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
Nickname(s)Hockeyroos
AssociationHockey Australia
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachKatrina Powell
Assistant coach(es)Jeremy Davy
Hugh Purvis
ManagerMelissa Grey
CaptainJane Claxton
Kaitlin Nobbs
Grace Stewart
Team colours
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 3 Steady (21 March 2023)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances10 (first in 1984)
Best result1st (1988, 1996, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1981)
Best result1st (1994, 1998)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result1st (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
World Cup 2 3 2
Oceania Cup 7 4 0
Champions Trophy 6 6 2
Commonwealth Games 4 2 1
Total 22 15 5
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1994 Dublin
Gold medal – first place1998 Utrecht
Silver medal – second place1990 Sydney
Silver medal – second place2006 Madrid
Silver medal – second place2014 The Hague
Bronze medal – third place1983 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place2022 Spain-Netherlands
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place1999 Sydney–Dunedin
Gold medal – first place2001 New Zealand
Gold medal – first place2003 Aus–NZ
Gold medal – first place2005 Auckland–Sydney
Gold medal – first place2013 Stratford
Gold medal – first place2015 Stratford
Gold medal – first place2017 Sydney
Silver medal – second place2007 Buderim
Silver medal – second place2009 Invercargill
Silver medal – second place2011 Hobart
Silver medal – second place2019 Rockhampton

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.

Amid much turmoil, Gaudoin quit in March 2021 and was replaced by former player Katrina Powell.[3]

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 since 2016
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 successes 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 FIH Pro League, the Hockeyroos finished in third place, qualifying for the Grand Final and the FIH Olympic Qualifiers.

Tournament records
World Cup[4]
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
2022 Spain Terrassa, Spain
Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands		 3rd
Oceania Cup[5]
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
2019 Australia Rockhampton, Australia 2nd
Commonwealth Games[6]
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
2022 Australia Birmingham, England 2nd
World League[7]
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
FIH Pro League[8]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2020–21 N/A 5th
2021–22 N/A Withdrew
2022–23 N/A Qualified
Olympic Games[9]
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 5th
Champions Trophy[10]
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
2010 England Nottingham, England –
2011 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2012 Argentina Roasario, Argentina –
2014 Argentina Mendoza, Argentina 2nd
2016 England London, England 4th
2018 China Changzhou, China 2nd
Champions Challenge I[11]
Year Host city Position
2002–2011 Did not Compete
2012 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 1st
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland –

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

2023 squad

The following 18 players were named in the Hockeyroos squad for the test series against India in Adelaide, from 18–21 May.[12]

Caps and goals are current as of 30 April 2023 after the match against New Zealand.

Head coach: Katrina Powell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
19 GK Jocelyn Bartram (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 79 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
41 GK Noe Newman (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 4 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
10 DF Madison Fitzpatrick (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 111 20 Netherlands Kampong
13 DF Harriet Shand (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 23 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
22 DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 6 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
40 DF Phillipa Morgan (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 0 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
42 DF Maddison Smith (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 10 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
12 MF Greta Hayes (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 40 1 New South Wales NSW Pride
18 MF Jane Claxton (captain) (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 218 19 South Australia Adelaide Fire
35 MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 11 1 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
37 MF Morgan Gallagher (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 3 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
49 MF Alana Kavanagh (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 0 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
16 FW Courtney Schonell (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 14 2 New South Wales NSW Pride
28 FW Hannah Cullum-Sanders (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 20 1 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
33 FW Alice Arnott (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 0 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
44 FW Abigail Wilson (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 11 1 New South Wales NSW Pride
46 FW Olivia Downes (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 0 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
51 FW Aisling Utri (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 0 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne

The remainder of the 2023 national squad is as follows.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Aleisha Power (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 24 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
DF Penny Squibb (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 41 5 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
DF Karri Somerville (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 28 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  India; 5 August 2022
DF Kaitlin Nobbs (captain) (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 108 9 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland v.  Germany; 15 February 2023
DF Renee Taylor (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 115 15 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
MF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 30 2 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 53 4 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
MF Grace Young (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 13 0 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
MF Stephanie Kershaw (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 93 15 Netherlands HDM v.  Germany; 15 February 2023
FW Ambrosia Malone (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 88 24 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
FW Brooke Peris (captain) (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 190 32 Netherlands Den Bosch v.  Germany; 15 February 2023
FW Mariah Williams (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 115 19 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  United States; 1 March 2023
FW Rebecca Greiner (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 48 6 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023
FW Grace Stewart (captain) (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 111 30 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  New Zealand; 30 April 2023

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Meg Pearce (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 10 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  China; 25 March 2023
MF Georgia Wilson (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 60 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  China; 26 March 2023
FW Shanea Tonkin (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 16 4 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  China; 26 March 2023

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 Emily Chalker 255
7 Katrina Powell 252
8 Jodie Kenny 235
9 Rachael Lynch 233
10 Lisa Carruthers 230
Louise Dobson
Highest goalscorers[14]
Rank Player Goals
1 Alyson Annan 166
2 Rechelle Hawkes 141
3 Jodie Kenny 111
4 Jackie Pereira 109
5 Nicole Hudson 99
6 Emily Chalker 88
7 Jenn Morris 83
8 Michelle Andrews 74
9 Madonna Blyth 70
10 Ashleigh Nelson 69

Results

Past results

2023 Fixtures and Results
2022 Statistics
Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1562342318+525

FIH Pro League (Home Series)
10 February 2023 Home 1 Australia  1–1
(3–1 p)		  China Sydney, Australia
18:40 Malone field hockey ball 29' Report Zhang Xin. field hockey ball 23' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
Penalties
Colwill Penalty shoot-out scored
Williams Penalty shoot-out scored
Greiner Penalty shoot-out missed
Stewart Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out scored Ma
Penalty shoot-out missed He
Penalty shoot-out missed Chen Y.
Penalty shoot-out missed Zou
12 February 2023 Home 2 Australia  3–0  Germany Sydney, Australia
16:40 Malone field hockey ball 24', 24'
Stewart field hockey ball 58'		 Report Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
13 February 2023 Home 3 Australia  2–2
(4–3 p)		  China Sydney, Australia
18:40 Claxton field hockey ball 52'
Peris field hockey ball 57'		 Report Zhong field hockey ball 37'
Gu field hockey ball 48'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
Penalties
Schonell Penalty shoot-out scored
Malone Penalty shoot-out missed
Peris Penalty shoot-out scored
Nobbs Penalty shoot-out scored
Lawton Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out scored Liang
Penalty shoot-out scored Zhong
Penalty shoot-out missed Li
Penalty shoot-out scored Zou
Penalty shoot-out missed Liu
15 February 2023 Home 4 Australia  3–3
(1–2 p)		  Germany Sydney, Australia
18:40 Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 1'
Peris field hockey ball 22'
Kershaw field hockey ball 54'		 Report Pieper field hockey ball 8'
Fleschütz field hockey ball 46'
Strauss field hockey ball 57'		 Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park
Penalties
Schonell Penalty shoot-out missed
Kershaw Penalty shoot-out missed
Malone Penalty shoot-out scored
Nobbs Penalty shoot-out missed
Peris Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Weidemann
Penalty shoot-out scored Lorenz
Penalty shoot-out missed Strauss
Penalty shoot-out scored Schröder
Penalty shoot-out missed Huse
28 February 2023 Home 5 Australia  2–0  Argentina Hobart, Australia
17:10 Cullum-Sanders field hockey ball 2'
Taylor field hockey ball 18'		 Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
1 March 2023 Home 6 Australia  0–0
(1–3 p)		  United States Hobart, Australia
17:10 Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
Penalties
Cullum-Sanders Penalty shoot-out scored
A. Wilson Penalty shoot-out missed
Tonkin Penalty shoot-out missed
Young Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Lepage
Penalty shoot-out missed Golini
Penalty shoot-out scored Crouse
Penalty shoot-out scored Sessa
Penalty shoot-out scored De Vries
3 March 2023 Home 7 Australia  0–1  Argentina Hobart, Australia
19:10 Report Von der Heyde field hockey ball 48' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
4 March 2023 Home 8 Australia  2–1  United States Hobart, Australia
19:10 Colwill field hockey ball 4'
Lawton field hockey ball 58'		 Report Hoffman field hockey ball 22' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre

China Test Series
23 March 2023 Match 1 Australia  0–0  China Bunbury, Australia
18:00 Report Stadium: Bunbury Hockey Stadium
25 March 2023 Match 2 Australia  0–2  China Perth, Australia
16:00 Report Gu B. field hockey ball 8'
Zhang Xin. field hockey ball 16'		 Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
26 March 2023 Match 3 Australia  3–4  China Perth, Australia
16:00 Taylor field hockey ball 2', 36'
Malone field hockey ball 51'		 Report Chen Y. field hockey ball 5'
Gu B. field hockey ball 9'
Liang field hockey ball 43'
Zhong field hockey ball 55'		 Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium

FIH Pro League (New Zealand Leg)
22 April 2023 Away 1 Australia  0–1  Great Britain Christchurch, New Zealand
14:10 Report Ansley field hockey ball 13' Stadium: Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
25 April 2023 Away 2 New Zealand  1–2  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
14:10 Shannon field hockey ball 6' Report Brooks field hockey ball 49'
A. Wilson field hockey ball 58'		 Stadium: Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
28 April 2023 Away 3 Great Britain  1–3  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
17:10 Howard field hockey ball 10' Report Greiner field hockey ball 30', 55'
Taylor field hockey ball 36'		 Stadium: Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
30 April 2023 Away 4 New Zealand  1–2  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
16:40 Merry field hockey ball 14' Report Schonell field hockey ball 45', 50' Stadium: Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub

India Test Series
18 May 2023 Match 1 Australia  v  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 Report Stadium: MATE Stadium
20 May 2023 Match 2 Australia  v  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 Report Stadium: MATE Stadium
21 May 2023 Match 3 Australia  v  India Adelaide, Australia
18:15 Report Stadium: MATE Stadium

FIH Pro League (Europe Leg)
8 June 2023 Away 5 Netherlands  v  Australia Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:40 Report Stadium: HC Oranje-Rood
11 June 2023 Away 6 Netherlands  v  Australia Eindhoven, Netherlands
15:10 Report Stadium: HC Oranje-Rood
16 June 2023 Away 7 Belgium  v  Australia Antwerp, Belgium
20:40 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein
19 June 2023 Away 8 Belgium  v  Australia Antwerp, Belgium
20:40 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

XII Oceania Cup
10 August 2023 Match 1 New Zealand  v  Australia Whangarei, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Northland Hockey Association
12 August 2023 Match 2 New Zealand  v  Australia Whangarei, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Northland Hockey Association
13 August 2023 Match 3 New Zealand  v  Australia Whangarei, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Northland Hockey Association

Goalscorers
2023 Goalscorers
Position Player FG PC PS Total
1 Ambrosia Malone 4004
Renee Taylor 040
3 Rebecca Greiner 2002
Brooke Peris 200
Courtney Schonell 110
6 Maddison Brooks 1001
Jane Claxton 1001
Claire Colwill 0101
Hannah Cullum-Sanders 1001
Madison Fitzpatrick 0101
Stephanie Kershaw 1001
Amy Lawton 1001
Grace Stewart 1001
Abigail Wilson 1001
Total167023

Other programs

National development squad

In addition to the core 22 player squad, Hockey Australia also maintains a 18 player development squad. The 2023 squad is as follows:

See also

References
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