Hockey: Collie’s Brayden Dalton representing WA Country at Hockey Australia country championships in Victoria

Collie’s Brayden Dalton has flown over to Victoria as a part of WA Country’s bid to claim success at the Hockey Australia country championships this week. The 24-year-old, who plies his trade at SWHL level for Boyanup, has no shortage of support, from family and friends to South West businesses. A perennial State representative at junior level, Dalton has lived in Collie all his life and works as a boilermaker. “The nationals are always tough. We came second last year so winning the gold would be amazing,” he said prior to the carnival. Despite mixed results in WA Country’s opening three matches, Dalton began like a whirlwind, scoring four of his side’s opening seven goals.