Blake Govers

DOB: 6 July 1996
Hometown: Wollongong, New South Wales
Junior Club: Uni of Wollongong, Albion Park HC
Instagram: blakegovers
Playing Number: 13
Position: Forward
Kookaburras Cap Number: 410
Kookaburras Debut: 2 May 2015 v Pakistan in Hobart (Hobart International Challenge)
Kookaburras Appearances (Goals): 154 (143)
 

Honours/Awards
2022 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal
2020 Olympic Games Silver Medal
2019 FIH Pro League Champions
2019 FIH Pro League Top Goal Scorer
2016, 2018 Champions Trophy Winners
2018 World Cup Bronze Medal
2018 World Cup Top Goal Scorer
2015, 2017, 2019 Oceania Cup Champions

Tournament History
World Cup 2018, 2023
Olympic Games 2016, 2020 (2021)
FIH Pro League 2019, 2020-21, 2022-23
Commonwealth Games 2022
World League 2015, 2017
Champions Trophy 2016, 2018
Oceania Cup 2015, 2017, 2019

Further Information
-    Brother Kieran also played for the Kookaburras.
-    A potent penalty corner exponent, he burst on to the scene with Best Young Player and Top Scorer awards at the 2015 World League Semi Final.
-    Scored on debut before stepping up to the 2016 Olympics training squad, making Australia’s final team for Rio where he was the youngest member of the team.
-    Possesses a remarkable goals-to-games ratio.
-    Suffered an injury on the eve of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, ruling him out of the tournament.
-    Bounced back with a goal in the 2018 Champions Trophy final which Australia won.
-    Finished as joint top scorer at the 2018 World Cup.
-    Away from the pitch, is a real estate agent with a passion for Holden classic cars and would be a V8 Supercars driver if he wasn’t a hockey player.
-    Suffered an injury during the Hockey One League in 2019 before making a successful return in the FIH Pro League against Argentina in March 2020.

What they say…
“Blake is a hard nosed striker who hits the ball very very hard. Blake’s natural strength and ability to time the ball so well…he doesn’t look like he puts much effort into hitting the ball but they come at you fast. Off the pitch he’s pretty easy going and doesn’t let too much stress him or bother him.” Former Kookaburras goalkeeper Tyler Lovell