The Kookaburras have been forced to make a change to the squad announced for the upcoming Oceania Cup hockey tournament in New Zealand.
Goalkeeper Andrew Charter has been ruled out with a hamstring injury and has been replaced by West Australian Tristan Clemons. Clemons was part of Tasmania's bronze medal-winning team at the Australian Hockey League last week, playing as an interstate import.
Clemons most recently played for the Kookaburras at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in April when Australia's men won the silver medal after going down in a grand final shootout to New Zealand following a 2-2 draw. He was also part of the Australia A squad who played against Pakistan and Korea in May in Hobart.
In the women's Oceania Cup, there has been a change to the fixtures following the withdrawal of Fiji from the competition. The Hockeyroos' campaign will begin a day later and their showpiece clash with New Zealand Black Sticks has been moved to Saturday October 24.
Hockeyroos Oceania Cup fixtures:
* Oct 22: Hockeyroos v Samoa
* Oct 24 : Hockeyroos v New Zealand
* Oct 25: Medal matches Gold Medal
Revised Kookaburras Squad:
Joshua Beltz (TAS), Joel Carroll (NT), Chris Ciriello (VIC), Tristan Clemons (WA), Tom Craig (NSW), Matthew Dawson (NSW), Tim Deavin (TAS), Jamie Dwyer (QLD), Matt Gohdes (QLD), Blake Govers (NSW), Fergus Kavanagh (WA), Mark Knowles (QLD), Tyler Lovell (WA), Trent Mitton (WA), Eddie Ockenden (TAS), Flynn Ogilvie (NSW), Glenn Turner (NSW), Aran Zalewski (WA)
Kookaburras Oceania Cup Fixtures:
* Oct 21: Kookaburras v Samoa
* Oct 22: Kookaburras v New Zealand
* Oct 24: Kookaburras v Fiji
* Oct 25: Medal Matches Gold Medal
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