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 2 Steady (2 December 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, 2023)
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
Gold medal – first place2023 Whangarei
Silver medal – second place2007 Buderim
Silver medal – second place2009 Invercargill
Silver medal – second place2011 Hobart
Silver medal – second place2019 Rockhampton

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.

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
2023 New Zealand Whangarei, New Zealand 1st
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 England Birmingham, England 2nd
2026 TBD Q
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 Position
2019 Season One 2nd
2020–21 Season Two 5th
2021–22 Season Three Withdrew
2022–23 Season Four 3rd
2023–24 Season Five 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
2024 France Paris, France Q
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

2023 squad

The following 22 players were named in the Hockeyroos squad for the 2024 season.[12]

Caps and goals are current as of 13 August 2023 after the match against New Zealand.

Head coach: Katrina Powell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
7 GK Aleisha Power (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 25 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
19 GK Jocelyn Bartram (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 89 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
6 DF Penny Squibb (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 48 5 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
13 DF Harriet Shand (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 33 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
17 DF Lucy Sharman (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 0 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
20 DF Karri Somerville (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 33 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
15 DF Kaitlin Nobbs (captain) (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 115 9 New South Wales NSW Pride
21 DF Renee Taylor (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 117 15 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
22 DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 16 2 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
1 MF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 37 3 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
4 MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 60 4 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
5 MF Grace Young (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 15 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
8 MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 17 3 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
12 MF Greta Hayes (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 43 1 New South Wales NSW Pride
14 MF Stephanie Kershaw (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 100 16 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
18 MF Jane Claxton (captain) (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 228 19 South Australia Adelaide Fire
2 FW Ambrosia Malone (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 95 30 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
3 FW Brooke Peris (captain) (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 197 35 South Australia Adelaide Fire
11 FW Alice Arnott (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 3 1 New South Wales NSW Pride
24 FW Mariah Williams (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 120 19 New South Wales NSW Pride
29 FW Rebecca Greiner (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 55 6 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
30 FW Grace Stewart (captain) (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 114 31 New South Wales 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 7 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire v.  New Zealand; 13 August 2023
DF Madison Fitzpatrick (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 118 21 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  Belgium; 19 June 2023
DF Meg Pearce (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 10 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  China; 25 March 2023
DF Maddison Smith (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 13 0 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  India; 21 May 2023
DF Alana Kavanagh (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 3 0 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  India; 21 May 2023
MF Georgia Wilson (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 60 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  China; 26 March 2023
MF Morgan Gallagher (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 6 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  India; 21 May 2023
MF Phillipa Morgan (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 3 1 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  India; 21 May 2023
FW Shanea Tonkin (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 16 4 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  China; 26 March 2023
FW Courtney Schonell (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 24 5 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  New Zealand; 13 August 2023
FW Hannah Cullum-Sanders (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 23 1 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  India; 21 May 2023
FW Abigail Wilson (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 17 1 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  Belgium; 16 June 2023
FW Olivia Downes (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 3 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne v.  India; 21 May 2023
FW Aisling Utri (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 3 1 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne v.  India; 21 May 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

2023 Statistics
Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
25114554637+946

FIH Pro League (Home Series)

12 February 2023 Home 2 Australia  3–0  Germany Sydney, Australia
16:40 Malone field hockey ball 24', 24'
G. 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

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  4–2  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 Utri field hockey ball 21'
Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 27'
Arnott field hockey ball 32'
Schonell field hockey ball 35'		 Report Sangita field hockey ball 29'
Sharmila field hockey ball 40'		 Stadium: MATE Stadium
20 May 2023 Match 2 Australia  3–2  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 T. Stewart field hockey ball 12', 45'
Morgan field hockey ball 38'		 Report Sangita field hockey ball 13'
Gurjit field hockey ball 17'		 Stadium: MATE Stadium
21 May 2023 Match 3 Australia  1–1  India Adelaide, Australia
18:15 Brooks field hockey ball 25' Report Grace field hockey ball 42' Stadium: MATE Stadium

FIH Pro League (Europe Leg)

8 June 2023 Away 5 Netherlands  7–2  Australia Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:40 Jansen field hockey ball 12', 22', 58'
Matla field hockey ball 16', 49'
Dicke field hockey ball 29', 48'		 Report Malone field hockey ball 4', 40' Stadium: HC Oranje-Rood
16 June 2023 Away 7 Belgium  0–2  Australia Antwerp, Belgium
20:40 Report Schonell field hockey ball 8'
Malone field hockey ball 35'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

XII Oceania Cup

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

2024 Fixtures and Results

2024 Statistics
Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
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FIH Pro League

4 February 2024 India Leg China  v  Australia Bhubaneswar, India
17:30 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 February 2024 India Leg India  v  Australia Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

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 May 2023, the development squad played India in a two-match practice series in Adelaide.

India Practice Matches
25 May 2023 Match 1 Australia A  3–2  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 Arnott field hockey ball 18'
Harris field hockey ball 20', 35'		 Report Salima field hockey ball 40'
Sangita field hockey ball 54'		 Stadium: MATE Stadium
27 May 2023 Match 2 Australia A  1–2  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 Wilson field hockey ball 22' Report Navneet field hockey ball 10'
Grace field hockey ball 26'		 Stadium: MATE Stadium

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "FIH RANKINGS — OUTDOOR". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Olympics: Powell takes over Australia's 'Hockeyroos' after period of turmoil". Reuters. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  5. ↑ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  7. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  8. ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
  9. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  10. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  11. ↑ "Home – FIH".
  12. ↑ "Powerful mix of experience and youth named for 2024 Hockeyroos squad ahead of Olympic year". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Australian women's players". Hockey Australia.
  14. ↑ "Australian women's players". Hockey Australia.
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