Australia women's national field hockey squad records

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Australia
Australia
Nickname(s)Hockeyroos
AssociationHockey Australia
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachKatrina Powell
FIH ranking
Current 5 Steady (4 March 2025)[1]

The following article comprises past and present players and results of the Hockeyroos, the national women's field hockey team from Australia.[2] The team is controlled by Hockey Australia and competes in FIH sanctioned tournaments.[3]

Team

Technical staff

Head Coach: Katrina Powell
Assistant Coaches: Rhett Halkett, Emma Murray and Hugh Purvis

Current squad

The following 24 players were named in the Hockeyroos 2025 squad.[4]

Caps and goals are current as of 5 August 2024 after the match against China.

Head coach: Katrina Powell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
7 GK Aleisha Power (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 28) 33 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
19 GK Jocelyn Bartram (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31) 113 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
25 GK Zoe Newman (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25) 10 0 New South Wales NSW Pride

6 DF Penny Squibb (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 32) 62 6 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
9 DF Maddison Smith (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25) 13 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
13 DF Harriet Shand (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 25) 52 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
15 DF Kaitlin Nobbs (captain) (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27) 141 12 New South Wales NSW Pride
17 DF Lucy Sharman (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 21) 15 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
18 DF Alana Kavanagh (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 22) 3 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
20 DF Karri Somerville (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) 59 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
22 DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23) 34 9 Queensland Brisbane Blaze

1 MF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21) 62 5 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
3 MF Morgan Mathison (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
4 MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 23) 85 4 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
5 MF Grace Young (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22) 40 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
8 MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 36 7 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
12 MF Greta Hayes (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28) 51 2 New South Wales NSW Pride
24 MF Mariah Williams (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 29) 138 21 New South Wales NSW Pride

10 FW Abigail Wilson (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 26) 18 1 New South Wales NSW Pride
11 FW Alice Arnott (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 27) 22 8 New South Wales NSW Pride
16 FW Courtney Schonell (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 24) 24 5 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
21 FW Jade Smith (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
26 FW Lexie Pickering (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
30 FW Grace Stewart (captain) (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 27) 130 37 New South Wales NSW Pride

Development squad

In addition to the core 24 player squad, Hockey Australia also maintains a 13 player development squad. The 2025 squad is as follows:

Past squads

  • Note: This article does not comprise squads prior to the year 2001.

2001–2010

2011–2020

2021–2030

Player recognition

In 1998, the FIH introduced the Player of the Year Awards, recognising those deemed to be the best in the world. The following table includes Australian players who have won an award or received nominations.[29]

Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year
Alyson Annan (1998, 2000) Angela Skirving (2001) Rachael Lynch (2014, 2018, 2019)
Katie Allen (2005) Madonna Blyth (2006)
Julie Towers (2005) Casey Eastham (2009)
Peta Gallagher (2007) Anna Flanagan (2012, 2014)
Madonna Blyth (2009, 2013) Kathryn Slattery (2016) Jocelyn Bartram (2022, 2023)
Jodie Kenny (2015) Ambrosia Malone (2018)
Ambrosia Malone (2023) Amy Lawton (2022)
Claire Colwill (2024)

Note: some players received multiple nominations, therefore winning years have been bolded.

  Winner of Award

Results

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