Tom Craig

DOB: 3 September 1995
Hometown: Lane Cove, New South Wales
Junior Club: Ryde Hunters Hill HC
Instagram: tumcraig
Playing Number: 2
Position: Forward
Kookaburras Cap Number: 407
Kookaburras Debut: 5 November 2014 v India in Perth (Test Series)
Kookaburras Appearance (Goals): 128 (42)
 

Awards
2020 (2021) Olympic Games Silver Medal
2019 FIH Pro League Champions
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal
2018 World Cup Bronze Medal
2015, 2017, 2019 Oceania Cup Champions

Tournament History
Olympic Games 2020 (2021)
FIH Pro League 2019, 2020-21, 2022-23
Oceania Cup 2015, 2017, 2019
World Cup 2018, 2023
Commonwealth Games 2018
Champions Trophy 2014, 2018

Further information
- Passion for hockey blossomed after travelling the globe with his family, experiencing ice hockey in Canada. Upon returning home, Tom decided field hockey was the next best thing.
- International career endured a stuttering start after his debut was postponed by 24 hours when officials discovered he only had a New Zealand passport.
- Blessed with blistering pace, he missed only three games in 2018, playing a key part in Australia’s Commonwealth Games and Champions Trophy successes, along with the side’s World Cup bronze medal where he scored a hat-trick against England in the third-place match.
- Made his 100th appearance in the FIH Pro League match against Great Britain in Sydney in 2020.
- Played two seasons for Klein Zwitserland in the Netherlands.
- Brother Ben played for the Kookaburras.
- Started up a podcast called The Help Side, where he speaks with some of the most recognisable names in world hockey.
- Somewhat controversially, after his parents moved to Australia from New Zealand before he was born, Tom is a fan of the New Zealand All Blacks and Kiwi rugby team the Crusaders.

What his teammates say…
“Tom is a very exciting player to watch. He’s fast, agile and creates a lot of chances for us. He would be one of the quickest players in world hockey. Off the pitch, Tom is really intelligent…he loves reading and telling people interesting facts.” Dylan Martin