Australia women's national field hockey team
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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
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
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Team
2025 squad
The following 22 players will represent the Hockeyroos during the Europe leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[12]
Caps and goals are current as of 22 June 2025 after the match against Germany.
Head coach: Katrina Powell
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 7 | GK | Aleisha Power | 1 January 1997 | 48 | 0 |  Perth Thundersticks
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| 25 | GK | Zoe Newman | 28 July 1999 | 21 | 0 |  NSW Pride
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| 9 | DF | Maddison Smith | 17 March 2000 | 26 | 0 | NSW Pride
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| 13 | DF | Hariett Shand | 11 January 2000 | 65 | 0 |  Adelaide Fire
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| 15 | DF | Kaitlin Nobbs (captain) | 24 September 1997 | 153 | 12 | NSW Pride
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| 17 | DF | Lucy Sharman | 24 May 2003 | 29 | 0 | Adelaide Fire
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| 18 | DF | Alana Kavanagh | 24 March 2003 | 17 | 0 | NSW Pride
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| 20 | DF | Karri Somerville | 7 April 1999 | 73 | 0 | Perth Thundersticks
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| 22 | DF | Tatum Stewart | 22 February 2002 | 41 | 10 |  Brisbane Blaze
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| 1 | MF | Claire Colwill (captain) | 19 September 2003 | 74 | 6 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 3 | MF | Morgan Mathison | 12 April 2000 | 14 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 4 | MF | Amy Lawton | 19 January 2002 | 92 | 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} HC Melbourne
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| 5 | MF | Grace Young | 23 August 2002 | 56 | 1 | NSW Pride
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| 12 | MF | Greta Hayes | 17 October 1996 | 66 | 5 | NSW Pride
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| 24 | MF | Mariah Williams | 31 May 1995 | 153 | 25 | NSW Pride
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| 45 | MF | Jesse Reid | 13 December 2000 | 3 | 0 | Perth Thundersticks
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| 11 | FW | Alice Arnott | 25 February 1998 | 28 | 9 | NSW Pride
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| 16 | FW | Courtney Schonell | 17 September 2000 | 39 | 10 | Perth Thundersticks
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| 21 | FW | Jade Smith | 16 February 2001 | 13 | 5 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 26 | FW | Lexie Pickering | 26 June 2001 | 6 | 3 | Perth Thundersticks
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| 30 | FW | Grace Stewart (captain) | 28 April 1997 | 141 | 39 | NSW Pride
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| 78 | FW | Jamie-Lee Surha | 29 April 2005 | 3 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze
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The following 4 players make up the remainder of the Hockeyroos 2025 squad.[13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 19 | GK | Jocelyn Bartram | 4 May 1993 | 117 | 0 | NSW Pride
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| 6 | DF | Penny Squibb | 9 February 1993 | 66 | 7 | Perth Thundersticks
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| 8 | MF | Maddison Brooks | 23 September 2004 | 44 | 7 |  Tassie Tigers
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| 10 | FW | Abigail Wilson | 27 June 1998 | 26 | 1 | NSW Pride
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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 |
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| DF | Renee Taylor RETIRED | 28 September 1996 | 138 | 16 | Brisbane Blaze
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v.  China; 5 August 2024
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| MF | Jane Claxton RETIRED | 26 October 1992 | 250 | 21 | Adelaide Fire
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v. China; 5 August 2024
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| MF | Stephanie Kershaw | 19 April 1995 | 126 | 24 | Brisbane Blaze
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v. China; 5 August 2024
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| MF | Phillipa Morgan | 20 May 1998 | 7 | 1 | Perth Thundersticks
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v. .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium; 24 February 2025
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| MF | Karissa van der Wath | 7 July 2006 | 4 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze
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v. Belgium; 24 February 2025
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| FW | Rebecca Greiner | 13 June 1999 | 80 | 10 | Brisbane Blaze
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v. China; 5 August 2024
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| FW | Ruby Harris | 24 June 2001 | 4 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze
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v. Belgium; 24 February 2025
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| FW | Brooke Peris RETIRED | 16 January 1993 | 214 | 40 | Adelaide Fire
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v. China; 5 August 2024
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Records
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Results
Past results
2025 Fixtures and Results
| 2025 Statistics | |||||||||
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| Pld | W | WD | D | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 40 | –11 | 20 |
FIH Pro League
| 5 February 2025 Australia Leg | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4–1 |  Spain | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 | J. Smith  8'Squibb 35'Schonell 40'Williams 59' |
Report | Álvarez 24' |
Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park |
| 6 February 2025 Australia Leg | | 2–2 (2–1 p) | China | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 | Colwill 15' Schonell 16' |
Report | Tan J. 28', 56' |
Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park |
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| 8 February 2025 Australia Leg | | 3–1 | Spain | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 | J. Smith 10' Hayes 40'Young 49' |
Report | Rogoski 14' |
Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park |
| 9 February 2025 Australia Leg | | 1–3 | China | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 | Squibb 21' |
Report | Yu 14' Hao 17'Li H. 20' |
Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park |
| 20 February 2025 Argentina Leg | Argentina  | 2–1 | | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| 21:30 | Bruggesser 7' Gorzelany 14' |
Report | J. Smith 48' |
Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
| 21 February 2025 Argentina Leg | | 1–2 | Belgium | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| 21:30 | Williams 55' |
Report | Ballenghien 16', 43' |
Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
| 23 February 2025 Argentina Leg | Argentina | 2–1 | | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| 21:30 | Gorzelany 6' Bruggesser 22' |
Report | J. Smith 5' |
Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
| 24 February 2025 Argentina Leg | Belgium | 3–2 | | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Polideportivo Provincial |
India Practice Matches
| 1 May 2025 Unofficial Practice Match | | 2–0 |  India | Perth, Australia |
| 17:10 | Schonell 9' G. Stewart 52' |
Report | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 3 May 2025 Unofficial Practice Match | | 3–2 | India | Perth, Australia |
| 17:40 | G. Stewart 2' J. Smith 36'Hayes 42' |
Report | Navneet 35' Lalremsiami 59' |
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 4 May 2025 Unofficial Practice Match | | 0–1 | India | Perth, Australia |
| 17:40 | Report | Lalremsiami 21' |
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
FIH Pro League
| 7 June 2025 Europe Leg | Netherlands  | 8–1 | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 13:30 | Y. Jansen 2', 43', 47' Sanders 3'Veen 45'Burg 46'Matla 54'Fokke 58' |
Report | Williams 31' |
Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
| 8 June 2025 Europe Leg | Netherlands | 5–1 | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 14:30 | Veen 13' Van den Heuvel 21'Y. Jansen 30', 42'Albers 48' |
Report | Arnott 7' |
Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
| 14 June 2025 Europe Leg | | 3–2 | India | London, England |
| 11:00 | Schonell 16' Pickering 22'T. Stewart 35' |
Report | Deepika 44' Neha 52' |
Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium |
| 15 June 2025 Europe Leg | India | 1–2 | | London, England |
| 10:30 | Vaishnavi 3' |
Report | Lawton 37' Pickering 60' |
Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium |
| 17 June 2025 Europe Leg | England  | 1–0 | | London, England |
| 11:00 | Manton 10' |
Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium |
| 18 June 2025 Europe Leg | England | 0–3 | | London, England |
| 17:45 | Report | J. Smith 26' G. Stewart 44'Hayes 50' |
Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium |
| 21 June 2025 Europe Leg | Germany  | 4–0 | | Berlin, Germany |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld |
| 22 June 2025 Europe Leg | Germany | 3–4 | | Berlin, Germany |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld |
Oceania Cup
| 4 September 2025 Match 1 | | v |  New Zealand | Darwin, Australia |
| Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre |
| 6 September 2025 Match 2 | | v | New Zealand | Darwin, Australia |
| Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre |
| 7 September 2025 Match 3 | | v | New Zealand | Darwin, Australia |
| Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre |
2025 Goalscorers
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| Rank | Player | FG | PC | PS | Total |
| 1 | Courtney Schonell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jade Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Mariah Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Greta Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lexie Pickering | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Grace Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Penny Squibb | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Alice Arnott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claire Colwill | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Amy Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tatum Stewart | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Grace Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 6 | 3 | 29 | |
Other programs
National development squad
In addition to the core 24 player squad, Hockey Australia also maintains a 13 player development squad. The 2025 squad is as follows:
- Sarah Byrnes
- Hannah Cullum-Sanders
- Evelyn Dalton (GK)
- Casey Dolkens
- Dayle Dolkens
- Olivia Downes
- Kendra Fitzpatrick
- Neasa Flynn
- Ruby Harris
- Bridget Laurance (GK)
- Josie Lawton
- Phillipa Morgan
- Jesse Reid
Results
In April 2025, the development squad will play practice matches against India.
Australia A v India
| 26 April 2025 Pracitce Match | | 5–3 | India | Perth, Australia |
| 16:10 | Flynn 7' Downes 9'Harris 11'Stewart 21'Fitzpatrick 45+' |
Report | Mahima 27' Navneet 42'Lalremsiami 50' |
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 27 April 2025 Pracitce Match | | 3–2 | India | Perth, Australia |
| 16:10 | Stansby 17' D. Dolkens 48'Surha 52' |
Report | Jyoti 13' Sunelita 59' |
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
See also
- Kookaburras – Australia men's national field hockey team
- Australian field hockey players
- Australia women's national under-21 field hockey team
- Australian Hockey League
- Australia women's national indoor hockey team
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "FIH RANKINGS — OUTDOOR". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Olympics: Powell takes over Australia's 'Hockeyroos' after period of turmoil". Reuters. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Home – FIH".
- ^ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Home – FIH".
- ^ "Home – FIH".
- ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
- ^ "Home – FIH".
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- ^ "Home – FIH".
- ^ "Squad Announcement: Hockeyroos unveil strongest squad yet for FIH Pro League finale". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Electric new talent bolsters powerful 2025 Hockeyroos Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Australian women's players". Hockey Australia.
- ^ "Australian women's players". Hockey Australia.
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