JAKE WHETTON

BRISBANE

AGE: 32
INSTAGRAM: @Whetty12
POSITION: Midfielder

ACHIEVEMENTS

Olympic Games – Silver: 2021 (2020)
Commonwealth Games – Gold: 2022,
2018, 2014
World Cup - Gold: 2014
Two-time Olympian: 2016, 2021
FIH Pro League Champions: 2019
Champions Trophy - Gold: 2018

Jake started playing hockey at the age of four, following in the footsteps of his parents in joining local club Eastern Suburbs Tigers in Brisbane. He credits 1976 Olympic silver medal winner Greg Browning as one of those to have had the strongest influence on his career, while cricketer Andrew Symonds was also a childhood hero.

Jake was shortlisted for the FIH Player of the Year in 2018.

WHAT HIS TEAMMATES SAY… “He’s full of energy, a very agile midfielder. He’s in the play a lot of the time and is relentless…he’ll do anything for the team.” Former Kookaburras teammate Dylan Wotherspoon