Joshua Pollard (field hockey)
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| Full name | Joshua William Pollard | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
20 October 1988 Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2019 | VIC Vikings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U–21 | 34 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Australia | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joshua William Pollard (born 20 October 1988)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]
Career[edit]
Club[edit]
In the Hockey Victoria competition, before his move to Perth to join the Hockey Australia High Performance Program, Pollard played club hockey for Greensborough Hockey Club in Melbourne.[2]
Domestic leagues[edit]
Australian Hockey League[edit]
Throughout his Australian Hockey League (AHL) career, Pollard represented his home state, Victoria.[3] He made his debut for the VIC Vikings in 2006,[4] playing every year until the tournament folded in 2018.[5] In his 13-season career for the Vikings, Pollard won two titles, in 2016 and 2017.[6][7]
Hockey One[edit]
In 2019, Pollard was named in the HC Melbourne team to participate in the inaugural tournament of Hockey Australia's new domestic national league, Hockey One.[5]
National teams[edit]
Under–21[edit]
Joshua Pollard made his debut for the 'Burras' in 2007 during a five match test series against the Malaysian U–21 team in Queensland. Following this, he also represented the side at an eight nations tournament in Malaysia.[8]
In 2008, Pollard represented the side at the Junior Oceania Cup, where they won a gold medal and qualified to the Junior World Cup.[9]
At the 2009 Junior World Cup in Malaysia and Singapore, Pollard was a member of the team that won a bronze medal.[10] [11]
Kookaburras[edit]
Following a standout performance at the 2016 AHL, Pollard made his debut for the Kookaburras at the 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy.[12]
In 2017, Pollard was named the national squad for the first time prior to the International Hockey Open in Darwin.[13][14] Pollard has not represented Australia since the 2017 International Festival of Hockey in Melbourne.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Australian Senior Team Selection". greensboroughhockeyclub.com.au. Greensborough Hockey Club. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Vipers, Vikings squads announced for 2018 AHL campaign". hockeyvictoria.org.au. Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2005–2006" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b "POLLARD Josh". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "VIC VIKINGS WIN AHL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1998". justhockey.com.au. Just Hockey. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Vipers & Vikings bring Gold home". doncasterhockeyclub.com.au. Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2008–2009" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hockey Australia announces junior men's team". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Day 13 in Johor Bahru: Germany Champions, Australia claim bronze". juniorworldcupmen2009.sportcentric.com. Junior World Cup Men 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "All you need to know about the Trans-Tasman Trophy". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Kookaburras announce new squad members and International Hockey Open team". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Australia win International Hockey Open". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "POLLARD Joshua". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
External links[edit]
- Joshua Pollard at the International Hockey Federation
- Joshua Pollard at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com
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