gold, so much gold it rutheth over. Good luck Alyson in the path you choose and if we ever see you on the field again which I do hope we will, Good luck, you deserve more than what you are getting now.
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LORENA
11-20-2002 3:55 pm
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COME ON ALYSON YOU CAN STILL PLAY HOCKEY . ITS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO SEE YOU PLAY . YOU ARE A EXELENT EXAMPLE FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES HOCKEY.BUT I THINK THAT IS TIME FOR OTHER PLAYERS AS CECILIA ROGNONI AND LUCIANA AYMAR TO BE THE BEST , THIS IS MY OPINION .
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Hockey Nut
11-27-2002 4:26 am
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Sharon Buchanon
Sharon Buchanon is the true hero of Hockey. I strongly suggest your site does some research. Not only a great player but a true lady of the sport.
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BREATH OF FRESH AIR
12-05-2002 8:29 am
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HOCKEY
ALRIGHT KAZ? GIVE UP DA BADMINTON AND LIVE THE DREAM!!!!!!!!
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kazeena
01-23-2003 12:27 pm
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breath of fresh air
im a machine wif attitude and u cant touch me! shame u cant b talented at 2 sports :P
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guess who kareena U16 scotland!!
03-25-2003 7:49 am
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SHORITE GIVE UP BADMINTON AND LIVE THE HOCKEY DREAM!!
agree wif ur wee speech!!!
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kareena
05-01-2003 3:01 pm
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hehehehe shorite! luv trhat word. believe me i do live tha hockey dream! (well i try to anyway) keep it real! :D
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Francesca
07-09-2003 5:19 am
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What about England!? We're the greatest team in the World
Basically the Eng squad rocks.....
When we travel to Athens you'll see...
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breath of fresh air
07-14-2003 3:57 am
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Francesca
England? hahahaha.greatest team in the world?well what have u won recently? big it up to all ma pps fae Bonnie Scotland,one love! keep partyin hard. x
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hockey warrior
09-09-2003 6:50 am
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Francesca
Surely it's about time the England team climbed down from the pedestal they have put themselves upon and started to learn a little humility in the face of the greats such as Nederlands, Argentina and particularly, Australia? It's now becoming a well known fact that the England squad, far from 'rocking', are nothing but irritating with their, frankly, disgusting attitude to those against whom they compete. The exception would be Jane, but then Sixsmith is an exception on all scores....the only truly 'international' player to emerge from England in recent times.
It is an insult to players such as Alyson to have such utter drivel as you wrote posted on their commentary......
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blah
09-10-2003 6:01 am
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agressive
lol, agressiveness at its best hockey warrior! i love the hockeyroos as much as ne ozzie hockey playa would, but that doesn't mean u put other "countries" down, just cos u dun reckon they're as good, lol. hockey is a game that's there to provide fun, activity and fitness, but don't take it sooooo seriously that you forget to enjoy, and encourage both the ppl ur playing with, and against.
good luck to every1 hus playing ne games currently:P
blah
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hockey warrior
09-11-2003 6:24 am
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you read me wrong blah...
I wasn't putting anyone down because I don't reckon they're as good...I was addressing the 'attitude' of the side and their supporters which is nothing less than tiresome at the best of times. From where I stand, England aren't 'another' country...I have dual nationality, one of which happens to be English. Hence, the attitude of self-importance isn't just one I don't agree with, it's one I find downright embarrassing. You're right Blah, it IS just a game and it IS there to provide fun....it would be nice, however, if 'my' country adhered to this ethos and 'played nicely' for a change.
And, hey, I don't take anything too seriously, just don't like it when people are disrespectful....there's no need for it.
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SPANKYPRAWN
12-07-2003 1:06 am
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NEW HOCKEYROO #1 PLAYER...
If you all watched the Champions Trophie over the last few weeks im sure ou all would have seen the amazing skill and composure of Hockeyroo Katie Allen... having played over 140 international games i believe she has become the backbone of the Hockeyroos... her fearless agression is what the team lacks and withour her strength on the backline there is no way they would have gotten the gold.... Katie you rock! i never forget watching you all those years ago training down at hawthorn..i picked you out then...knew you would be a star!! Take care of that black eye babes!! hehe xxx
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Jossy99
12-07-2003 3:13 am
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iv met Alyson Annan and she i such a nice person and he skills are so good i could not belive it
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Michael G
01-12-2004 1:58 am
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Alyson Annan
The first time I ever saw Alyson was the Sydney Olympic games when I decided to tape the hockeyroos to help give me ideas to improve my game. I never knew anything about her until watching her play against England in the first match and couldn't believe the amount of speed, skill, and awareness she possessed. Some of the things she did I never knew you could do and I can honestly say she changed the way I approached the game. As a coach aswell I looked to pass on some of her skills plus certain strategies the hockeyroos used. Since I got glued watching her and the team dominated games I did managed to pick up one key fault that Alyson could improve on and that was her tackle from in front of the player. Her tackle or stealing from behind was very effective but got flat footed alot from in front of the player. A lot of the time it didn't matter as she had enough speed to cover her mistake and the strength of the hockeryroos backline rarely let any through anyway. It was a shame I didn't get to see any more of her play, now assistant coach at the dutch camp I don't think she'll make it back to the intenational side. Thanks for the memories!
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Miss S
02-20-2004 11:05 pm
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Alyson Annan
She may be who she is now but she was the rudist person at high school and so was David her brother.
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amused!!
02-22-2004 4:31 pm
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Miss S
Rude !! I don't think so. Shy maybe. I have known her since she was 10 and have never ever known her to be rude. She is a person who keeps to herself and regards family and friends highly!!. Maybe you were not in either category, hence she had no time for you, which gave you the opinion she was rude! I find it disappointing that all you can say about this article and her achievements is that YOU thought she was rude. Congratulations on jumping on a ban wagon of criticising people when they achieve! shame on you
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Cristi
03-04-2004 5:23 am
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Agree amused!!!
couldnīt agree with you more Amused! Gee Miss S, its frightening what jealousy can turn people into!.. nasty nasty indeed! Please next time, keep your irrational thoughts to yourself - and maybe try and pull out something worthy, kind, spiriting or relevant!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Allyson you are amazing! an absolute inspiration to us all. THE legend to admire...
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South African Hockey lover
03-13-2004 1:14 pm
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This was a great artical and I think she is a player to look up to and to admire and I see her as a Role-model and wish to play like her someday. I think the aussie-team is great but South-Africa is also very great and there needs to be more about South-Africa and about our players! See ya!
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ZAIBI ZIA
08-02-2004 2:54 pm
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I WANT TO CONVEY THIS MSG TO ANNA
DEAR ANNA ,
I AM FROM PAKISTAN I HAVE ATTENDED ONE COURSE WITH U IN 2001 AT PAKISTAN . I REALY ENJOYED THAT COURSE CAN U COME AGAIN TO HAVE SOME MORE COURSES . I HAD 2 OR THREE COURSES WITH TYABB MASTER COACH REALY APPRECIATED HIS KNOWLEDGE AND GAIN COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE FROM HIM .
OK BYE I REALY LOVE TO C U AGAIN . WHAT R U DOING NOW OK BYE IF U GET MY MAIL RY TO GIVE ME ANSWER.
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Kirsty Sou
08-04-2004 10:27 pm
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Comments
When people print it prints all of the comments and it is annoying!!!!!
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Awesome
08-10-2004 3:52 am
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Argentina and Australia
Hey hey, just wanted to say that Argentina is not yet the worlds number one team, im pretty sure australia beat them in the 2003 champions trophy..so whoever said they were number one are sadly mistaken.....!! GO AUSTRALIA AND COME BACK ALYSON
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Mara
08-13-2004 9:23 am
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That's a very superficial article, what about some HOCKEY-insights or at least personal trivias, just something that makes this a feature of her personality?
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JC
08-21-2004 6:32 pm
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What the ?
You should all take a moment to look at yourselves here. Firstly, you should all maybe just look to praising the girl that this page represents, she is an absolute gem of a girl. Secondly, you should all be ashamed of yourselves for trying to better one another by using the rankings of your national teams to state how great you are on the back of their success. As a brit who has just witnessed the beginning of a new era for the mens national side here, i hold my breath in hope that they can get back to the ranking that they deserve to be at. As a neutral, i see the likes of Australia as an awesome force (currently) - just don't assume that these guys will be at the top of the pack forever though Ozzie friends cos the other nations are catching you up big style. My Money is on South Africa to come and start kicking international hockey butt soon now that the awesome skills and power of the native african players has now been unleashed! The girls look quite handy too!
For the record, anyone care if i state the best guys in world hockey in my opinion are Greg Nicol & Justin King of South Africa, Mark Pearn and Simon Mason of GB, and the ladies other than the gorgeous HockeyRoos, Denise Marsden Smith & Kate Walsh, go girl!!!!! XXXX ;) PS. Kate Walsh is the fittest woman i have ever seen!
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08-27-2004 7:26 am
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Alyson Annan the new headcoach of .. Holland? Australia? ..?
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Nicole T
10-10-2004 8:29 pm
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Alyson Rocks
Alyson I have grown up with you being my heroin and I THANK you for that. I love watching you play. You are an inspiration and a dam fine hockey player. Hey if you see Dominique say hello for me. You Rock! You kick arse! Go the Aussies and the Dutch (but that is only because of you and Dom).
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Alex Dunn
10-28-2004 11:52 pm
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Alyson is my Aussie Hockey Hero u champ
ever since i have heard of who u were i just wanted to be like you and be the damn best hockey player but i know u worked hard for it and i wil do anthing i have to, to get where i wanna go. you have been an inspiration to me and i hope to go as far as you did. thanx heaps alex. i dont know if u can reply but if u can that would be great.
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The Sorcerer
12-29-2004 6:57 pm
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Annan should be Australia's next Head Coach
It is interesting to see how the Hockeyroos have stumbled since Mr Bell encouraged Alyson Annan to retire. The matter was so badly handled by Hockey Australia. With the failure of the Hockeyroos at the Olympic's it is time for Australia to try and recruit Annan to its national coaching staff. This outstanding player has already demonstrated her coaching prowess with the Dutch. The impact of linking Annan into the Hockeyroo coaching network would have an immeasurable impact upon the team.
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shona sheehy
02-13-2005 4:35 am
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hi pplz
i just wanted to say ever since istarted playing hockey which was six years ago i have admired you every time i watch u play i think look at that girl she is such an inspireations to all those hockey plays out .I remember u coming out to st helens primary school in 2003 i was so glad to see you and girl i think what are you doing to your self get out there and go do what your best at (GO PLAY YOUR HOCKEY GIRL) i just want u to now i will admire you to the day i die love ya oxoxoxo
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Ireland
02-20-2005 4:54 pm
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Does Alyson Annan ever read this page? If so I have a few comments:
Firstly, the question as to who is the greatest player in the world is subjective - there is no definitive answer. However, everyone who has commented on this website must agree that Alyson Annan is unique and it's unlikely we'll see a player with her all round ability again. Secondly, Alyson you retired too early. I suppose I say that out of disappointment. I missed you in the World Cup in Ireland in '94 and thought I would have the opportunity to see you in Athens only to find that you had retired from international hockey. People like you inspire others to become like you so it's important that you hang around and play for as long as possible - see Suzie L's comments above. Finally even though I stated there's no definitive answer I do believe that you are the greatest player ever - Reychelle Hawkes said it recently and Rick Charlesworth thinks so and you know he's never wrong! Ireland.
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04-05-2005 4:19 pm
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The only words suitable to describe Alyson are LEGEND, AMAZING and FANTASTIC!! However, i must add, my other hockey heroines are mijntje donners of the netherlands, and kate walsh (my all time fave and idol) of england and GB. Not only is Kate a great player, infact one of englands only current worldclass players, but she is also amazingly good looking, definitly the most stunning of the current hockey internationals!! Not to mention a first class captain!
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From Holland
04-06-2005 5:34 am
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Al nowadays
Hi to all,
I've been reading your postings, and it seems that some people don't exactly know what Al is doing nowadays. Last season (2003-2004) she played her last game for Klein Zwitserland, a Dutch club in the Hague. They perform in the highest league, now running for the play-offs in May. Alyson became coach of this squad, and is doing very well. She stopped playing herself, which was a pity since she attributed a lot to this team (2x winner of best player competition in Holland, and topscorer). Maybe she learned a lot from Rick as far as coaching is concerned because it is getting better every week. Also, during the Olympics in Athens, she was trainer of Dutch national team, who became second. Hope to have informed you enough, keep the postings up, it's nice for us to read how Aussies think about her!
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walshy_fan_2005
04-06-2005 5:12 pm
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is kate walsh still playing for Klein Zwitserland?
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from holland
05-12-2005 10:32 am
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katie
Hi! Yes, she is indeed and really made very much progression during our national league..She is indeed very fit.Next year you can watch her play again in England, for she's going back to pick up her study and because Brett is also going back. Loss for us, win for England, but she really learned a lot here so hopefully she'll keep it up over there!!!
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kirsty
08-02-2005 9:47 pm
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whateva!
my friends r h.m, p.e & j.m
whateva!
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hannah
08-02-2005 9:49 pm
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go peoples
Jess roxz!!! She is the best!!!
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Peta Esery
08-02-2005 9:52 pm
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OMG
well i really like this web page but it is REALLY REALLY anoying when you want to print something because you have to copy and past just to get what you want
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lisa
08-17-2005 1:05 am
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hi all,
i just played in israel for australia - and the opposing coach for holland was alyson annan - and for all the people who say she is rude - i totally disagree. i thought alyson was a complete professional - and not only was she a brilliant player but coached her team to gold at the tournament. she is really nice and an absolute star. at the ned of the tournament she signed my hat - an item that i will treasure for ever.
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