The Australia women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Hockeyroos) are, as of August 2023, ranked second 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.

Amid much turmoil, Gaudoin quit in March 2021 and was replaced by former player Katrina Powell.

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.

Great Hockeyroos Rechelle Hawkes As part of the Olympic team in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000, Rechelle Hawkes is the most decorated Hockeyroo of all time. She is among the most successful female players in the history of international hockey. Hawkes is the only female hockey player to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate games. After 279 international matches,Hawkes retired following the Sydney Olympic Games where the Hockeyroos again won gold. In recognition of her contribution to Australian sport, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2018, Hawkes was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to hockey."

Alyson Annan Alyson Annan is also one of more prominent figures in the history of the Hockeyroos. She debuted in the Australian side at the age of 18 and became renowned for her prowess in front of goal, scoring 166 goals during her career. She was widely regarded as the sharpest shooter in international women's hockey during the 1990s which was acknowledged when she won the World Hockey Player of the Year in 1999. Annan represented Australia 228 times, and was part of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medal-winning teams. She remains the Hockeyroos highest goal scorer.

Nikki Hudson As a highly recognised Hockeyroo, Nikki Hudson has become one of the most identifiable Australian athletes. Retiring in 2009, the striker was formerly the highest capped player in the history of the Hockeyroos, finishing on 303 games (at the time, being the only Hockeyroo to play over 300 games). Since her debut in 1993 at the age of 17, Hudson scored 99 goals in international competition. In 2008, she played in her third successive Olympic Games.

Madonna Blyth Following her debut in 2004, Madonna Blyth became one of the most prominent Hockeyroos in history. Retiring in 2016, the midfielder became the highest-capped player in the history of the Hockeyroos, finishing on 342 games, surpassing the record previously set by Nikki Hudson. During her career, she won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and two World Cup silvers. She was also the captain of the team from 2009 until her retirement in 2016, following the Olympic Games.

The Hockeyroos since 2016

Following the 2016 Summer Olympics, many of the Hockeyroos' core players retired, forcing the team into a development phase. In 2017, long-time player Emily Chalker was named captain of the team during this rebuilding phase. Following a disappointing Hockey World League campaign, the team won the Oceania Cup, sparking what would become a string of successes for the team.

The Hockeyroos played three major tournaments in 2018, winning silver medals at the Commonwealth Games and Champions Trophy. The team only failed to medal at the World Cup, where they finished fourth.

Following her return to the squad in 2018, Jodie Kenny was named as a co-captain of the team, along with Emily Chalker and Georgina Morgan. The team started 2019 with an historic 1–0 victory over world number one, the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League, this marked their first win over the Dutch since the 2009 Champions Trophy. At the conclusion of the group stage of the FIH Pro League, the Hockeyroos finished in third place, qualifying for the Grand Final and the FIH Olympic Qualifiers.

Tournament records World Cup Year Host city Position1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina4th1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands6th1990 Sydney, Australia2nd1994 Dublin, Ireland1st1998 Utrecht, Netherlands1st2002 Perth, Australia4th2006 Madrid, Spain2nd2010 Rosario, Argentina5th2014 The Hague, Netherlands2nd2018 London, England4th2022 Terrassa, Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands3rd2026 Wavre, Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands4th

Oceania Cup Year Host city Position1999 Sydney, Australia1st2001 Auckland, New Zealand1st2003 Melbourne, Australia Auckland, New Zealand1st2005 Sydney, Australia Auckland, New Zealand1st2007 Buderim, Australia2nd2009 Invercargill, New Zealand2nd2011 Hobart, Australia2nd2013 Stratford, New Zealand1st2015 Stratford, New Zealand1st2017 Sydney, Australia1st2019 Rockhampton, Australia2nd2023 Whangārei, New Zealand1st2025 Darwin, Australia2nd

Commonwealth Games Year Host city Position1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st2002 Manchester, England3rd2006 Melbourne, Australia1st2010 New Delhi, India1st2014 Glasgow, Scotland1st2018 Gold Coast, Queensland2nd2022 Birmingham, England2nd

World League Year Round Host city Position2012–13Semifinal London, England1stFinal San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina2nd2014–15Semifinal Antwerp, Belgium3rdFinal Rosario, Argentina6th2016–17Semifinals Brussels, Belgium5th

FIH Pro League Year Position2019 Season One2nd2020–21 Season Two5th2021–22 Season ThreeWithdrew2022–23 Season Four3rd2023–24 Season Five6th2024–25 Season Six5th2025–26 Season Seven8th2026–27 Season EightQOlympic Games Year Host city Position1980 Moscow, Soviet UnionN/A1984 Los Angeles, United States4th1988 Seoul, South Korea1st1992 Barcelona, Spain5th1996 Atlanta, United States1st2000 Sydney, Australia1st2004 Athens, Greece5th2008 Beijing, China5th2012 London, United Kingdom5th2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6th2020 Tokyo, Japan5th2024 Paris, France5th2028 Los Angeles, United StatesTBD

Champions Trophy Year Host city Position1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands2nd1989 Germany, West Germany2nd1991 Berlin, Germany1st1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands1st1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina1st1997 Berlin, Germany1st1999 Brisbane, Australia1st2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands3rd2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands3rd2002 Macau, China4th2003 Sydney, Australia1st2004 Rosario, Argentina4th2005 Canberra, Australia2nd2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands5th2007 Quilmes, Argentina4th2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany5th2009 Sydney, Australia2nd2010 Nottingham, England–2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands6th2012 Roasario, Argentina–2014 Mendoza, Argentina2nd2016 London, England4th2018 Changzhou, China2nd

Champions Challenge I Year Host city Position2002–2011 Did not Compete2012 Dublin, Ireland1st2014 Glasgow, Scotland–

Team

2026 squad The following 20 players have been named in the Hockeyroos FIH World Cup squad.

Caps and goals are current as of 29 August 2026 after the match against Belgium.

Head coach: Rhett Halkett

The following seven players were named as non-travelling reserves:

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Recent call-ups The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:

Records Highest capped players Rank Player Games1 Madonna Blyth3422 Nikki Hudson3033 Rechelle Hawkes2794 Karen Smith2715 Casey Sablowski2586 Emily Chalker2557 Katrina Powell2528 Jane Claxton2509 Jodie Kenny23510 Rachael Lynch233Highest goalscorers Rank Player Goals1 Alyson Annan1662 Katrina Powell1413 Jodie Kenny1114 Jackie Pereira1095 Nicole Hudson996 Emily Chalker887 Jenn Morris838 Michelle Andrews749 Madonna Blyth7110 Ashleigh Nelson69

Results Past results

National results (2001–2005) National results (2006–2010) National results (2011–2015) National results (2016–2020) National results (2021–2025) National results (2026–2030)

2026 fixtures and results 2026 statistics 28 6 3 3 2 14 35 51 –16 29

FIH Pro League

FIH World Cup Qualifiers

Unofficial practice matches

FIH Pro League

Unofficial practice matches

FIH World Cup

2026 goalscorers 2026 goalscorers 1 Claire Colwill 0 6 1 7 2 Stephanie Kershaw 5 1 0 6 3 Alice Arnott 3 1 0 44 Neasa Flynn 2 1 0 3 Abigail Wilson 0 1 25 Olivia Downes 2 0 0 2 Mihaylia Howell 1 1 0 Grace Stewart 1 1 08 Hannah Cullum-Sanders 1 0 0 1 Lexie Pickering 1 0 0 Courtney Schonell 0 1 0 Lucy Sharman 0 1 0 Georgina West 1 0 0 Mariah Williams 1 0 0Total 18 14 3 35

Other programs National development squad In addition to the core 24 player squad, Hockey Australia also maintains a 17 player development squad. The 2026 squad is as follows:

Maddison Brooks Hannah Cullum-Sanders Dayle Dolkens Rebecca Greiner Bridget Laurance (GK) Phillipa Morgan Lexie Pickering Jesse Reid Courtney Schonell Jolie Sertorio Alyssa Smith (GK) Maddison Smith Georgina Smithers Jamie-Lee Surha Caitlyn Templeman Zali Ward Georgina West

See also Kookaburras – Australia men's national field hockey team Australian field hockey players Australia women's national under-21 field hockey team Australian Hockey League Australia women's national indoor hockey team

References

External links

FIH profile