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Record-setting hockey great Eddie Ockenden retires

After five Olympics and a record 451 international appearances for Australia over 18 years, hockey great Eddie Ockenden has announced his retirement.

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Kookaburras coach Colin Batch steps down

The Kookaburras are on the lookout for a new coach after Colin Batch stepped down following the team's disappointing quarter-finals exit at the Paris Olympics.

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Ockenden's future undecided after premature Paris exit

Eddie Ockenden says he isn't sure what the future holds after his record fifth Olympic campaign came to a premature halt in a quarter-final loss to the Dutch.

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Dam, Dutch bust Eddie's Kookaburras' golden Paris dream

Two second-half Netherlands goals were enough to end the Kookaburra's Paris Olympics campaign in a tense quarter-final on a day of hockey upsets.

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Kookas' fraught Paris path revealed after India stumble

Australia were wasteful in a 3-2 loss to India, their first to that country in Olympic competition since 1972, to set up a quarter-final clash with the Dutch.

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Swimmers look to start gold rush on opening day

Australia's swimmers will be the stars of the show on the opening day of competition at the Paris Games as they chase four Olympic gold medals.

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Fox, Ockenden ready to perform after opening ceremony

Jessica Fox and Eddie Ockenden will start their Olympic campaigns only hours after carrying the Australian flag at the opening ceremony.

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Jess Fox and Eddie Ockenden named Australia’s 2024 Olympic flag bearers

Paddler and hockey veteran to lead team in opening ceremony on Seine, with Fox competing at fourth Games and Ockenden at fifth

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Fox, Ockenden to carry Australian flag at Games opening

Canoeing gold medallist Jessica Fox and hockey great Eddie Ockenden will be the Australian flag bearers at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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From LeBron to Eddie O? Flag backing for Kookas great

Australia's flag bearers for the Paris Games will be announced imminently, with Kookaburras' great Eddie Ockenden put forward as a prime candidate.

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Tough calls punctuate Aussie hockey's Paris squads

The Kookaburras and Hockeyroos have confirmed eye-catching omissions from their Olympic squads, and Eddie Ockenden is set to play at a record fifth Olympics.

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Fairytale, regret: Kookas' 20-year hunt for next gold

Jamie Dwyer scored the goal that won the Kookaburras a famous first Olympic gold, but, 20 years on, regrets remain as the side's search for a second continues.

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Kookaburras on top of the world ahead of Olympics

The Kookaburras avenged a shootout loss to Germany two days earlier with a victory that has them on top of the FIH Pro League standings.

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Coach's 'fine line' warning for gold-hungry Kookaburras

Kookaburras coach Colin Batch has issued a warning to go with the release of his latest 27-man squad ahead of next year's Olympic Games.

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Brutal losses drive Kookas' World Cup tilt

Australia will chase a fourth hockey World Cup title in India from Friday, fuelled by shoot-out losses at the previous tournament in 2018 and the Olympics.

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Five World Cup newcomers for Kookaburras

Kookaburras stalwart Eddie Ockenden will contest his fourth World Cup alongside five cup debutants at the January tournament in India.

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Kookaburras win adds to Ockenden milestone

Veteran Eddie Ockenden has played a record-breaking 400th hockey international in the Kookaburras' 7-4 win over India in Adelaide.

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Dawson injured as 400-game milestone celebrated for Kookaburras

Australia beat India 7-4 in Adelaide on Sunday.

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Eddie Ockenden to become first Australian to play 400 international hockey matches

With dedication and sporting what a former coach described as "undeniable" potential, the Kookaburras co-captain is set to play his 400th game.

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Kookaburras' seventh-straight Commonwealth Games gold medal in men's hockey solidifies their status as the best ever

With the Kookaburras securing another hockey gold medal it's time to fully appreciate what they have achieved across two decades, writes Amanda Shalala.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s golden Games come to a close as Kookaburras win gold No 67

The men’s hockey team claimed a 67th gold medal for Australia – and a 1,001st of all time – on the final day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

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Colour and triumph for Australia as Commonwealth Games close

Diving stalwart Melissa Wu carried the Australian flag at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Birmingham. Wu was given the honour after competing

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Four-gold Eddie, Kookas in seventh heaven

Australia's men's hockey team have romped to a seventh gold from as many Commonwealth Games campaigns, dominating India 7-0 in Monday's final in Birmingham.

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Kookaburras show flaws, but find a way to beat England 3-2 in men's hockey semi-final at Commonwealth Games

For the first time at this Commonwealth Games, the Kookaburras are seriously tested – and almost lose — but show character to prevent an English upset.

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Hockey mainstay Ockenden flags fourth gold

Flag bearer Eddie Ockenden's teammates have kept his already humble feet on the ground as he chases a fourth Commonwealth hockey gold in Birmingham.

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