Queensland indoor hockey teams ready for national championships
With the Australian indoor championships just two months away – Queensland have kicked their preparations off. Find out who made the rep under-21 and Open male and females sides here.
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With the state titles wrapped up for another Queensland’s best and brightest indoor hockey are now preparing for the Australian Indoor Championships.
Queensland have named U21 and Open men’s and women’s teams to contest the titles in Canberra in December.
The open championships will be played from December 14-8 followed by the U21 titles from December 19-22.
Check out the full breakdown of every squad – including the shadow players ready to step up here.
Open Men
Samuel Aitkenhead (Bundaberg, Wishart)
Cooper Cabot (Brisbane, Mitchelton)
Jarrod Carseldine (Ipswich, Raceview)
Jai Cass (Rockhampton, Rockyview)
Beau Cornelius (Brisbane, Kedron)
Lachlan McLennan (Bundaberg, Wallaville)
Haiden Mellifont (Mackay, Mackay)
Harrison Parker (Gympie, Gympie)
Ryley Stevens (Bundaberg, Bargara)
Sam Systa (Vipers, Thornlands)
Jared Taylor (Brisbane, Zillmere)
Matthew West (Brisbane, Deebing Heights)
Shadow players
Steven Collins (Vipers, Cornubia)
Lachlan Davies (Mackay, East Mackay)
Beau Milburn (Ipswich) (One Mile)
Samuel Morgan (Ipswich, Flinders View)
Reilly Newberry (Vipers, Windsor)
Zac Profke (Ipswich, Yamanto)
Luke Randle (Brisbane, Tingalapa)
Sam Riggs (Mackay, Glenella)
Bryce Robinson (Maryborough, Maryborough)
Jacob Wilson (Maryborough, Maryborough)
Open Women
Anniston Chappell (Maryborough, Bowen Hills)
Genevieve Ferguson (Maryborough, Coorparoo)
Lindsey Howard (Brisbane, Springwood)
Eden Jackat (Brisbane, Churwar)
Jessica Moffat (Rockhampton, Karalee)
Maddy Richter (Brisbane (Vipers, Lota)
Alexandria Risetto (Brisbane (Vipers, Pullenvale)
Andie Staples (Maryborough, Geebung)
Jessie Staples (Maryborough, Geebung)
Annelyse Tevant (Maryborough, Everton Park)
Ella White (Toowoomba) (Toowoomba)
Emily Witheyman-Crump (Ipswich, Raceview)
Shadow players
Claudia Dohnt (Brisbane, Fitzgibbon)
Zali Gough (Brisbane (Vipers, Hemmant)
Andie Griffin (Maryborough, Tinana)
Caleisha Harper (Ipswich, Flinders View)
Amity Humphreys (Brisbane, Auchenflower)
Madyson Jones (Brisbane, Mango)
Caitlin Mckay (Maryborough, Maryborough)
U21 Men
Levi Bartlett (Vipers, Ormeau Hills)
Oliver Bryans (Brisbane, Wavell Heights)
Lachlan Davies (Mackay, (East Mackay)
Nicholas Keir (Brisbane, Ashgrove)
Ryan Maclean (Bundaberg North Bundaberg)
Beau Milburn (Ipswich, One Mile)
Brayden Naess (Brisbane, Freshwater)
Riley Profke (Ipswich, Ipswich)
Sam Riggs (Mackay, Glenella)
Patrick Sheedy (Vipers, Everton Park)
Isaac Wales (Bundaberg, Thabeban)
Jacob Wilson (Maryborough, (Maryborough)
Shadow players
Baxter Allen (Maryborough, Maryborough)
Jackson Bryce (Toowoomba, Coorparoo)
Dylan Heath (Toowoomba, Carindale)
Lachlann Horne (Sunshine Coast, Narangba)
Jack Kearines (Mackay, South Mackay)
Samuel Keir (Maryborough, Ashgrove)
Rhys Mackinder (Vipers, Birkdale)
Max Mackley (Brisbane, Windsor)
Damon Pegg (Bundaberg, Bundaberg)
U21 Women
Montana Carr (Brisbane, Hawthorne)
Elise Condon (Vipers, Ashgrove)
Sophie D’Castro (Ipswich, Flinders View)
Lauren Deldot (Vipers, Cannon Hill)
Georgie Dobbs (Vipers, Kangaroo Point)
Andie Griffin (Maryborough, Tinana)
Sophie Hammond (Rockhampton, Parkhurst)
Amity Humphreys (Brisbane, Auchenflower)
Madyson Jones (Brisbane, Mango Hill)
Caitlin Mckay (Maryborough, Maryborough)
Sophia Papantoniou (Brisbane, Gordon Park)
Paige Tremble (Vipers, Bray Park)
Shadow players
Chloe Daly (Sunshine Coast, Diddillibah)
Madelyn Dobbs (Vipers, Kangaroo Point)
Bobbie Hamlet (Toowoomba, Middle Ridge)
Molly Hodgson (Sunshine Coast, Pie Creek)
Claire McIvor (Brisbane, Kallangur)
Samantha Neill (Brisbane, Westlake)
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