HOCKEY: Almost every member of the Kookaburras Squad will be given the opportunity to prove themselves ahead of Olympic selection at the Narrogin and Perth test events against Great Britain which run from 21 – 24 May.

Graham Reid and the Kookaburras coaching staff have selected a squad of 27 athletes to take part in what will be the last games for the Kookaburras on home turf before the Rio Olympic Games.

The series forms a part of the Kookaburras preparations in the lead up to the games, and will see the squad take on Great Britain with two games in Narrogin and one game at the Perth Hockey Stadium.

The series will see the return of Glenn Turner, Tim Deavin, Trent Mitton, Dylan Wotherspoon, Daniel Beale, Joshua Beltz, Kiel Brown, Tristan Clemons, Matthew Swann and Andrew Philpott to the Kookaburras squad for the first time in 2016.

Kookaburras Head Coach, Graham Reid said: “We’ve chosen a larger squad than usual to take part in the series against Great Britain, and it’s great that playing in Narrogin and Perth has given us the opportunity to do so.

“This is really to give everyone the chance to show their worth, and for discovery ahead of both the Champions Trophy and the Olympic Games selection.”

Great Britain, currently ranked fourth in the world, have chosen a squad of 22 athletes to take part in the three games series, and will begin their preparations in Perth with training at the Perth Hockey Stadium this Saturday.

KOOKABURRAS V GREAT BRITAIN FIXTURES
Saturday 21 May: 2.30pm AWST / 4.30pm AEST, Narrogin Hockey Stadium
Sunday 22 May: 2.30pm AWST / 4.30pm AEST, Narrogin Hockey Stadium
Tuesday 24 May: 6.30pm AWST / 4.30pm AEST, Perth Hockey Stadium

KOOKABURRAS SQUAD v GREAT BRITAIN
Daniel Beale (Brisbane, Queensland)
Joshua Beltz (Hobart, Tasmania)
Kiel Brown (Toowoomba, Queensland)
Andrew Charter (Canberra, ACT)
Chris Ciriello (Melbourne, Victoria)
Tristan Clemons (Ferndale, Western Australia)
Tom Craig (Lane Cove, New South Wales)
Matthew Dawson (Killarney Vale, New South Wales)
Timothy Deavin (Launceston, Tasmania)
Jamie Dwyer (Rockampton, Queensland)
Jeremy Edwards (Howrah, Tasmania)
Matthew Gohdes (Rockhampton, Queensland)
Blake Govers (Wollongong, New South Wales)
Jeremy Hayward (Darwin, Northern Territory)
Fergus Kavanagh (Geraldton, Western Australia)
Mark Knowles (Rockhampton, Queensland)
Tyler Lovell (Perth, Western Australia)
Trent Mitton (Perth, Western Australia)
Eddie Ockenden (Hobart, Tasmania)
Flynn Ogilvie (Wollongong, New South Wales)
Simon Orchard (Maitland, New South Wales)
Andrew Philpott (Melbourne, Victoria)
Matthew Swann (Mackay, Queensland)
Glenn Turner (Goulburn, New South Wales)
Tristan White (Wollongong, New South Wales)
Dylan Wotherspoon (Murwillumbah, Queensland)
Aran Zalewski (Margaret River, Western Australia)

Hockey Australia