Australia women's national field hockey team

The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of January 2019, ranked third in the world.[2] Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1984 they are one of Australia's most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic gold medals (1988, 1996, 2000), two World Cup gold medals (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.

Australia
NicknameHockeyroos
AssociationHockey Australia
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
CoachPaul Gaudoin
Assistant coach(es)Tim White
ManagerKatie Allen
CaptainEmily Chalker
Georgina Morgan
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FIH ranking
Current 4 (21 December 2020)[1]
Australia women's national field hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1988 SeoulTeam
1996 AtlantaTeam
2000 SydneyTeam
World Cup
1994 Dublin
1998 UtrechtTeam
1990 Sydney
2006 MadridTeam
2014 The HagueTeam
1983 Kuala Lumpur

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 fifth.

Great Hockeyroos

Rechelle Hawkes

As part of the Olympic team in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000, Rechelle Hawkes is the most decorated Hockeyroo 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. In 2018, Hawkes was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to hockey."

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 was formerly the highest capped player in the history of the Hockeyroos, finishing on 303 games (at the time, being the only Hockeyroo to play over 300 games). Since her debut in 1993 at the age of 17, Hudson scored 99 goals in international competition. In 2008, she played in her third successive Olympic Games.

Madonna Blyth

Following her debut in 2004, Madonna Blyth became one of the most prominent Hockeyroos in history. Retiring in 2016, the midfielder became the highest capped player in the history of the Hockeyroos, finishing on 342 games, surpassing the record previously set by Nikki Hudson. During her career she won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and two World Cup silvers. She was also the captain of the team from 2009 until her retirement in 2016, following the Olympic Games.

The Hockeyroos Today
Australia vs Netherlands, Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Following the 2016 Summer Olympics, many of the Hockeyroos' core players retired, forcing the team into a development phase. In 2017, long time player Emily Chalker was named captain of the team during this rebuilding phase. Following a disappointing Hockey World League campaign, the team won the Oceania Cup, sparking what would become a string of success for the team.

The Hockeyroos played three major tournaments in 2018, winning silver medals at the Commonwealth Games and Champions Trophy. The team only failed to medal at the World Cup, where they finished fourth.

Following her return to the squad in 2018, Jodie Kenny was named as a co-captain of the team, along with Emily Chalker and Georgina Morgan. The team started 2019 with an historic 1–0 victory over world number one, the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League, this marked their first win over the Dutch since the 2009 Champions Trophy. At the conclusion of the group stage of the Pro League, the Hockeyroos finished in third place, qualifying for the Grand Final and the FIH Olympic Qualifiers.

Tournament records
World Cup[3]
Year Host city Position
1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina 4th
1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th
1990 Sydney, Australia 2nd
1994 Dublin, Ireland 1st
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 1st
2002 Perth, Australia 4th
2006 Madrid, Spain 2nd
2010 Rosario, Argentina 5th
2014 The Hague, Netherlands 2nd
2018 London, England 4th
2022 Terrassa, Spain
Amstelveen, Netherlands		 TBD
Oceania Cup[4]
Year Host city Position
1999 Sydney, Australia 1st
2001 Auckland, New Zealand 1st
2003 Melbourne, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand		 1st
2005 Sydney, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand		 1st
2007 Buderim, Australia 2nd
2009 Invercargill, New Zealand 2nd
2011 Hobart, Australia 2nd
2013 Stratford, New Zealand 1st
2015 Stratford, New Zealand 1st
2017 Sydney, Australia 1st
2019 Rockhampton, Australia 2nd
Commonwealth Games[5]
Year Host city Position
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2002 Manchester, England 3rd
2006 Melbourne, Australia 1st
2010 New Delhi, India 1st
2014 Glasgow, Scotland 1st
2018 Gold Coast, Australia 2nd
World League[6]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semifinal London, England 1st
Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 2nd
2014–15 Semifinal Antwerp, Belgium 3rd
Final Rosario, Argentina 6th
2016–17 Semifinals Brussels, Belgium 5th
FIH Pro League[7]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2020 No Grand Final TBD
Olympic Games[8]
Year Host city Position
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Los Angeles, United States 4th
1988 Seoul, South Korea 1st
1992 Barcelona, Spain 5th
1996 Atlanta, United States 1st
2000 Sydney, Australia 1st
2004 Athens, Greece 5th
2008 Beijing, China 5th
2012 London, United Kingdom 5th
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th
2020 Tokyo, Japan Qualified
Champions Trophy[9]
Year Host city Position
1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
1989 Germany, West Germany 2nd
1991 Berlin, Germany 1st
1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st
1997 Berlin, Germany 1st
1999 Brisbane, Australia 1st
2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2002 Macau, China 4th
2003 Sydney, Australia 1st
2004 Rosario, Argentina 4th
2005 Canberra, Australia 2nd
2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2007 Quilmes, Argentina 4th
2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany 5th
2009 Sydney, Australia 2nd
2010 Nottingham, England –
2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2012 Roasario, Argentina –
2014 Mendoza, Argentina 2nd
2016 London, England 4th
2018 Changzhou, China 2nd
Champions Challenge I[10]
Year Host city Position
2002 – 2011 Did not Compete
2012 Dublin, Ireland 1st
2014 Glasgow, Scotland –

Squad
Main article: Australia women's national field hockey squad records

Current squad

The following players are current members of the Australian squad. Following the 2020 retirements of Gabrielle Nance and Jodie Kenny, the initial squad of 27 was revised to 25.[11]

Caps and goals are current as of 2 February 2019 after the match against Great Britain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
5 1GK Ashlee Wells (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 121 0 Adelaide Fire
19 1GK Jocelyn Bartram (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 51 0 NSW Pride
27 1GK Rachael Lynch (1986-07-02) 2 July 1986 223 0 HC Melbourne
1 2DF Sophie Taylor (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 34 2 HC Melbourne
10 2DF Madison Fitzpatrick (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 75 17 Brisbane Blaze
11 2DF Karri McMahon (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 153 10 Adelaide Fire
13 2DF Edwina Bone (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 202 5 Canberra Chill
15 2DF Kaitlin Nobbs (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 82 4 NSW Pride
17 2DF Georgina Morgan (C) (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 93 19 NSW Pride
20 2DF Karri Somerville (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 2 0 Perth Thundersticks
22 2DF Kate Jenner (1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 127 1 NSW Pride
4 3MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 14 3 HC Melbourne
8 3MF Georgia Wilson (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 38 0 Perth Thundersticks
9 3MF Lily Brazel (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 52 1 HC Melbourne
12 3MF Greta Hayes (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 9 0 NSW Pride
14 3MF Stephanie Kershaw (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 64 7 Brisbane Blaze
18 3MF Jane Claxton (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 181 18 Adelaide Fire
21 3MF Renee Taylor (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 82 8 Brisbane Blaze
23 3MF Kalindi Commerford (1994-11-18) 18 November 1994 50 8 Canberra Chill
2 4FW Ambrosia Malone (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 51 12 Brisbane Blaze
3 4FW Brooke Peris (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 171 27 Canberra Chill
24 4FW Mariah Williams (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 83 15 NSW Pride
26 4FW Emily Chalker (C) (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 244 83 NSW Pride
30 4FW Grace Stewart (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 86 25 NSW Pride
31 4FW Laura Barden (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 47 5 HC Melbourne

Super Camp

Due to a lack of international and domestic hockey in 2020, Hockey Australia hosted a 'Super Camp' for athletes vying for Hockeyroos selection. In addition to the base squad, the following 17 players also participated in the camp:[12]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Aleisha Power (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 3 0 Perth Thundersticks v.  Japan; 18 November 2017
DF Ashlea Fey (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 40 3 Brisbane Blaze v.  Japan; 16 September 2019
DF Carly James (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 0 0 HC Melbourne –
DF Candyce Peacock (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 0 0 Perth Thundersticks –
DF Meg Pearce (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 0 0 Brisbane Blaze –
DF Harriet Shand (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 0 0 Adelaide Fire –
DF Penny Squibb (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 10 1 Perth Thundersticks v.  Great Britain; 9 June 2019
MF Kristina Bates (1996-01-09) 9 January 1996 45 2 HC Melbourne v.  China; 21 August 2019
MF Morgan Gallagher (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 0 0 Brisbane Blaze –
MF Rebecca Greiner (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 17 1 Brisbane Blaze v.  Netherlands; 23 June 2019
FW Savannah Fitzpatrick (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 60 14 Brisbane Blaze v.  New Zealand; 8 September 2019
FW Nicola Hammond (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 0 0 HC Melbourne –
FW Courtney Schonell (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 0 0 NSW Pride –
FW Michaela Spano (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 5 0 Adelaide Fire v.  United States; 10 May 2019
FW Shanea Tonkin (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 0 0 Perth Thundersticks –
FW Britt Wilkinson (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 0 0 Brisbane Blaze –
FW Abigail Wilson (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 0 0 NSW Pride –

Recent call-ups

The following players have received call-ups in the last 12 months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Penny Squibb (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 10 1 Perth Thundersticks v.  Great Britain; June 9, 2019
MF Kristina Bates (1996-01-09) 9 January 1996 45 2 HC Melbourne v.  China; August 21, 2019
FW Rebecca Greiner (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 17 1 Brisbane Blaze v.  Netherlands; June 29, 2019
FW Savannah Fitzpatrick (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 60 14 Brisbane Blaze v.  New Zealand; September 8, 2019
FW Michaela Spano (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 5 0 Adelaide Fire v.  United States; May 10, 2019

Records
Highest Capped Players[13]
Rank Player Games
1 Madonna Blyth 342
2 Nikki Hudson 303
3 Rechelle Hawkes 279
4 Karen Smith 271
5 Casey Sablowski 258
6 Katrina Powell 252
7 Emily Chalker 243
8 Jodie Kenny 233
9 Lisa Carruthers 230
Louise Dobson
Highest Goal Scorers[14]
Rank Player Goals
1 Alyson Annan 166
2 Rechelle Hawkes 141
3 Jodie Kenny 111
4 Jacqui Pereira 109
5 Nikki Hudson 99
6 Jenny Morris 83
Emily Chalker
8 Michelle Andrews 74
9 Madonna Blyth 70
10 Ashleigh Nelson 69

Results

Past Results

2020–21 Fixtures & Results
2020–21 Statistics
Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
5111269–39

FIH Pro League
25 January 2020 Home 1 Australia  3–3
(4–2 p)		  Belgium Sydney, Australia
16:00 Malone  21'
Bone  59'
Commerford  60'		 Report Versavel  33'
Englebert  45'
Nelen  55'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
Penalties
Peris
Nobbs
Malone
Lawton
Claxton 		Ballenghien
Rasir
Raye
Englebert
26 January 2020 Home 2 Australia  1–1
(1–3 p)		  Belgium Sydney, Australia
15:00 Nance  45' Report Duquesne  47' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
Penalties
Stewart
Nance
Kershaw
Kenny 		Versavel
Ballenghien
Raye
Duquesne
Nelen
1 February 2020 Home 3 Australia  2–1  Great Britain Sydney, Australia
18:30 Kershaw  26'
Stewart  60'		 Report Robertson  18' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
2 February 2020 Home 4 Australia  Cancelled  Great Britain Sydney, Australia
17:30 Report Toman  17' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
6 March 2020 Home 5 Australia  0–2  Argentina Perth, Australia
18:00 Report Jankunas  14'
Gorzelany  48'		 Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
7 March 2020 Home 6 Australia  0–2  Argentina Perth, Australia
16:00 Report V. Granatto  25'
Toccalino  59'		 Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
3 April 2021 Away 1 United States  v  Australia Chapel Hill, United States
Report Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium
4 April 2021 Away 2 United States  v  Australia Chapel Hill, United States
Report Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium
24 April 2021 Home 7 Australia  v  New Zealand Perth, Australia
18:30 Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
25 April 2021 Home 8 Australia  v  New Zealand Perth, Australia
17:30 Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
15 May 2021 Away 3 China  v  Australia Changzhou, China
16:00 Report Stadium: Wujin Hockey Stadium
16 May 2021 Away 4 China  v  Australia Changzhou, China
16:00 Report Stadium: Wujin Hockey Stadium
23 May 2021 Away 5 Netherlands  v  Australia Amstelveen, Netherlands
Report Stadium: Wagener Stadium
24 May 2021 Away 6 Netherlands  v  Australia Amstelveen, Netherlands
Report Stadium: Wagener Stadium
29 May 2021 Away 7 Germany  v  Australia Hamburg, Germany
15:30 Report Stadium: Uhlenhorster HC
30 May 2021 Away 8 Germany  v  Australia Hamburg, Germany
13:00 Report Stadium: Uhlenhorster HC

XXXII Summer Olympics
25 July 2021 Pool Stage Australia  v  Spain Tokyo, Japan
10:00 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
26 July 2021 Pool Stage Australia  v  China Tokyo, Japan
12:15 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
28 July 2021 Pool Stage Japan  v  Australia Tokyo, Japan
18:30 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
29 July 2021 Pool Stage New Zealand  v  Australia Tokyo, Japan
21:15 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
31 July 2021 Pool Stage Argentina  v  Australia Tokyo, Japan
11:45 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

Goalscorers
2020 Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player FG PC PS Total
1 Edwina Bone 0 1 0 1
Kalindi Commerford 1 0 0
Stephanie Kershaw 1 0 0
Ambrosia Malone 1 0 0
Gabrielle Nance 1 0 0
Grace Stewart 1 0 0
Total 5 1 0 6

Other Programs

National Development Squad

In addition to the core 27 player squad, Hockey Australia also maintains an 18 player development squad. The 2020 squad is as follows:

See also

References
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