Australia: ‘Hockey has done so much for me’ Brooke Peris joins Claxton, Taylor in international retirement
Australia: The Hockeyroos are bidding goodbye to three star players, with co-captain Brooke Peris joining her fellow co-captain Jane Claxton and defender Renee Taylor in announcing their retirement from international hockey. Born and raised in the Northern Territory, Brooke notched an impressive 241 caps for the Hockeyroos in a career that spanned 11 years since her […]
Australia: Vale Gordon Getley
Australia: Hockey Australia is saddened to learn of the passing of one of Australian hockey’s finest umpires, Gordon Getley. Gordon’s commitment to hockey was unprecedented and his 40-year commitment to umpiring the game saw him awarded his Australian umpiring badge in 1969 and an international grade 1 badge in 1979. At an international level, Gordon’s […]
Australia: Kookaburras great Mark Knowles recognised with Australian Sport’s highest honour
Australia: The legacy of three-time Olympic medallist Mark Knowles OAM has been cemented further into the history of Australian sport after he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame this morning. The Kookaburras’ legend was one of eight top Australian athletes to be celebrated live on the Seven Network, as he was officially recognised […]
Australia: Australia to miss key medal hopes with hockey excluded in reduced 2026 Commonwealth Games format
Australia: Australia will be without two key medal hopes at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today announced a heavily reduced 10-sport format which will exclude hockey, among many others. The announcement revealed a revised format from CGF and Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS), which recovered the Games with less than two […]
Australia: Shining silver, Tom Wickham returns to Alice Springs two decades on
Australia: 20 years ago Kookaburras striker Tom Wickham packed up his life in Alice Springs as a 14-year-old hockey mad teenager and across Australia to continue his hockey dream. Two decades on, he’s back. Returning to the NT alongside two-time Olympian and recently retired Hockeyroo Renee Taylor as an inspiration for many local young hockey […]
Australia: Jocelyn Bartram earns huge payday as 6 Aussies snapped up at India Hockey League Auction
Australia: Hockeyroos goalkeeper Jocelyn Bartram’s 2024 just got a whole lot sweeter, after she became the first international to be picked up at the Hockey India League auction for 15 lakhs (AUD 26,605). A bidding war ensued between Australian coach Glenn Turner’s Bengal Tigers and the Odisha Warriors as Jocelyn became the first international to […]
Australia: Jeremy Hayward breaks records as 12 Kookaburras are snapped up at India Hockey League Auction
Australia: Jeremy Hayward has had a day to remember at the India Hockey League auction, after becoming the third most sought-after international to be picked up on the opening day. The Darwin-raised Kookaburras defender was bought for 42 lakhs (AUD 74,116) by Punjab-based team Soorman Hockey Club just three months after he became a two-time […]
Nick Bandurak’s Forced Departure from Holcombe: A Disappointing End to a Decade of Excellence
In a move that has sent shockwaves across the hockey world, Nick Bandurak, one of the sport’s biggest stars, has been left out of the men’s first-team squad at Holcombe Hockey Club against his will. After ten years of remarkable service, over 200 goals, and becoming the face of the Kent-based club, Bandurak’s departure is […]
Australia: ‘I’m still in shock!’ Hockey’s newest Legend Dianne Gorman reflects on her incredible career
Australia: If you head down to Albion Park Hockey Club on a balmy winter’s morning in the small town of Shellharbour in NSW, you’ll likely find a legend of the game still relishing time at the pitch. It looks a little different these days, Dianne concedes she’s either enjoying catching up with friends and old […]
Australia: FIH Pro League is back! Kookaburras to launch title defence in Sydney
Australia: Hockey’s hotly contested FIH Pro League is returning to Australia for the first time in two years, with a blockbuster five-day leg set for February 4-9, 2025 at Sydney Olympic Park. The Sydney stage was proudly revealed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) today, as the full 2024/2025 FIH Pro League schedule was unveiled, […]
