Otago Announces 2025 Extended NHC Squads
29/7/2025
Otago Hockey is pleased to announce their extended NHC Squads for the 2025 campaign.
The 21 player Women’s squad features 19 players playing locally in the Adidas Hockey Premier Women’s competition, which speaks to the level of the competition this season.
The 25 player Men’s squad features the return of a few local heroes no longer based in Dunedin, including incumbent Black Sticks Malachi Buschl, Benji Culhane and Finn Ward, as well as several players involved in the New Zealand A and U21 Pathways.
Both squads will be decreased to 18 for the 2025 National Hockey Championship taking place in Christchurch. Congratulations to the players selected, the squads are as follows:
Women's Squad
Ella Booth – Kings United
Hannah Cormack – Kings United
Hayley Cox – City Highlanders
Pippa Croft – City Highlanders
Chloe Donaldson – City Highlanders
Tessa Jopp – City Highlanders
Louisa Kotkamp – Momona
Rachael Lecky – Kings United
Madi Lobb – Kings United
Aimee McConnel – City Highlanders
Anna McLean – Kings United
Nina Murphy – Kings United
Beth O'Donovan – Momona
Abby Reid – Momona
Claudia Roberts – University
Georgia Roy – Player of Origin
Annabelle Schneideman – Player of Origin
Sorell Shand – Momona
Eve Swan – Momona
Millie White – Momona
Mckaela Woodward – Kings United
Men's Squad
Judd Adamson – Kings United
Oliver Battrick – Taieri
Zeke Buschl – Taieri
Malachi Buschl – Player of Origin
Gordy Chatfield – Kings United
Jack Cotton – Albany
Lachie Crowle – Albany
Benji Culhane - Player of Origin
Hamish Davenport – Albany
Jakarta Klebert – Guest Player
Hugo Maitland – Taieri
Baxter Meder – Taieri
Tom Meder – Taieri
Felix McIntosh – Player of Origin
Hugh Nixon – University
Finlay Neale – Guest Player
Gus Oberlin-Brown – Albany
Jack O’Neill – Kings United
Nick Parata – Albany
Daniel Poulter – University
Blair Tarrant – Player of Origin
Johnny Thorn – Albany
Dan Torr – Kings United
Patrick Ward – Taieri
Finn Ward – Player of Origin
*Jordan Ward was unavailable for selection as he has taken up a playing opportunity in Spain, and Jaiden Chhika was unavailable as he is coaching the Women's side.
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