The Hockeyroos admit there'll be some extra feeling involved when they play China in the Champions Trophy in Sydney on Tuesday night.

The two teams will clash for the first time since silver medallists China beat Australia into the medal play-offs in Beijing last year with a better goal differential thanks to a 6-1 victory over South Korea.

The Hockeyroos lost just one of their pool matches at the Olympics, 2-1 to the Dutch, who went on to win gold. And Australia's 2-all draw with China in their final pool match saw the host nation advance while the Hockeyroos' Beijing dream was over.

The Hockeyroos squad has undergone some generational change since and usually say they've put the Beijing disappointment behind them.

However captain Madonna Blyth has acknowledged her team wants to exact some revenge.

"We're not going to say it was a fluke, they played well," Blyth said of China's performance at the Games.

"For us it will be a game that has a bit of personal feeling especially for the girls that were in Beijing.

"You know we hurt a lot in that game and I think that we'll feel that when we play them and just try and rectify what happened and put one up over them.

"They're virtually the silver medal team and it's going to be a tough game."

Hockeyroos coach Frank Murray said Australia's fifth placing at Beijing was misleading.

"We don't see it as a failure, yeah it's fifth, but we lost one game to the Dutch by one goal and they won the gold medal," Murray told AAP.

"We would have got through, if it hadn't been for the fact that China beat Korea by six goals, and I tell you, that would never happen normally, so that was disappointing."

China will be seeking their first win of the Champions Trophy against Australia, who are equal third after a 2-0 win over Germany and a 1-0 loss to Argentina.

Murray expects China to be extra dangerous under the leadership of new coach Kim Sang-Ryul.

"They've got a new coach who is exceptional, he's probably one of the best coaches in the world, so we expect a really good team from China," he said.

"They've got some top players, Song Qingling is an exceptional midfielder ... they are a very experienced team now as well."

Samantha Broun
AAP