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Australia men's national field hockey team
The Australia men's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Kookaburras) is one of the nation's most successful top-level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at six straight Summer Olympic Games (1992–2012). The Kookaburras placed in the top four in every Olympics between 1980 and 2012; in 2016, the Kookaburras placed sixth.[3] They also won the Hockey World Cup in 1986, 2010 and 2014.
The Kookaburras' inability to win an Olympic gold medal despite their perennial competitiveness, led many in the Australian hockey community to speak of a "curse" afflicting the team,[4] finally broken in 2004 with the win in Athens. However, they failed to win Gold after that after losses in subsequent Olympics including a loss to Belgium in the Gold Medal Match of 2020 Tokyo Olympics - the Kookaburras instead won the silver medal.[5]
History
Australia's first men's team competed in an international match in 1922.[6]
The first major competition won by the national team was the 1983 World Championships held in Karachi.[7]
Participations
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: It is missing the information on the last eight-plus years (since early 2012 at the latest). (September 2020) |
Australia's first men's team competed at the Olympics in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[7]
Australia did not medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics[8] or the 1988 Summer Olympics.[9] At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Australia earned a silver medal, losing gold to Germany.[10] At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia finished third, earning a bronze medal.[11]
The team won their first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Barry Dancer coached the side.[12]
Should Australia win the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics they will become the first national team in field hockey history to hold all four international titles available to them simultaneously. They would hold titles in the 2012 Olympics, 2010 World Cup, 2011 Champions Trophy and their continental championship (2011 Oceania Cup) at the same time. Along with those four titles Australia also holds the Commonwealth Games title from the 2010 championships.
Australia at the 2008 Olympics
Australia at the 2012 Olympics
Tournament records
| Olympic Games[13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1908 | London, United Kingdom | – |
| 1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | – |
| 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | – |
| 1932 | Los Angeles, United States | – |
| 1936 | Berlin, Germany | – |
| 1948 | London, United Kingdom | – |
| 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | – |
| 1956 | Melbourne, Australia | 5th |
| 1960 | Rome, Italy | 6th |
| 1964 | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd |
| 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd |
| 1972 | Munich, Germany | 5th |
| 1976 | Montreal, Canada | 2nd |
| 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union | N/A |
| 1984 | Los Angeles, United States | 4th |
| 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 4th |
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd |
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 3rd |
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 3rd |
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 1st |
| 2008 | Beijing, China | 3rd |
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 3rd |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th |
| 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd |
| 2024 | Paris, France | TBD |
| 2028 | Los Angeles, United States | TBD |
| 2032 | Brisbane, Australia | TBD |
| World Cup[14] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1971 | Barcelona, Spain | 8th |
| 1973 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | – |
| 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5th |
| 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd |
| 1982 | Bombay, India | 3rd |
| 1986 | London, England | 1st |
| 1990 | Lahore, Pakistan | 3rd |
| 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 3rd |
| 1998 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 4th |
| 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd |
| 2006 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 2nd |
| 2010 | New Delhi, India | 1st |
| 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st |
| 2018 | Bhubaneswar, India | 3rd |
| 2023 | Bhubaneswar, India Rourkela, India | 4th |
| Champions Trophy[15] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1978 | Lahore, Pakistan | 2nd |
| 1980 | Karachi, Pakistan | 3rd |
| 1981 | Karachi, Pakistan | 2nd |
| 1982 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 2nd |
| 1983 | Karachi, Pakistan | 1st |
| 1984 | Karachi, Pakistan | 1st |
| 1985 | Perth, Australia | 1st |
| 1986 | Lahore, Pakistan | 2nd |
| 1987 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 3rd |
| 1988 | Lahore, Pakistan | 3rd |
| 1989 | Berlin, West Germany | 1st |
| 1990 | Melbourne, Australia | 1st |
| 1991 | Berlin, Germany | 4th |
| 1992 | Karachi, Pakistan | 2nd |
| 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
| 1994 | Lahore, Pakistan | 4th |
| 1995 | Berlin, Germany | 2nd |
| 1996 | Madras, India | 6th |
| 1997 | Adelaide, Australia | 2nd |
| 1998 | Lahore, Pakistan | 3rd |
| 1999 | Brisbane, Australia | 1st |
| 2000 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 5th |
| 2001 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2nd |
| 2002 | Cologne, Germany | 5th |
| 2003 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 2nd |
| 2004 | Lahore, Pakistan | – |
| 2005 | Chennai, India | 1st |
| 2006 | Terrassa, Spain | 4th |
| 2007 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd |
| 2008 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st |
| 2009 | Melbourne, Australia | 1st |
| 2010 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 1st |
| 2011 | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st |
| 2012 | Melbourne, Australia | 1st |
| 2014 | Bhubaneswar, India | 3rd |
| 2016 | London, United Kingdom | 1st |
| 2018 | Breda, Netherlands | 1st |
| World League[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Host city | Position |
| 2012–13 | Semifinal | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2nd |
| Final | New Delhi, India | 4th | |
| 2014–15 | Semifinal | Antwerp, Belgium | 1st |
| Final | Raipur, India | 1st | |
| 2016–17 | Semifinal | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd |
| Final | Bhubaneswar, India | 1st | |
| Commonwealth Games[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position | |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | |
| 2002 | Manchester, England | 1st | |
| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | |
| 2010 | New Delhi, India | 1st | |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | |
| 2022 | Birmingham, England | 1st | |
| Pro League[18] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2019 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st |
| 2020–21 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2021–22 | N/A | Withdrew |
| 2022–23 | N/A | Qualified |
| Oceania Cup[19] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1999 | Brisbane, Australia | 1st |
| 2001 | Melbourne, Australia | 1st |
| 2003 | Christchurch & Wellington, New Zealand | 1st |
| 2005 | Suva, Fiji | 1st |
| 2007 | Buderim, Australia | 1st |
| 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | 1st |
| 2011 | Hobart, Australia | 1st |
| 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | 1st |
| 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | 1st |
| 2017 | Sydney, Australia | 1st |
| 2019 | Rockhampton, Australia | 1st |
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[20] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1983 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
| 1985 | Ipoh, Malaysia | – |
| 1987 | Ipoh, Malaysia | – |
| 1991 | Ipoh, Malaysia | – |
| 1994 | Penang, Malaysia | 3rd |
| 1995 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – |
| 1996 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 2nd |
| 1998 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – |
| 2000 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – |
| 2001 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd |
| 2003 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
| 2005 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
| 2006 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd |
| 2007 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st |
| 2008 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – |
| 2009 | Ipoh, Malaysia | – |
| 2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd |
| 2011 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st |
| 2012 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – |
| 2013 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st |
| 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
| 2015 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 2nd |
| 2016 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
| 2017 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 2nd |
| 2018 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
Team
Current squad
The following 18 players were named in the Kookaburras squad for the 2023 FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.[21][22]
Head coach: Colin Batch
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Lachlan Sharp | 2 July 1997 | 63 | 14 | NSW Pride |
| 2 | MF | Tom Craig | 3 September 1995 | 105 | 32 | Klein Zwitserland |
| 4 | DF | Jake Harvie | 5 March 1998 | 94 | 4 | Perth Thundersticks |
| 5 | FW | Tom Wickham | 26 May 1990 | 85 | 44 | Perth Thundersticks |
| 6 | DF | Matt Dawson | 27 April 1994 | 173 | 13 | Amsterdam |
| 7 | FW | Nathan Ephraums | 9 June 1999 | 32 | 21 | HC Melbourne |
| 8 | GK | Johan Durst | 18 March 1991 | 14 | 0 | HC Melbourne |
| 10 | DF | Joshua Beltz | 24 April 1995 | 76 | 4 | Tassie Tigers |
| 11 | MF | Eddie Ockenden (Captain) | 3 April 1987 | 402 | 72 | Tassie Tigers |
| 12 | MF | Jacob Whetton | 15 June 1991 | 239 | 71 | Brisbane Blaze |
| 13 | FW | Blake Govers | 6 July 1996 | 131 | 121 | Dragons |
| 16 | DF | Tim Howard | 23 June 1996 | 97 | 1 | Brisbane Blaze |
| 17 | MF | Aran Zalewski (Captain) | 21 March 1991 | 222 | 32 | Perth Thundersticks |
| 22 | MF | Flynn Ogilvie | 17 September 1993 | 143 | 25 | NSW Pride |
| 23 | MF | Daniel Beale | 12 February 1993 | 213 | 31 | Brisbane Blaze |
| 29 | FW | Tim Brand | 29 November 1998 | 66 | 26 | Klein Zwitserland |
| 30 | GK | Andrew Charter | 29 November 1998 | 212 | 0 | Canberra Chill |
| 32 | DF | Jeremy Hayward | 3 March 1993 | 194 | 91 | Den Bosch |
The remainder of the 2023 national squad is as follows:[23]
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Benjamin Rennie | 28 September 1990 | 8 | 0 | Perth Thundersticks | v. India; 27 November 2022 |
| DF | Dylan Martin | 12 January 1998 | 24 | 0 | NSW Pride | v. India; 4 December 2022 |
| DF | James Collins | 25 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | Perth Thundersticks | v. India; 3 December 2022 |
| MF | Ky Willott | 15 March 2001 | 15 | 4 | NSW Pride | v. India; 4 December 2022 |
| MF | Jayden Atkinson | 9 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze | – |
| FW | Jacob Anderson | 22 March 1997 | 47 | 20 | Brisbane Blaze | v. India; 4 December 2022 |
| FW | Craig Marais | 28 May 2002 | 5 | 0 | HC Melbourne | v. New Zealand; 5 June 2022 |
| FW | Jack Welch | 26 October 1997 | 16 | 8 | Tassie Tigers | v. India; 3 December 2022 |
| FW | Joel Rintala | 24 July 1996 | 0 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze | – |
Recent call-ups
The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Joshua Simmonds | 4 October 1995 | 50 | 3 | HC Melbourne | v. India; 8 August 2022 |
Notable players
Results
2022 Fixtures & Results
| 2022 Statistics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 34 | +83 | 63 | |
Malaysia Test Series
| 23 April 2022 Match 1 | Australia | 3–0 | Malaysia | Perth, Australia |
| 16:00 | Wickham 1' Govers 19' Hayward 30' | Report | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 24 April 2022 Match 2 | Australia | 7–0 | Malaysia | Perth, Australia |
| 16:00 | Welch 5', 29' Ephraums 11' Simmonds 27' Govers 34', 51' Anderson 59' | Report | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 26 April 2022 Match 3 | Australia | 5–0 | Malaysia | Perth, Australia |
| 18:30 | Hayward 11', 37', 42' Harvie 13' Whetton 55' | Report | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 28 April 2022 Match 4 | Australia | 3–0 | Malaysia | Perth, Australia |
| 12:00 | Hayward 32' Willott 42', 53' | Report | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
Trans–Tasman Series
| 31 May 2022 Match 1 | New Zealand | 1–8 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 19:05 | Brydon 18' | Report | Ephraums 20', 28', 44' Ogilvie 22' Govers 31', 45' Wickham 39' Anderson 52' | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 2 June 2022 Match 2 | New Zealand | 0–4 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 19:05 | Report | Hayward 4', 31' Ephraums 11' Govers 42' | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 4 June 2022 Match 3 | New Zealand | 1–4 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 13:35 | Lane 33' | Report | Govers 22' Willott 30', 37' Ephraums 56' | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
| 5 June 2022 Match 4 | New Zealand | 1–3 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 13:35 | Phillips 25' | Report | Govers 11' Wickham 18' Hayward 19' | Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium |
Spain Test Series
| 15 July 2022 Match 1 | Spain | 3–2 | Australia | Terrassa, Spain |
| 12:00 | Sanz 26' Cunill 39' Quijano 52' | Report | Govers 18' Ephraums 48' | Stadium: Club Egara |
| 18 July 2022 Match 3 | Spain | 1–5 | Australia | Terrassa, Spain |
| 11:00 | Miralles 26' | Report | Govers 14', 49' Brand 39' Hayward 57', 58' | Stadium: Atlètic Terrassa |
Netherlands Test Series
| 23 July 2022 Match 1 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Australia | Utecht, Netherlands |
| 12:00 | Report | Ephraums 2', 48' Govers 11' | Stadium: SV Kampong |
| 25 July 2022 Match 2 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Australia | Utecht, Netherlands |
| 12:00 | Hoedemakers 35', 44' Janssen 38' | Report | Craig 10' Anderson 48' | Stadium: SV Kampong |
XXII Commonwealth Games
| 3 August 2022 Pool A | South Africa | 0–3 | Australia | Birmingham, England |
| 21:00 | Report | Whetton 4' Zalewski 8' Govers 55' | Stadium: University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre |
| 6 August 2022 Semi-final | Australia | 3–2 | England | Birmingham, England |
| 20:15 | Govers 27' Anderson 44' Beale 50' | Report | Roper 12' Wallace 19' | Stadium: University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre |
| 8 August 2022 Gold Medal Match | Australia | 7–0 | India | Birmingham, England |
| 12:30 | Govers 9' Ephraums 14', 42' Anderson 22', 27' Wickham 26' Ogilvie 46' | Report | Stadium: University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre |
India Test Series
| 26 November 2022 Match 1 | Australia | 5–4 | India | Adelaide, Australia |
| 16:00 | Sharp 5' Ephraums 21' Craig 41' Govers 57', 60+' | Report | Akashdeep 10', 27', 59' Harmanpreet 31' | Stadium: MATE Stadium |
| 27 November 2022 Match 2 | Australia | 7–4 | India | Adelaide, Australia |
| 16:00 | Govers 12', 27', 53' Welch 17', 24' Anderson 48' Whetton 49' | Report | Harmanpreet 3', 60' Hardik 25' Raheel 36' | Stadium: MATE Stadium |
| 3 December 2022 Match 4 | Australia | 5–1 | India | Adelaide, Australia |
| 16:00 | Hayward 29', 41' Whetton 30' Wickham 34' Dawson 54' | Report | Dilpreet 25' | Stadium: MATE Stadium |
| 4 December 2022 Match 5 | Australia | 5–4 | India | Adelaide, Australia |
| 16:00 | Wickham 2', 17' Zalewski 30' Anderson 40' Whetton 54' | Report | Harmanpreet 24', 60' Rohidas 34' Sukhjeet 55' | Stadium: MATE Stadium |
Goalscorers
| 2022 Goalscoring Table | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | FG | PC | PS | Total | |||
| 1 | Blake Govers | 3 | 19 | 3 | 25 | |||
| 2 | Jeremy Hayward | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Nathan Ephraums | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Jacob Anderson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Thomas Wickham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 6 | Jack Welch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Jacob Whetton | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ky Willott | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Aran Zalewski | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | Timothy Brand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Thomas Craig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Flynn Ogilvie | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Joshua Simmonds | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Daniel Beale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Jake Harvie | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Edward Ockenden | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lachlan Sharp | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 50 | 3 | 104 | ||||
Family
Barry Dancer/Brent Dancer and Ric Charlesworth/Jonathan Charlesworth are two pairs of father as coach and son as player while both were affiliated with the national team in those positions.[12][24]
Recognition
- 1981: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year[25]
- 1987: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year[25]
- 2004: Australian Sport Awards International Team of the Year[25]
- 2014: AIS Sport Performance Awards Team of the Year.[26]
References
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The Australia men s national field hockey team nicknamed the Kookaburras is one of the nation s most successful top level sporting teams They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at six straight Summer Olympic Games 1992 2012 The Kookaburras placed in the top four in every Olympics between 1980 and 2012 in 2016 the Kookaburras placed sixth 3 They also won the Hockey World Cup in 1986 2010 and 2014 AustraliaNickname s The KookaburrasAssociationHockey AustraliaConfederationOHF Oceania Head CoachColin BatchAssistant coach es Robert HammondAnthony PotterDavid StaniforthManagerMelissa GeyCaptainEddie OckendenAran ZalewskiMost capsEddie Ockenden 366 Top scorerJamie Dwyer 244 HomeAwayFIH rankingCurrent4 3 5 February 2023 1 Highest1 2005 2010 2011 2014 January 2017 December 2017 July 2018 June 2019 January 2020 Lowest3 2003 First internationalNew Zealand 5 4 Australia Palmerston North New Zealand 27 September 1922 2 Biggest winAustralia 36 0 Samoa Stratford New Zealand 24 October 2015 Biggest defeatAustralia 1 12 India Melbourne Australia 17 August 1935 Olympic GamesAppearances16 first in 1956 Best result1st 2004 World CupAppearances14 first in 1971 Best result1st 1986 2010 2014 Oceania CupAppearances11 first in 1999 Best result1st 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 1 4 5World Cup 3 2 5Oceania Cup 11 0 0Champions Trophy 15 10 5Commonwealth Games 6 0 0Hockey World League 2 0 0Pro League 1 1 0Total 39 17 15Olympic Games2004 Athens Team1968 Mexico City Team1976 Montreal Team1992 Barcelona Team2020 Tokyo Team1964 Tokyo Team1996 Atlanta Team2000 Sydney Team2008 Beijing Team2012 London TeamWorld Cup1986 London2010 New Delhi2014 The Hague2002 Kuala Lumpur2006 Monchengladbach1978 Buenos Aires1982 Bombay1990 Lahore1994 Sydney2018 BhubaneswarOceania Cup1999 Brisbane2001 Melbourne2003 Christchurch Wellington2005 Suva2007 Buderim2009 Invercargill2011 Hobart2013 Stratford2015 Stratford2017 Sydney2019 RockhamptonChampions Trophy1983 Karachi1984 Karachi1985 Perth1989 Berlin1990 Melbourne1993 Kuala Lumpur1999 Brisbane2005 Chennai2008 Rotterdam2009 Melbourne2010 Monchengladbach2011 Auckland2012 Melbourne2016 London2018 Breda1978 Lahore1981 Karachi1982 Amstelveen1986 Lahore1992 Karachi1995 Berlin1997 Adelaide2001 Rotterdam2003 Amstelveen2007 Kuala Lumpur1980 Karachi1987 Amstelveen1988 Lahore1998 Lahore2014 BhubaneswarCommonwealth Games1998 Kuala Lumpur Team2002 Manchester Team2006 Melbourne Team2010 New Delhi Team2014 Glasgow Team2018 Gold Coast Team2022 Birmingham TeamHockey World League2014 15 Raipur Team2014 15 Bhubaneswar TeamThe Kookaburras inability to win an Olympic gold medal despite their perennial competitiveness led many in the Australian hockey community to speak of a curse afflicting the team 4 finally broken in 2004 with the win in Athens However they failed to win Gold after that after losses in subsequent Olympics including a loss to Belgium in the Gold Medal Match of 2020 Tokyo Olympics the Kookaburras instead won the silver medal 5 Contents 1 History 2 Participations 3 Tournament records 4 Team 4 1 Current squad 4 2 Recent call ups 4 3 Notable players 5 Results 5 1 2022 Fixtures amp Results 5 1 1 Malaysia Test Series 5 1 2 Trans Tasman Series 5 1 3 Spain Test Series 5 1 4 Netherlands Test Series 5 1 5 XXII Commonwealth Games 5 1 6 India Test Series 5 2 Goalscorers 6 Family 7 Recognition 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditAustralia s first men s team competed in an international match in 1922 6 The first major competition won by the national team was the 1983 World Championships held in Karachi 7 Participations EditThis section needs to be updated The reason given is It is missing the information on the last eight plus years since early 2012 at the latest Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2020 Australia s first men s team competed at the Olympics in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics 7 Australia did not medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics 8 or the 1988 Summer Olympics 9 At the 1992 Summer Olympics Australia earned a silver medal losing gold to Germany 10 At the 1996 Summer Olympics Australia finished third earning a bronze medal 11 The team won their first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics Barry Dancer coached the side 12 Should Australia win the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics they will become the first national team in field hockey history to hold all four international titles available to them simultaneously They would hold titles in the 2012 Olympics 2010 World Cup 2011 Champions Trophy and their continental championship 2011 Oceania Cup at the same time Along with those four titles Australia also holds the Commonwealth Games title from the 2010 championships Australia at the 2008 Olympics Australia at the 2012 OlympicsTournament records EditOlympic Games 13 Year Host city Position1908 London United Kingdom 1920 Antwerp Belgium 1928 Amsterdam Netherlands 1932 Los Angeles United States 1936 Berlin Germany 1948 London United Kingdom 1952 Helsinki Finland 1956 Melbourne Australia 5th1960 Rome Italy 6th1964 Tokyo Japan 3rd1968 Mexico City Mexico 2nd1972 Munich Germany 5th1976 Montreal Canada 2nd1980 Moscow Soviet Union N A1984 Los Angeles United States 4th1988 Seoul South Korea 4th1992 Barcelona Spain 2nd1996 Atlanta United States 3rd2000 Sydney Australia 3rd2004 Athens Greece 1st2008 Beijing China 3rd2012 London United Kingdom 3rd2016 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6th2020 Tokyo Japan 2nd2024 Paris France TBD2028 Los Angeles United States TBD2032 Brisbane Australia TBDWorld Cup 14 Year Host city Position1971 Barcelona Spain 8th1973 Amsterdam Netherlands 1975 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 5th1978 Buenos Aires Argentina 3rd1982 Bombay India 3rd1986 London England 1st1990 Lahore Pakistan 3rd1994 Sydney Australia 3rd1998 Utrecht Netherlands 4th2002 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2nd2006 Monchengladbach Germany 2nd2010 New Delhi India 1st2014 The Hague Netherlands 1st2018 Bhubaneswar India 3rd2023 Bhubaneswar India Rourkela India 4thChampions Trophy 15 Year Host city Position1978 Lahore Pakistan 2nd1980 Karachi Pakistan 3rd1981 Karachi Pakistan 2nd1982 Amstelveen Netherlands 2nd1983 Karachi Pakistan 1st1984 Karachi Pakistan 1st1985 Perth Australia 1st1986 Lahore Pakistan 2nd1987 Amstelveen Netherlands 3rd1988 Lahore Pakistan 3rd1989 Berlin West Germany 1st1990 Melbourne Australia 1st1991 Berlin Germany 4th1992 Karachi Pakistan 2nd1993 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1st1994 Lahore Pakistan 4th1995 Berlin Germany 2nd1996 Madras India 6th1997 Adelaide Australia 2nd1998 Lahore Pakistan 3rd1999 Brisbane Australia 1st2000 Amstelveen Netherlands 5th2001 Rotterdam Netherlands 2nd2002 Cologne Germany 5th2003 Amstelveen Netherlands 2nd2004 Lahore Pakistan 2005 Chennai India 1st2006 Terrassa Spain 4th2007 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2nd2008 Rotterdam Netherlands 1st2009 Melbourne Australia 1st2010 Monchengladbach Germany 1st2011 Auckland New Zealand 1st2012 Melbourne Australia 1st2014 Bhubaneswar India 3rd2016 London United Kingdom 1st2018 Breda Netherlands 1stWorld League 16 Year Round Host city Position2012 13 Semifinal Rotterdam Netherlands 2ndFinal New Delhi India 4th2014 15 Semifinal Antwerp Belgium 1stFinal Raipur India 1st2016 17 Semifinal Johannesburg South Africa 3rdFinal Bhubaneswar India 1stCommonwealth Games 17 Year Host city Position1998 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1st2002 Manchester England 1st2006 Melbourne Australia 1st2010 New Delhi India 1st2014 Glasgow Scotland 1st2018 Gold Coast Australia 1st2022 Birmingham England 1stPro League 18 Year Host city Position2019 Amstelveen Netherlands 1st2020 21 N A 2nd2021 22 N A Withdrew2022 23 N A QualifiedOceania Cup 19 Year Host city Position1999 Brisbane Australia 1st2001 Melbourne Australia 1st2003 Christchurch amp Wellington New Zealand 1st2005 Suva Fiji 1st2007 Buderim Australia 1st2009 Invercargill New Zealand 1st2011 Hobart Australia 1st2013 Stratford New Zealand 1st2015 Stratford New Zealand 1st2017 Sydney Australia 1st2019 Rockhampton Australia 1stSultan Azlan Shah Cup 20 Year Host city Position1983 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1st1985 Ipoh Malaysia 1987 Ipoh Malaysia 1991 Ipoh Malaysia 1994 Penang Malaysia 3rd1995 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1996 Ipoh Malaysia 2nd1998 Ipoh Malaysia 1st1999 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2001 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 3rd2003 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2004 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1st2005 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1st2006 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2nd2007 Ipoh Malaysia 1st2008 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2009 Ipoh Malaysia 2010 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 3rd2011 Ipoh Malaysia 1st2012 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2013 Ipoh Malaysia 1st2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1st2015 Ipoh Malaysia 2nd2016 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1st2017 Ipoh Malaysia 2nd2018 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1stTeam EditCurrent squad Edit The following 18 players were named in the Kookaburras squad for the 2023 FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela 21 22 Head coach Colin Batch No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps GoalsClub1 MF Lachlan Sharp 1997 07 02 2 July 1997 age 25 63 14 NSW Pride2 MF Tom Craig 1995 09 03 3 September 1995 age 27 105 32 Klein Zwitserland4 DF Jake Harvie 1998 03 05 5 March 1998 age 24 94 4 Perth Thundersticks5 FW Tom Wickham 1990 05 26 26 May 1990 age 32 85 44 Perth Thundersticks6 DF Matt Dawson 1994 04 27 27 April 1994 age 28 173 13 Amsterdam7 FW Nathan Ephraums 1999 06 09 9 June 1999 age 23 32 21 HC Melbourne8 GK Johan Durst 1991 03 18 18 March 1991 age 31 14 0 HC Melbourne10 DF Joshua Beltz 1995 04 24 24 April 1995 age 27 76 4 Tassie Tigers11 MF Eddie Ockenden Captain 1987 04 03 3 April 1987 age 35 402 72 Tassie Tigers12 MF Jacob Whetton 1991 06 15 15 June 1991 age 31 239 71 Brisbane Blaze13 FW Blake Govers 1996 07 06 6 July 1996 age 26 131 121 Dragons16 DF Tim Howard 1996 06 23 23 June 1996 age 26 97 1 Brisbane Blaze17 MF Aran Zalewski Captain 1991 03 21 21 March 1991 age 31 222 32 Perth Thundersticks22 MF Flynn Ogilvie 1993 09 17 17 September 1993 age 29 143 25 NSW Pride23 MF Daniel Beale 1993 02 12 12 February 1993 age 30 213 31 Brisbane Blaze29 FW Tim Brand 1998 11 29 29 November 1998 age 24 66 26 Klein Zwitserland30 GK Andrew Charter 1998 11 29 29 November 1998 age 24 212 0 Canberra Chill32 DF Jeremy Hayward 1993 03 03 3 March 1993 age 29 194 91 Den BoschThe remainder of the 2023 national squad is as follows 23 Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Benjamin Rennie 1990 09 28 28 September 1990 age 32 8 0 Perth Thundersticks v India 27 November 2022DF Dylan Martin 1998 01 12 12 January 1998 age 25 24 0 NSW Pride v India 4 December 2022DF James Collins 2000 02 25 25 February 2000 age 22 6 0 Perth Thundersticks v India 3 December 2022MF Ky Willott 2001 03 15 15 March 2001 age 21 15 4 NSW Pride v India 4 December 2022MF Jayden Atkinson 2001 07 09 9 July 2001 age 21 0 0 Brisbane Blaze FW Jacob Anderson 1997 03 22 22 March 1997 age 25 47 20 Brisbane Blaze v India 4 December 2022FW Craig Marais 2002 05 28 28 May 2002 age 20 5 0 HC Melbourne v New Zealand 5 June 2022FW Jack Welch 1997 10 26 26 October 1997 age 25 16 8 Tassie Tigers v India 3 December 2022FW Joel Rintala 1996 07 24 24 July 1996 age 26 0 0 Brisbane Blaze Recent call ups Edit The following players have received call ups to the national team in the last twelve months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upDF Joshua Simmonds 1995 10 04 4 October 1995 age 27 50 3 HC Melbourne v India 8 August 2022Notable players Edit Ric Charlesworth Jamie DwyerResults Edit2022 Fixtures amp Results Edit 2022 StatisticsPld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts24 21 0 0 3 117 34 83 63Malaysia Test Series Edit Australia v Malaysia 23 April 2022 Match 1Australia 3 0 MalaysiaPerth Australia16 00 Wickham 1 Govers 19 Hayward 30 Report Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium Australia v Malaysia 24 April 2022 Match 2Australia 7 0 MalaysiaPerth Australia16 00 Welch 5 29 Ephraums 11 Simmonds 27 Govers 34 51 Anderson 59 Report Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium Australia v Malaysia 26 April 2022 Match 3Australia 5 0 MalaysiaPerth Australia18 30 Hayward 11 37 42 Harvie 13 Whetton 55 Report Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium Australia v Malaysia 28 April 2022 Match 4Australia 3 0 MalaysiaPerth Australia12 00 Hayward 32 Willott 42 53 Report Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium Trans Tasman Series Edit New Zealand v Australia 31 May 2022 Match 1New Zealand 1 8 AustraliaAuckland New Zealand19 05 Brydon 18 Report Ephraums 20 28 44 Ogilvie 22 Govers 31 45 Wickham 39 Anderson 52 Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium New Zealand v Australia 2 June 2022 Match 2New Zealand 0 4 AustraliaAuckland New Zealand19 05 Report Hayward 4 31 Ephraums 11 Govers 42 Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium New Zealand v Australia 4 June 2022 Match 3New Zealand 1 4 AustraliaAuckland New Zealand13 35 Lane 33 Report Govers 22 Willott 30 37 Ephraums 56 Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium New Zealand v Australia 5 June 2022 Match 4New Zealand 1 3 AustraliaAuckland New Zealand13 35 Phillips 25 Report Govers 11 Wickham 18 Hayward 19 Stadium Perth Hockey Stadium Spain Test Series Edit Spain v Australia 15 July 2022 Match 1Spain 3 2 AustraliaTerrassa Spain12 00 Sanz 26 Cunill 39 Quijano 52 Report Govers 18 Ephraums 48 Stadium Club Egara Spain v Australia 17 July 2022 Match 2Spain 3 4 AustraliaSant Cugat del Valles Spain10 30 Recasens 17 Bonastre 27 De Ignacio Simo 37 Report Hayward 10 Govers 26 Zalewski 28 Ockenden 41 Stadium Junior FC Spain v Australia 18 July 2022 Match 3Spain 1 5 AustraliaTerrassa Spain11 00 Miralles 26 Report Govers 14 49 Brand 39 Hayward 57 58 Stadium Atletic Terrassa Netherlands Test Series Edit Netherlands v Australia 23 July 2022 Match 1Netherlands 0 3 AustraliaUtecht Netherlands12 00 Report Ephraums 2 48 Govers 11 Stadium SV Kampong Netherlands v Australia 25 July 2022 Match 2Netherlands 3 2 AustraliaUtecht Netherlands12 00 Hoedemakers 35 44 Janssen 38 Report Craig 10 Anderson 48 Stadium SV Kampong XXII Commonwealth Games Edit Australia v Scotland 31 July 2022 Pool AAustralia 12 0 ScotlandBirmingham England11 00 Govers 9 Brand 13 32 Hayward 13 25 37 53 Wickham 16 18 Simmonds 33 Ephraums 35 50 Report Stadium University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre New Zealand v Australia 1 August 2022 Pool ANew Zealand 2 7 AustraliaBirmingham England21 00 Inglis 17 Smith 44 Report Anderson 8 Govers 22 24 Whetton 27 Ephraums 37 Zalewski 44 48 Stadium University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre South Africa v Australia 3 August 2022 Pool ASouth Africa 0 3 AustraliaBirmingham England21 00 Report Whetton 4 Zalewski 8 Govers 55 Stadium University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre Australia v Pakistan 4 August 2022 Pool AAustralia 7 0 PakistanBirmingham England21 00 Govers 12 Hayward 19 40 Wickham 42 48 Anderson 53 Ephramus 59 Report Stadium University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre Australia v England 6 August 2022 Semi finalAustralia 3 2 EnglandBirmingham England20 15 Govers 27 Anderson 44 Beale 50 Report Roper 12 Wallace 19 Stadium University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre Australia v India 8 August 2022 Gold Medal MatchAustralia 7 0 IndiaBirmingham England12 30 Govers 9 Ephraums 14 42 Anderson 22 27 Wickham 26 Ogilvie 46 Report Stadium University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre India Test Series Edit Australia v India 26 November 2022 Match 1Australia 5 4 IndiaAdelaide Australia16 00 Sharp 5 Ephraums 21 Craig 41 Govers 57 60 Report Akashdeep 10 27 59 Harmanpreet 31 Stadium MATE Stadium Australia v India 27 November 2022 Match 2Australia 7 4 IndiaAdelaide Australia16 00 Govers 12 27 53 Welch 17 24 Anderson 48 Whetton 49 Report Harmanpreet 3 60 Hardik 25 Raheel 36 Stadium MATE Stadium Australia v India 30 November 2022 Match 3Australia 3 4 IndiaAdelaide Australia18 30 Welch 25 Zalewski 32 Ephraums 59 Report Manpreet 12 Abhishek 47 Shamsher 57 Akashdeep 60 Stadium MATE Stadium Australia v India 3 December 2022 Match 4Australia 5 1 IndiaAdelaide Australia16 00 Hayward 29 41 Whetton 30 Wickham 34 Dawson 54 Report Dilpreet 25 Stadium MATE Stadium Australia v India 4 December 2022 Match 5Australia 5 4 IndiaAdelaide Australia16 00 Wickham 2 17 Zalewski 30 Anderson 40 Whetton 54 Report Harmanpreet 24 60 Rohidas 34 Sukhjeet 55 Stadium MATE Stadium Goalscorers Edit 2022 Goalscoring TablePos Player FG PC PS Total1 Blake Govers 3 19 3 252 Jeremy Hayward 0 17 0 173 Nathan Ephraums 13 3 0 164 Jacob Anderson 7 2 0 95 Thomas Wickham 8 0 0 86 Jack Welch 3 1 0 4Jacob Whetton 3 1 0Ky Willott 2 2 0Aran Zalewski 3 1 010 Timothy Brand 3 0 0 311 Thomas Craig 1 1 0 2Flynn Ogilvie 2 0 0Joshua Simmonds 0 2 013 Daniel Beale 1 0 0 1Jake Harvie 1 0 0Edward Ockenden 0 1 0Lachlan Sharp 1 0 0Total 51 50 3 104Family EditBarry Dancer Brent Dancer and Ric Charlesworth Jonathan Charlesworth are two pairs of father as coach and son as player while both were affiliated with the national team in those positions 12 24 Recognition Edit1981 Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year 25 1987 Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year 25 2004 Australian Sport Awards International Team of the Year 25 2014 AIS Sport Performance Awards Team of the Year 26 References Edit FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings FIH 5 February 2023 Retrieved 5 February 2023 History of Hockey in Australia Retrieved 22 February 2022 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,