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2019 Men's Oceania Cup
The 2019 Men's Oceania Cup was the eleventh edition of the men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 5 to 8 September in Rockhampton. The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Australia won the tournament for the eleventh time, finishing ahead of New Zealand at the conclusion of the pool stage. Background Australia were the ten-time back-to-back defending champions. The winners of the Cup earned an automatic place at the 2020 Olympic Games. The hosting announcement of the Rockhampton Hockey Association came as $5 million was being invested into the hockey centre to upgrade the facilities. In March 2019, Stirling Hinchliffe, MLA for Sandgate and Minister for Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs announced that the Government of Queensland had invested $2.5 million into the Kalka Shades, the home of the Rockhampton Hockey Association. Teams Head Coach: Colin Batch # Tom Craig # Corey Weyer # Jake Harvie #Tom Wickham # Matthew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the cities of South East Queensland, and the 22nd-largest city in Australia. Today, Rockhampton is an industrial and agricultural centre of the north, and is the regional centre of Central Queensland. Rockhampton is one of the oldest cities in Queensland and in Northern Australia. In 1853, Charles and William Archer came across the Toonooba river, which is now also known as the Fitzroy River, which they claimed in honour of Sir Charles FitzRoy. The Archer brothers took up a run near Gracemere in 1855, and more settlers arrived soon after, enticed by the fertile valleys. The town of Rockhampton was proclaimed in 1858, and surveyed by William Henry Standish, Arthur F Wood and Francis Clarke, the chosen street design closely resembled the Hod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Batch
Colin Batch (born 27 March 1958) is a professional international field hockey coach and former international player from Australia. Batch is the head coach of the Australian Men's national hockey team the ''Kookaburras'' following his appointment on Tuesday 6 December 2016. He was the head coach of the New Zealand Men's national hockey team the '' Black Sticks'' between 2013 and 2016. Prior to this he was the head coach of the Belgium Men's national hockey team the '' Red Lions'' from 2010 to 2012. From 2001 to 2008 he was the assistant coach of the most successful Australian Men's national hockey team the ''Kookaburras'' in history. During this era Australia broke their Olympic hoodoo winning the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics as well as bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Silver at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, Gold at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and gold at the 2005 and 2008 Champions Trophies. Player Batch competed in 175 international matches for Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flynn Ogilvie
Flynn Andrew Ogilvie (born 17 September 1993) is an Australian field hockey player, and Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Personal life Ogilvie was born in Wollongong, New South Wales. Career Junior National Teams Ogilvie first represented Australia in 2010, at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. This was the first edition of field hockey at the Summer Youth Olympics, with Australia winning the inaugural gold medal. In 2013, Ogilvie again represented Australia at junior level on three occasions. At the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, Ogilvie was a member of the gold medal winning Australia team in the men's competition. At the 2013 Junior Oceania Cup, Australia won gold, qualifying for the Junior World Cup. At the Junior World Cup, Ogilvie again represented the Australia Under 21's, helping the team to a 5th-place finish. Senior National Team Ogilvie made his senior international debut in 2014, in a test series against India in Perth, Australia. Since his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Swann
Matthew David Swann (born 16 May 1989) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He is a member of the Australian men's national field hockey team, making his first cap in 2009. He won a gold medal at the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and a bronze medal the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal Swann is from Queensland. He is tall. He used to live in Herston, Queensland. He moved to Perth, Western Australia to spend more time with the national team. Field hockey Swann is a defender. Luke Doerner gave him a yellow headband that he wears at every match. He played junior hockey in Mackay, Queensland. He currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. The national team was aware of him when he was competing in junior hockey. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. In 2010, he played in the final game of the season for his state team in the Australian Hockey League. He played for the team in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aran Zalewski
Aran Zalewski (born 21 March 1991) is an Australian field hockey player who is the captain of the Australian national team. Personal He is from Margaret River, Western Australia. he attended Aquinas College in Perth, Western Australia. As a 12- and 13-year-old, he played in the Margaret River South West League. Field hockey He is a centre-half. He played junior hockey in Margaret River. As a 12- and 13-year-old, he played in the Margaret River South West League. He made his state team debut when he was 15 years old. National team He participated in a training camp for the first time in October 2011. He had his first call up to the national team in October 2011 in a game against India at the Bunbury Hockey Stadium. He scored a goal in his debut in the 57th minute, a game Australia won 5–0. In December 2011, he was named as one of fourteen players to be on the 2012 Summer Olympics Australian men's national Olympic development squad. While this squad is not in the top t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Howard (field Hockey)
Tim Howard (born 23 June 1996) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team. Career Junior national teams Howard has represented Australia at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups. In 2014, Howard captained the Australia Under 18 side at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The team won the gold medal, defeating Canada 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 3–3 draw. Howard also made his debut for the Australian Under 21 side, 'The Burras', in 2014 at the Sultan of Johor Cup. Howard also competed at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Sultan of Johor Cup, winning a gold medal in 2016. In 2016, Howard captained The Burras to victory at the Junior Oceania Cup, which served as a qualifier for the Junior World Cup. Howard was also a member of the team and Captained the Australian Team at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished fourth. Senior national team In 2017, Howard mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Whetton
Jacob Thomas Whetton (born 15 June 1991) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Australian national team. Personal life Whetton is from Queensland and considers Brisbane his home town. He was born on 15 June 1991. He lives in Perth, Western Australia. His nickname is Whetty. Club career Whetton plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League where he wears number 21. He played three seasons for the Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League. In the inaugural Hockey One season in 2019 he played for the Brisbane Blaze. In February 2020 he signed a two-year contract at Oranje-Rood in the Dutch Hoofdklasse from the 2020–21 season onwards. After the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021 the transfer was cancelled. International career In December 2011, Whetton was named as one of fourteen players to be on the 2012 Summer Olympics Australian men's national Olympic development squad. While this squad is not in the top tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Ockenden
Edward "Eddie" Clyve Ockenden (born 3 April 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays in the midfielder and striker positions. He turned professional in 2008 and has played for teams in the Netherlands. He plays club hockey, having competed for a New Zealand team and Hobart, Tasmania side, North West Hobart Graduates (NWG). He also plays for the Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League. He has represented Australia on the junior and senior level, earning a silver medal with the 2005 U21 team at the Junior World Cup. As a member of the senior men's team, he represented Australia at the 2008 Games where he earned a bronze medal. He won a gold medal at the 2009 and 2011 Champions Trophy competitions. He won another gold medal with Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. At the 2010 World Cup, he won a gold medal. He represents the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was again part of an Australian team that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Anderson (field Hockey)
Jacob John Anderson (born 22 March 1997) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Australian national team. Personal life Anderson grew up in Mackay, Queensland. Other Mackay natives, Matthew Swann and Kirstin Dwyer, served as an inspiration for Anderson as he pursued hockey. Career Junior national team Anderson was first named in the 'Burras' squad in 2016. The following year he represented the Under 21 side at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup where the team won a gold medal. Senior national team Anderson made his international debut for the Kookaburras in 2018, in a test match against Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... Following this, he was a member in the Australia team at the 2018 Men's International Hockey Open in Darwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Dawson (field Hockey)
Matthew 'Matt' Dawson (born 27 April 1994) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team. He competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and now the National team in the Tokyo 2020 olympic games. Career From Killarney Vale on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Dawson is the son of former Australian cricketer Trish Dawson. He was first selected to play for the Australia men's national field hockey team in 2014 against India. He has since played in the 2014 and 2016 Champions Trophy. In 2015 he was signed by the Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League. Dawson was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 .... The team reached the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wickham
Thomas Joseph Wickham (born 26 May 1990) is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a forward. Personal life Tom Wickham was born and raised in Morgan, South Australia. He played representative hockey for his home state South Australia until 2014, when he chose to represent Western Australia at a national level. Career He made his international debut in May 2013 during a test series against Korea. Following his 2013 debut, Wickham did not represent Australia again until his recall into the senior men's squad in 2017. His first appearance in 2017 was during a test series against Pakistan. Wickham's most notable performance with Australia was at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast, Australia, where the Kookaburras won a gold medal. In 2019, Wickham represented Australia in season one of the FIH Pro League. He has since represented the team in the FIH Pro League's second season in 2020. Wickham was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
