Congratulations to Jack

Jack Welch (svc 2010-13) on his selection in the 2025 National Men’s Hockey Squad.

27-year-old Jack, who has previously represented the Kookaburras on 46 occasions and has scored 16 goals, missed out on selection for the Paris Olympics.

Jack was initially left out of new coach Mark Hager’s 17–player squad and was forced to audition along with 23 hopefuls for the remaining in the 24-man high-performance squad. 

To quote Adam Smith’s 12 March Mercury article – “ With just seven additional spots available, Welch endured a brutal eight-game survival of the fittest, dubbed more ‘Hunger Games than hockey’ by ex-Kooka’s star Richard Orchard”. Jack gained one of the seven places. 

Go well, Jack.