Madi Ratcliffe

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Madi Ratcliffe
Personal information
Full name Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe
Born (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 24)
Warrnambool, Australia
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HC Melbourne
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Victorian Vipers 17 (14)
2019– HC Melbourne 7 (6)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Australia 39 (9)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sydney Team

Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe (born 17 October 1997)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.[2]

Personal life[]

Ratcliffe was born and raised in Warrnambool, Victoria.[3]

She was a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS),[2] and currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[4]

Career[]

National teams[]

Under–21[]

In 2016, Ratcliffe made her debut for the Jillaroos during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.[5] The team won gold, qualifying for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year.[6] Ratcliffe was also highest scorer at the tournament, with four goals.[7]

Hockeyroos[]

Ratcliffe made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2016 during a test series against Great Britain in Bunbury and Perth.[5]

During her career, Ratcliffe medalled twice with the Hockeyroos. She won gold at the 2017 Oceania Cup in Sydney,[8] and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[9]

International goals[]


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 31 March 2017 , Hastings, New Zealand  United States 1–1 1–1 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup [10]
2 3 April 2017  Japan 2–0 2–1 [11]
3 6 April 2017  New Zealand 1–0 1–1 [12]
4 2 July 2017 , Brussels, Belgium  Italy 3–1 3–1 2016–17 HWL Semifinals [13]
5 6 November 2017 , Bendigo, Australia  United States 1–0 2–0 Test Match [14]
6 12 November 2017 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia 1–0 5–0 2017 Int. Festival of Hockey [15]
7 16 November 2017 State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, Australia  Japan 1–0 2–1 Test Match [16]
8 18 November 2017 1–0 8–1 [17]
9 8–1

References[]

  1. ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Madi Ratcliffe". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Ratcliffe to debut for Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "RATCLIFFE Madi". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Australia qualified for Junior World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Australia Secures Dual Oceania Cup Success". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Madi RATCLIFFE". results.gc2018.com. gc2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Austrlaia 1–1 United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Australia 2–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Australia 1–1 New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Italy 1–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Australia 2–0 United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Australia 5–0 United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Australia 2–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Australia 8–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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