Australia women's national field hockey team
No Pos Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club
5 1 GK Ashlee Wells ( 1989-08-01 ) 1 August 1989 ( age 30 ) 119 0 Adelaide Fire
27 1 GK Rachael Lynch ( 1986-07-02 ) 2 July 1986 ( age 33 ) 222 0 HC Melbourne
1 2 DF Sophie Taylor ( 1995-09-12 ) 12 September 1995 ( age 24 ) 33 2 HC Melbourne
7 2 DF Jodie Kenny ( C ) ( 1987-08-18 ) 18 August 1987 ( age 32 ) 233 111 Brisbane Blaze
11 2 DF Karri McMahon ( 1992-02-27 ) 27 February 1992 ( age 28 ) 151 10 Adelaide Fire
13 2 DF Edwina Bone ( 1988-04-29 ) 29 April 1988 ( age 32 ) 201 5 Canberra Chill
15 2 DF Kaitlin Nobbs ( 1997-09-24 ) 24 September 1997 ( age 22 ) 80 4 NSW Pride
20 2 DF Karri Somerville ( 1999-04-07 ) 7 April 1999 ( age 21 ) 0 0 Perth Thundersticks
4 3 MF Amy Lawton ( 2002-01-19 ) 19 January 2002 ( age 18 ) 13 3 HC Melbourne
9 3 MF Lily Brazel ( 1995-01-26 ) 26 January 1995 ( age 25 ) 50 1 HC Melbourne
14 3 MF Stephanie Kershaw ( 1995-04-19 ) 19 April 1995 ( age 25 ) 62 7 Brisbane Blaze
18 3 MF Jane Claxton ( 1992-10-26 ) 26 October 1992 ( age 27 ) 180 18 Adelaide Fire
21 3 MF Renee Taylor ( 1996-09-28 ) 28 September 1996 ( age 23 ) 80 8 Brisbane Blaze
23 3 MF Kalindi Commerford ( 1994-11-18 ) 18 November 1994 ( age 25 ) 49 8 Canberra Chill
16 4 FW Gabrielle Nance ( 1994-07-29 ) 29 July 1994 ( age 25 ) 74 8 Adelaide Fire
24 4 FW Mariah Williams ( 1995-05-31 ) 31 May 1995 ( age 25 ) 81 15 NSW Pride
30 4 FW Grace Stewart ( 1997-04-28 ) 28 April 1997 ( age 23 ) 85 25 NSW Pride
31 4 FW Laura Barden ( 1994-06-09 ) 9 June 1994 ( age 26 ) 42 5 HC Melbourne
Squad -- Current squad
The following 18 players were named in the Australian team for the 2020 FIH Pro League matches against Argentina on 6 and 7 March in Perth . [ 11 ] Caps and goals are current as of 2 February 2019 after the match against Great Britain . .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player th { background-color : inherit ; border:0 } .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player td { text-align : center ; border:0 }
The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of January 2019, ranked third in the world. Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1984 they are one of Australia's most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic gold medals (1988, 1996, 2000), two World Cup gold medals (1994, 1998) and four Commonwealth Games gold medals (1998, 2006, 2010, 2014). The Hockeyroos have been crowned Australia's Team of the Year five times and were unanimously awarded Best Australian Team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. A notable part of the Hockeyroos colourful history has involved Ric Charlesworth. Charlesworth was at the helm of the Hockeyroos from 1993 to 2000, where his reign as coach saw the team win the 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 Champions Trophies, 1994 and 1998 World Cups and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Charlesworth took the Hockeyroos to the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Games where the team won back-to-back gold medals. The team was coached from 2011 by Adam Commens, who was replaced after the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the side failed to medal, by Paul Gaudoin. Given the extent of the Hockeyroos success, the team has consistently remained at the top of the world hockey rankings. From the late 1980s until 2000, the Australian team was ranked at number 1 in the world. Only once during this period, did the Hockeyroos fail to win a tournament, when they finished fifth.