Australia women's national field hockey team

The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of August 2023, ranked second 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
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 5 1 (8 June 2024)[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, 2023)

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

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 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
3rd
Oceania Cup[5]
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
2023 Whangarei, New Zealand 1st
Commonwealth Games[6]
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
2022 Birmingham, England 2nd
2026 TBD Q
World League[7]
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[8]
Year Position
2019 Season One 2nd
2020–21 Season Two 5th
2021–22 Season Three Withdrew
2022–23 Season Four 3rd
2023–24 Season Five 6th
2024–25 Season Six Qualified
Olympic Games[9]
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 5th
2024 Paris, France Q
Champions Trophy[10]
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[11]
Year Host city Position
2002–2011 Did not Compete
2012 Dublin, Ireland 1st
2014 Glasgow, Scotland

Team

2024 squad

The entire 22 player Hockeyroos squad was named for the European Leg of the 2023–24 FIH Pro League in Antwerp and London.[12]

Caps and goals are current as of 12 June 2024 after the match against Great Britain.

Head coach: Katrina Powell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
7 GK Aleisha Power (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 33 0 Perth Thundersticks
19 GK Jocelyn Bartram (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 107 0 NSW Pride

6 DF Penny Squibb (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 56 6 Perth Thundersticks
13 DF Harriet Shand (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 50 0 Adelaide Fire
15 DF Kaitlin Nobbs (captain) (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 135 10 NSW Pride
17 DF Lucy Sharman (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 15 0 Adelaide Fire
20 DF Karri Somerville (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 53 0 Perth Thundersticks
21 DF Renee Taylor (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 132 15 Brisbane Blaze
22 DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 30 6 Brisbane Blaze

1 MF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 56 5 Brisbane Blaze
4 MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 79 4 HC Melbourne
5 MF Grace Young (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 34 0 NSW Pride
8 MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 32 6 Tassie Tigers
12 MF Greta Hayes (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 51 2 NSW Pride
14 MF Stephanie Kershaw (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 120 21 Brisbane Blaze
18 MF Jane Claxton (captain) (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 246 21 Adelaide Fire

2 FW Ambrosia Malone (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 114 33 Brisbane Blaze
3 FW Brooke Peris (captain) (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 208 40 Adelaide Fire
11 FW Alice Arnott (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 17 4 NSW Pride
24 FW Mariah Williams (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 132 20 NSW Pride
29 FW Rebecca Greiner (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 74 9 Brisbane Blaze
30 FW Grace Stewart (captain) (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 124 36 NSW Pride

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
GK Zoe Newman (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 10 0 Adelaide Fire v.  India; 17 February 2024

MF Dayle Dolkens (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 5 0 Brisbane Blaze v.  India; 17 February 2024

FW Courtney Schonell (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 24 5 NSW Pride v.  New Zealand; 13 August 2023
FW Abigail Wilson (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 18 1 NSW Pride v.  China; 21 April 2024

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 Jane Claxton 246
9 Jodie Kenny 235
10 Rachael Lynch 233
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 Results

2023 Statistics
Pld W WD D LD L GF GA GD Pts
251143254637+946

XII Oceania Cup

10 August 2023 Match 1 New Zealand  0–3  Australia Whangarei, New Zealand
17:05 Report Colwill  30'
Malone  34'
Peris  34'
Stadium: Northland Hockey Association
12 August 2023 Match 2 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Whangarei, New Zealand
16:05 Cotter  37' Report Malone  51' Stadium: Northland Hockey Association
13 August 2023 Match 3 New Zealand  2–3  Australia Whangarei, New Zealand
16:05 Davey  4'
Ralph  37'
Report Peris  21'
G. Stewart  23'
Schonell  32'
Stadium: Northland Hockey Association

2024 Fixtures and Results

2024 Statistics
Pld W WD D LD L GF GA GD Pts
20911183734+331

FIH Pro League – Leg 1

4 February 2024 India Leg China  3–0  Australia Bhubaneswar, India
17:30 Yuan  37', 55'
Yu  39'
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 February 2024 India Leg India  0–3  Australia Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Report G. Stewart  19'
T. Stewart  23'
Nobbs  55'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
9 February 2024 India Leg Netherlands  6–2  Australia Bhubaneswar, India
17:30 Veen  7', 49', 49'
Matla  9'
Jansen  20', 39'
Report T. Stewart  28'
G. Stewart  52'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
18 February 2024 India Leg Australia  1–3  Netherlands Rourkela, India
17:30 Kershaw  20' Report Jansen  2', 13', 14' Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium

International Festival of Hockey

20 April 2024 Test Match Australia  1–0  Japan Perth, Australia
16:40 Williams  60' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
21 April 2024 Test Match China  2–2  Australia Perth, Australia
16:40 Zou  22'
Chen Ya.  22'
Report Hayes  38'
Kershaw  53'
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
24 April 2024 Test Match Australia  2–3  China Perth, Australia
17:40 Malone  16'
Brooks  18'
Report Chen Yi  15'
Chen Ya.  46'
Zou  58'
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
28 April 2024 Test Match Japan  0–3  Australia Perth, Australia
16:40 Report Colwill  12'
Malone  42'
Brooks  51'
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium

FIH Pro League – Leg 2

30 May 2024 Belgium Leg Australia  0–5  Argentina Antwerp, Belgium
14:15 Report Antoniazzi  21'
Casas  41'
Granatto  46'
Trinchinetti  50'
Gorzelany  54'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein
2 June 2024 Belgium Leg Australia  1–2  Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
11:15 Arnott  17' Report Gerniers  28'
Bonami  50'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

XXXIII Olympic Games

3 August 2024 Pool B Australia  v  Spain Paris, France
12:45 Report Stadium: Stade Yves-du-Manoir

2024 Goalscorers

2024 Goalscorers
Rank Player FG PC PS Total
1Stephanie Kershaw2305
Grace Stewart410
3Tatum Stewart0314
4Alice Arnott3003
Maddison Brooks210
Rebecca Greiner300
Ambrosia Malone210
Brooke Peris120
9Jane Claxton2002
Claire Colwill020
11Greta Hayes0101
Kaitlin Nobbs100
Penny Squibb010
Mariah Williams100
Total2115137

Other programs

National development squad

In addition to the core 22 player squad, Hockey Australia also maintains a 20 player development squad. The 2024 squad is as follows:

Results

In April 2024, the development squad will play Australia, China and Japan in the International Festival of Hockey.

International Festival of Hockey
20 April 2024 Match 1 China  5–1  Australia Development Perth, Australia
14:40 Gu  8'
Huang  19'
Yang  32'
Zhou  33'
He  40'
Report Downes  12' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
21 April 2024 Match 2 Japan  3–2  Australia Development Perth, Australia
14:40 Takashima  12', 17'
Oikawa  45'
Report Smith  18'
Flynn  21'
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium

See also

References

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