Madonna Blyth Explained

Madonna Blyth
Birth Date:1985 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Queensland Scorchers
Clubnumber:9
Nationalyears1:2004–2016
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:342
Nationalgoals1:70

Madonna Blyth (born 30 November 1985) is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She also plays for and captains the Queensland Scorchers in the Australian Hockey League.[2] Blyth has been the Captain of the Hockeyroos since 2009. Her debut game for Australia was in Argentina, as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Champions Trophy. She started playing hockey when she was 5, and joined the representative scene at 15, winning gold with her team at the 2001 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.[3]

She was nominated for the FIH's player of the year in 2013, and has been named on the FIH All-Stars team in 2007, 2009 and 2010, as well as being named Player of the Tournament at the 2009 Champions Trophy.[4]

She played her 250th game for Australia in June 2013, and is only the fifth Australian woman to reach this number.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she captained Australia to victory and scored the winning goal in the penalty shootout against England.[5]

After playing since she was 5, Madonna has now retired from hockey and is quickly making a name for herself in the Western Australian cricket scene. After a strong start she was quickly promoted into the star studded A grade side alongside Emma King, Heather Graham, Megan Banting and Nicole Bolton. She is a specialist fielder for the Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club women's A grade side.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 August 2005 3–0 5–0 Test match
2. 3 November 2005 Sydney, Australia 1–0 4–0 2005 Women's Oceania Cup
3. 1 December 2005 Canberra, Australia 1–1 1–1 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
4. 4 December 2005 1–0 3–1
5. 27 January 2005 2–1 2–2 2006 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament
6. 17 March 2006 Melbourne, Australia 4–0 8–0 2006 Commonwealth Games
7. 19 March 2006 1–0 12–0
8. 1 July 2006 3–1 5–1 Test match
9. 15 July 2006 2–0 2–1 2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
10. 17 August 2006 1–1 1–2 2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament
11. 24 August 2006 Virginia Beach, United States 2–0 3–0
12. 27 September 2006 1–0 1–0 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
13. 14 January 2007 Quilmes, Argentina 1–1 2–1 2007 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
14. 15 May 2007 1–0 3–0 Test match
15. 2–0
16. 22 July 2007 Port Lincoln, Australia 1–0 1–0
17. 4 August 2007 1–1 3–2
18. 13 August 2007 1–0 2–2 (3–1 p) 2007 Women's Good Luck Beijing Hockey Tournament
19. 11 September 2007 Buderim, Australia 2–0 14–0 2007 Women's Oceania Cup
20. 5–0
21. 6–0
22. 10–0
23. 12 September 2007 1–0 1–0
24. 27 October 2007 3–0 5–0 Test match
25. 14 February 2008 Perth, Australia 4–0 5–0
26. 23 February 2008 Toowoomba, Australia 2–0 5–2
27. 22 August 2008 Beijing, China 1–0 2–0 2008 Summer Olympics
28. 30 May 2009 4–0 5–0 Test match
29. 31 May 2009 2–0 7–0
30. 6 July 2009 Perth, Australia 2–1 2–2
31. 11 July 2009 Sydney, Australia 2–0 2–0 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
32. 25 August 2009 8–0 16–0 2009 Women's Oceania Cup
33. 16–0
34. 10 September 2009 Mendoza, Argentina 1–0 1–0 Test match
35. 11 September 2009 2–2 3–2
36. 14 February 2010 Perth, Australia 1–2 3–2
37. 2 March 2010 3–1 5–3
38. 24 March 2010 Townsville, Australia 1–0 1–2
39. 24 April 2010 4–0 5–0 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
40. 29 April 2010 2–0 9–0
41. 3–0
42. 9–0
43. 30 April 2010 2–0 2–1
44. 18 June 2010 Bisham, United Kingdom 1–? 1–1 Test match
45. 26 June 2010 6–2 6–2
46. 30 August 2010 Rosario, Argentina 2–0 2–1 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup
47. 1 September 2010 1–0 6–3
48. 11 October 2010 1–0 1–0 2010 Commonwealth Games
49. 2 November 2011 Perth, Australia 2–0 8–1 Test match
50. 3 November 2011 1–0 6–4
51. 9 March 2012 1–0 5–0
52. 29 September 2012 4–1 4–1 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
53. 30 September 2012 1–0 8–1
54. 5–1
55. 24 April 2013 Perth, Australia 3–1 4–2 Test match
56. 25 April 2013 1–0 1–2
57. 27 April 2013 4–0 6–0
58. 6–0
59. 17 October 2013 4–0 8–0 2013 Women's International Super Series Hockey 9's
60. 18 October 2013 2–0 7–0
61. 6–0
62. 7–0
63. 20 October 2013 1–0 3–0
64. 31 October 2013 Stratford, New Zealand 6–0 23–0 2013 Women's Oceania Cup
65. 11–0
66. 3 November 2013 2–2 2–2 (5–4 p)
67. 28 March 2014 Perth, Australia 3–0 5–2 Test match
68. 12 April 2015 Hastings, New Zealand 1–0 2–2 2015 Hawke's Bay Cup
69. 18 April 2015 1–0 3–2
70. 21 June 2015 9–0 9–0 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
71. 22 October 2015 Stratford, New Zealand 13–0 25–0 2015 Women's Oceania Cup

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/madonna-blyth-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060614/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/madonna-blyth-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 25 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Hockey Australia: Altiusrt.
  3. Web site: Blyth leading Hockeyroos into battle for World Cup spot. 19 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Madonna Blyth Profile. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2016-01-12.
  5. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Women's Gold Medal Match. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2016-01-12.