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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

Tournament Records

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

Current squad

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 20) 6 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
27 1GK Bridget Laurance (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 21) 7 0 Tasmania HC Melbourne

4 2DF Karissa van der Wath (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 17) 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 21) 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 21) 6 1 New South Wales NSW Pride
3 3MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 19) 8 1 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
5 3MF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 20) 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 19) 12 1 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne

1 4FW Hannah Cullum-Sanders (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 20) 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 19) 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

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 19) 3 0 Tasmania Tassie Tigers vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
MF Gracie Geddis (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 22) 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 22) 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

Latest Results

Junior Oceania Cup

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

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

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

  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.
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