Greta Hayes (born 17 October 1996) is an Australian

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player.

Career

Junior National Team

Hayes first represented Australia's Under 21 side, the Jillaroos, at the

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. The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2016 Junior World Cup held in

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. In October 2016, Hayes was named in the Jillaroos team for the Junior World Cup. At the tournament, Hayes scored two goals, with the team securing the bronze medal after defeating

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in a penalty shoot-out.

Senior National Team

In 2017, Hayes was named in the Australian national development squad for the first time. Hayes made her international debut for Australia in November 2018, at the

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. Hayes was one of four players included in the team who were not part of

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's centralised training program at the time. Hayes qualified for the

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. She was part of the

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Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1-0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.

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* * * 1996 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey midfielders Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian women Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Sportspeople from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales Field hockey people from New South Wales Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub