13 Aug 2015
In April this year, Tom was a member of the NSW Under 18 Blue's State Team that competed in Melbourne. In this tournament, Tom was playing up an entire age division. In addition to this, Tom competed at the NSW Under 18 Hockey Championships in Narellan, where he again played up an age division representing the Far North Coast. From here, he made the Under 16 NSW Squad, successfully gaining selection in the "NSW Under 16 All Schools" team that played at the National Championships in Perth. Tom captained the NSW Team which were undefeated all tournament, but they unfortunately lost the Grand Final against QLD 3-2.
"The highlight of the tournament for me was being named in the Australian School Boys Under 16 Hockey Team, to tour South Africa in June 2016", said Tom. "Over the week we were mentored by fellow NSW Kookaburras. It was a great experience and I am honoured to be given the privilege to represent my school- Lismore High Campus, my town, my state and now my Country in the sport I love. I am hoping this will be a pathway to my future goals of representing Australia at the highest level I can."