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Following our stint in The Gong, we drove to Canberra to play the Japanese in a 3 games series. They were considerably tougher opponents, with the games going 3-1, 3-0 and 7-1 in our favour. My brief excitement at being a goalscorer came to an end against their tighter defence but the usual suspects got amongst it including Govers with ... Read More »

The Kookaburras Olympic Campaign has taken us to the East Coast of Australia to take on the Chinese and Japanese national teams. As they prepare for their imminent Olympic Qualifier in Japan, we are working hard at our structures and set pieces to sharpen up for our European tour and beyond. SU R.F. the Chinese GK In Wollongong we took ... Read More »

Hi Guys, Welcome to my first blog!!! A little info about myself… My name is Jodie Schulz, nickname is usually Jodes. I am a proud Queenslander and come from a small town called Wamuran an hour north of Brisbane. I started playing hockey around the age of 6. It was always a dream of mine to be a Hockeyroo, in ... Read More »

We’ve got exciting news in that Rebel Sport, the biggest and best national sporting chain in Australia, now stocks Gryphon Hockey products! They have a heap of entry level and mid range 2012 Gryphon gear in stock and online. To find you nearest store, click here and to check out the Gryphon range on offer, simply click here to be redirected ... Read More »

Hey Crew, Over the past two weeks the Kookaburras squad has been hard at it on the field in Perth, playing in a four team competition called the Kookaburras Cup. With strong Dutch and Argentinean sides making the trip and an impressive Australia-A side with plenty of young guns and gold medalists alike, the tournament was a fierce one. It ... Read More »

So it’s been 8 months to the day since I snapped my achilles.  I clearly remember the day as I was both excited and nervous about the about the up and coming AHL game.  It was my second game for WA and first against my native SA.  Little did I know it was going to be my last match for ... Read More »

Australia, The Netherlands, Argentina and Australia-A are all in Perth, Western Australia for the 2012 Kookas Cup, as 2-Challenge round robin tournament. Games are played every 2nd day and it kicked off on Wednesday night with Australia defeating Australia-A 3-1 in a tough, fast encounter. The Netherlands played Argentina and won 7-4 in a very high scoring affair. There are ... Read More »

Australia has won the Champions Trophy overnight for a record 4th consecutive time by defeating Spain 1-0 in the final. For Gryphon ambassador Fergus Kavanagh (pictured above), it is also his fourth consecutive gold medal at the prestigious event having been involved in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 championships. Kiel Brown claims his third in four years and Mark ... Read More »

World number one side Australia have reached the final of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy with a game to spare thanks to a fine 4-2 win against the Netherlands in Pool C. The Aussie, who have won the past three Champions Trophy tournaments, were in ruthless goal-scoring form giving them a 4-2 win over the Dutch. G-Team ambassadors Kiel Brown (pictured ... Read More »

There were goals a-plenty on Day Three of the Owen G Glenn Champions Trophy in Aukland, New Zealand. Spain destroyed Great Britain 8-1 to secure 2nd place in Pool A behind Australia who inflicted a 6-1 thumping to Pakistan. Both Australia and Spain move into Pool C, the Medals Pool. In Pool B, Germany had a 3-3 draw with Korea ... Read More »