Georgie Parker (field hockey) explained

Full Name:Georgina Parker
Nationality:Australian
Birth Place:Berri
Headercolor:transparent
Module:
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Height:1.6m (05.2feet)
Position:Forward
Currentclub:SA Suns
Clubs1:Adelaide
Clubs2:SA Suns
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalyears1:2011–present
Nationalcaps(Goals)1:208
Nationalgoals1:33
Updated:14 December 2016
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Height:160 cm
Weight:52 kg
Position:Utility
Years1:2018–2019
Games Goals1:3 (0)
Statsend:the 2019 season

Georgina "Georgie" Parker (born 26 April 1980) 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

Club hockey

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

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

Parker has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including playing at the Commonwealth Games, Summer Olympics and World Cup.

Her tournaments include:

AFL Women's career

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.[8]

On 4 June 2018, Parker was elevated to Collingwood's senior list ahead of the 2019 season.[9]

In April 2019, Parker was delisted by Collingwood.[10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[11]

|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 1 || 3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 3.5 || 5.5 || 0.5 || 1.5|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|style="text-align:center;"|| 19 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 4.0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| 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

Parker has a double degree in Journalism and PR, and is available as a guest speaker.[12]

As at 2022, she is the host of the Seven Network TV show "Armchair Experts" – an analysis of the Australian Football League scene.[13]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Georgie Parker . . 5 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians . 9 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Player detail – Hockey World Cup 2014 – Georgie Parker . . 5 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Hockey SA – SA Suns Profile . 9 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Georgie Parker . . . 2 January 2017 . 3 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103004026/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/georgie-parker . dead .
  6. Web site: Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Georgie Parker . . 5 August 2014.
  7. Web site: South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio . . 9 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Former Hockeyroo Georgie Parker signs on with Collingwood as a rookie for the 2018 AFLW season . Anna . Harrington . . 23 May 2017.
  9. Web site: AFLW: Pies pocket early picks . Meagan . Lechucki . . Telstra Media. 4 June 2018. 4 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180608001510/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2018-06-04/aflw-pies-pocket-early-picks. 8 June 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: Davey a Pie . Tash . Lewis . . . 26 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Georgie Parker - Player Stats By Season . Australian Football . 10 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Create an experience with Georgie Parker . Pickstar . 26 June 2022.
  13. Web site: Watch Armchair Experts Online . . 26 June 2022.

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