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

Nickname(s)	Jillaroos
Association	Hockey Australia
Confederation	OHF (Oceania)
Head Coach	Stacia Strain
Assistant coach(es)	Mark Hager
Manager	Joanne Banning Angela Lambert
Captain	Claire Colwill
FIH ranking
Current	5
Junior World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1993)
Best result	2nd (1993, 1997)
Medal record Junior World Cup 1993 Terrassa 1997 Seongnam 2001 Buenos Aires 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

Tournament Records

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

Current squad

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 22)	12	0	NSW Pride
12	2DF	Emily Hamilton-Smith	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 23)	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 23)	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 23)	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 21)	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 20)	10	0	Adelaide Fire
21	4FW	Lily Neilson	(2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Hockey NSW

Recent call-ups

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 23)	3	0	Tassie Tigers	vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF	Hannah Kable	(2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 24)	3	0	NSW Pride	vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022
DF	Jolie Sertorio	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Perth Thundersticks	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 24)	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 24)	3	0	HC Melbourne	vs.  New Zealand; 11 December 2022

Results

Latest Results

Junior Oceania Cup

Australia  v  New Zealand

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

Australia  v  New Zealand

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

Australia  v  New Zealand

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

Australia  v  Japan

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

Australia  v  Japan

13 February 2023 Match 2	Australia	1–1	Japan	Gold Coast, Australia
18:00	Lawton  42'	Report	Sasaki  35'	Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

Australia  v  Japan

14 February 2023 Match 3	Australia	0–2	Japan	Gold Coast, Australia
18:00		Report		Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

Australia  v  Japan

16 February 2023 Match 4	Australia	0–2	Japan	Gold Coast, Australia
13:00		Report		Stadium: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

FIH Junior World Cup

Netherlands  v  Australia

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

Australia  v  Chile

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

Australia  v  South Africa

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

Argentina  v  Australia

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

Australia  v  Japan

8 December 2023 Crossovers	Australia	1–0	Japan	Santiago, Chile
11:15	Stewart  59'	Report		Stadium: Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped

Germany  v  Australia

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