ByE, ByE!
Exodus of players from Australian international hockey
paves the way for new names and a renewed hope for world
domination in hockey.
The men win gold inAthens 2004
Hockey Australia have announced the follow- Kookaburras Bevan George, Travis Brooks
ing retirements from international hockey: and Nathan Eglington will walk away from
Women: Suzie Faulkner, Rachel Imison, An- international hockey as three of Australia’s
gie Lambert, Wendy Beattie, Melanie Wells. most successful players, having all par-
Men: Bevan George, Travis Brooks, Nathan ticipated in the Kookaburras 2004 Athens
RETIREMENTS
Eglington. We’re also told that other retire- Olympic gold medal victory. While George
ments could follow in the coming months. and Brooks went on to also win bronze at the
recent 2008 Beijing Olympics, a groin injury
Hockeyroos coach Frank Murray will no only months prior to the Games denied Eg-
doubt look to the likes of Rachael Lynch, lington a second Olympic opportunity. Egling-
Kobie McGurk and Teneal Attard to cover the ton’s goal scoring ability was missed during
retirements of defenders Rachel Imison and the Beijing Olympics, as he was considered a
Angie Lambert, while Melanie Wells will also key member to the Kookaburras squad.
need to be replaced from the midfield.
George was recently nominated for the 2008
The trio of Imison, Lambert and Wells started WorldHockey Player of the Year award, al-
their careers together in the late 90s, how- though he lost out to Spains Pol Amat.
ever only Lambert and Imison were part of
the Hockeyroos 2000 Sydney Olympics gold Hockey Australia would like to thank each
medal campaign. Wells did represent the player for their contribution to hockey
Hockeyroos alongside Imison and Lambert throughout their careers.
at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games, however both campaigns saw the
Hockeyroos finish in 5th place.
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