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Georgie Parker
Parker at the 2016 FIH Champions Trophy
Personal information
Full name Georgina Parker
Born (1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 35)
Berri, Australia
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2009–2015 SA Suns
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Australia 108 (33)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 The Hague Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
FIH World League
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 Tucúman Team

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

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Club hockey

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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

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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

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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

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Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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

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Georgie Parker
Parker playing Australian rules football for ‹See Tfd›Collingwood in January 2018
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2019 ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[34]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 ‹See Tfd›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 ‹See Tfd›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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Georgie Parker". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Player detail – Hockey World Cup 2014 – Georgie Parker". Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Hockey SA – SA Suns Profile". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010–11" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2012" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  9. ^ "China 1–4 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Australia 23–0 Samoa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Australia 23–0 Samoa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Australia 5–1 New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ "England 0–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Australia 6–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Australia 5–2 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Australia 4–2 England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Australia 4–2 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Germany 3–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Australia 4–2 England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Australia 9–0 Wales". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Australia 7–1 South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  22. ^ "China 2–3 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Australia 9–0 Poland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Australia 3–1 Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Australia 1–1 Great Britain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Australia 1–1 Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Australia 2–0 South Korea". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Australia 3–0 Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Great Britain 1–4 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  30. ^ "India 1–6 Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  31. ^ Harrington, Anna (23 May 2017). "Former Hockeyroo Georgie Parker signs on with Collingwood as a rookie for the 2018 AFLW season". Fox Sports.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ Lewis, Tash (26 April 2019). "Davey a Pie". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  34. ^ "Georgie Parker - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  35. ^ "Create an experience with Georgie Parker". Pickstar. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  36. ^ "Watch Armchair Experts Online". Seven Network. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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