Australia men's national field hockey team

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.[2] They also won the Hockey World Cup in 1986, 2010 and 2014.

Australia
Nickname(s)The Kookaburras
AssociationHockey Australia
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachColin Batch
Assistant coach(es)Robert Hammond
Anthony Potter
ManagerMelissa Gey
CaptainEddie Ockenden
Aran Zalewski
Most capsEddie Ockenden (366)
Top scorerJamie Dwyer (244)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 2 (3 November 2021)[1]
Highest1 (2005, 2010–2011, 2014 – January 2017, December 2017 – July 2018, June 2019 – January 2020)
Lowest3 (2003)
Biggest win
Australia  35-0  Papua New Guinea
(Buderim, Australia; 11 September 2007)
Biggest defeat
Australia  1-12  India
(Melbourne, Australia; 17 August 1935)
Olympic Games
Appearances16 (first in 1956)
Best result1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1971)
Best result1st (1986, 2010, 2014)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result1st (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 4 5
World Cup 3 2 5
Oceania Cup 11 0 0
Champions Trophy 15 10 5
Commonwealth Games 6 0 0
Hockey World League 2 0 0
Total 38 16 15
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam
1968 Mexico CityTeam
1976 MontrealTeam
1992 BarcelonaTeam
2020 TokyoTeam
1964 TokyoTeam
1996 AtlantaTeam
2000 SydneyTeam
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
World Cup
1986 London
2010 New Delhi
2014 The Hague
2002 Kuala Lumpur
2006 Mönchengladbach
1978 Buenos Aires
1982 Bombay
1990 Lahore
1994 Sydney
2018 Bhubaneswar
Oceania Cup
1999 Brisbane
2001 Melbourne
2003 Christchurch–Wellington
2005 Suva
2007 Buderim
2009 Invercargill
2011 Hobart
2013 Stratford
2015 Stratford
2017 Sydney
2019 Rockhampton
Champions Trophy
1983 Karachi
1984 Karachi
1985 Perth
1989 Berlin
1990 Melbourne
1993 Kuala Lumpur
1999 Brisbane
2005 Chennai
2008 Rotterdam
2009 Melbourne
2010 Mönchengladbach
2011 Auckland
2012 Melbourne
2016 London
2018 Breda
1978 Lahore
1981 Karachi
1982 Amstelveen
1986 Lahore
1992 Karachi
1995 Berlin
1997 Adelaide
2001 Rotterdam
2003 Amstelveen
2007 Kuala Lumpur
1980 Karachi
1987 Amstelveen
1988 Lahore
1998 Lahore
2014 Bhubaneswar
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
2002 ManchesterTeam
2006 MelbourneTeam
2010 New DelhiTeam
2014 GlasgowTeam
2018 Gold CoastTeam
Hockey World League
2014–15 RaipurTeam
2014–15 BhubaneswarTeam

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,[3] 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.[4]

History

Australia's first men's team competed in an international match in 1922.[5]

The first major competition won by the national team was the 1983 World Championships held in Karachi.[6]

Participations

Australia's first men's team competed at the Olympics in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[6]

Australia did not medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics[7] or the 1988 Summer Olympics.[8] At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Australia earned a silver medal, losing gold to Germany.[9] At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia finished third, earning a bronze medal.[10]

The team won their first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Barry Dancer coached the side.[11]

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[12]
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 N/A
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 TBD
2028 Los Angeles, United States TBD
2032 Brisbane, Australia TBD
World Cup[13]
Year Host city Position
1971 Barcelona, Spain 8th
1973 Amsterdam, Netherlands –
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
Champions Trophy[14]
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 –
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[15]
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
Commonwealth Games[16]
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
Pro League[17]
Year Host city Position
2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2020–21 N/A 2nd
Oceania Cup[18]
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
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[19]
Year Host city Position
1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
1985 Ipoh, Malaysia –
1987 Ipoh, Malaysia –
1991 Ipoh, Malaysia –
1994 Penang, Malaysia 3rd
1995 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –
1996 Ipoh, Malaysia 2nd
1998 Ipoh, Malaysia 1st
1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –
2000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –
2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2003 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –
2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2005 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st
2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2007 Ipoh, Malaysia 1st
2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –
2009 Ipoh, Malaysia –
2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2011 Ipoh, Malaysia 1st
2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –
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

Team

2020 Olympic squad

The squad was announced on 14 June 2021.[20]

Head coach: Colin Batch[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 MF Lachlan Sharp (1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 24) 54 11 NSW Pride
2 MF Tom Craig (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 25) 101 29 NSW Pride
5 FW Tom Wickham (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 31) 59 27 Perth Thundersticks
6 DF Matt Dawson (1994-04-27)27 April 1994 (aged 27) 146 12 NSW Pride
10 MF Joshua Beltz (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 (aged 26) 46 3 Tassie Tigers
11 DF Eddie Ockenden (Co-captain) (1987-04-03)3 April 1987 (aged 34) 372 71 Tassie Tigers
12 MF Jacob Whetton (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 30) 209 65 Brisbane Blaze
13 FW Blake Govers (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 25) 103 89 NSW Pride
14 DF Dylan Martin (1998-01-12)12 January 1998 (aged 23) 6 0 NSW Pride
15 DF Joshua Simmonds (1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 25) 24 1 HC Melbourne
16 DF Tim Howard (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 25) 66 1 Brisbane Blaze
17 MF Aran Zalewski (Co-captain) (1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 30) 193 25 Perth Thundersticks
22 MF Flynn Ogilvie (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 27) 115 22 NSW Pride
23 MF Daniel Beale (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 28) 183 28 Brisbane Blaze
25 FW Trent Mitton (1990-11-26)26 November 1990 (aged 30) 177 82 Perth Thundersticks
29 FW Tim Brand (1998-11-29)29 November 1998 (aged 22) 45 18 NSW Pride
30 GK Andrew Charter (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 34) 185 0 Canberra Chill
32 DF Jeremy Hayward (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 28) 162 70 Tassie Tigers

The remainder of the 2021 national squad is as follows:[22]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Johan Durst (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 3 0 HC Melbourne v.  India; 17 May 2019
DF Corey Weyer (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 43 3 Brisbane Blaze v.  Argentina; 7 March 2020
DF Jake Harvie (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 72 3 Perth Thundersticks v.  New Zealand; 30 May 2021
MF Kurt Lovett (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 3 0 NSW Pride v.  India; 22 February 2020
FW Jack Welch (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 10 3 Tassie Tigers v.  Argentina; 7 March 2020

Notable players

Results

2021 Fixtures & Results
2021 Statistics
Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
14111105423+3137

Trans–Tasman Series
27 May 2021 Match 1 New Zealand  1–3  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
17:30 Findlay  54' Report Brand  37'
Mitton  57'
Wickham  60'		 Stadium: Massey University
28 May 2021 Match 2 New Zealand  0–3  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
17:30 Report Ephraums  12'
Govers  18'
Hayward  52'		 Stadium: Massey University
30 May 2021 Match 3 New Zealand  2–4  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
15:00 Russell  20'
MacIntyre  26'		 Report Mitton  7'
Hayward  8'
Govers  20'
Ephraums  36'		 Stadium: Massey University
1 June 2021 Match 4 New Zealand  1–5  Australia Palmerston North, New Zealand
19:30 McAleese  28' Report Ephraums  3'
Wickham  13', 54'
Hayward  48'
Anderson  53'		 Stadium: Massey University

FIH Pro League
26 June 2021 Home 7 Australia  7–3  New Zealand Perth, Australia
12:30 Ogilvie  11'
Mitton  17'
Hayward  20', 40'
Govers  38'
Whetton  52'
Brand  56'		 Report Lane  21'
Jenness  34'
Wilson  41'		 Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium
27 June 2021 Home 8 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Perth, Australia
12:30 Ephraums  11'
Govers  40'		 Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium

XXXII Summer Olympics
24 July 2021 Pool Stage Japan  3–5  Australia Tokyo, Japan
09:30 K. Tanaka  22', 27'
Kirishita  26'		 Report Brand  11'
Craig  14'
Govers  31'
Zalewski  38'
Beale  50'		 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
25 July 2021 Pool Stage India  1–7  Australia Tokyo, Japan
18:30 Dilpreet  34' Report Beale  10'
Hayward  21'
Ogilvie  23'
Beltz  26'
Govers  40', 42'
Brand  51'		 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
27 July 2021 Pool Stage Argentina  2–5  Australia Tokyo, Japan
09:30 Tolini  4'
Casella  55'		 Report Govers  15', 23'
Wickham  21'
Sharp  25'
Hayward  39'		 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
28 July 2021 Pool Stage Australia  4–2  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
21:15 Brand  9', 50'
Govers  55'
Wickham  57'		 Report Russell  13', 58' Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
30 July 2021 Pool Stage Australia  1–1  Spain Tokyo, Japan
10:00 Wickham  18' Report Quemada  60' Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
1 August 2021 Quarter-Finals Australia  2–2
(3–0 p)		  Netherlands Tokyo, Japan
12:00 Wickham  13', 38' Report Van der Weerden  32'
Hertzberger  50'		 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
Penalties
Govers
Ogilvie
Brand 		Hertzberger
Kempermann
De Geus
3 August 2021 Semi-Finals Australia  3–1  Germany Tokyo, Japan
19:00 Brand  7'
Govers  27'
Sharp  59'		 Report Windfeder  10' Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
5 August 2021 Gold Medal Match Australia  1-1
(2–3 p)		  Belgium Tokyo, Japan
19:00 Report Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

Goalscorers
2021 Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player FG PC PS Total
1 Blake Govers 2 7 2 11
2 Thomas Wickham 6 2 0 8
3 Timothy Brand 7 0 0 7
Jeremy Hayward 0 7 0
5 Nathan Ephraums 3 1 0 4
6 Trent Mitton 3 0 0 3
7 Daniel Beale 1 1 0 2
Flynn Ogilvie 2 0 0
Lachlan Sharp 2 0 0
10 Jacob Anderson 0 1 0 1
Joshua Beltz 1 0 0
Thomas Craig 1 0 0
Jacob Whetton 1 0 0
Aran Zalewski 1 0 0
Total 30 19 2 51

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.[11][23]

Recognition

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