Madi Ratcliffe Explained

Madi Ratcliffe
Fullname:Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe
Birth Date:1997 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Warrnambool, Australia
Height:170cm
Weight:62kg
Position:Forward
Currentclub:HC Melbourne
Years1:2016–2018
Clubs1:Victorian Vipers
Caps1:17
Goals1:14
Years2:2019–
Clubs2:HC Melbourne
Caps2:7
Goals2:6
Nationalyears1:2016–2018
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:39
Nationalgoals1:9

Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe (born 17 October 1997)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.[2]

Personal life

Ratcliffe was born and raised in Warrnambool, Victoria.[3]

She was a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS),[2] and currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[4]

Career

National teams

Under–21

In 2016, Ratcliffe made her debut for the Jillaroos during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.[5] The team won gold, qualifying for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year.[6] Ratcliffe was also highest scorer at the tournament, with four goals.[7]

Hockeyroos

Ratcliffe made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2016 during a test series against Great Britain in Bunbury and Perth.[5]

During her career, Ratcliffe medalled twice with the Hockeyroos. She won gold at the 2017 Oceania Cup in Sydney,[8] and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[9]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationwidth=100Opponentdata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"Scoredata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"ResultCompetition
1 31 March 2017 Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand 1–1 1–1 [10]
2 3 April 2017 2–0 2–1 [11]
3 6 April 2017 1–0 1–1 [12]
4 2 July 2017 Stade Fallon, Brussels, Belgium 3–1 3–1 [13]
5 6 November 2017 Bendigo Hockey Centre, Bendigo, Australia 1–0 2–0 [14]
6 12 November 2017 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia 1–0 5–0 [15]
7 16 November 2017 State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, Australia 1–0 2–1 [16]
8 18 November 2017 1–0 8–1 [17]
9 8–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Australia . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Madi Ratcliffe . . vis.org.au . 29 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Ratcliffe to debut for Hockeyroos . . hockey.org.au . 29 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Elite Athlete Program Profiles . Deakin University . 10 August 2020.
  5. Web site: RATCLIFFE Madi . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016 . . fih.ch . 12 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Australia qualified for Junior World Cup . . hockey.org.au . 12 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Australia Secures Dual Oceania Cup Success . . wais.org.au . 12 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Madi RATCLIFFE . . results.gc2018.com . 12 January 2020.
  10. Web site: Australia 1–1 United States . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .
  11. Web site: Australia 2–1 Japan . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .
  12. Web site: Australia 1–1 New Zealand . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .
  13. Web site: Italy 1–3 Australia . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .
  14. Web site: Australia 2–0 United States . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .
  15. Web site: Australia 5–0 United States . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .
  16. Web site: Australia 2–1 Japan . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .
  17. Web site: Australia 8–1 Japan . . tms.fih.ch . 12 January 2020 .