Australia: Batch names strong 2024 Kookaburras squad ahead of Olympic year

Head Coach, Colin Batch has named a strong and experienced 27-player Kookaburras squad for 2024, in what will be a stellar year for the sport, starting with season five of the FIH Pro League followed by the much-anticipated Paris Olympic Games. Batch has stuck with much of the squad named in 2023, following impressive performances […]
Australia: All you need to know – FIH Women’s and Men’s Junior World Cups

The 2023 FIH Women’s Junior World Cup Seven capped Hockeyroos are among the 18-player Jillaroos team announced to represent Australia at the 10th edition of the FIH Hockey Junior Women’s World Cup 2023 in Chile starting on 29 November. See the full squad here. The Jillaroos will take on Chile, Netherlands and South Africa in Pool A. […]
Australia: Hockey Australia Board update 2023

Hockey Australia wishes to inform of updates to its Board of Directors after the annual Council Meeting was held in Canberra last Friday 24th November 2023. President Ross Sudano was re-elected to the Board unopposed by all State/Territory Member Associations. After completing a maximum three full terms, Sandra Sully retires from the Board after 10 […]
Australia: Brisbane Blaze crowned champions in epic decider

The Brisbane Blaze have proven to be the shootout kings at the Finals Main Event after emerging 5-3 winners on penalties after an epic JDH Hockey One League Men’s Grand Final decider with NSW Pride was locked 3-3 after full time. After claiming an unprecedented 10-9 penalty shootout win to emerge from their semi final […]
Australia: Vale Laurie Bedford

Hockey Australia respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands throughout Australia on which we play our great game. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to a positive future for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this […]
Australia: LiveHockey streaming this weekend

Hockey Australia respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands throughout Australia on which we play our great game. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to a positive future for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this […]
Australia: Australian Country 2023 representative teams announced

The players and staff selected in this year’s Australian Open and Under 21 Men’s and Women’s Teams have been announced following the conclusion of the national championships in Shepparton. The Hockey Australia Country teams are representative teams selected from the competing teams at the Australian Country Championships each year. Traditionally the four representative teams selected […]
Australia: Brisbane camp crucial for Jillaroos’ World Cup preparation

A week long Jillaroos camp that includes a tri-series of matches, is being held in Brisbane this week as Australia’s U21 Women’s Squad continues preparations for the 2023 FIH Women’s Junior World Cup. The Jillaroos will play three matches against Japanese club team Coca Cola Sparks and once against a Hockey Queensland Invitational Team at […]
Australia: 2023 Country Hockey Championships produce thrilling finales

Queensland’s Women’s Team and Western Australia’s Men’s Team are the toast of Australian country hockey after winning the national Country Championships in Shepparton on the weekend. The Queensland Women made it back-to-back titles after prevailing in one the most exciting finishes to a Country Championships match on record, outlasting New South Wales 4-3 in a […]
Australia: Hockeyroos Paris bound after winning Oceania Cup

The Hockeyroos will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after winning the third and final Oceania Cup match 3-2 over New Zealand in Whangarei. The result saw the Hockeyroos win the series 2-0, going undefeated over the three matches. Only a loss by three goals or more in the final match could prevent the […]