Estelle Hughes, Rory Walker, Nathan Czinner and Tom Brown have experienced mixed results on debut for the NSW Pride.
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The Newcastle premier league crew were called up for the opening round of Hockey One, a double header between NSW and hosts HC Melbourne on Thursday night.
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Regals representative Hughes joined Hockeyroos striker Mariah Williams (Souths) in the women's state squad, going down 5-3 after rallying in the second half to score the last three goals.
Walker (Norths), Czinner and Brown (Souths) had their maiden runs for the NSW men's team, helping record a 6-3 victory alongside Kookaburras midfielder Ky Willott (Norths).
Williams and Willott both found the back of the net during their respective fixtures.
The Pride have a bye before meeting the Fire in Adelaide on October 14.
Maitland captain-coach Matt Magann has been named to play for Adelaide against the Thundersticks in Perth on Saturday.
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Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
