Georgie Parker (field hockey)
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Full name | Georgina Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Berri, Australia | 26 April 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2015 | SA Suns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Australia | 108 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgina "Georgie" Parker (born 26 April 1989) is an Australian rules footballer and former field hockey player for the Hockeyroos.[1]
Parker was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the final of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, a gold medal winner at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and member of the team that went to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Field hockey
[edit]Club hockey
[edit]Parker played club hockey in the Riverland as a junior and later in Adelaide for the Adelaide Hockey Club. She also played a season for the Royal Antwerp Hockey Club in Belgium in 2016/17.
State hockey
[edit]In 2011, Parker was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns) that won the national championship in Darwin. She was the only goalscorer in the grand final winning 1–0 against the NSW Arrows.[4]
International hockey
[edit]Parker has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including playing at the Commonwealth Games, Summer Olympics and World Cup.
Her tournaments include:
- 2011 – Champions Trophy (Amstelveen, Netherlands) – 6th
- 2013 – World League Finals (Tucuman, Argentina) – 2nd
- 2013 – Oceania Cup (Stratford, New Zealand) – 1st
- 2013 – World League Semi-Final (London, England) – 1st
- 2013 – Hockey Super Series 9's (Perth, Australia) – 1st
- 2014 – 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) – 1st[5]
- 2014 – Women's Hockey World Cup (The Hague, Netherlands) – 2nd[5]
- 2015 – World League Semi-Final (Antwerp, Belgium)- 3rd
- 2015 – Hawke's Bay Hockey Festival (Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) – 1st
- 2016 – Hawke's Bay Hockey Festival (Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) – 3rd
- 2016 – 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (London, Great Britain) – 4th
- 2016 – 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – quarter finals[1][6]
International goals
[edit]Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 16 June 2011 | Berliner HC, Berlin, Germany | Argentina | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2011 Four Nations Cup | [7] |
2 | 7 March 2012 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia | South Korea | 2–0 | 5–0 | Test Match | [8] |
3 | 29 June 2013 | University of Westminster, London, England | China | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2012–13 FIH World League Semifinal | [9] |
4 | 31 October 2013 | Stratford Hockey Club, Stratford, Stratford | Samoa | 18–0 | 23–0 | 2013 Oceania Cup | [10] |
5 | 2 November 2013 | Papua New Guinea | 6–0 | 26–0 | [11] | ||
6 | 12–0 | ||||||
7 | 18–0 | ||||||
8 | 22–0 | ||||||
9 | 3 December 2013 | Club Natación y Gimnasia, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | New Zealand | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2012–13 FIH World League Final | [12] |
10 | 7 December 2013 | England | 2–0 | 3–0 | [13] | ||
11 | 21 March 2014 | Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association, Kalgoorlie, Australia | Japan | 1–1 | 6–1 | Test Match | [14] |
12 | 6–1 | ||||||
13 | 25 March 2014 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia | 4–1 | 5–2 | [15] | ||
14 | 15 May 2014 | Bremen HC, Bremen, Germany | England | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2014 Four Nations Cup | [16] |
15 | 17 May 2014 | Japan | 1–0 | 6–1 | [17] | ||
16 | 18 May 2014 | Germany | 3–3 | 3–3 | [18] | ||
17 | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Malaysia | 3–0 | 4–0 | XX Commonwealth Games | [19] |
18 | 4–0 | ||||||
19 | 25 July 2014 | Wales | 2–0 | 9–0 | [20] | ||
20 | 7–0 | ||||||
21 | 8–0 | ||||||
22 | 1 August 2014 | South Africa | 4–0 | 7–1 | [21] | ||
23 | 6–1 | ||||||
24 | 18 April 2015 | Hawke's Bay Hockey, Hastings, New Zealand | China | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2015 Hawke's Bay Cup | [22] |
25 | 21 June 2015 | Koninklijke Hockey Club Dragons, Antwerp, Belgium | Poland | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2014–15 FIH World League Semifinal | [23] |
26 | 21 January 2016 | Sengkang Hockey Stadium, Singapore | Germany | 2–1 | 3–1 | Test Match | [24] |
27 | 20 February 2016 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia | Great Britain | 1–1 | 1–1 | [25] | |
28 | 2 April 2016 | Hawke's Bay Hockey, Hastings, New Zealand | Japan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2016 Hawke's Bay Cup | [26] |
29 | 3 April 2016 | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | [27] | ||
30 | 7 April 2016 | Ireland | 1–0 | 3–0 | [28] | ||
31 | 3–0 | ||||||
32 | 25 June 2016 | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England | Great Britain | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2016 FIH Champions Trophy | [29] |
33 | 10 August 2016 | Deodoro Hockey Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | India | 4–0 | 6–1 | XXXI Olympic Games | [30] |
AFL Women's career
[edit]In May 2017, Parker signed with Collingwood as a rookie for the 2018 AFL Women's season, fielding an offer from Adelaide too. She had no prior experience playing Australian football, but Collingwood viewed her as a potential midfield and forward line option.[31]
On 4 June 2018, Parker was elevated to Collingwood's senior list ahead of the 2019 season.[32]
In April 2019, Parker was delisted by Collingwood.[33]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[34]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2018 | Collingwood | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
2019 | Collingwood | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
Media career
[edit]Parker has a double degree in Journalism and PR, and is available as a guest speaker.[35]
As at 2022, she is the host of the Seven Network TV show "Armchair Experts" – an analysis of the Australian Football League scene.[36]
Personal life
[edit]Parker lives in Perth, Western Australia, as part of the national training program, having grown up in South Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Georgie Parker". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Player detail – Hockey World Cup 2014 – Georgie Parker". Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Hockey SA – SA Suns Profile". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Georgie Parker". Official Site of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010–11" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2012" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "China 1–4 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 23–0 Samoa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 23–0 Samoa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 5–1 New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "England 0–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 6–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 5–2 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 4–2 England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 4–2 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Germany 3–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 4–2 England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 9–0 Wales". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 7–1 South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "China 2–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 9–0 Poland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 3–1 Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 1–1 Great Britain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 1–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 2–0 South Korea". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia 3–0 Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain 1–4 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "India 1–6 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (23 May 2017). "Former Hockeyroo Georgie Parker signs on with Collingwood as a rookie for the 2018 AFLW season". Fox Sports.
- ^ Lechucki, Meagan (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Pies pocket early picks". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Tash (26 April 2019). "Davey a Pie". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
- ^ "Georgie Parker - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Create an experience with Georgie Parker". Pickstar. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Watch Armchair Experts Online". Seven Network. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Georgie Parker on Twitter
- Georgie Parker at the International Hockey Federation
- Georgina Parker at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
- Georgie Parker at Hockey.org.au at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 August 2014)
- Georgie Parker at AustralianFootball.com
- Georgie Parker at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Georgie Parker at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Georgie Parker at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Georgie Parker at Olympedia
- Georgina Parker at Olympics.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian female field hockey players
- Sportswomen from South Australia
- Collingwood Football Club (AFLW) players
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Australian expatriate field hockey players
- Curtin University alumni
- Field hockey people from South Australia
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games