The bitter drama engulfing the Hockeyroos has claimed its first casualty, with Hockey Australia high performance director Toni Cumpston resigning.
Justin Chadwick
Hockey Australia high performance director Toni Cumpston has been “left no choice” but to resign from her post amid a review into allegations of a toxic culture.
Eliza Reilly
M is for major milestones (at both West Coast and Freo), and N is for naturalisation (hopefully for Bryce Cotton). See what every letter means for WA sport in 2021.
Chris Robinson
After the welcome news that Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer will be immortalised in bronze at Optus Stadium, which other sporting legends deserve their own statue in Perth?
Lily Brazel has detailed how she was bullied out of Hockey Australia and lifted the lid on the organisation’s toxic culture in this eye-opening column.
Lily Brazel
Disgruntled Hockeyroos players will now be able to vent their grievances to an independent body under a new agreement reached by Hockey Australia.
A big group of players have expressed their concerns that the national body’s hierarchy are driving their own agenda through its review into the high-performance program.
Mitchell Woodcock
New Hockeyroos goalkeeper Aleisha Power is adamant claims of a toxic culture within the national women’s sport will not ruin her dreams of an Olympic debut in Tokyo next year.
Steve Butler
Hockey Australia risks losing its public funding if it fails to properly investigate the shocking claims made by dozens of past and present players.
Julian Linden and Simon Orchard
Body-shaming, bullying, threats of being kicked, pushed so hard that they coughed up blood – the shocking inside story of the toxic Australian women’s hockey environment.
Hockey Australia boss Matt Favier has hit back amid a firestorm of allegations, including bullying, that have torn the sport apart.
Phil Rothfield
Hockey Australia’s high-performance director Toni Cumpston has been described as an “alpha female” who turned players against each other to dominate the Hockeyroos program over the past four years.
Hockey Australia’s independent inquiry into claims of a toxic culture of bullying and disorganisation is set to last just a week, with its recommendations to be revealed in February.
Olympian Kathryn Slattery has issued a scathing appraisal of Hockeyroos senior management, identifying three officials who she says have played key roles in the crisis that the sport is now facing
Cameron Newbold
Dozens of women involved with the Perth-based iconic Olympics squad have come forward with accusations against Hockey Australia — revealing explosive and shocking claims of a sport in crisis.
Former Hockeyroo Kathryn Slattery has issued a scathing appraisal of the team’s senior management, identifying three officials who she says have played key roles in the program’s crisis.
Hockey Australia’s independent inquiry into claims of bullying within its national women’s program is set to begin tomorrow, the same day players were given as a deadline to sign their 2021 contracts.
One of Australia’s best hockey players has begun legal action against the national federation, claiming she was kicked off because she asked for time off to deal with her mental health.
Julian Linden & Simon Orchard
The Hockeyroos are mired in controversy less than eight months out from the Tokyo Olympics, with some players even considering strike action.
The Hockeyroos and Hockey Australia are in a stand off after players were told to sign their new agreements by Thursday or risk being axed from the national program.
Hockey Australia boss Matt Favier warns Hockeyroos players against striking while backing coach Paul Gaudoin and high-performance director Toni Cumpston after shock axing of two players.
Hockeyroos players are weighing up strike action having lost trust in coach Paul Gaudoin and high performance director Toni Cumpston.
Former Hockeyroos captain Georgina Morgan and FIH goalkeeper of the year Rachael Lynch have been dumped from the national squad ahead of next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.
Hockey Australia’s investigation into allegations of disorganisation and bullying in the Hockeyroos program will offer players anonymity to combat the fear of retribution over their testimony.
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