Josh Simmonds (hockey) joined the national senior squad in mid-2018 following four-times Commonwealth Games gold medallist Mark Knowles’ retirement, leaving big shoes to fill. Josh first picked up a hockey stick in primary school at Yarra Valley Grammar in Melbourne. The promising defender was part of Australia’s 2016 Junior World Cup team, as well as an integral member of the Victorian side that won back-to-back Australian Hockey League titles in 2016 and 2017. The Doncaster Hockey Club player made his debut against Argentina at the 2018 Darwin International Hockey Open. Later in the year, he was named to the 2019 Kookaburras squad and has continued to represent the team since.