Melton Hockey Club
Kovarik, John

Last updated : 12:51 am - 18 September 2022

Club Cap : 517
(Games : 201, Goals : 96 )

First XI Men's Cap : 149
(Games : 53, Goals : 28)

Games Umpired : 2
(Senior : 0, Veteran : 2, Junior : 0)

Milestones

2001-Apr-07 :	First Junior game (Werribee (1) 5 def. Melton 0. R-02: 2001 U9 West)
2001-Apr-07 :	First game (Werribee (1) 5 def. Melton 0. R-02: 2001 U9 West)
2001-Aug-18 :	First goal scored (Melton 2 def. Werribee (2) 0. R-18: 2001 U9 West)
2003-Aug-02 :	50 Junior games (Melton 2 def. Yarra Valley 0. R-14: 2003 U11 North)
2006-Apr-21 :	100 Junior games (Hawthorn 2 def. Melton 1. R-01: 2006 U13 Pennant North)
2006-Sep-02 :	First Senior game (Melton 2 def. St.Bernards 1. R-18: 2006 Metro 4 West Men)
2007-May-20 :	First Senior goal (St.Bernards 9 def. Melton 1. R-05: 2007 Metro 4 West Men)
2007-Sep-14 :	Last Junior game (St.Bernards 3 def. Melton 1. GF: 2007 U13 Pennant North)
2011-Jul-18 :	First game umpired (Melton 2 def. Footscray 1. R-13: 2011 Veterans C West)
2014-May-24 :	First First XI Mens game (Melton 4 def. Old Haileybury 2. R-05: 2014 Vic League 3 Men)
2014-Jul-28 :	Last game umpired (Kew 2 def. Melton 1. R-14: 2014 Masters 45+ A)
2018-Aug-19 :	Last First XI Mens game played (Melton 3 def. Maccabi 1. R-17: 2018 Vic League 3 Men)
2018-Aug-19 :	Last game played (Melton 3 def. Maccabi 1. R-17: 2018 Vic League 3 Men)
	Playing career : 6343 days. (17 years and 138 days.)

Honours, Trophies, and Official Roles

Club Champion (Men) :	2014/15

Best and Fairest :	2007-U13 Pennant North, 2015-Vic League 3 Men
B&F Runner Up :	2005-U13 North, 2006-U13 Pennant North, 2016-Vic League 3 Men,
	2018-Vic League 3 Men

Team Photographs

2018
Vic League 3 Men

2016
Vic League 3 Men

2014
Vic League 3 Men

2007
U13 Pennant North

2006
U13 Pennant North

Complete Playing History

Teams played with : 19

Premierships won : 1

Wooden Spoons : 1

Games as Player	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Total	Goals	Goalscoring Average
Junior Winter	78	13	39	130	58	0.450
Junior Summer	2	0	1	3	6	2.000
Junior Total	80	13	40	133	64	0.485
Senior Winter	26	5	37	68	32	0.471
Total	106	18	77	201	96	0.480

Pos.	PR/WS	Competition	Games	Goals	Avge.	Won	Drawn	Lost	Avge.For	Avge.Aga	Avge.Diff	G.For	G.Aga	GoalDiff
5		2018 Vic League 3 Men*	9	3	0.333	5		4	3.333	2.556	+0.778	30	23	+007
6		2018 Pennant G Men*	1	2	2.000	1			4.000	3.000	+1.000	4	3	+001
2		2016 Vic League 3 Men*	19	15	0.789	10	2	7	3.158	2.211	+0.947	60	42	+018
7		2015 Vic League 3 Men*	15	5	0.333	4	1	10	1.800	3.667	-1.867	27	55	-028
7		2014 Vic League 3 Men*	10	5	0.500	3	1	6	2.300	3.000	-0.700	23	30	-007
5		2007 Metro 3 West Men*	1			1			4.000	1.000	+3.000	4	1	+003
9		2007 Metro 4 West Men*	12	2	0.167	1	1	10	1.167	6.083	-4.917	14	73	-059
2		2007 U13 Pennant North*	18	12	0.667	13	2	3	3.333	1.222	+2.111	60	22	+038
1		2006 Metro 4 West Men*	1			1			2.000	1.000	+1.000	2	1	+001
8		2006 U13 Pennant North*	16	3	0.188	3	2	11	1.375	2.688	-1.313	22	43	-021
2		2005 U13 North*	18	11	0.611	13		5	3.611	1.278	+2.333	65	23	+042
5		2004/05 U13 Essendon Friday	3	6	2.000	2		1	4.667	2.333	+2.333	14	7	+007
1		2004 U13 North*	5	1	0.200	2	1	2	1.600	1.200	+0.400	8	6	+002
2		2004 U11 North*	17	15	0.882	11	4	2	3.059	0.765	+2.294	52	13	+039
1	PR	2003 U11 North*	18	7	0.389	17	1		3.611	0.222	+3.389	65	4	+061
6		2003 U9 West*	3	1	0.333	2		1	2.000	2.333	-0.333	6	7	-001
9	WS	2002 U13 Pennant North*	1					1	0.000	3.000	-3.000	0	3	-003
4		2002 U9 West*	18	7	0.389	12	1	5	3.611	1.222	+2.389	65	22	+043
8		2001 U9 West*	16	1	0.063	5	2	9	1.063	2.563	-1.500	17	41	-024
			201	96	0.478	106	18	77	2.802	2.085	+0.592	538	419	+119

Umpiring History

Year    Division                      SEN VET JUN
2011    Veterans C West                     1    
2014    Masters 45+ A                       1    
                                                 
SUBTOTAL                                    2    
TOTAL                                           2

Junior Winter Playing History

Games as Player	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Total	Goals	Goalscoring Average
Junior Winter	78	13	39	130	58	0.450

First Game :	Werribee (1) 5 def. Melton 0. R-02: 2001 U9 West
Last Game :	St.Bernards 3 def. Melton 1. GF: 2007 U13 Pennant North
Best Win :	Melton 11 def. Powerhouse 0. R-15: 2007 U13 Pennant North
Worst Loss :	Essendon (B) 10 def. Melton 0. R-05: 2001 U9 West
1 goal games :	37 times. Last : Melton 2 def. Essendon 1. SF: 2007 U13 Pennant North
2 goal games :	9 times. Last : Melton 2 def. Essendon 1. R-16: 2007 U13 Pennant North
3 goal games :	1 times. Last : Melton 11 def. Footscray (B) 0. R-11: 2004 U11 North
Finals :	Melton 2 def. Yarra Valley 1. GF: 2003 U11 North Melton 3 def. Hawthorn 0. SF: 2003 U11 North Greensborough 2 def. Melton 1. GF: 2004 U11 North Melton 2 def. Werribee 0. SF: 2004 U11 North Greensborough 4 def. Melton 0. GF: 2005 U13 North Melton 0 def. Yarra Valley 0. SF: 2005 U13 North St.Bernards 3 def. Melton 1. GF: 2007 U13 Pennant North Melton 2 def. Essendon 1. SF: 2007 U13 Pennant North
Premierships :	Melton 2 def. Yarra Valley 1. GF: 2003 U11 North

Junior Summer Playing History

Games as Player	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Total	Goals	Goalscoring Average
Junior Summer	2	0	1	3	6	2.000

First Game :	Melton 4 def. Essendon (J) 2. R-07: 2004/05 U13 Essendon Friday
Last Game :	Essendon (B) 5 def. Melton 3. R-10: 2004/05 U13 Essendon Friday
Best Win :	Melton 7 def. Werribee 0. R-08: 2004/05 U13 Essendon Friday
Worst Loss :	Essendon (B) 5 def. Melton 3. R-10: 2004/05 U13 Essendon Friday
2 goal games :	1 times. Last : Melton 4 def. Essendon (J) 2. R-07: 2004/05 U13 Essendon Friday
4 goal games :	1 times. Last : Melton 7 def. Werribee 0. R-08: 2004/05 U13 Essendon Friday
Finals :	None.
Premierships :	None.

Senior Winter Playing History

Games as Player	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Total	Goals	Goalscoring Average
Senior Winter	26	5	37	68	32	0.471

First Game :	Melton 2 def. St.Bernards 1. R-18: 2006 Metro 4 West Men
Last Game :	Melton 3 def. Maccabi 1. R-17: 2018 Vic League 3 Men
Best Win :	Melton 7 def. Maccabi 0. R-10: 2018 Vic League 3 Men
Worst Loss :	MUHC (B) 10 def. Melton 0. R-15: 2007 Metro 4 West Men
1 goal games :	22 times. Last : Melton 3 def. Maccabi 1. R-17: 2018 Vic League 3 Men
2 goal games :	5 times. Last : Melton 4 def. Collegians-X 3. R-02: 2018 Pennant G Men
Finals :	Melton 4 def. ECHO 1. EF: 2016 Vic League 3 Men Old Melburnians 2 def. Melton 1. GF: 2016 Vic League 3 Men Melton 1 def. Bayside 0. QF: 2016 Vic League 3 Men
Premierships :	None.

Teammates

Number of teammates :118 (Top 50 shown)

Player	Games	Win%	Draw%	Loss%	Avge.For	Avge.Aga	Avge.Diff	G.For	G.Aga	GoalDiff
Kelly, Bo*	110	51%	11%	38%	2.764	2.000	+0.764	304	220	+084
Bluschke, Glen*	109	61%	8%	30%	3.009	1.716	+1.294	328	187	+141
McMurrie, Tom*	83	51%	11%	39%	2.639	2.120	+0.518	219	176	+043
Shadbolt, Megan*	76	67%	7%	26%	3.079	1.289	+1.789	234	98	+136
Strebs-Stelps, Ben*	62	50%	10%	40%	2.823	2.371	+0.452	175	147	+028
Chisholm, Rebecca*	60	65%	7%	28%	2.817	1.350	+1.467	169	81	+088
Buttigieg, Stephanie*	57	65%	7%	28%	2.825	1.386	+1.439	161	79	+082
Vallance, Lachlan*	55	51%	9%	40%	2.800	2.418	+0.382	154	133	+021
Corless, Sheridan*	54	56%	13%	31%	2.593	1.537	+1.056	140	83	+057
Salvatore, Aaron*	54	56%	13%	31%	2.667	1.630	+1.037	144	88	+056
Self, Ryan*	52	42%	8%	50%	2.673	2.808	-0.135	139	146	-007
Gati, Nick*	49	71%	6%	22%	3.367	1.286	+2.082	165	63	+102
Scalzo, Mark*	48	52%	10%	38%	2.750	1.979	+0.771	132	95	+037
Arnold, Andrew*	45	42%	9%	49%	2.622	2.756	-0.133	118	124	-006
Lawrence, Jesse*	43	44%	7%	49%	2.721	2.791	-0.070	117	120	-003
May, Adrian*	41	37%	10%	54%	2.463	2.927	-0.463	101	120	-019
Parker, Liam*	39	74%	5%	21%	3.538	0.949	+2.590	138	37	+101
Corless, Melanie*	38	66%	13%	21%	3.237	1.105	+2.132	123	42	+081
Johnston, Catrina*	38	76%	5%	18%	3.211	0.789	+2.421	122	30	+092
McMurrie, Michael*	38	50%	13%	37%	2.605	2.053	+0.553	99	78	+021
Knipe, Lucas*	38	42%	8%	50%	2.447	2.605	-0.158	93	99	-006
Baker, Daniel*	37	43%	11%	46%	2.541	2.541	+0.000	94	94	+000
McCann, Matthew*	36	61%	8%	31%	2.194	1.306	+0.889	79	47	+032
Abel, Jake*	35	34%	9%	57%	1.571	3.457	-1.886	55	121	-066
McMurrie, Andrew*	35	46%	6%	49%	2.486	2.914	-0.429	87	102	-015
Grant-Taylor, Lexi*	35	69%	11%	20%	3.429	1.114	+2.314	120	39	+081
Vallance, Liam*	35	46%	11%	43%	2.343	2.143	+0.200	82	75	+007
Thomas, Callan*	34	79%	6%	15%	3.676	0.765	+2.912	125	26	+099
Hooley, Aidan*	34	47%	12%	41%	2.412	1.912	+0.500	82	65	+017
Oataway, Anthony*	33	45%	12%	42%	2.394	1.970	+0.424	79	65	+014
Cooke, Alex*	30	47%	7%	47%	2.067	1.900	+0.167	62	57	+005
Kelly, Lee*	30	47%	10%	43%	2.933	2.467	+0.467	88	74	+014
Purdie, Kate*	25	84%	4%	12%	3.560	0.640	+2.920	89	16	+073
Arnold, Chris*	23	43%	9%	48%	2.957	2.826	+0.130	68	65	+003
Eastwell, Josh*	22	27%	9%	64%	2.091	3.409	-1.318	46	75	-029
Edwards, Ebony*	21	48%	5%	48%	2.429	2.286	+0.143	51	48	+003
Jennings, Nathan*	19	95%	5%		3.789	0.263	+3.526	72	5	+067
VellaVanKassel, Chris*	19	37%		63%	1.947	2.789	-0.842	37	53	-016
Coe, Nathan*	18	89%	6%	6%	3.389	0.333	+3.056	61	6	+055
Sinclair, Michaella*	18	61%	22%	17%	2.667	1.000	+1.667	48	18	+030
Noonan, Kristian*	18	56%	11%	33%	3.333	2.056	+1.278	60	37	+023
Trevarthen, Jason*	17	53%	12%	35%	3.176	2.235	+0.941	54	38	+016
Gati, Andrew*	16	63%	19%	19%	2.438	1.000	+1.438	39	16	+023
McKinnon, Dale*	16	63%	19%	19%	2.750	1.125	+1.625	44	18	+026
Carpenter, Dale*	16	19%	13%	69%	1.375	2.688	-1.313	22	43	-021
Hardy, Jasmin*	16	19%	13%	69%	1.375	2.688	-1.313	22	43	-021
Jackson, Taylor*	16	19%	13%	69%	1.375	2.688	-1.313	22	43	-021
Morcos, Daniel*	16	69%	13%	19%	3.313	1.313	+2.000	53	21	+032
Holahan, Zac*	15	47%		53%	2.600	2.733	-0.133	39	41	-002
Vallance, Hayley*	15	20%	7%	73%	1.333	2.733	-1.400	20	41	-021

Opposition Teams

Opponent	Games	Goals	Avge	Win%	Draw%	Loss%	G.For	G.Aga	GoalDiff
Essendon	22	12	0.545	50%	5%	45%	57	44	+013
Footscray	20	12	0.600	70%	15%	15%	66	19	+047
Werribee	17	11	0.647	59%	12%	29%	37	21	+016
Altona	13	7	0.538	62%	23%	15%	46	16	+030
Greensborough	11	2	0.182	36%		64%	15	24	-009
Yarra Valley	10	3	0.333	50%	10%	40%	19	27	-008
Collegians-X	10	5	0.500	40%	10%	50%	30	25	+005
St.Bernards	9	3	0.333	22%		78%	11	46	-035
Swinburne	9	7	0.778	67%	11%	22%	37	18	+019
Powerhouse	8	5	0.625	75%		25%	37	15	+022
RMIT	6	4	0.667	50%		50%	16	13	+003
ECHO	6	5	0.833	50%	17%	33%	15	13	+002
Bayside	6	4	0.667	17%	17%	67%	11	20	-009
Old Melburnians	6	1	0.167	17%		83%	10	25	-015
Box Hill	5			40%		60%	7	13	-006
Hawthorn	5	2	0.400	80%		20%	16	5	+011
Camberwell	5	4	0.800	100%			23	5	+018
Doncaster	5	1	0.200	40%	20%	40%	10	8	+002
MUHC	5			20%	20%	60%	8	20	-012
Kew	4			100%			17	2	+015
Old Haileybury	4	2	0.500	100%			15	3	+012
Brunswick	3				33%	67%	4	14	-010
Maccabi	3	2	0.667	67%		33%	10	4	+006
Waverley	2	2	1.000	100%			13	0	+013
Ajax-Maccabi	2	1	0.500	50%	50%		4	0	+004
MCC	1					100%	0	3	-003
Latrobe Uni	1					100%	0	6	-006
TEM	1	1	1.000	100%			2	1	+001
St.Bedes	1					100%	0	3	-003
Vic Sihks	1					100%	2	6	-004
Opponents :30	201	96	0.480	53%	9%	38%	538	419	+119

Playing Venues

Venue	Games	Goals	Avge	Win%	Draw%	Loss%	G.For	G.Aga	GoalDiff
Melton Mowbray	81	27	0.333	52%	11%	37%	212	158	+054
Footscray	19	11	0.611	58%	11%	32%	51	23	+028
Essendon	17	12	0.706	47%	6%	47%	44	38	+006
SHC	15	5	0.333	67%		33%	37	32	+005
Werribee	8	5	0.625	63%	13%	25%	19	12	+007
Albert Park	7	5	0.714	71%		29%	25	9	+016
Melton	7	6	0.857	57%		43%	26	11	+015
Altona	6	4	0.667	67%	17%	17%	24	11	+013
Hawthorn	6	6	1.000	83%	17%		24	9	+015
St.Bernards	5	2	0.400		20%	80%	6	29	-023
Elgar Park	4			50%		50%	10	6	+004
Monash-W	4	1	0.250	25%	25%	50%	8	12	-004
Greensborough	3	1	0.333	33%		67%	2	6	-004
Waverley	3	2	0.667	33%		67%	9	10	-001
Melbourne Uni	3					100%	3	15	-012
Brighton	3	3	1.000		33%	67%	8	13	-005
Melb Grammar	3	1	0.333	33%		67%	7	15	-008
Yarra Valley	2	1	0.500	50%		50%	7	8	-001
Haileybury	2	2	1.000	100%			9	1	+008
Reservoir	1			100%			2	0	+002
Camberwell	1	2	2.000	100%			3	1	+002
Doncaster-W	1			100%			2	0	+002
Venues :22	201	96	0.480	53%	9%	38%	538	419	+119

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