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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
CaptainClaire Colwill
FIH ranking
Current5
Junior World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1993)
Best result2nd (1993, 1997)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1993 Terrassa
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seongnam
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Buenos Aires
Bronze medal – third place 2016 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

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Tournament Records

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Junior World Cup
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1989   Ottawa, Canada Did not participate
1993   Terrassa, Spain 2nd 7 4 1 2 27 8 +19 9
1997   Seongnam, South Korea 2nd 7 6 0 1 24 10 +14 18
2001   Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 7 6 0 1 12 4 +8 18
2005   Santiago, Chile 4th 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 13
2009   Boston, United States 5th 7 5 1 1 22 9 +13 16
2013   Mönchengladbach, Germany 6th 6 3 1 2 19 7 +12 10
2016   Santiago, Chile 3rd 6 3 2 1 20 9 +11 11
2022   Potchefstroom, South Africa Did not participate
2023   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   Canberra, Australia 1st 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
2004   Wellington, New Zealand 1st 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
2008   Brisbane, Australia 1st 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
2013   Gold Coast, Australia 1st 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9
2016 1st 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9
2022   Canberra, Australia 1st 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7

Team

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Current squad

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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 21) 6 0   Brisbane Blaze
27 1GK Bridget Laurance (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 22) 7 0   HC Melbourne
4 2DF Karissa van der Wath (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18) 6 0   Hockey Queensland
8 2DF Alana Kavanagh (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 12 0   NSW Pride
12 2DF Emily Hamilton-Smith (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22) 13 0   HC Melbourne
13 2DF Jade Reid (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 22) 10 0   Perth Thundersticks
17 2DF Lucy Sharman (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 21) 10 0   Adelaide Fire
22 2DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) 9 8   Brisbane Blaze
2 3MF Grace Young (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22) 6 1   NSW Pride
3 3MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 8 1   Tassie Tigers
5 3MF Claire Colwill (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21) 9 0   Brisbane Blaze
9 3MF Amy Lawton (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22) 9 3   HC Melbourne
10 3MF Josie Lawton (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20) 12 1   HC Melbourne
1 4FW Hannah Cullum-Sanders (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 21) 6 3   Brisbane Blaze
6 4FW Madeline Kenny (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) 9 1   Brisbane Blaze
7 4FW Makayla Jones (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20) 13 4   NSW Pride
18 4FW Katie Sharkey (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 19) 10 0   Adelaide Fire
21 4FW Lily Neilson (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 22) 6 0   Hockey NSW

Recent call-ups

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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   Tassie Tigers vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Hannah Kable (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0   NSW Pride vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Tatum Stewart (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) 3 4   Brisbane Blaze vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF Jolie Sertorio (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 22) 6 0   Perth Thundersticks vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
MF Maddison Brooks (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Tassie Tigers vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
MF Gracie Geddis (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23) 3 0   HC Melbourne vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Jade Smith (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23) 3 0   Brisbane Blaze vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Ruby Harris (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23) 3 2   Brisbane Blaze vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Georgina West (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Perth Thundersticks vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Neasa Flynn (2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 23) 3 1   Perth Thundersticks vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022
FW Ciara Utri (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23) 3 0   HC Melbourne vs.   New Zealand; 11 December 2022

Results

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Latest Results

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Junior Oceania Cup

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8 December 2022 Match 1 Australia   2–2   New Zealand Canberra, Australia
16:00 Stewart   3'
Harris   45'		 Report Catley   12'
Gill   58'		 Stadium: National Hockey Centre
10 December 2022 Match 2 Australia   4–2   New Zealand Canberra, Australia
15:30 Stewart   5', 13', 57'
Harris   50'		 Report Catley   21', 53' Stadium: National Hockey Centre
11 December 2022 Match 3 Australia   3–0   New Zealand Canberra, Australia
14:30 Flynn   16'
Jones   34', 56'		 Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre

Japan Test Series

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11 February 2023 Match 1 Australia   1–2   Japan Gold Coast, Australia
18:00 Jones   4' Report Kondou   19'
Ueno   28'		 Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre
13 February 2023 Match 2 Australia   1–1   Japan Gold Coast, Australia
18:00 Lawton   42' Report Sasaki   35' Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre
14 February 2023 Match 3 Australia   0–2   Japan Gold Coast, Australia
18:00 Report Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre
16 February 2023 Match 4 Australia   0–2   Japan Gold Coast, Australia
13:00 Report Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

FIH Junior World Cup

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29 November 2023 Pool A Netherlands   2–2   Australia Santiago, Chile
12:00 Moes   40'
Beljaars   57'		 Report Stewart   12'
Brooks   54'		 Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
30 November 2023 Pool A Australia   2–0   Chile Santiago, Chile
20:30 Cullum-Sanders   6'
Stewart   44'		 Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
2 December 2023 Pool A Australia   4–0   South Africa Santiago, Chile
17:00 Jones   4'
Cullum-Sanders   17', 46'
Kenny   51'		 Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
6 December 2023 Quarter-final Argentina   3–1   Australia Santiago, Chile
18:15 Cairó   20'
Casas   26'
Bruggesser   52'		 Report Stewart   39' Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
8 December 2023 Crossovers Australia   1–0   Japan Santiago, Chile
11:15 Stewart   59' Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
10 December 2023 Fifth Place Match Germany   0–2   Australia Santiago, Chile
TBD Report A. Lawton   25'
Young   33'		 Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped

References

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  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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