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| Born | Timothy Deavin (1986-07-27)27 July 1986 (age 39) Launceston,Tasmania,Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 - current | Fremantle hockey club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Ranchi Rays | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2016 | Australia | 138 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Australia indoor | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tim Deavin (born 27 July 1984) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays predominantly as afullback for theKookaburras, the Australian men's national hockey team. Deavin made his first appearance for the senior national team in 2010.
Deavin is fromTasmania.[1] He attendedScotch Oakburn College.[2] In 2010, he moved toPerth, Western Australia, to join the Kookaburras.[3]In 2014, Deavin was barred from playing with his team, Tamar Churinga, in Tasmania's Greater Northern Hockey League due to complaints about his professional performance.Deavin defied his ban a few weeks later when he played against the Queechy Penguins.[citation needed] In May 2023 Deavin was involved in opening Floreat's The Park pub in Perth into a new Sporting Globe sports bar. [Perthnow, Western Australia].
Deavin plays as a defender, but can and has played centre-half,[2] midfield[3] and striker for the Kookaburras.[4]
Deavin Started his playing career playing atScotch Oakburn College and Tamar Churinga Hockey Club in Launceston. He then moved to Hobart where he occasionally plays for the Derwent Strikers in theSouthern Men's Hockey League. In 2008 and 2009 he won the league's men's best and fairest hockey award.[4] In 2010, he was with the team, playing for them in the grand final.[3]During the 2005/06 season, Deavin was part of Doncaster's team in the English National League, earning the title of Player of the League. He later played in New Zealand's national league, representing Southern (Otago) in 2006 and Midlands in 2012 and 2014, where he achieved the league's runner-up status and was named MVP of the tournament. In 2013, Deavin competed for the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club in the Malaysian National League, leading the team to a championship victory. Currently, he serves as the player-coach for the Premier 1 Men's team at the Fremantle Cockburn Hockey Club.
Deavin plays for theTassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League(2014 Champions). He was with the team in 2008,[4] 2010[5] and 2011.[6] He had a severe foot injury in 2011 that kept him away fromTassie Tigers in theAustralian Hockey League.[2]
Deavin made his national team debut in 2010.[2] In 2010 and 2011, he won a gold medal at the Champions Trophy's in Germany and New Zealand.[3][7] He Played in theSultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia in 2010 (3rd), 2011 (1st) and 2013 (1st) where he was named in the Azlan Shah Cup Eleven.[8] In December 2011, he was named as one of twenty-eight players to be on the2012 Summer OlympicsAustralian men's national training squad. In February 2012 he played in a four nations test series with the teams being the Kookaburras, Australia A Squad, the Netherlands and Argentina, where Australia won.[1]
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