Australia have fallen short going down 3-2 to the Netherlands in the second match of the Test Series at Narrogin Hockey Stadium, south-east of Perth on Sunday.
The Dutch scored two first-half goals after Trent Mitton had opened the scoring for the Kookaburras, to give the visitors a 2-1 halftime lead.
Bjorn Kellerman made it 3-1 barely 60 seconds into the second half, before Blake Govers set up a tense finale with a drag flick goal in the 41st minute.
Australia couldn't reproduce their heroics from Saturday's 3-3 draw when Jeremy Hayward levelled in the last minute.
The Dutch had the better of the last quarter chances on Sunday, only kept at bay by Kookaburras keeper Tristan Clemons.
The two sides will meet again on Thursday at Perth Hockey Stadium.
Tristan White, who brought up his 100th cap for Australia said it was no surprise to see the Dutch executing so well.
"They've got threats all over the park, as do we. They're really polished everywhere," he said.
"We need to do our homework on the lesser known players.
"We work on the big guys like (Billy) Bakker and Mirco (Pruyser). We need to eliminate all the threats as well."
