Two Macarthur teenagers are among a group of 11 NSW athletes selected in the 2025-26 Australian under 18 hockey squads.
One of them is Anneliese Cullen from Camden, a member of the recent gold medal winning NSW team from the Australian under 18 women’s championships. The other one is Brayden Sutherland from Elderslie.
The pair’s selection to what is also called the “Futures’’ squad is national recognition for their potential as hockey stars of the future.
In total, six women and five men were selected from NSW in the squads.
The futures squad is selected at the conclusion of the Australian under 18 championships and represents the next generation of potential Kookaburras and Hockeyroos, the Australian national teams for men and women.
Selected athletes, including our own Anneliese Cullen and Brayden Sutherland, will be part of a year long program under the tutelage of Hockey Australia performance pathways leads Mark Knowles (men – former Kookaburras captain and Olympian) and Hugh Purvis (women – former international coach with Canada men and international assistant coach with the Hockeyroos).
The program is designed to elevate those selected to the next stage of their development and provide a pathway into the U21, development, and senior national squads.