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Hockeyroos, Kookaburras win Super 9 title
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Kookaburras captain Eddie Ockenden said the results bode well leading up to next year’s London Olympics. “We like fast, attacking hockey and hope that we
Nine-a-side hockey here to stay
The West Australian
Kookaburras captain Eddie Ockenden called for similar tournaments to be held. “We played some great hockey and it was very competitive among all teams,

Australia wins gold

Flying . . . Eddie Ockenden strikes the ball towards goal. Photo: Quentin Jones

Flying . . . Eddie Ockenden strikes the ball towards goal. Photo: Quentin Jones

IT WOULD have been the moment of the Delhi Games for the hosts, but the Australian men’s hockey team are not sentimental blokes. The world champions saved their ruthless best for last, demolishing the Indians 8-0 in the final to claim an inevitable gold. (Full article on The Age by Jake Niall)

Eddie off to Amsterdam

thanks everyone for the support! had an awesome time in Dehli capped off with gold!! off to Amsterdam tomorrow, cheers

(from Twitter)

Media Highlights: All Star Edition

Aussies represented in All Star teams
Adelaidenow – Australia
Three-time world player of the year Jamie Dwyer, Mark Knowles and Eddie Ockenden made the men’s team while Madonna Blyth, Toni Cronk and Casey Eastham were 
Prabhjot Singh

Prabhjot gets Hockey All Star team honour
Rediff – Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Eddie Ockenden (Aus), Jong Ho Seo (Kor), Rob Short (Can), Prabhjot Singh (Ind), Austin Smith (SA), Taeke Taekema (Ned) and Christopher Zeller (Ger). 

Media Highlights: More from Champion’s Trophy

Kookas urged to keep the pedal down
ABC Online
Eddie Ockenden (r) contests the ball against South Korea (Getty Images: Quinn Rooney) Rising hockey star Eddie Ockendensays Australia’s scorching Champions 
Kookaburras urged to keep improving
Sydney Morning Herald
World hockey’s rising star Eddie Ockenden says the Kookaburras’ scorching Champions Trophy start needs to be built upon if the team is to deliver on its 

Media Highlights: More from Champion’s Trophy

Germany edge past England in Champions Trophy opener
More Than The Games – London,UK
And hosts Australia inflicted a 4-0 hammering on Korea thanks to goals from Des Abbott, Robert Hammond, Jamie Dwyer andEddie Ockenden.
Kookas open Champs Trophy account
ABC Regional Online – Australia
Eun Seong Hong of South Korea and Eddie Ockenden of Australia contest the ball. (Getty Images: Quinn Rooney) Defending champion Australia has blasted South 
Australia, Germany opening day winners
Times of India – New Delhi,India
Jamie Dwyer and Abbott combined early in the second half to give Australia a commanding 3-0 lead before Eddie Ockendenadded their final goal, 
Australia, Germany open with Champions Trophy wins
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Dwyer scored four minutes into the second half before Eddie Ockenden completed the scoring in the 65th minute. Earlier, Germany captain Max Muller’s goal 
Kookaburras laughing after perfect start
Brisbane Times – Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Eddie Ockenden completed the rout with five minutes remaining after the Australian defence had held firm under sustained second half pressure from the 

Media Highlights

Kookaburras aim to defend title – then back to work
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Jamie Dwyer, Rob Hammond, Fergus Kavanagh, Mark Knowles, Brent Livermore, Eddie Ockenden, Simon Orchard, Grant Schubert, Matthew Swann, Glenn Turner.
Kookas coach challenges young players
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Superstar Jamie Dwyer remains the Kookaburras’ backbone, while veteran Brent Livermore and world young player of the yearEddie Ockenden provide the known 

Eddie eager for pressure Kooka event
Herald Sun – Melbourne City,Victoria,Australia
Ockenden, 22, is a proven performer in the Champions Trophy,  Ockenden, a keen Cats fan, is hoping to see some Geelong players in the stands next week. 

Media Highlights: It’s hotting up to the CT edition

Young gun Ockenden hopes to follow in Dwyer’s footsteps
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
JAMIE Dwyer’s hockey footsteps are big and illustrious, but Eddie Ockenden is following them all the way. Dwyer is one of Australia’s finest players,
World is watching this young Kooka in hot pursuit of glory
Brisbane Times – Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Eddie Ockenden, 22, has already won an Olympic bronze medal and last year was voted by his peers as the world young player of the year.

World is watching this young Kooka in hot pursuit of glory
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
In Eddie Ockenden, the Kookaburras boast a player on the same path to the top as Eddie Ockendenshows his stuff in the green and gold When it comes to