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Australia men's national field hockey team

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Summary

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FieldValue
nameAustralia
imageCoat of Arms of Australia.svg
size215px
nicknameThe Kookaburras
associationHockey Australia
confederationOHF (Oceania)
coachMark Hager
assistantAnthony Potter
managerMelissa Grey
captainAran Zalewski
most capsEdward Ockenden (451)
top scorerJamie Dwyer (244)
rank
max rank1
max date2005, 2010–2011, 2014 – January 2017, December 2017 – July 2018, June 2019 – January 2020
min rank6
min date2023, August 2024
First game5–4
(Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922)
Largest win36–0
(Stratford, New Zealand; 24 October 2015)
Largest loss1–12
(Melbourne, Australia; 17 August 1935)
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body1FFD700
rightarm1FFD700
shorts1006400
socks1FFD700
leftarm2e04c2f
body2e04c2f
rightarm2e04c2f
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socks2000000
Olympic apps17
Olympic first1956
Olympic best1st (2004)
World cup apps14
World cup first1971
World cup best1st (1986, 2010, 2014)
Regional nameOceania Cup
Regional cup apps12
Regional cup first1999
Regional cup best1st (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
show-medalsno
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(Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922) (Stratford, New Zealand; 24 October 2015) (Melbourne, Australia; 17 August 1935) | show-medals = no |Olympic Games|1|4|5 |World Cup|3|2|5 |Oceania Cup|12|0|0 |Champions Trophy|15|10|5 |Commonwealth Games|7|0|0 |Hockey World League|2|0|0 |Pro League|2|1|0 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 winning gold in 2004; in 2016, the Kookaburras placed sixth. They won the Hockey World Cup in 1986, 2010 and 2014. They won the Hockey Champions Trophy 15 times, the most by any team. They also won the Pro League and World League twice each.

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, 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.

History

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

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

Participations

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

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

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

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.

File:2008 Olympic field hockey team Australia.JPG|Australia at the 2008 Olympics File:2012 Olympic field hockey team Australia.JPG|Australia at the 2012 Olympics

Tournament records

YearHost cityPosition
1908United Kingdom London, United Kingdom–
1920Belgium Antwerp, Belgium–
1928Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands–
1932United States Los Angeles, United States–
1936Germany Berlin, Germany–
1948United Kingdom London, United Kingdom–
1952Finland Helsinki, Finland–
1956Australia Melbourne, Australia5th
1960Italy Rome, Italy6th
1964Japan Tokyo, Japan3rd
1968Mexico Mexico City, Mexico2nd
1972Germany Munich, Germany5th
1976Canada Montreal, Canada2nd
1980Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet UnionBoycott
1984United States Los Angeles, United States4th
1988South Korea Seoul, South Korea4th
1992Spain Barcelona, Spain2nd
1996United States Atlanta, United States3rd
2000Australia Sydney, Australia3rd
2004Greece Athens, Greece1st
2008China Beijing, China3rd
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom3rd
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6th
2020Japan Tokyo, Japan2nd
2024France Paris, France6th
YearHost cityPosition
1971ESP Barcelona, Spain8th
1973NED Amsterdam, NetherlandsWithdrew
1975MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5th
1978ARG Buenos Aires, Argentina3rd
1982IND Bombay, India3rd
1986ENG London, England1st
1990PAK Lahore, Pakistan3rd
1994AUS Sydney, Australia3rd
1998NED Utrecht, Netherlands4th
2002MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2nd
2006GER Mönchengladbach, Germany2nd
2010IND New Delhi, India1st
2014NED The Hague, Netherlands1st
2018IND Bhubaneswar, India3rd
2023IND Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India4th
2026BEL Wavre, Belgium
NED Amsterdam, NetherlandsQ
YearHost cityPosition
1978PAK Lahore, Pakistan2nd
1980PAK Karachi, Pakistan3rd
19812nd
1982NED Amstelveen, Netherlands2nd
1983PAK Karachi, Pakistan1st
19841st
1985AUS Perth, Australia1st
1986PAK Lahore, Pakistan2nd
1987NED Amstelveen, Netherlands3rd
1988PAK Lahore, Pakistan3rd
1989GER Berlin, West Germany1st
1990AUS Melbourne, Australia1st
1991GER Berlin, Germany4th
1992PAK Karachi, Pakistan2nd
1993MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st
1994PAK Lahore, Pakistan4th
1995GER Berlin, Germany2nd
1996IND Madras, India6th
1997AUS Adelaide, Australia2nd
1998PAK Lahore, Pakistan3rd
1999AUS Brisbane, Australia1st
2000NED Amstelveen, Netherlands5th
2001NED Rotterdam, Netherlands2nd
2002GER Cologne, Germany5th
2003NED Amstelveen, Netherlands2nd
2004PAK Lahore, PakistanWithdrew
2005IND Chennai, India1st
2006ESP Terrassa, Spain4th
2007MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2nd
2008NED Rotterdam, Netherlands1st
2009AUS Melbourne, Australia1st
2010GER Mönchengladbach, Germany1st
2011NZL Auckland, New Zealand1st
2012AUS Melbourne, Australia1st
2014IND Bhubaneswar, India3rd
2016United Kingdom London, United Kingdom1st
2018NED Breda, Netherlands1st
FIH World LeagueYearRoundHost cityPosition
2012–13SemifinalNED Rotterdam, Netherlands2nd
FinalIND New Delhi, India4th
2014–15SemifinalBEL Antwerp, Belgium1st
FinalIND Raipur, India1st
2016–17SemifinalRSA Johannesburg, South Africa3rd
FinalIND Bhubaneswar, India1st
YearSeasonPosition
2019Season One1st
2020–21Season Two2nd
2021–22Season ThreeWithdrew
2022–23Season Four7th
2023–24Season Five1st
2024–25Season Six5th
Commonwealth GamesYearHost cityPosition
1998Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st
2002England Manchester, England1st
2006Australia Melbourne, Australia1st
2010India New Delhi, India1st
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland1st
2018Australia Gold Coast, Australia1st
2022England Birmingham, England1st
YearHost cityPosition
1999AUS Brisbane, Australia1st
2001AUS Melbourne, Australia1st
2003New Zealand Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand1st
2005FIJ Suva, Fiji1st
2007Australia Buderim, Australia1st
2009New Zealand Invercargill, New Zealand1st
2011Australia Hobart, Australia1st
2013New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand1st
20151st
2017Australia Sydney, Australia1st
2019Australia Rockhampton, Australia1st
2023New Zealand Whangārei, New Zealand1st
2025Australia Darwin, Australia1st
YearHost cityPosition
1983MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st
1985–1991 Did Not Compete
1994MAS Penang, Malaysia3rd
1995MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia–
1996MAS Ipoh, Malaysia2nd
19981st
1999MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia–
2000–
20013rd
2003–
20041st
20051st
20062nd
2007MAS Ipoh, Malaysia1st
2008–
2009–
20103rd
20111st
2012–
20131st
20141st
20152nd
20161st
20172nd
20181st
2019–Present Did Not Compete

Team

Current squad

The following 28 players were named in the Kookaburras 2026 squad.

All caps and goals current as of 7 September 2025, following the match against New Zealand.

Head coach: Mark Hager

Recent call-ups

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

Notable players

  • Ric Charlesworth
  • Jamie Dwyer

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2025

Álvarez Atkin Burns Willott Hoedemakers Marais Otterbach Pe. Cunill Reyné White Van der Heijden Bukkens Harvie Willott Henderson Bijen De Mol Burns Welch Ephraums Willott Marais Welch Brand De Sloover Van Dessel Kina Boon Kina Ephraums Burns

2026

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.

Recognition

  • 1981: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year
  • 1987: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year
  • 2004: Australian Sport Awards International Team of the Year
  • 2014: AIS Sport Performance Awards Team of the Year.

References

General sources

Further reading

References

  1. "History of Hockey in Australia".
  2. (15 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Australia's Kookaburras and Sharks knocked out of men's hockey and water polo". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. (26 August 2004). "Kookaburras ready to toss the monkey". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. (5 August 2021). "Wagga Wagga's Olympic debutant Dylan Martin helps Kookaburras win hockey silver medal - ABC News".
  5. Epstein, Jackie. (21 October 2009). "Dwyer breaks free of Holland binds – Australia always comes first". Herald Sun.
  6. (1985). "Australian Sport, a profile". Australian Government Publish Service.
  7. Dorling Kindersley Limited.. (1999). "The Olympic Games". Dorling Kindersley.
  8. Dorling Kindersley Limited.. (1999). "The Olympic Games". Dorling Kindersley.
  9. Dorling Kindersley Limited.. (1999). "The Olympic Games". Dorling Kindersley.
  10. Dorling Kindersley Limited.. (1999). "The Olympic Games". Dorling Kindersley.
  11. Petrie, Andrea. (18 October 2009). "Sons a chip off the old stick – HOCKEY". The Sunday Age.
  12. "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website".
  13. "World Cup – FIH". [[International Hockey Federation]].
  14. "Champions Trophy". FIH.
  15. (12 October 2004). "Australia pull out of Champions Trophy".
  16. "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
  17. "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia.
  18. "Other". FIH.
  19. (16 December 2025). "Hockey Australia announces 2026 Men's National High Performance Squad". [[Hockey Australia]].
  20. (1985). "Australian Sport, a profile". Australian Government Publish Service.
  21. "Australian Sports Awards".
  22. "Rabbitohs, Fearnley, Fox win top ASPAS".
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