7 Queenslanders in 2024 Kookaburras squad ahead of Olympic year
Published Wed 06 Dec 2023
Head Coach, Colin Batch has named a strong and experienced 27-player Kookaburras squad for 2024, in what will be a stellar year for the sport, starting with season five of the FIH Pro League followed by the much-anticipated Paris Olympic Games.
7 of our Queensland Men have been named in the 2024 Kookaburras Squad including new addition Corey Weyer after his standout season with the Blaze.
Jacob Anderson
Jayden Atkinson
Daniel Beale
Tim Howard
Joel Rintala
Corey Weyer
Jake Whetton
The Kookaburras will kick off the 2024 year with season five of the FIH Pro League to be played from Sunday 11th February – Sunday 25th February, with matches against Spain, the Netherlands, India and FIH Pro League newcomers, Ireland, all to be played in India. They will then head to Belgium and England for their next season five series against Belgium, Argentina, Great Britain and Germany from Wednesday 29th May – Wednesday 12th June. All matches will be streamed live and FREE on 7Plus.
The Kookaburras will then look to go one better in Paris after claiming the silver medal at the last summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The team has won one gold, four silver and five bronze medals since Australia’s first men’s team competed at the Olympics in 1956.
