How Brooke Peris Served the Australian Team with Distinction

One of the impactful players in the Australian women’s hockey team forwardline, Brooke Peris brought so much to the Hockeyroos team, in terms of creating goal-creating or goal-scoring opportunities or controlling the midfield. Like they say all good things come to an end, Brooke called time on international career after a magnificent stint that spanned 11 years.

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The ace Darwin-born forward made her international debut against South Korea at Perth in 2013 before letting her game talk for herself, steadily growing in stature and emerging as one of the key players in the national side. The 31-year-old had featured in three Olympics (2016 Rio, 2021 Tokyo & 2024 Paris) – unfortunately, Australia eves could not manage a podium finish in all these Olympics finishing sixth, fifth and fifth, respectively. Brooke was also part of the 2018 World Cup side that finished fourth after losing to Spain in the bronze medal play-off tie.

Hockey runs in the Peris family – her cousin sister Nova Peris was a member of Australia team that won the gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Brooke picked up hockey at the age of four and subsequently made it to the national fold sixteen years later. She had to give the 2022 World Cup and the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games a miss after sustaining a quad injury in a World Cup warm-up game.

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Brooke was part of the Hockeyroos side that won silver at the 2014 and 2018 Champions Trophy at Mendoza and Changzhou, respectively. She was also a member of the national side that won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow as well as a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast.

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She formed a handy combination upfront with the likes of Grace Stewart, Mariah Williams, Rebecca Greiner, Ambrosia Malone, and Alice Arnott. With Brooke stepping aside, the combo of Grace Stewart and Mariah Williams would have to shoulder more responsibility alongside the youngsters breaking into the side. Brooke was also a co-captain of the Australian women’s hockey team alongside Jane Claxton at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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