Hockeyroos face green and gold legends with everything at stake
Trinny Powell knows how high the stakes are as the Hockeyroos heads to a quarterfinal against a Chinese team coached by a gold medal teammate and supercoach.
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Kookaburras shattered as Dutch ruin medal dream
A brilliant Netherlands team slowly suffocated Tokyo silver medallists Australia in their Paris quarter final as a shattered Kookaburras side crashed out short of the medal rounds. MATCH REPORT.
Aussie star Charter is hockey’s lifesaving revolutionary
Andrew Charter has done plenty on the field to help the Kookaburras, and this year he played a pivotal role in securing sponsorship for the team. However, his greatest impact could save lives.
Real test lies ahead for unbeaten Hockeyroos in Paris
Australia is hoping to overcome the demons of Tokyo’s quarterfinal ‘capitulation’ when the Hockeyroos face China after maintaining their unbeaten streak in Paris.
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Eddie Ockenden: Our most capped, and unknown, athlete
The boy from Tasmania is a five-time Olympian and legend in hockey circles. Outside his sport he is unknown… or he used to be until the Australian Olympic team flag bearer announcement.
‘Courage over comfort’: Hockeyroo hits back at Olympics snub
Rosie Malone was controversially left out of Australia’s Olympic hockey squad. But despite a failed appeal, she is still doing what she can to help, despite claims of bias against selectors.
Olympian amputates finger to compete
An Australian men’s hockey player has made the extreme decision to amputate part of his finger in order to secure his spot on the Olympic team.
‘No high fives’: Why axed hockey star’s bias claim rejected
Dumped Hockeyroo Rosie Malone complained coach Katrina Powell was biased against her and did not high five her like other players as part of a failed appeal of her controversial Olympic axing.
Culture sins of Hockeyroos past don’t define us: Claxton
A culture of bullying and insults from coaches blight the Hockeyroos’ recent past and co-captain Jane Claxton says this Hockeyroos’ squad is determined not be affected by unfair criticism about the past.
Shattered Rosie Malone breaks her silence on shock Olympic omission
Striker Rosie Malone has spoken out after her shock omission from the Hockeyroos Olympic team that led to claims of a broken culture within the squad.
‘Absolutely criminal’: Olympic snub stuns
Australia’s hockey teams for the Olympics have been named, and both players and fans have been rocked by a shock omission.
Shock Olympic call as veteran makes history
A player who has played all bar one game for the Hockeyroos this year isn’t going to Paris in a shock call as a veteran star heads to a fifth Games.
Decision made: Hockeyroo learns Olympic fate at appeal
Out of favour Hockeyroo Rosie Malone has discovered her fate after appealing the decision to leave her out of the Paris Olympics team. Discover the result of the tribunal here.
Kookaburras warm up for Paris with Pro League triumph
The Kookaburras will fly into the Paris Olympics full of confidence after topping the table in the FIH Pro League.
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