Georgie_Parker_(field_hockey)

Georgie Parker (field hockey)

Georgie Parker (field hockey)

Australian rules footballer and former hockey player

Georgina "Georgie" Parker (born 26 April 1984) is an Australian rules footballer and former field hockey player for the Hockeyroos.[1]

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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]

Personal

Parker lives in Perth, Western Australia, as part of the national training program, having grown up in South Australia.

Field hockey

Club hockey

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

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

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]

AFL Women's career

Parker playing Australian rules football for Collingwood in January 2018

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.[7]

On 4 June 2018, Parker was elevated to Collingwood's senior list ahead of the 2019 season.[8]

In April 2019, Parker was delisted by Collingwood.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[10]
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Media Career

Parker has a double degree in Journalism and PR, and is available as a guest speaker.[11]

As at 2022, she is the host of the Seven Network TV show "Armchair Experts" – an analysis of the Australian Football League scene.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Georgie Parker". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Player detail – Hockey World Cup 2014 – Georgie Parker". Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Hockey SA – SA Suns Profile". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    "South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. [7]
    Harrington, Anna (23 May 2017). "Former Hockeyroo Georgie Parker signs on with Collingwood as a rookie for the 2018 AFLW season". Fox Sports.
  8. [8]
    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.
  9. [9]
    Lewis, Tash (26 April 2019). "Davey a Pie". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  10. [10]
    "Georgie Parker - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Create an experience with Georgie Parker". Pickstar. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Watch Armchair Experts Online". Seven Network. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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