Hattie Shand Explained

Hattie Shand
Fullname:Harriet Ngaire Shand
Birth Date:2000 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia
Position:Defence
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:SA Suns
Caps1:13
Goals1:1
Years2:2019–
Clubs2:Adelaide Fire
Caps2:7
Goals2:1
Nationalyears1:2018–2020
Nationalteam1:Australia U–21
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Australia
Nationalcaps2:33
Nationalgoals2:0

Harriet 'Hattie' Ngaire Shand (born 11 January 2000)[1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a defender.[2]

Personal life

Hattie Shand was born in Naracoorte, South Australia and grew up in Langkoop, Victoria near Apsley, Victoria.[3] She attended Naracoorte Primary School and Naracoorte High School, she currently studies part-time at the University of Adelaide. She is of Australian and Maori heritage.

Career

Achievements

Shand is a scholarship holder at the South Australian Sports Institute.[4]

In 2021, she was awarded a Tier 3 Scholarship from the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.[5]

Club hockey

Shand plays club hockey in South Australia's top level domestic competition, the Premier League. She is a member of the Adelaide Hockey Club.[6]

Domestic hockey

In Hockey Australia's domestic competitions, Shand plays for her home state, South Australia. From 2017–2018, she was a member of the SA Suns team in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).[7]

Following the dissolution of the AHL, Shand was named in the newly formed Adelaide Fire team for Hockey Australia's new premier competition, the Sultana Bran Hockey One.[8] She went on to represent the team in the inaugural season in 2019, helping the team to a third place finish.[9]

International hockey

Under–21

In 2018, Shand made her debut for the Australia U–21 team during a test series against New Zealand in Hastings.[10]

She followed this up with appearances during a Tri-Nations Tournament in 2019,[10] as well as a test series against Japan in 2020, both held in Canberra.[7]

In 2024, she joined the Australian Hockey team in the Olympics as a reserve[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Australia . . tms.fih.ch . 20 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Hockeyroos spots up for grabs at national Super Camp . . hockey.org.au . 20 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Naracoorte's Hattie Shand to compete at 2017 School Sport Australia International Hockey Championships . . naracoorteherald.com.au . 20 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Hockey . . sasi.sa.gov.au . 20 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Hattie Shand . . sahof.org.au . 20 November 2020.
  6. Web site: STATISTICS: HATTIE SHAND . . hockeysa.com.au . 20 November 2020.
  7. Web site: SHAND Hattie . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 20 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Player Bio – Hattie Shand . . hockeyone.com.au . 20 November 2020.
  9. Web site: 2019 Sultana Bran Women's Hockey One League . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 20 November 2020.
  10. Web site: SHAND Hattie . . tms.fih.ch . 20 November 2020.
  11. https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-women-hockey-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list-hockeyroos