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
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] | ||
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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 | Boycott |
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 | Qualified |
2028 | Los Angeles, United States | TBD |
2032 | Brisbane, Australia | TBD |
World Cup[14] | ||
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Year | Host city | Position |
1971 | Barcelona, Spain | 8th |
1973 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Withdrew |
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] | ||
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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 | Withdrew[16] |
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[13] | |||
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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 |
Pro League[17] | ||
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Year | Host city | Position |
2019 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 1st |
2020–21 | Home & Away | 2nd |
2021–22[18] | Home & Away | 2nd^ |
2022–23 | Home & Away | 7th |
^Australia and New Zealand originally withdrew from matches due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and subsequent international restrictions on travel.[19] In the lead up to the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, Australia and New Zealand played two matches as part of the 2020-21 Pro League[20] in Perth.
Commonwealth Games[13] | |||
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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 |
Oceania Cup[21] | ||
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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 |
2023 | Whangarei, New Zealand | 1st |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[22] | ||
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Year | Host city | Position |
1983 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
1985 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
1987 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
1991 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
1994 | Penang, Malaysia | 3rd |
1995 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
1996 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 2nd |
1998 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st |
1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
2000 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
2001 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd |
2003 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
2005 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st |
2006 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd |
2007 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st |
2008 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
2009 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd |
2011 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st |
2012 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
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 |
2019 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
2020 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
2021 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
2022 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Did Not Compete |
Team
Current squad
The following 20 players were named in the Kookaburras squad for the FIH Pro League matches against Belgium and the Netherlands in Europe.[23][24]
Head coach: Colin Batch
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | GK | Andrew Charter | 30 March 1987 | 223 | 0 | Canberra Chill |
49 | GK | Ashleigh Thomas | 21 July 1995 | 1 | 0 | NSW Pride |
4 | DF | Jake Harvie | 5 March 1998 | 112 | 5 | Perth Thundersticks |
6 | DF | Matthew Dawson | 27 April 1994 | 184 | 13 | Amsterdam |
10 | DF | Joshua Beltz | 24 April 1995 | 94 | 5 | Tassie Tigers |
14 | DF | Dylan Martin | 12 January 1998 | 28 | 0 | NSW Pride |
16 | DF | Timothy Howard | 23 June 1996 | 116 | 2 | Brisbane Blaze |
26 | DF | James Collins | 25 February 2000 | 15 | 0 | Perth Thundersticks |
32 | DF | Jeremy Hayward (Captain) | 3 March 1993 | 205 | 103 | Den Bosch |
1 | MF | Lachlan Sharp | 2 July 1997 | 80 | 15 | NSW Pride |
2 | MF | Thomas Craig | 3 September 1995 | 116 | 39 | Klein Zwitserland |
11 | MF | Eddie Ockenden (Captain) | 3 April 1987 | 421 | 72 | Tassie Tigers |
12 | MF | Jacob Whetton | 15 June 1991 | 253 | 72 | Brisbane Blaze |
20 | MF | Ky Willott | 15 March 2001 | 26 | 7 | NSW Pride |
23 | MF | Daniel Beale | 12 February 1993 | 224 | 33 | Brisbane Blaze |
48 | MF | Davis Atkin | 17 February 2001 | 4 | 0 | Canberra Chill |
7 | FW | Nathan Ephraums | 9 June 1999 | 48 | 27 | HC Melbourne |
9 | FW | Jacob Anderson | 22 March 1997 | 55 | 20 | Brisbane Blaze |
13 | FW | Blake Govers | 6 July 1996 | 141 | 130 | Dragons |
29 | FW | Timothy Brand | 29 November 1998 | 74 | 28 | Klein Zwitserland |
The remainder of the 2023 national squad is as follows:[25]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Johan Durst | 18 March 1991 | 24 | 0 | HC Melbourne | v. New Zealand; 30 April 2023 |
GK | Benjamin Rennie | 28 September 1990 | 12 | 0 | Perth Thundersticks | v. India; 12 March 2023 |
MF | Jayden Atkinson | 9 July 2001 | 8 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze | v. Great Britain; 29 April 2023 |
MF | Aran Zalewski (Captain) | 21 March 1991 | 240 | 34 | Perth Thundersticks | v. New Zealand; 30 April 2023 |
MF | Flynn Ogilvie | 17 September 1993 | 149 | 27 | NSW Pride | v. Netherlands; 29 January 2023 |
FW | Thomas Wickham | 26 May 1990 | 91 | 45 | Perth Thundersticks | v. Netherlands; 29 January 2023 |
FW | Craig Marais | 28 May 2002 | 14 | 1 | HC Melbourne | v. New Zealand; 30 April 2023 |
FW | Jack Welch | 26 October 1997 | 27 | 10 | Tassie Tigers | v. New Zealand; 30 April 2023 |
FW | Joel Rintala | 24 July 1996 | 4 | 7 | Brisbane Blaze | v. New Zealand; 30 April 2023 |
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 |
DF | Anand Gupte | 4 September 1998 | 8 | 0 | Canberra Chill | v. New Zealand; 30 April 2023 |
FW | Hayden Beltz | 8 September 1997 | 7 | 0 | Tassie Tigers | v. New Zealand; 30 April 2023 |
FW | Benjamin Staines | 13 July 1997 | 7 | 1 | Canberra Chill | v. Great Britain; 29 April 2023 |
Notable players
Results
2023 Fixtures & Results
2022 Statistics | |||||||||
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Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 29 |
XV FIH World Cup
13 January 2023 Pool A | Australia | 8–0 | France | Bhubaneswar, India |
15:00 | Craig 9', 32', 45' Ogilvie 27' Hayward 27', 29', 39' Wickham 54' |
Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
16 January 2023 Pool A | Argentina | 3–3 | Australia | Bhubaneswar, India |
19:00 | Domene 19' Casella 33' Ferreiro 49' |
Report | Hayward 10' Beale 30' Govers 58' |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
20 January 2023 Pool A | Australia | 9–2 | South Africa | Rourkela, India |
13:00 | Govers 4', 15', 19', 20' Craig 10' Harvie 22' Ephraums 28' Hayward 32' Brand 47' |
Report | Ntuli 8' Kok 58' |
Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium |
24 January 2023 Quarter-finals | Australia | 4–3 | Spain | Bhubaneswar, India |
16:30 | Ogilvie 30' Zalewski 32' Hayward 33', 37' |
Report | Gispert 20' Recasens 24' Miralles 41' |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
27 January 2023 Semi-finals | Australia | 3–4 | Germany | Bhubaneswar, India |
16:30 | Hayward 12' Ephraums 27' Govers 58' |
Report | Peillat 43', 52', 59' Wellen 60' |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
29 January 2023 Bronze Medal Match | Australia | 1–3 | Netherlands | Bhubaneswar, India |
16:30 | Hayward 13' | Report | Janssen 33' Brinkman 35', 40' |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
FIH Pro League
28 February 2023 Home 1 | Australia | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Argentina | Hobart, Australia |
19:10 | Hayward 15', 23' | Report | Rey 49' Martins 54' |
Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre |
Penalties | ||||
Govers Harvie Craig Marais |
Toscani Casella Ferreiro Catán Bugallo |
1 March 2023 Home 2 | Australia | 2–4 | Spain | Hobart, Australia |
19:10 | Govers 21' Marais 42' |
Report | Reyné 11', 19' Basterra 25' Miralles 59' |
Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre |
3 March 2023 Home 3 | Australia | 3–0 | Argentina | Hobart, Australia |
17:10 | Brand 2' Craig 36' Ephraums 47' |
Report | Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre |
4 March 2023 Home 4 | Australia | 1–3 | Spain | Hobart, Australia |
17:10 | Govers 51' | Report | Escudé 15' Amat 44' Iglesias 45' |
Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre |
11 March 2023 Away 1 | Australia | 0–1 | Germany | Rourkela, India |
19:10 | Report | Hellwig 8' | Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium |
12 March 2023 Away 2 | India | 5–4 | Australia | Rourkela, India |
19:10 | Harmanpreet 14', 15', 56' Jugraj 18' Karthi 26' |
Report | J. Beltz 3' Willott 43' Staines 53' Howard 57' |
Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium |
14 March 2023 Away 3 | Germany | 1–2 | Australia | Rourkela, India |
19:10 | Peillat 23' | Report | Whetton 12' Welch 15' |
Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium |
15 March 2023 Away 4 | India | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Australia | Rourkela, India |
19:10 | Prasad 2' Sukhjeet 47' |
Report | Ephraums 37' Howard 52' |
Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium |
Penalties | ||||
Harmanpreet Hardik Prasad Sukhjeet Dilpreet Harmanpreet |
Whetton Harvie Marais Welch Ephraums Welch |
23 April 2023 Away 5 | Australia | 1–2 | Great Britain | Christchurch, New Zealand |
14:10 | Willott 10' | Report | Ward 14' Morton 22' |
Stadium: Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub |
25 April 2023 Away 6 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Australia | Christchurch, New Zealand |
16:40 | Report | Rintala 3', 22', 24' | Stadium: Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub |
29 April 2023 Away 7 | Great Britain | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Australia | Christchurch, New Zealand |
16:40 | Report | Stadium: Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub |
30 April 2023 Away 8 | New Zealand | 2–4 | Australia | Christchurch, New Zealand |
14:10 | Report | Stadium: Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub |
9 June 2023 Away 9 | Netherlands | 2–7 | Australia | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
20:40 | Bukkens 29', 53' | Report | Craig 12', 17' Sharp 15' Ephraums 16', 49' Hayward 24' Govers 35' |
Stadium: HC Oranje-Rood |
12 June 2023 Away 10 | Netherlands | 5–2 | Australia | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
20:40 | Boers 7', 52' Hoedemakers 12' Telgenkamp 14', 36' |
Report | Ephraums 10' Hayward 26' |
Stadium: HC Oranje-Rood |
17 June 2023 Away 11 | Belgium | 5–4 | Australia | Antwerp, Belgium |
16:40 | Onana 6' T. Stockbroekx 17' De Sloover 47' Van Dessel 55' Luypaert 59' |
Report | Beale 13' Whetton 40' Willott 44' Govers 57' |
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein |
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][26]
Recognition
- 1981: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year[27]
- 1987: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year[27]
- 2004: Australian Sport Awards International Team of the Year[27]
- 2014: AIS Sport Performance Awards Team of the Year.[28]
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