Harriet 'Hattie' Ngaire Shand (born 11 January 2000)[1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a defender.[2]

Hattie Shand
Personal information
Full name Harriet Ngaire Shand
Born (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)
Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia
Playing position Defence
Senior career
Years Team
2017–2018 SA Suns
2019– Adelaide Fire
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2018–2020 Australia U–21 11 (0)
2022– Australia 33 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Terrassa–Amsterdam Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Whangārei Team
FIH Pro League
Bronze medal – third place Season Four Team

Personal life

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Hattie Shand was born in Naracoorte, South Australia and grew up in Langkoop, Victoria near Apsley, Victoria.[3] She attended Naracoorte Primary School and Naracoorte High School, she currently studies part-time at the University of Adelaide. She is of Australian and Maori heritage.

Career

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Achievements

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Shand is a scholarship holder at the South Australian Sports Institute.[4]

In 2021, she was awarded a Tier 3 Scholarship from the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.[5]

Club hockey

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Shand plays club hockey in South Australia's top level domestic competition, the Premier League. She is a member of the Adelaide Hockey Club.[6]

Domestic hockey

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In Hockey Australia's domestic competitions, Shand plays for her home state, South Australia. From 2017–2018, she was a member of the SA Suns team in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).[7]

Following the dissolution of the AHL, Shand was named in the newly formed Adelaide Fire team for Hockey Australia's new premier competition, the Sultana Bran Hockey One.[8] She went on to represent the team in the inaugural season in 2019, helping the team to a third place finish.[9]

International hockey

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Under–21

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In 2018, Shand made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during a test series against New Zealand in Hastings.[10]

She followed this up with appearances during a Tri-Nations Tournament in 2019,[10] as well as a test series against Japan in 2020, both held in Canberra.[7]

In 2024, she joined the Australian Hockey team in the Olympics as a reserve[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Hockeyroos spots up for grabs at national Super Camp". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Naracoorte's Hattie Shand to compete at 2017 School Sport Australia International Hockey Championships". naracoorteherald.com.au. Naracoorte Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Hockey". sasi.sa.gov.au. South Australian Sports Institute. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Hattie Shand". sahof.org.au. South Australian Sports Institute. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ "STATISTICS: HATTIE SHAND". hockeysa.com.au. Hockey SA. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "SHAND Hattie". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Player Bio – Hattie Shand". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 Sultana Bran Women's Hockey One League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b "SHAND Hattie". tms.fih.ch. international Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-women-hockey-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list-hockeyroos [bare URL]
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