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Australia women's national under-21 field hockey team

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Australia
Australia
Nickname(s)Jillaroos
AssociationHockey Australia
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachStacia Strain
Assistant coach(es)Mark Hager
ManagerJoanne Banning
Angela Lambert
CaptainClaire Colwill
FIH ranking
Current5
Junior World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1993)
Best result2nd (1993, 1997)

The Australia women's national under-21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under-21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia, Hockey Australia, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Jillaroos.[1]

The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1993 Junior World Cup, where the team won a silver medal.

The team's last appearance was during a test series against New Zealand in Hastings, New Zealand from November–December 2018.[2]

History

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Tournament Records

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Junior World Cup
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1989 Canada Ottawa, Canada Did not participate
1993 Spain Terrassa, Spain 2nd 7 4 1 2 27 8 +19 9
1997 South Korea Seongnam, South Korea 2nd 7 6 0 1 24 10 +14 18
2001 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 7 6 0 1 12 4 +8 18
2005 Chile Santiago, Chile 4th 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 13
2009 United States Boston, United States 5th 7 5 1 1 22 9 +13 16
2013 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 6th 6 3 1 2 19 7 +12 10
2016 Chile Santiago, Chile 3rd 6 3 2 1 20 9 +11 11
2022 South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa Did not participate
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile 5th 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
Junior Oceania Cup
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2000 Australia Canberra, Australia 1st 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
2004 Australia Wellington, New Zealand 1st 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
2008 Australia Brisbane, Australia 1st 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
2013 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 1st 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9
2016 1st 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9
2022 Australia Canberra, Australia 1st 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7

Team

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Current squad

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The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
26 1GK Jordan Bliss (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
27 1GK Bridget Laurance (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 22) 7 0 Tasmania HC Melbourne

4 2DF Karissa van der Wath (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18) 6 0 Queensland Hockey Queensland
8 2DF Alana Kavanagh (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 12 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
12 2DF Emily Hamilton-Smith (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22) 13 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
13 2DF Jade Reid (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 22) 10 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
17 2DF Lucy Sharman (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 21) 10 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
22 2DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) 9 8 Queensland Brisbane Blaze

2 3MF Grace Young (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22) 6 1 New South Wales NSW Pride
3 3MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 8 1 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
5 3MF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21) 9 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
9 3MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22) 9 3 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
10 3MF Josie Lawton (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20) 12 1 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne

1 4FW Hannah Cullum-Sanders (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 21) 6 3 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
6 4FW Madeline Kenny (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) 9 1 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
7 4FW Makayla Jones (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20) 13 4 New South Wales NSW Pride
18 4FW Katie Sharkey (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 19) 10 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
21 4FW Lily Neilson (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 22) 6 0 New South Wales Hockey NSW

Recent call-ups

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The following players have received call-ups to the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Evie Dalton (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22) 3 0 Tasmania Tassie Tigers vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022

DF Hannah Kable (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0 New South Wales NSW Pride vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) 3 4 Queensland Brisbane Blaze vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Jolie Sertorio (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 22) 6 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022

MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Tasmania Tassie Tigers vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
MF Gracie Geddis (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022

FW Jade Smith (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Ruby Harris (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23) 3 2 Queensland Brisbane Blaze vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Georgina West (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Neasa Flynn (2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 23) 3 1 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Ciara Utri (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022

Results

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Latest Results

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Junior Oceania Cup

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8 December 2022 Match 1 Australia  2–2  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
16:00 Stewart field hockey ball 3'
Harris field hockey ball 45'
Report Catley field hockey ball 12'
Gill field hockey ball 58'
Stadium: National Hockey Centre
10 December 2022 Match 2 Australia  4–2  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
15:30 Stewart field hockey ball 5'13'57'
Harris field hockey ball 50'
Report Catley field hockey ball 21'53' Stadium: National Hockey Centre
11 December 2022 Match 3 Australia  3–0  New Zealand Canberra, Australia
14:30 Flynn field hockey ball 16'
Jones field hockey ball 34'56'
Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre

Japan Test Series

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11 February 2023 Match 1 Australia  1–2  Japan Gold Coast, Australia
18:00 Jones field hockey ball 4' Report Kondou field hockey ball 19'
Ueno field hockey ball 28'
Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre
13 February 2023 Match 2 Australia  1–1  Japan Gold Coast, Australia
18:00 Lawton field hockey ball 42' Report Sasaki field hockey ball 35' Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

FIH Junior World Cup

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29 November 2023 Pool A Netherlands  2–2  Australia Santiago, Chile
12:00 Moes field hockey ball 40'
Beljaars field hockey ball 57'
Report Stewart field hockey ball 12'
Brooks field hockey ball 54'
Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
30 November 2023 Pool A Australia  2–0  Chile Santiago, Chile
20:30 Cullum-Sanders field hockey ball 6'
Stewart field hockey ball 44'
Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
2 December 2023 Pool A Australia  4–0  South Africa Santiago, Chile
17:00 Jones field hockey ball 4'
Cullum-Sanders field hockey ball 17'46'
Kenny field hockey ball 51'
Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
6 December 2023 Quarter-final Argentina  3–1  Australia Santiago, Chile
18:15 Cairó field hockey ball 20'
Casas field hockey ball 26'
Bruggesser field hockey ball 52'
Report Stewart field hockey ball 39' Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
8 December 2023 Crossovers Australia  1–0  Japan Santiago, Chile
11:15 Stewart field hockey ball 59' Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
10 December 2023 Fifth Place Match Germany  0–2  Australia Santiago, Chile
TBD Report A. Lawton field hockey ball 25'
Young field hockey ball 33'
Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped

References

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  1. ^ "National Programs". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 U21 Trans-Tasman Series (W)". FIH. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Hugely talented Jillaroos team named for Junior Women's World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.