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Australia women's national indoor hockey team

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Nickname
  
Hockeyroos

Manager
  
Karen Seaman

Location
  
Confederation
  
Oceania Hockey Federation

Coach
  
Stewart Fenton

Captain
  
Emma McLeish

Association
  
Hockey Australia

FIH ranking
  
8

The Australia women's national indoor hockey team are Australia's national women's indoor hockey team. As of January 2016, they are ranked 8th in the world. Australia competes internationally in indoor hockey, with the Australian women’s indoor team undertaking a tour annually. Every four years, Australia competes in the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The Australian national indoor team is nominated and selected from the indoor Australian Championships.

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World Cup Rankings

In the first Indoor Hockey World Cup, held in Germany in 2003, the Australian team came 9th in the final standings. Their best placing is 6th, achieved in the 2007 World Cup in Vienna, Austria. In the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, they finished in 8th spot.

Current Squad

2015 Indoor World Cup Squad

  • Tegan Boucher (VIC)
  • Yeuk Chau (VIC)
  • Clare Comerford (QLD) (GK)
  • Holly Evans (SA)
  • Ashlea Fey (QLD)
  • Kyah Gray (NSW) (C)
  • Tamsin Lee (NSW)
  • Emma McLeish (NSW) (C)
  • Kizziah Plumb (ACT)
  • Makaela Potts (NSW)
  • Aleisha Smith (NSW)
  • Shelley Watson (ACT)
  • Shadows

  • Lauren Austen (WA)
  • Lisa Farrell (NSW)
  • Emily Riordan (TAS)
  • Emily Seccull (VIC)
  • Rebecca Sneskov (ACT)
  • Peta Sutherland (ACT) (GK)
  • Coaches

  • Stewart Fenton – Head Coach/Selector
  • Karen Seaman – Asst Coach/Team Manager/Selector
  • John Trueman – Asst Coach/Selector
  • Alex Lupton - Asst Coach
  • Recent Tournaments

    In December 2015, the Australian team competed in the Spar Four Nations invitational women's tournament, held in South Africa at the University of KwaZulu-Natal sports hall. The four competing nations include South Africa, USA, Namibia and Australia. Final standing was 3rd place, beating USA for the bronze medal. Australian Jessica Bestall was named player of the tournament.

    Spar Four Nations Squad

  • Kyah GRAY, NSW, Captain
  • Emily SECCULL, VIC, Vice Captain
  • Jessica BESTALL
  • Caitlin BURNS, NSW
  • Sassie ECONOMOS, ACT
  • Sarah GOODE, VIC
  • Trudi PEDERSEN, QLD
  • Sarah DARLING, VIC
  • Lenny MURPHY, TAS
  • Emma REID, WA
  • Maddie SMITH, QLD, goalie
  • Erin JUDD, WA, goalie
  • References

    Australia women's national indoor hockey team Wikipedia