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Hockeyroos coach Katrina Powell announces youthful squad for July hockey World Cup
Posted 26/5/2022
Hockeyroos coach Katrina Powell has settled on the next generation to lead the side in July's women's hockey World Cup.
Key points:
Nine of those named in the squad have played 25 games or less
Rachael Lynch, Edwina Bone, Emily Chalker and Ashlee Wells all retired after the Tokyo Olympics
Katrina Powell took over as coach at Tokyo as part of a cultural overhaul
Nine of the 18-strong squad selected on Thursday boast 25 games or less as Australia resets for the tournament, split between Spain and the Netherlands.
It follows the post-Olympic retirements of veteran goalkeeper Rachael Lynch and key teammates Edwina Bone, Emily Chalker and Ashlee Wells.
Powell took the helm from Paul Gaudoin for the Tokyo Games, as part of a program overhaul triggered by claims of bullying that saw Lynch resort to a legal challenge to earn back her spot in the side.