Kookaburras Announce Super Series Squad

The Kookaburras will be looking to take advantage of the new rules and scoring opportunities at the Lanco International Super Series, after selecting a 23 man squad with plenty of fire power.

With new rules for the tournament including bigger goals, fewer players on the pitch and one player having to remain in the forward half at all times, the Kookaburras have selected a squad filled with attacking players.

Included in the 23 man squad are AIS-WAIS scholarship holders; Kiel Brown, Fergus Kavanagh, Ian Burcher and Tristan Clemons – who will make his competitive debut for Australia.

This includes the return of striker Des Abbott, who will be returning tothe squad for the first time after suffering a knee injury which has seen him sidelined for the majority of the year.

Abbott’s return to the squad from injury will be a welcomed addition to the team and signals the team beginning to regain the services of several injured stars, with Jamie Dwyer and Mark Knowles also returning from injury last week at the Oceania Cup.

Two players, Tristan Clemons and Tristan White, have been selected to represent Australia for the first time at the tournament. The task could be particularly daunting for Clemons, a WA based goalkeeper who will be given the job of defending goals one metre winder than usual at the tournament.

The 23 player squad will be reduced to 18 players on Sunday 16 October ahead of the tournament which begins at the Perth Hockey Stadium from October 20-23.

The tournament will see the Kookaburras take on India, New Zealand and Pakistan while the Hockeyroos will face India and Malaysia.

For further information on the new rules of the tournament visit www.hockey.org.au

-Hockey Australia