Australia women's national under-21 field hockey team

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]

Australia
Australia
Nickname(s)Jillaroos
AssociationHockey Australia
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachStacia Strain
Assistant coach(es)Mark Hager
ManagerJoanne Banning
Angela Lambert
CaptainEmily Hamilton-Smith
Junior World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1993)
Best result2nd (1993, 1997)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place1993 Terrassa
Silver medal – second place1997 Seongnam
Bronze medal – third place2001 Buenos Aires
Bronze medal – third place2016 Santiago

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 2nd7412278+199
1997 South Korea Seongnam, South Korea 2nd76012410+1418
2001 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd7601124+818
2005 Chile Santiago, Chile 4th8413149+513
2009 United States Boston, United States 5th7511229+1316
2013 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 6th7312197+1210
2016 Chile Santiago, Chile 3rd6321209+1111
2022 South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa Did not participate
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile Qualified
Junior Oceania Cup
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2000 Australia Canberra, Australia 1st321063+37
2004 Australia Wellington, New Zealand 1st3201105+56
2008 Australia Brisbane, Australia 1st320195+46
2013 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 1st3300104+69
2016 1st330094+59
2022 Australia Canberra, Australia 1st321094+57

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 3 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
31 1GK Bridget Laurance (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 4 0 Tasmania HC Melbourne
1 2DF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 3 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
8 2DF Alana Kavanagh (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 6 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
12 2DF Josie Lawton (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 6 1 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
13 2DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 3 4 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
14 2DF Emily Hamilton-Smith (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 7 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
17 2DF Lucy Sharman (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 4 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
2 3MF Madeline Kenny (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 3 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
3 3MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 3 0 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
4 3MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 3 2 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne
5 3MF Grace Young (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 0 0 New South Wales NSW Pride
18 3MF Katie Sharkey (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 4 0 South Australia Adelaide Fire
7 4FW Makayla Jones (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 7 3 New South Wales NSW Pride
13 4FW Jade Reid (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 4 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks
28 4FW Hannah Cullum-Sanders (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 0 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze
– 4FW Lily Neilson 2003 (age 20) 0 0 New South Wales Hockey NSW
– 4FW Karissa van der Wath 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Queensland Hockey Queensland

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 3 0 Tasmania Tassie Tigers vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Hannah Kable (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 3 0 New South Wales NSW Pride vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 3 4 Queensland Brisbane Blaze vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Jolie Sertorio (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 6 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 3 0 Tasmania Tassie Tigers vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
MF Gracie Geddis (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 3 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Jade Smith (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 3 0 Queensland Brisbane Blaze vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Ruby Harris (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 3 2 Queensland Brisbane Blaze vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Georgina West (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 3 0 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Neasa Flynn (2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 3 1 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Ciara Utri (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 3 0 Victoria (state) HC Melbourne vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022

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
14 February 2023 Match 3 Australia  v  Japan Gold Coast, Australia
18:00 Report Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre
16 February 2023 Match 4 Australia  v  Japan Gold Coast, Australia
13:00 Report Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

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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