Australia women's national field hockey team

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Nickname Hockeyroos
Association Hockey Australia
Confederation OHF (Oceania)
Coach Paul Gaudoin
Assistant coach(es) Tim White
Manager Katie Allen
Captain Emily Smith
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World Cup
1994 Dublin
1998 Utrecht
1990 Sydney
2006 Madrid
2010 The Hague
1983 Kuala Lumpur

The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of September 2015, ranked second in the world.[1] Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1980 they are one of Australia's most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold Medals from the past six Games as well as winning two World Cups (1994, 1998) and four Commonwealth Games Gold Medals (1998, 2006, 2010, 2014). The Hockeyroos have been crowned Australia's Team of the Year five times and were unanimously awarded Best Australian Team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

A notable part of the Hockeyroos colourful history has involved Ric Charlesworth. Charlesworth was at the helm of the Hockeyroos from 1993 to 2000, where his reign as coach saw the team win the 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 Champions Trophies, 1994 and 1998 World Cups and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Charlesworth took the Hockeyroos to the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Games where the team won back-to-back gold medals. The team was coached from 2011 by Adam Commens, who was replaced after the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the side failed to medal, by Paul Gaudoin.

Given the extent of the Hockeyroos success, the team has consistently remained at the top of the world hockey rankings. From the late 1980s until 2000, the Australian team was ranked at number 1 in the world. Only once during this period, did the Hockeyroos fail to win a tournament, when they finished second.

Great Hockeyroos

Rechelle Hawkes

As part of the Olympic team in 1988, 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2000, Rechelle Hawkes is one of the most revered Hockeyroos of all time. Such is her status in international hockey that she is among the most successful female players in the history of the sport. Hawkes is the only female hockey player to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate games. After 279 international matches, Hawkes retired following the Sydney Olympic Games where the Hockeyroos again won gold. In recognition of her contribution to Australian sport, Rechelle was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2002.

Alyson Annan

Alyson Annan is also one of more prominent figures in the history of the Hockeyroos. Annan debuted in the Australian side at the age of 18 and became renowned for her prowess in front of goal, scoring 166 goals during her career. She was widely regarded as the sharpest shooter in international women's hockey during the 1990s which was acknowledged when she won the World Hockey Player of the Year in 1999. Annan represented Australia 228 times, and was part of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Gold Medal winning teams. Annan remains the Hockeyroos highest goal scorer.

Nikki Hudson

As a highly recognised Hockeyroo, Nikki Hudson has become one of the most identifiable Australian athletes. Retiring in 2009, the striker has already become the highest capped player in the history of the Hockeyroos, finishing on 303 games (the only Hockeyroo to play over 300 games). Since her debut in 1993 at the age of 17, Hudson had scored 99 goals in international competition. In 2008, she played in her third successive Olympic Games.

Australia vs Netherlands, Sydney 2000 olympics.

The Hockeyroos today

The Hockeyroos were extremely unlucky not to have advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics after finishing the rounds on 10 points, the same as China to finish second on the pool table. However, a slightly better goal difference to China saw them advance instead of Australia – this was the first time a team had finished on 10 points but not advance to the finals at an Olympic Games.

Following this a number of players retired, however a core group of experienced players such as captain Madonna Blyth, Casey Eastham and Kobie McGurk still remain, with these players quickly becoming leaders of what is now quite a young team. After finishing fifth at the 2010 World Cup the Hockeyroos bounced back a few weeks later at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, defeating New Zealand in the final to win their third gold medal. Following this tournament coach Frank Murray announced his retirement. Murray was replaced by former Kookaburra Adam Commens in November 2010. They recently won the inaugural International Super Series in Perth, playing against India and Malaysia in a modified 9-a-side format.

Tournament records

World Cup[2]
Year Host city Position
1981 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 4th
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
1986 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia 2nd
1994 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 1st
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands 1st
2002 Australia Perth, Australia 4th
2006 Spain Madrid, Spain 2nd
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 5th
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands 2nd
2018 England London, England 4th
Oceania Cup[3]
Year Host city Position
1999 Australia Sydney, Australia 1st
2001 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 1st
2003 Australia Melbourne, Australia
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand		 1st
2005 Australia Sydney, Australia
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand		 1st
2007 Australia Buderim, Australia 2nd
2009 New Zealand Invercargill, New Zealand 2nd
2011 Australia Hobart, Australia 2nd
2013 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 1st
2015 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 1st
2017 Australia Sydney, Australia 1st
Commonwealth Games[4]
Year Host city Position
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2002 England Manchester, England 3rd
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 1st
2010 India New Delhi, India 1st
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 1st
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 2nd
World League[5]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semifinal England London, England 1st
Final Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 2nd
2014–15 Semifinal Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 3rd
Final Argentina Rosario, Argentina 6th
2016–17 Semifinals Belgium Brussels, Belgium 5th
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 4th
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 1st
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain 5th
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 1st
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 1st
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 5th
2008 China Beijing, China 5th
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 5th
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan TBD
Champions Trophy[7]
Year Host city Position
1987 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
1989 Germany Germany, West Germany 2nd
1991 Germany Berlin, Germany 1st
1993 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
1995 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st
1997 Germany Berlin, Germany 1st
1999 Australia Brisbane, Australia 1st
2000 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2001 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2002 China Macau, China 4th
2003 Australia Sydney, Australia 1st
2004 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 4th
2005 Australia Canberra, Australia 2nd
2006 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2007 Argentina Quilmes, Argentina 4th
2008 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 5th
2009 Australia Sydney, Australia 2nd
2011 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2014 Argentina Mendoza, Argentina 2nd
2016 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 4th
2018 China Changzhou, China Qualified
Pro League[8]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified

Team

Current squad

The following is the Australia roster for the 2018 Sompo Cup in Japan.[9]

Head Coach: Paul Gaudoin

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
5 1GK Ashlee Wells (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 104 0 Australia SA Suns
19 1GK Jocelyn Bartram (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 38 0 Australia NSW Arrows
9 2DF Lily Brazel (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 21 1 Australia NSW Arrows
10 2DF Madison Fitzpatrick (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 47 12 Australia QLD Scorchers
13 2DF Edwina Bone (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 164 4 Australia Canberra Strikers
17 2DF Georgina Morgan (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 76 18 Australia NSW Arrows
25 2DF Ashlea Fey (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 40 3 Australia QLD Scorchers
29 2DF Sophie Taylor[a] (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 4 0 Australia VIC Vipers
12 3MF Mikaela Patterson[a] (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 7 0 Australia NSW Arrows
14 3MF Stephanie Kershaw (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 53 6 Australia QLD Scorchers
18 3MF Jane Claxton (C) (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 150 14 Australia SA Suns
21 3MF Renee Taylor (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 62 6 Australia QLD Scorchers
28 3MF Kristina Bates (1996-01-09) 9 January 1996 34 2 Australia VIC Vipers
31 3MF Hayley Padget[a] (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 4 1 Australia VIC Vipers
2 4FW Ambrosia Malone (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 18 5 Australia QLD Scorchers
6 4FW Naomi Evans[a] (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 4 1 Australia Canberra Strikers
30 4FW Grace Stewart (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 58 17 Australia NSW Arrows
31 4FW Savannah Fitzpatrick (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 35 6 Australia QLD Scorchers
^[a] Evans, Padget, Patterson and Taylor are all inclusions from the Australian Development Squad.[10]

The remainder of the 2018 national squad is as follows:[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
27 1GK Rachael Lynch (1986-07-02) 2 July 1986 188 0 Australia VIC Vipers
7 2DF Jodie Kenny (1987-08-18) 18 August 1987 207 109 Australia QLD Scorchers
11 2DF Karri McMahon (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 139 10 Australia SA Suns
15 2DF Kaitlin Nobbs (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 43 1 Australia NSW Arrows
8 3MF Georgia Wilson (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 17 0 Australia WA Diamonds
16 3MF Jordyn Holzberger (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 63 7 Australia QLD Scorchers
23 3MF Kalindi Commerford (1994-11-18) 18 November 1994 17 3 Australia Canberra Strikers
24 3MF Mariah Williams (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 63 7 Australia NSW Arrows
3 4FW Brooke Peris (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 134 23 Australia NT Pearls
4 4FW Emily Hurtz (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 108 36 Australia VIC Vipers
20 4FW Kathryn Slattery (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 91 37 Australia WA Diamonds
22 4FW Madeleine Ratcliffe (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 39 9 Australia VIC Vipers
26 4FW Emily Smith (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 206 75 Australia NSW Arrows

Records

Hockeyroos international games
  1. Madonna Blyth – 342
  2. Nikki Hudson – 303
  3. Rechelle Hawkes – 279
  4. Karen Smith – 271
  5. Katrina Powell – 252
  6. Louise Dobson – 230
  7. Lisa Carruthers – 230
Hockeyroos international goals
  1. Alyson Annan – 166
  2. Katrina Powell – 141
  3. Jacqui Pereira – 109
  4. Jodie Kenny – 108
  5. Nikki Hudson – 99
  6. Jenny Morris – 83

Results

Past Results

2018

Spain Test Series

China Practice Matches

XXI Commonwealth Games

Tri-Nations Hockey Tournament

Hockey World Cup

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fih.ch/en/fih/events/worldranking
  2. ↑ "Home - FIH".
  3. ↑ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia.
  4. ↑ "Home - FIH".
  5. ↑ "Home - FIH".
  6. ↑ "Home - FIH".
  7. ↑ "Home - FIH".
  8. ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
  9. ↑ "New Faces In Hockeyroos Team For Japan Four Nations". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "New Faces In Hockeyroos Team For Japan Four Nations". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Hockeyroos Athlete Profiles". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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