Jocelyn, Kaitlin, Grace and Mariah Selected on Hockeyroos Squad

NSWIS scholarship holders, Jocelyn Bartram, Kaitlin Nobbs, Grace Stewart and Mariah Williams are among 17 athletes named in next year’s Hockeyroos squad as Head Coach Katrina Powell looks to utilise and make the most of the increasing pool of Australian women’s hockey talent.

Jocelyn, Kaitlin and Grace were a part of this year’s Hockeyroos squad that won a silver medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the women’s world cup.

Another seven NSWIS scholarship holders including Alice Arnott, Greta Hayes, Zoe Newman, Courtney Schonell, Maddison Smith, Abby Wilson and Grace Young have been selected to attend a Visiting Athlete Agreement Selection Camp in Sydney in January 2023 at which five more players will be selected to the squad.

With Katrina Powell moulding a team to finish on the podium at the Paris 2024 Olympics, she is eager to reiterate that opportunities for international matches next year will also come to those outside the squad.

Katrina Powell said today’s announcement was just a starting point for selection.

“We will be selecting a wide range of athletes to play for the Hockeyroos in 2023, which could be from outside the senior squad and include players from the National Development Squad,” Katrina said.

“In this initial selection we wanted to firm up those positions in the squad that we know are part of our direction in 2023.”

“Obviously a squad of 22 is a small number to work with so we need to make sure the remaining five selections we make are the right ones, but we will also use a greater number of athletes next year.”

Article courtesy of Hockey Australia