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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Perth, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Northern Territory Stingers: Australia |
General Interest | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He always puts his left sock and shoe on before his right. (hockey.org.au, 2012) |
| Famous relatives | His cousin Des Abbott played hockey for Australia until his retirement in July 2013, while his brother Travis has represented the Northern Territory Stingers in the sport. (ntnews.com.au, 20 Jul 2013; hockey.org.au, 20 Jan 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His family played hockey so it was natural for him to take up the sport. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Australian hockey player Jamie Dwyer. (hockey.org.au, 18 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Nick Lenoir [club], Ric Charlesworth [national] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Defence |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing hockey at age seven in Darwin, NT, Australia. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Opponent | Netherlands |
| Location | Busselton, WA |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | JC (olympics.com.au, 18 Jun 2012) |
| Other information | TATTOOS He has a Chinese symbol representing courage on his back and family names tattooed on his foot. On the side of his ribs he has the phrase, 'The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy'. (olympics.com.au, 18 Jun 2012) |
| Injuries | He had a hamstring injury in 2011 that forced him to miss two weeks of action in July 2011. (fih.ch, 07 Jul 2011) |
| Awards and honours | He was named 2012 Northern Territory Sportsperson of the Year. (nt.gov.au, 22 Mar 2013) |