Madi Ratcliffe
Australian field hockey player
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Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe (born 17 October 1997)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.[2]
Warrnambool, Australia
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Madeleine Ruby Ratcliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 October 1997 Warrnambool, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Victorian Vipers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Hampstead & Westminster | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Perth Thundersticks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Australia | 39 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Ratcliffe was born and raised in Warrnambool, Victoria.[3]
She was a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS),[2] and currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[4]
Career
National teams
Under–21
In 2016, Ratcliffe made her debut for the Jillaroos during the Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast.[5] The team won gold, qualifying for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year.[6] Ratcliffe was also highest scorer at the tournament, with four goals.[7]
Hockeyroos
Ratcliffe made her debut for the Hockeyroos in 2016 during a test series against Great Britain in Bunbury and Perth.[5]
During her career, Ratcliffe medalled twice with the Hockeyroos. She won gold at the 2017 Oceania Cup in Sydney,[8] and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[9]
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 2017 | Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand |  United States | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup | [10] |
| 2 | 3 April 2017 |  Japan | 2–0 | 2–1 | [11] | ||
| 3 | 6 April 2017 |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–1 | [12] | ||
| 4 | 2 July 2017 | Stade Fallon, Brussels, Belgium |  Italy | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2016–17 HWL Semifinals | [13] |
| 5 | 6 November 2017 | Bendigo Hockey Centre, Bendigo, Australia | United States | 1–0 | 2–0 | Test Match | [14] |
| 6 | 12 November 2017 | State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2017 Int. Festival of Hockey | [15] | |
| 7 | 16 November 2017 | State Hockey Centre, Adelaide, Australia | Japan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Test Match | [16] |
| 8 | 18 November 2017 | 1–0 | 8–1 | [17] | |||
| 9 | 8–1 |
