| Joshua Pollard | |
| Fullname: | Joshua William Pollard |
| Birth Date: | 1988 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 2006–2019 |
| Clubs1: | VIC Vikings |
| Caps1: | 116 |
| Goals1: | 32 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | HC Melbourne |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U–21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 34 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 14 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
Joshua William Pollard (born 20 October 1988)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]