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West Australian
2 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Double Dutch calamity for hammered Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos changed their line-up and tried to summon up new resolve but, ultimately, were still overwhelmed for the second time in 24 hours by their ruthless Dutch hosts in international hockey's Pro League. Australia's hockey women are not used to the sort of hammerings they were handed in consecutive days at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen as the world's No.1 side, the Netherlands, followed up their 8-1 win on Saturday with a 5-1 trouncing on Sunday. Hockeyroos' coach Katrina Powell made four changes in the hope of stemming the tide after the calamitous display on Saturday and for a moment, all looked good when NSW's Alice Arnott put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Arnott was back in international action for the first time since her terrific Paris Olympic Games performance last August, and made it nine goals in just 23 appearances with her reverse-stick finish. "I was very excited to be back out there, in fact, I think it was probably the adrenaline talking that got me that goal!" said Arnott. "It was a great play from the defence to attack, the build up was really great, and I was the lucky one on the end of it, but it was nice to be back out there and that settled the nerves a little bit for me." Alas, for the team, it was only the prelude to another brilliant demonstration by the Dutch masters, aided by some careless turnovers from the Aussies. The Olympic champs equalised through Marijn Veen after 13 minutes, went ahead through Maud van den Heuvel in the 21st before Yibbi Jansen scored with a familiar drag flick on the stroke of halftime. There was no way back for the Hockeyroos as the Dutch completely dominated after the break, Jansen adding her second - and her fifth across the two matches - in the 41st minute before Felice Albers sealed their nap hand of goals seven minutes later. It was not the happiest way to celebrate Grace Young's 50th international appearance for Australia, nor Queensland striker Jamie-Lee Surha's historic debut as just the fifth Indigenous woman to represent the Hockeyroos. "Pulling on the Indigenous uniform was one of the most special moments for me, being a First Nations athlete in this team, I'm very proud to be here and in this uniform," Surha said. Captain Grace Stewart was adamant that the team would "take a lot from this" as they now move on to London for the next stage of the Pro League, where they'll face India twice before taking on hosts England. The Hockeyroos currently lie seventh of the league's nine teams, having lost seven of their 10 matches.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Double Dutch calamity for hammered Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos changed their line-up and tried to summon up new resolve but, ultimately, were still overwhelmed for the second time in 24 hours by their ruthless Dutch hosts in international hockey's Pro League. Australia's hockey women are not used to the sort of hammerings they were handed in consecutive days at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen as the world's No.1 side, the Netherlands, followed up their 8-1 win on Saturday with a 5-1 trouncing on Sunday. Advertisement Hockeyroos' coach Katrina Powell made four changes in the hope of stemming the tide after the calamitous display on Saturday and for a moment, all looked good when NSW's Alice Arnott put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Arnott was back in international action for the first time since her terrific Paris Olympic Games performance last August, and made it nine goals in just 23 appearances with her reverse-stick finish. "I was very excited to be back out there, in fact, I think it was probably the adrenaline talking that got me that goal!" said Arnott. "It was a great play from the defence to attack, the build up was really great, and I was the lucky one on the end of it, but it was nice to be back out there and that settled the nerves a little bit for me." Advertisement Alas, for the team, it was only the prelude to another brilliant demonstration by the Dutch masters, aided by some careless turnovers from the Aussies. The Olympic champs equalised through Marijn Veen after 13 minutes, went ahead through Maud van den Heuvel in the 21st before Yibbi Jansen scored with a familiar drag flick on the stroke of halftime. There was no way back for the Hockeyroos as the Dutch completely dominated after the break, Jansen adding her second - and her fifth across the two matches - in the 41st minute before Felice Albers sealed their nap hand of goals seven minutes later. It was not the happiest way to celebrate Grace Young's 50th international appearance for Australia, nor Queensland striker Jamie-Lee Surha's historic debut as just the fifth Indigenous woman to represent the Hockeyroos. Advertisement "Pulling on the Indigenous uniform was one of the most special moments for me, being a First Nations athlete in this team, I'm very proud to be here and in this uniform," Surha said. Captain Grace Stewart was adamant that the team would "take a lot from this" as they now move on to London for the next stage of the Pro League, where they'll face India twice before taking on hosts England. The Hockeyroos currently lie seventh of the league's nine teams, having lost seven of their 10 matches.
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Double Dutch calamity for hammered Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos changed their line-up and tried to summon up new resolve but, ultimately, were still overwhelmed for the second time in 24 hours by their ruthless Dutch hosts in international hockey's Pro League. Australia's hockey women are not used to the sort of hammerings they were handed in consecutive days at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen as the world's No.1 side, the Netherlands, followed up their 8-1 win on Saturday with a 5-1 trouncing on Sunday. Hockeyroos' coach Katrina Powell made four changes in the hope of stemming the tide after the calamitous display on Saturday and for a moment, all looked good when NSW's Alice Arnott put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Arnott was back in international action for the first time since her terrific Paris Olympic Games performance last August, and made it nine goals in just 23 appearances with her reverse-stick finish. "I was very excited to be back out there, in fact, I think it was probably the adrenaline talking that got me that goal!" said Arnott. "It was a great play from the defence to attack, the build up was really great, and I was the lucky one on the end of it, but it was nice to be back out there and that settled the nerves a little bit for me." Alas, for the team, it was only the prelude to another brilliant demonstration by the Dutch masters, aided by some careless turnovers from the Aussies. The Olympic champs equalised through Marijn Veen after 13 minutes, went ahead through Maud van den Heuvel in the 21st before Yibbi Jansen scored with a familiar drag flick on the stroke of halftime. There was no way back for the Hockeyroos as the Dutch completely dominated after the break, Jansen adding her second - and her fifth across the two matches - in the 41st minute before Felice Albers sealed their nap hand of goals seven minutes later. It was not the happiest way to celebrate Grace Young's 50th international appearance for Australia, nor Queensland striker Jamie-Lee Surha's historic debut as just the fifth Indigenous woman to represent the Hockeyroos. "Pulling on the Indigenous uniform was one of the most special moments for me, being a First Nations athlete in this team, I'm very proud to be here and in this uniform," Surha said. Captain Grace Stewart was adamant that the team would "take a lot from this" as they now move on to London for the next stage of the Pro League, where they'll face India twice before taking on hosts England. The Hockeyroos currently lie seventh of the league's nine teams, having lost seven of their 10 matches. The Hockeyroos changed their line-up and tried to summon up new resolve but, ultimately, were still overwhelmed for the second time in 24 hours by their ruthless Dutch hosts in international hockey's Pro League. Australia's hockey women are not used to the sort of hammerings they were handed in consecutive days at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen as the world's No.1 side, the Netherlands, followed up their 8-1 win on Saturday with a 5-1 trouncing on Sunday. Hockeyroos' coach Katrina Powell made four changes in the hope of stemming the tide after the calamitous display on Saturday and for a moment, all looked good when NSW's Alice Arnott put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Arnott was back in international action for the first time since her terrific Paris Olympic Games performance last August, and made it nine goals in just 23 appearances with her reverse-stick finish. "I was very excited to be back out there, in fact, I think it was probably the adrenaline talking that got me that goal!" said Arnott. "It was a great play from the defence to attack, the build up was really great, and I was the lucky one on the end of it, but it was nice to be back out there and that settled the nerves a little bit for me." Alas, for the team, it was only the prelude to another brilliant demonstration by the Dutch masters, aided by some careless turnovers from the Aussies. The Olympic champs equalised through Marijn Veen after 13 minutes, went ahead through Maud van den Heuvel in the 21st before Yibbi Jansen scored with a familiar drag flick on the stroke of halftime. There was no way back for the Hockeyroos as the Dutch completely dominated after the break, Jansen adding her second - and her fifth across the two matches - in the 41st minute before Felice Albers sealed their nap hand of goals seven minutes later. It was not the happiest way to celebrate Grace Young's 50th international appearance for Australia, nor Queensland striker Jamie-Lee Surha's historic debut as just the fifth Indigenous woman to represent the Hockeyroos. "Pulling on the Indigenous uniform was one of the most special moments for me, being a First Nations athlete in this team, I'm very proud to be here and in this uniform," Surha said. Captain Grace Stewart was adamant that the team would "take a lot from this" as they now move on to London for the next stage of the Pro League, where they'll face India twice before taking on hosts England. The Hockeyroos currently lie seventh of the league's nine teams, having lost seven of their 10 matches. The Hockeyroos changed their line-up and tried to summon up new resolve but, ultimately, were still overwhelmed for the second time in 24 hours by their ruthless Dutch hosts in international hockey's Pro League. Australia's hockey women are not used to the sort of hammerings they were handed in consecutive days at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen as the world's No.1 side, the Netherlands, followed up their 8-1 win on Saturday with a 5-1 trouncing on Sunday. Hockeyroos' coach Katrina Powell made four changes in the hope of stemming the tide after the calamitous display on Saturday and for a moment, all looked good when NSW's Alice Arnott put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Arnott was back in international action for the first time since her terrific Paris Olympic Games performance last August, and made it nine goals in just 23 appearances with her reverse-stick finish. "I was very excited to be back out there, in fact, I think it was probably the adrenaline talking that got me that goal!" said Arnott. "It was a great play from the defence to attack, the build up was really great, and I was the lucky one on the end of it, but it was nice to be back out there and that settled the nerves a little bit for me." Alas, for the team, it was only the prelude to another brilliant demonstration by the Dutch masters, aided by some careless turnovers from the Aussies. The Olympic champs equalised through Marijn Veen after 13 minutes, went ahead through Maud van den Heuvel in the 21st before Yibbi Jansen scored with a familiar drag flick on the stroke of halftime. There was no way back for the Hockeyroos as the Dutch completely dominated after the break, Jansen adding her second - and her fifth across the two matches - in the 41st minute before Felice Albers sealed their nap hand of goals seven minutes later. It was not the happiest way to celebrate Grace Young's 50th international appearance for Australia, nor Queensland striker Jamie-Lee Surha's historic debut as just the fifth Indigenous woman to represent the Hockeyroos. "Pulling on the Indigenous uniform was one of the most special moments for me, being a First Nations athlete in this team, I'm very proud to be here and in this uniform," Surha said. Captain Grace Stewart was adamant that the team would "take a lot from this" as they now move on to London for the next stage of the Pro League, where they'll face India twice before taking on hosts England. The Hockeyroos currently lie seventh of the league's nine teams, having lost seven of their 10 matches.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Double Dutch calamity for hammered Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos changed their line-up and tried to summon up new resolve but, ultimately, were still overwhelmed for the second time in 24 hours by their ruthless Dutch hosts in international hockey's Pro League. Australia's hockey women are not used to the sort of hammerings they were handed in consecutive days at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen as the world's No.1 side, the Netherlands, followed up their 8-1 win on Saturday with a 5-1 trouncing on Sunday. Hockeyroos' coach Katrina Powell made four changes in the hope of stemming the tide after the calamitous display on Saturday and for a moment, all looked good when NSW's Alice Arnott put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Arnott was back in international action for the first time since her terrific Paris Olympic Games performance last August, and made it nine goals in just 23 appearances with her reverse-stick finish. "I was very excited to be back out there, in fact, I think it was probably the adrenaline talking that got me that goal!" said Arnott. "It was a great play from the defence to attack, the build up was really great, and I was the lucky one on the end of it, but it was nice to be back out there and that settled the nerves a little bit for me." Alas, for the team, it was only the prelude to another brilliant demonstration by the Dutch masters, aided by some careless turnovers from the Aussies. The Olympic champs equalised through Marijn Veen after 13 minutes, went ahead through Maud van den Heuvel in the 21st before Yibbi Jansen scored with a familiar drag flick on the stroke of halftime. There was no way back for the Hockeyroos as the Dutch completely dominated after the break, Jansen adding her second - and her fifth across the two matches - in the 41st minute before Felice Albers sealed their nap hand of goals seven minutes later. It was not the happiest way to celebrate Grace Young's 50th international appearance for Australia, nor Queensland striker Jamie-Lee Surha's historic debut as just the fifth Indigenous woman to represent the Hockeyroos. "Pulling on the Indigenous uniform was one of the most special moments for me, being a First Nations athlete in this team, I'm very proud to be here and in this uniform," Surha said. Captain Grace Stewart was adamant that the team would "take a lot from this" as they now move on to London for the next stage of the Pro League, where they'll face India twice before taking on hosts England. The Hockeyroos currently lie seventh of the league's nine teams, having lost seven of their 10 matches.
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Hockeyroos hit for eight by rampant Dutch
Australia's women have suffered a painful 8-1 defeat in their return to FIH Hockey Pro League action against the world No.1-ranked Netherlands in Amsterdam. The Dutch opened quickly, scoring twice in quick succession, with Yibbi Jansen putting them ahead on Saturday and skipper Pien Sanders adding a second. Hockeyroos keeper Aleisha Power was forced to make two fine saves to keep the halftime score at 2-0 and the visitors finally got on the scoresheet when Mariah Williams converted a reverse stick shot from a wide angle. But the Netherlands again seized the initiative with Jansen completing her hat-trick with two more fine strikes, while Marijn Veen, Joosje Burg, Frederique Matla and Luna Fokke finished well to wrap up a convincing win. "I wouldn't say one thing cost us the loss, we clearly need to tidy up defensively, but I'm really proud of the team and the way they handled certain periods of play tonight," Hockeyroos captain Kaitlin Nobbs told 7plus. "We need to turn this result around quickly and focus on shutting down their fast counter-attack, while also using ours, which can be just as fast, to our advantage tomorrow night." The Hockeyroos have the chance to answer straight back, when they return to Wagener Hockey Stadium for a re-match against the Dutch on Sunday night. Australia's women have suffered a painful 8-1 defeat in their return to FIH Hockey Pro League action against the world No.1-ranked Netherlands in Amsterdam. The Dutch opened quickly, scoring twice in quick succession, with Yibbi Jansen putting them ahead on Saturday and skipper Pien Sanders adding a second. Hockeyroos keeper Aleisha Power was forced to make two fine saves to keep the halftime score at 2-0 and the visitors finally got on the scoresheet when Mariah Williams converted a reverse stick shot from a wide angle. But the Netherlands again seized the initiative with Jansen completing her hat-trick with two more fine strikes, while Marijn Veen, Joosje Burg, Frederique Matla and Luna Fokke finished well to wrap up a convincing win. "I wouldn't say one thing cost us the loss, we clearly need to tidy up defensively, but I'm really proud of the team and the way they handled certain periods of play tonight," Hockeyroos captain Kaitlin Nobbs told 7plus. "We need to turn this result around quickly and focus on shutting down their fast counter-attack, while also using ours, which can be just as fast, to our advantage tomorrow night." The Hockeyroos have the chance to answer straight back, when they return to Wagener Hockey Stadium for a re-match against the Dutch on Sunday night. Australia's women have suffered a painful 8-1 defeat in their return to FIH Hockey Pro League action against the world No.1-ranked Netherlands in Amsterdam. The Dutch opened quickly, scoring twice in quick succession, with Yibbi Jansen putting them ahead on Saturday and skipper Pien Sanders adding a second. Hockeyroos keeper Aleisha Power was forced to make two fine saves to keep the halftime score at 2-0 and the visitors finally got on the scoresheet when Mariah Williams converted a reverse stick shot from a wide angle. But the Netherlands again seized the initiative with Jansen completing her hat-trick with two more fine strikes, while Marijn Veen, Joosje Burg, Frederique Matla and Luna Fokke finished well to wrap up a convincing win. "I wouldn't say one thing cost us the loss, we clearly need to tidy up defensively, but I'm really proud of the team and the way they handled certain periods of play tonight," Hockeyroos captain Kaitlin Nobbs told 7plus. "We need to turn this result around quickly and focus on shutting down their fast counter-attack, while also using ours, which can be just as fast, to our advantage tomorrow night." The Hockeyroos have the chance to answer straight back, when they return to Wagener Hockey Stadium for a re-match against the Dutch on Sunday night. Australia's women have suffered a painful 8-1 defeat in their return to FIH Hockey Pro League action against the world No.1-ranked Netherlands in Amsterdam. The Dutch opened quickly, scoring twice in quick succession, with Yibbi Jansen putting them ahead on Saturday and skipper Pien Sanders adding a second. Hockeyroos keeper Aleisha Power was forced to make two fine saves to keep the halftime score at 2-0 and the visitors finally got on the scoresheet when Mariah Williams converted a reverse stick shot from a wide angle. But the Netherlands again seized the initiative with Jansen completing her hat-trick with two more fine strikes, while Marijn Veen, Joosje Burg, Frederique Matla and Luna Fokke finished well to wrap up a convincing win. "I wouldn't say one thing cost us the loss, we clearly need to tidy up defensively, but I'm really proud of the team and the way they handled certain periods of play tonight," Hockeyroos captain Kaitlin Nobbs told 7plus. "We need to turn this result around quickly and focus on shutting down their fast counter-attack, while also using ours, which can be just as fast, to our advantage tomorrow night." The Hockeyroos have the chance to answer straight back, when they return to Wagener Hockey Stadium for a re-match against the Dutch on Sunday night.
