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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Perth, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | WA Diamonds: Perth, WA, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Biotechnology - Curtin University of Technology: Perth, WA, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Music, shopping, hanging out with friends, watching sports and reading. (Hockey Australia, 18 Sep 2007, ripples.curtin.edu.au, 29 Oct 2007) |
| Most influential person in career | The coaches that have worked with her throughout her career because of all the invaluable information they passed on to her. (AIS, 18 Sep 2007) |
| Hero / Idol | Hockey players Alyson Annan and Luciana Aymar ["because of their skills and ability to control a game"], and tennis champ Roger Federer. (AIS, 18 Sep 2007, Hockey Australia, 18 Aug 2010) |
| Ambitions | To become an established member of the Hockeyroos and to win a gold medal at the Olympics. (Hockey Australia, 18 Aug 2010, olympics.org.au, 18 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Neil Hawgood |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Striker |
| Training Regime | 15 hours per week. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2007 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Opponent | Japan |
| Location | Argentina |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Student |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Sparky. (Hockey Australia, 18 Aug 2010) |
| Injuries | In 2007 she missed a six-match series against Japan after tearing a hamstring. (foxsports.com.au, 06 Jul 2007) She suffered from compartment syndrome in 2003 and has endured stress fractures in her hip and femur. (olympics.com.au, 18 Aug 2010) |
| Famous relatives | Her great aunt played hockey for Australia. (olympics.org.au, 18 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Her brothers and her mum both played the sport. |
| Coach from what year? | 2010 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started playing hockey at the age of eight. |
International Debut | |
| Tournament | International Tournament |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Australia |
General Interest | |
| Other information | OLYMPIC HERO Prior to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she wasn't even an official member of the Hockeyroos' team but due to the last-minute injury to Fiona Johnson, she was called up and scored two late goals against South Korea to inspire a 5-4 comeback win in the opening game. She wasn't even given a body suit with her name on it and initially had to stay in a Beijing hotel because she was not allowed to move into the Olympic village as an emergency player. (foxsports.com.au, 10 Aug 2008) |