Australia men's national field hockey team

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Australia
Australia
Nickname(s)The Kookaburras
AssociationHockey Australia
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachColin Batch
Assistant coach(es)Robert Hammond
ManagerMelissa Gey
CaptainEddie Ockenden
Aran Zalewski
Most capsEddie Ockenden (366)
Top scorerJamie Dwyer (244)
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
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Home
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 1 Increase 1 (23 December 2021)[1]
Highest1 (2005, 2010–2011, 2014 – January 2017, December 2017 – July 2018, June 2019 – January 2020)
Lowest3 (2003)
Biggest win
Australia  35-0  
(Buderim, Australia; 11 September 2007)
Biggest defeat
Australia  1-12  India
(Melbourne, Australia; 17 August 1935)
Olympic Games
Appearances16 (first in 1956)
Best result1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1971)
Best result1st (1986, 2010, 2014)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result1st (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)

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.[2] 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,[3] 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.[4]

History[]

Australia's first men's team competed in an international match in 1922.[5]

The first major competition won by the national team was the 1983 World Championships held in Karachi.[6]

Participations[]

Australia's first men's team competed at the Olympics in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[6]

Australia did not medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics[7] or the 1988 Summer Olympics.[8] At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Australia earned a silver medal, losing gold to Germany.[9] At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia finished third, earning a bronze medal.[10]

The team won their first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Barry Dancer coached the side.[11]

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.

Tournament records[]

Olympic Games[12]
Year Host city Position
1908 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
1920 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
1928 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932 United States Los Angeles, United States
1936 Germany Berlin, Germany
1948 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
1952 Finland Helsinki, Finland
1956 Australia Melbourne, Australia 5th
1960 Italy Rome, Italy 6th
1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan 3rd
1968 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 2nd
1972 Germany Munich, Germany 5th
1976 Canada Montreal, Canada 2nd
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 4th
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 4th
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain 2nd
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 3rd
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 3rd
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 1st
2008 China Beijing, China 3rd
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 3rd
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 2nd
2024 France Paris, France TBD
2028 United States Los Angeles, United States TBD
2032 Australia Brisbane, Australia TBD
World Cup[13]
Year Host city Position
1971 Spain Barcelona, Spain 8th
1973 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
1975 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th
1978 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd
1982 India Bombay, India 3rd
1986 England London, England 1st
1990 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 3rd
1994 Australia Sydney, Australia 3rd
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands 4th
2002 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2006 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2010 India New Delhi, India 1st
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands 1st
2018 India Bhubaneswar, India 3rd
Champions Trophy[14]
Year Host city Position
1978 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 2nd
1980 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 3rd
1981 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 2nd
1982 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
1983 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 1st
1984 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 1st
1985 Australia Perth, Australia 1st
1986 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 2nd
1987 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
1988 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 3rd
1989 Germany Berlin, West Germany 1st
1990 Australia Melbourne, Australia 1st
1991 Germany Berlin, Germany 4th
1992 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 2nd
1993 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
1994 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 4th
1995 Germany Berlin, Germany 2nd
1996 India Madras, India 6th
1997 Australia Adelaide, Australia 2nd
1998 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 3rd
1999 Australia Brisbane, Australia 1st
2000 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2001 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2002 Germany Cologne, Germany 5th
2003 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2004 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
2005 India Chennai, India 1st
2006 Spain Terrassa, Spain 4th
2007 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2008 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st
2009 Australia Melbourne, Australia 1st
2010 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 1st
2011 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 1st
2012 Australia Melbourne, Australia 1st
2014 India Bhubaneswar, India 3rd
2016 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 1st
2018 Netherlands Breda, Netherlands 1st
World League[15]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semifinal Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 2nd
Final India New Delhi, India 4th
2014–15 Semifinal Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 1st
Final India Raipur, India 1st
2016–17 Semifinal South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd
Final India Bhubaneswar, India 1st
Commonwealth Games[16]
Year Host city Position
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2002 England Manchester, England 1st
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 1st
2010 India New Delhi, India 1st
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 1st
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 1st
Pro League[17]
Year Host city Position
2019 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2020–21 N/A 2nd
Oceania Cup[18]
Year Host city Position
1999 Australia Brisbane, Australia 1st
2001 Australia Melbourne, Australia 1st
2003 New Zealand Christchurch & Wellington, New Zealand 1st
2005 Fiji Suva, Fiji 1st
2007 Australia Buderim, Australia 1st
2009 New Zealand Invercargill, New Zealand 1st
2011 Australia Hobart, Australia 1st
2013 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 1st
2015 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 1st
2017 Australia Sydney, Australia 1st
2019 Australia Rockhampton, Australia 1st
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[19]
Year Host city Position
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
1985 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia
1987 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia
1991 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia
1994 Malaysia Penang, Malaysia 3rd
1995 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1996 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia 2nd
1998 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia 1st
1999 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2000 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2003 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2004 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2005 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2006 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2007 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia 1st
2008 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia
2010 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2011 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia 1st
2012 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia 1st
2014 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2015 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia 2nd
2016 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2017 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia 2nd
2018 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st

Team[]

2020 Olympic squad[]

The squad was announced on 14 June 2021.[20]

Head coach: Colin Batch[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 MF Lachlan Sharp (1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 24) 54 11 Australia NSW Pride
2 MF Tom Craig (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 25) 101 29 Australia NSW Pride
5 FW Tom Wickham (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 31) 59 27 Australia Perth Thundersticks
6 DF Matt Dawson (1994-04-27)27 April 1994 (aged 27) 146 12 Australia NSW Pride
10 MF Joshua Beltz (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 (aged 26) 46 3 Australia Tassie Tigers
11 DF Eddie Ockenden (Co-captain) (1987-04-03)3 April 1987 (aged 34) 372 71 Australia Tassie Tigers
12 MF Jacob Whetton (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 30) 209 65 Australia Brisbane Blaze
13 FW Blake Govers (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 25) 103 89 Australia NSW Pride
14 DF Dylan Martin (1998-01-12)12 January 1998 (aged 23) 6 0 Australia NSW Pride
15 DF Joshua Simmonds (1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 25) 24 1 Australia HC Melbourne
16 DF Tim Howard (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 25) 66 1 Australia Brisbane Blaze
17 MF Aran Zalewski (Co-captain) (1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 30) 193 25 Australia Perth Thundersticks
22 MF Flynn Ogilvie (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 27) 115 22 Australia NSW Pride
23 MF Daniel Beale (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 28) 183 28 Australia Brisbane Blaze
25 FW Trent Mitton (1990-11-26)26 November 1990 (aged 30) 177 82 Australia Perth Thundersticks
29 FW Tim Brand (1998-11-29)29 November 1998 (aged 22) 45 18 Australia NSW Pride
30 GK Andrew Charter (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 34) 185 0 Australia Canberra Chill
32 DF Jeremy Hayward (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 28) 162 70 Australia Tassie Tigers

The remainder of the 2021 national squad is as follows:[22]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 30) 3 0 Victoria (Australia) HC Melbourne v.  India; 17 May 2019

DF Corey Weyer (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 25) 43 3 Queensland Brisbane Blaze v.  Argentina; 7 March 2020
DF Jake Harvie (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 23) 72 3 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks v.  New Zealand; 30 May 2021

MF Kurt Lovett (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 25) 3 0 New South Wales NSW Pride v.  India; 22 February 2020

FW Jack Welch (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 (age 24) 10 3 Tasmania Tassie Tigers v.  Argentina; 7 March 2020

Notable players[]

Results[]

2021 Fixtures & Results[]

2021 Statistics
Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
14 11 1 1 0 54 23 +31 37

Trans–Tasman Series[]

27 May 2021 Match 1 New Zealand  1–3  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
17:30 Findlay field hockey ball 54' Report Brand field hockey ball 37'
Mitton field hockey ball 57'
Wickham field hockey ball 60'
Stadium: Massey University
28 May 2021 Match 2 New Zealand  0–3  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
17:30 Report Ephraums field hockey ball 12'
Govers field hockey ball 18'
Hayward field hockey ball 52'
Stadium: Massey University
30 May 2021 Match 3 New Zealand  2–4  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
15:00 Russell field hockey ball 20'
field hockey ball 26'
Report Mitton field hockey ball 7'
Hayward field hockey ball 8'
Govers field hockey ball 20'
Ephraums field hockey ball 36'
Stadium: Massey University
1 June 2021 Match 4 New Zealand  1–5  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
19:30 McAleese field hockey ball 28' Report Ephraums field hockey ball 3'
Wickham field hockey ball 13'54'
Hayward field hockey ball 48'
Anderson field hockey ball 53'
Stadium: Massey University

FIH Pro League[]

26 June 2021 Home 7 Australia  7–3  New Zealand Perth, Australia
12:30 Ogilvie field hockey ball 11'
Mitton field hockey ball 17'
Hayward field hockey ball 20'40'
Govers field hockey ball 38'
Whetton field hockey ball 52'
Brand field hockey ball 56'
Report Lane field hockey ball 21'
Jenness field hockey ball 34'
Wilson field hockey ball 41'
Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
27 June 2021 Home 8 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Perth, Australia
12:30 Ephraums field hockey ball 11'
Govers field hockey ball 40'
Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium

XXXII Summer Olympics[]

24 July 2021 Pool Stage Japan  3–5  Australia Tokyo, Japan
09:30 K. Tanaka field hockey ball 22'27'
Kirishita field hockey ball 26'
Report Brand field hockey ball 11'
Craig field hockey ball 14'
Govers field hockey ball 31'
Zalewski field hockey ball 38'
Beale field hockey ball 50'
Stadium:
25 July 2021 Pool Stage India  1–7  Australia Tokyo, Japan
18:30 Dilpreet field hockey ball 34' Report Beale field hockey ball 10'
Hayward field hockey ball 21'
Ogilvie field hockey ball 23'
Beltz field hockey ball 26'
Govers field hockey ball 40'42'
Brand field hockey ball 51'
Stadium:
27 July 2021 Pool Stage Argentina  2–5  Australia Tokyo, Japan
09:30 Tolini field hockey ball 4'
Casella field hockey ball 55'
Report Govers field hockey ball 15'23'
Wickham field hockey ball 21'
Sharp field hockey ball 25'
Hayward field hockey ball 39'
Stadium:
28 July 2021 Pool Stage Australia  4–2  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
21:15 Brand field hockey ball 9'50'
Govers field hockey ball 55'
Wickham field hockey ball 57'
Report Russell field hockey ball 13'58' Stadium:
30 July 2021 Pool Stage Australia  1–1  Spain Tokyo, Japan
10:00 Wickham field hockey ball 18' Report Quemada field hockey ball 60' Stadium:
1 August 2021 Quarter-Finals Australia  2–2
(3–0 p)
 Netherlands Tokyo, Japan
12:00 Wickham field hockey ball 13'38' Report Van der Weerden field hockey ball 32'
Hertzberger field hockey ball 50'
Stadium:
Penalties
Govers Penalty shoot-out scored
Ogilvie Penalty shoot-out scored
Brand Penalty shoot-out scored
Penalty shoot-out missed Hertzberger
Penalty shoot-out missed Kempermann
Penalty shoot-out missed De Geus
3 August 2021 Semi-Finals Australia  3–1  Germany Tokyo, Japan
19:00 Brand field hockey ball 7'
Govers field hockey ball 27'
Sharp field hockey ball 59'
Report Windfeder field hockey ball 10' Stadium:
5 August 2021 Gold Medal Match Australia  1-1
(2–3 p)
 Belgium Tokyo, Japan
19:00 Report Stadium:

Goalscorers[]

2021 Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player FG PC PS Total
1 Blake Govers 2 7 2 11
2 Thomas Wickham 6 2 0 8
3 Timothy Brand 7 0 0 7
Jeremy Hayward 0 7 0
5 Nathan Ephraums 3 1 0 4
6 Trent Mitton 3 0 0 3
7 Daniel Beale 1 1 0 2
Flynn Ogilvie 2 0 0
Lachlan Sharp 2 0 0
10 Jacob Anderson 0 1 0 1
Joshua Beltz 1 0 0
Thomas Craig 1 0 0
Jacob Whetton 1 0 0
Aran Zalewski 1 0 0
Total 30 19 2 51

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.[11][23]

Recognition[]

References[]

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