Australia: Electric new talent bolsters powerful 2025 Hockeyroos Squad

A raft of returning, thrilling expertise will strengthen a assured Hockeyroos squad heading into 2025 and past as head coach Katrina Powell names a 24-strong lineup with an eye fixed to the LA 2028 Olympic Video games.

4 gamers are making a comeback to the Hockeyroos, having earned a full-time call-up to the official squad after a superior Liberty Hockey One League season. Whereas three gamers are set to debut, including new firepower to an already highly effective Hockeyroos aspect.

In a exceptional story of resilience and perseverance, NSW’s Courtney Schonell returns to the squad after recovering from a serious knee harm, which minimize her Olympic dream brief in 2024.

Contemporary off a maiden Liberty Hockey One League title victory with the Perth Thundersticks, Schonell joins Perth teammate Lexie Pickering, who has earned her debut call-up to the ladies’s nationwide squad after the duo mixed to develop into an unstoppable drive within the Thundersticks assault.

After a breakout 2024, setting a Liberty Hockey One League file with 13 objectives, Pickering will be part of fast Queensland striker and purpose help extraordinaire Jade Smith and prolific NSW purpose scorer Abby Wilson, who amassed 17 caps for the Hockeyroos after being referred to as up in 2023.

“We’ve got regarded to the longer term within the squad the Selectors have picked. There may be a lot potential and so much to be enthusiastic about.” Katrina stated.

“We’ve received an extremely sturdy striker line with our star returning gamers in Alice Arnott, who had an exceptional Paris Olympic marketing campaign and co-captain Grace Stewart, and Lexie, Courtney and Jade becoming a member of that group.

“However it’s going to additionally come from the again with gamers returning like Karri Somerville and Penny Squibb, and I’m excited to see the attacking dedication of Morgan Mathison in the course of the sphere so as to add to that engine room as effectively.”

Mathison is taken into account a powerful midfield prospect for the Hockeyroos and has earned a dream call-up after serving to the Brisbane Blaze to the silver medal within the Liberty Hockey One League.

NSW Pleasure trio Alana Kavanagh, goalkeeper Zoe Newman and defender Maddi Smith spherical out the brand new additions as Powell injects skilled youth into the lineup forward of the 2026 World Cup and the LA 2028 Video games.

After farewelling current retirees Jane Claxton, Renee Taylor and Brooke Peris, and Stephanie Kershaw and Rebecca Greiner taking a sabbatical from the highest degree, Katrina is drawing on the immense depth in hockey throughout Australia.

“Whereas there have been features of our performances in Paris that had been pleasing, it wasn’t the consequence we had been chasing. There are parts we are going to take ahead, together with the way in which the athletes went about their job each on and off the sphere.

“We intend to construct on our sturdy foundations, whereas additionally respecting the actual fact it’s the primary 12 months within the LA Olympic cycle. We’re acutely aware we want this refreshed group to get worldwide publicity and create their very own identification over the following 4 years.”

“We need to take the attacking aggressive workforce play that’s the hallmark of the Hockeyroos to a different degree. I do know our skilled gamers mixed with the brand new gamers and the craft, velocity and vitality they carry will assist us do this.”

The Hockeyroos kickstart their 2025 FIH Professional League marketing campaign in Sydney in simply eight weeks in opposition to Spain and China from 5-9 February.

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The squad will journey to Argentina in late February earlier than touring Europe in June as they put together for the 2026 World Cup Qualifier on the Oceania Cup when worldwide hockey returns to Darwin in September.

All Hockeyroos and Kookaburras matches will likely be streamed reside and free on 7plus.

HOCKEYROOS 2025 SQUAD

NAME
HOMETOWN/STATE
CAPS (GOALS)
JUNIOR HOME CLUB

Alice Arnott
Willow Tree, NSW
22 (8)
Tamworth HC

Jocelyn Bartram (GK)
Albury, NSW
112
Wombats HC

Maddison Brooks
Hobart, TAS
36 (7)
OHA HC

Claire Colwill
Mackay, QLD
62 (5)
St Josephs Major College

Greta Hayes
Sydney, NSW
51 (2)
St George Randwick, UNSW

Alana Kavanagh
West Pennant Hills, NSW
3 (0)
Northern Districts

Amy Lawton
Emerald, VIC
85 (4)
Southern United HC

Morgan Mathison
Balmoral, QLD
–
Meteors, Gladstone

Zoe Newman (GK)
Gymea, NSW
10
Tartans HC

Kaitlin Nobbs
Newington, NSW
141 (12)
Curtin Trinity Pirates

Lexie Pickering
Perth, WA
–
Manly Warringah Hockey Membership

Aleisha Energy (GK)
Northam, WA
33
Northam Hockey Affiliation

Courtney Schonell
Narellan Vale, NSW
24 (5)
Harrington Park HC

Hattie Shand
Naracoote, SA
52 (0)
Adelaide HC

Lucy Sharman
Moreton Bay, QLD
–
Easts Membership

Maddi Smith
Albion Park, NSW
13 (0)
Wests Hockey Membership

Karri Somerville
Kensington, WA
59 (0)
Victoria Park HC

Penny Squibb
Tambellup, WA
62 (6)
Tambellup HC

Grace Stewart
Gerringong, NSW
130 (37)
Gerringong HC

Tatum Stewart
Toowoomba, QLD
34 (9)
Rangeville Bulldogs HC

Abby Wilson
Lithgow, NSW
18 (1)
Ryde Hunters HC

Mariah Williams
Parkes, NSW
138, (21)
Newcastle Souths, Parkes Rovers

Grace Younger
Grafton, NSW
40 (0)
Royals HC

* 2024 Hockeyroos Rebecca Greiner and Stephanie Kershaw are taking a sabbatical from the Excessive Efficiency program and weren’t out there for choice.* 2024 Hockeyroos Jane Claxton, Renee Taylor and Brooke Peris introduced their retirement from worldwide hockey following the Paris Olympic Video games.

Hockeyroos 2025 ScheduleFebruary 5-9, FIH Professional League – Sydney v Spain & ChinaFebruary 21-25, FIH Professional League – Argentina v Argentina & BelgiumFIH Professional League Europe TourJune 7-8 – Netherlands v NetherlandsJune 14 – 19 – London v England & IndiaJune 21 – 22 – Berlin v Germany2025 Oceania Cup (2026 World Cup Qualifiers), September 4 – 7 v New Zealand

2025 HOCKEYROOS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

NAME
STATE/TERRITORY

Sarah Byrnes
WA

Hannah Cullum-Sanders
QLD

Evelyn Dalton
TAS

Casey Dolkens
QLD

Dayle Dolkens
QLD

Olivia Downes
VIC

Kendra Fitzpatrick
QLD

Neasa Flynn
WA

Ruby Harris
QLD

Bridget Laurance
VIC