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I grew up in Rockhampton and started playing hockey at four. My career highlight was winning an Olympic Gold in Athens 2004 with the Kookaburras and scoring the winning goal. I play for HC Bloemendaal in Holland

03:55PM, Tue 21 April

Introducing Julian Raymond Dwyer...

Two weekends ago was one that I will definitely never forget.

Sunday 12 April was different to my normal Sunday because it was the birth of my first child, Julian Raymond Dwyer.

It’s an amazing feeling and all the cliches are definitely true. He was born at 17.37 and weighed 3.53kg. Both my wife and I are very, very proud, and both mum and Julian are doing great.

Unfortunately, I did not get to go to the European Hockey League (EHL) in Hamburg, but Bloemendaal are through to the semis against Rotterdam which is in Rotterdam on 30-31 June.

In the other semi-final, Belgium team KHC Leuven will play former champions from Germany UHC Hamburg. I’m looking forward to that weekend as this is my first time playing in the EHL.

I also missed out on the Australian Hockey League, which was in Tasmania and, to be honest, I really missed it. It would have been nice to play with my mates and my younger cousin, Matt Gohdes, but just like the EHL I was busy with the birth of my child - which I would not have missed for the world!

Once again, my team the Queensland Blades were in the final for the eighth year in a row. But unfortunately we lost the final to WA 2-1.

Last weekend, Bloemendaal played against Tilburg. Once again we didn’t play to our potential but we had a 2-1 win and three points in the pocket.

We are now four points in front of Oranje Zwart with two games to go. The game started off pretty good and we had a two-nil lead and then we stopped playing and Tilburg decided to take some more risks and we got away with a win.

We need to start finding some form before the play-offs which are in three weeks time. I’m sure we can as we have the players to do it when we need it.

I would rather play bad and win than play good and lose. I think its a sign of a good team. The disappointing thing is that we are not playing to our standard.

Hopefully we will raise to the occasion which is just around the corner. We will soon find out.

Until next time...
Cheers Jamie

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09:30AM, Thu 9 April

Bloemendaal draw against Rotterdam and Kampong

It was not the best weekend for Bloemendaal with two draws.

The first was against Rotterdam. We were two nil down after the first half and just got the draw in the last few minutes.

Rotterdam had a good game plan and stuck to it for the 70 minutes. Both teams had good chances, ours mainly coming from corners and Rotterdam’s from deflections.

The game on Sunday was even more frustrating. We had a 3-1 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Everything was looking good until Kampong came back strong with two quick goals to get a draw.

My Australian team, the Queensland Blades, are in good form in the AHL and won 5-1 against South Australia. We are looking to make our eighth final in a row.

Go Blades!

Until next time...
Cheers Jamie

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10:21AM, Thu 2 April

A good weekend for Bloemendaal puts us clear at the top

After an inconsistent weekend for Bloemendaal last week against HGC and Pinoke, we wanted to play well against Amsterdam.

It wasn’t the best we have played but it wasn’t the worst either. Amsterdam played OK and had some chances and were probably a bit unlucky not to get a point.

We had the majority of the chances in the first half and they had more in the second.

In the other games, Rotterdam had a good win over Orange Zwart 4-3, which means Bloemendaal now have a five-point lead at the top of the ladder from Oranje Zwart in second place.

It looks like the top four are sorted, but we’ll have to wait and see what order teams qualify for the play-off spots.

Amsterdam and Rotterdam have almost secured the two other spots. SCHC still have an outside chance to make the play-offs, but they will have to win every game and hope Rotterdam make mistakes.

Back in Australia in the AHL, my team, the Queenland Blades, had two good wins over NSW 2-1 and 4-1. Lots of goals by Jason Wilson might see him playing for Australia pretty soon.

Unfortunately, I can’t play in the AHL this year but I’m hoping the Blades can go on and take the trophy.

The next two weekends are pretty tough with a double header this weekend against Rotterdam and Kampong, and then it’s off to Hamburg for the Euro Hockey League, which kicks off for us against Cannock HC from England on 10 April.

I will keep you posted.
Cheers Jamie

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09:52AM, Wed 18 March

Big win, big money and big debate

Big win, big money and big debate

Two weekends ago we played against Den Bosch and had a convincing win 11-1. It was the biggest score that I have been involved in since playing for Bloemendaal.

The goals were shared around the team but Olmer Meijer scored his first hat-trick for the club.

Den Bosch had 5 or 6 of their foreign players missing and they were greatly missed. I still think we played good hockey and we’re improving which is a good sign.

Ever since I first played in Holland people have been talking about how much players get paid and about the number of foreign players in the Dutch competition.

There was an article in the hockey.nl magazine the other week and it listed, what they thought, were the wages of the Dutch team and a couple of foreign players, myself included.

It said that Teun De Nooijer roughly earns 7.5 times the average Dutch wage and Taeke Taekema 4.5 times the average. The average wage in Holland is 31,000 Euro gross, according to Wikipedia.

I believe that players like Teun and Taeke deserve the money they earn. Whether they get actually get paid that or not, I don’t know.

Teun has been one of the best players in the world for the last 15 years and is the perfect role model for up and coming hockey players. Taeke has the best corner in the world and is a very important player in Amsterdam and Holland. People come to watch these types of players.

The article also said that I earn roughly the same as Teun, which would work out at around AUS $450,000. I can honestly tell you that this is NOT TRUE. I really wish it was true, but unfortunately it’s not.

It is true though that I, like Teun and Taeke, earn money from what I love doing - playing hockey. I feel very lucky that my job is hockey and I get paid to do what I love.

Do I feel bad for making money from hockey? When I see what soccer players, AFL, NRL, American Football, rugby union and other sports stars earn I don’t feel bad at all. We train as much as those guys and I think hockey is a great sport to watch, especially live.

“Foreigners” is the other big subject that gets spoken about regularly. I believe that if there were no foreign players in the competition that it would not be as good as what it is.

It has its advantages and disadvantages, and I think the advantages out-way the disadvantages.

You have to look at the facts: Laren have scored 40 goals and 31 of them are from foreign players; HGC have scored 49 goals with 41 coming from foreign players and Rotterdam 43 goals with 29 from foreign players.

The top three teams Bloemendaal, Amsterdam, and Oranje Zwart have the majority of the Dutch players and the rest need foreign players to compete.

I like the competition and when I wake up on Sunday I know that I’m about to play a tough game. Without the foreign players I don’t think I would have that same feeling every Sunday. It would be like every other competition in the world and would not be unique.

A lot of people might disagree with me, but that’s how I feel about these sometimes touchy subjects.

Thanks for reading what I have to say and keep in touch.
Jamie

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02:05PM, Thu 5 March

First competition match after the winter break

First competition match after the winter break

Hi everyone,

I woke up pretty early last Sunday morning because it was game day and I hadn’t played a competitive game since the Dutch came to Australia, so I was feeling pretty excited.

Playing against my good mates Luke [Doerner] and Eddie [Ockendenand], I really didn’t want to lose because I would never hear the end off it for a long, long time.

Every Sunday my team meet at someone’s house, close to where we play, for a drink, a bite to eat and the team meeting.

We had a very good training week and all the guys were pretty keen and eager to actually play a game. The game plan was very easy: don’t give away too many corners and stop Eddie.

After the team meeting we go to the ground about an hour before the game, get our gear on and then we’re ready to go.

The game was not the most entertaining and both teams were a bit rusty, but we ended up winning 4-2 which was good.

The highlight of the game was when our youngest player, Riki, who is 16, scored his first goal for Bloemendaal. I think its the first of many to come.

Overall it was a pretty good weekend. We got the three points and are still on top of the table. The weather is also getting better so I can actually feel my hands when I play now which is nice.

I’ll keep in touch.
Jamie

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04:29PM, Mon 23 February

A break from the cold and a win for the new-look Kookaburras

A break from the cold and a win for the new-look Kookaburras

I’m now back in cold Amsterdam after spending six weeks in warm Australia.

In the first three weeks I spent in Australia I didn’t touch a hockey stick. I was looking forward to the break and needed to refresh mentally and physically after a long tough year.

The first week was spent at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, relaxing on the beach with my wife. After that I went to my home town, Rockhampton, to spend Christmas and New Year with family and friends.

I played a lot of golf with my Dad and had a relaxing time beside the pool. My Dad plays a lot of golf and I really like aving a hit with him when I’m back in Rockhampton. Christmas and New Year’s were great days.

The two weeks in Rockhampton went too quickly, as always, and then it was back to Perth and hockey to prepare for the Dutch who came to Australia for the four-game series.

I arrived in Perth on 11 January and to be honest I was pretty excited and a bit nervous because of all the changes in the Kookaburras squad - new players, new coach, assistant coach, manager etc.

On the first day we had testing, which everyone really loves. That’s not true, of course, but we still have to do it and my results were not too bad. It was really good to train in a singlet and shorts again instead of the three layers I have to put on in winter time in Holland.

In our first game we lost to Holland 4-2. We didn’t play well and had to get used to each other a little bit again after not playing together since the Olympics.

It was good that we won the next two games 4-2 and 7-3. Our structure was a lot better and I was pretty happy with the result. The last game was tough and ended up in a draw.

I must say it was funny playing against my Bloemendaal teammates, but it was good to win the series so they don’t get bragging rights now I am back training with them here in Holland ;-)

The Dutch competition starts up again on Sunday 1 March so it’s back to training in the freezing cold to prepare for our first game against Laren, where my Aussie mates Luke Doerner and Eddie Ockenden play.

I’m looking forward to it and hopefully by then the temperature will be a bit more comfortable.

I hope you enjoyed reading my Sports Log and I’ll try to keep in touch more regularly.
Jamie

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09:27AM, Tue 9 December

Snow in Holland but the Kookaburras are warming up

Snow in Holland but the Kookaburras are warming up

Everything in Holland is still going good. It snowed a few weekends ago and there were no men’s games played. I was actually pretty excited to see snow falling as I haven’t seen that too often in my life.

My club Bloemendaal are on top of the table despite losing the other week to Oranje Zwart (Rob Hammond’s team). It was always going to be very tough for us because some of my teammates had been sick that week.

The new Australian coach, Ric Charlesworth, came to Holland a few weeks ago to catch up with all the Aussies playing over here. We had individual and team meetings and got a rundown of the next couple of years. It was good to hear Ric’s thoughts and to see the direction he wants to take the Kookaburras.

The Kookaburras are playing the Netherlands in WA in January. I’m looking forward to putting the green and gold on again. It will be a little weird for me because a lot of my Bloemendaal teammates are in the Dutch team. There are six Bloemendaal teammates that are coming to Australia. It’s always good to play the Dutch and hopefully we will play well as a new group.

Here are the details of the games, if anybody wants to come along and shout on the Kookaburras. I’m sure it will be a great series.
Game 1: Tuesday 20 January, Busselton Hockey Stadium, 7.00pm
Game 2: Wednesday 21 January, Bunbury Hockey Stadium 6.30pm
Game 3: Friday 23 January, Perth Hockey Stadium, 7.00pm
Game 4: Sunday 25 January, Perth Hockey Stadium, 7.00pm
You can buy tickets from Ticketmaster.

I’m really looking forward to coming back to Australia and getting some warm weather. It’s getting cold over here and the days are getting very short with the sun coming up at 08.45 and going down at 16.15.

I better go get ready for training. Next time I’ll write again from a warmer place in Australia.
Cheers Jamie.

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10:29AM, Tue 28 October

Back in Holland

Back in Holland

Hi everyone,

Sorry for being so slack lately and not writing in my Sports Log. As you can see I am back in Holland playing for HC Bloemendaal.

It’s good to be back in Holland and enjoying my hockey and life over here. There are nine Australians playing in the competition over here and every week you are nearly certain to play against one of them which is weird but fun. It is starting to get cold which is not fun at all because your hands are freezing and hockey is more difficult.

There is a new Australia Hockey coach, Ric Charlesworth. This is very exciting news for the Kookaburras. After being coached by Barry Dancer for eight years this is going to be a new challenge for both the Kookaburras and the coach Ric Charlesworth.

Barry Dancer done a wonderful job for the Kookaburras and definitely left the them in better shape than when he first came into the job. Winning the first ever gold medal in 2004, two Commonwealth games gold in 2002 and 2006, two World Cup silver medals in 2002 and 2006 and two Champions Trophy gold in 2008 and 2005 - an outstanding achievement. It is exciting times for the Kookaburras now with Ric as coach and a few retirements (Bevan George, Matt Wells, Andrew Smith, Travis Brooks and Nathan Eglington). Some very big shoes to fill.

I am also very happy to be nominated again for World Player of the Year. Australian Bevan George is also nominated and Bloemendaal teammate Teun de Nooijer. Teun has won it three times and I have won it twice and I’m happy to be nominated again. It gets announced on the 29th of November this year in Los Angeles.

I would like to thank everyone on myHockey for all your support and messages when I was at the Olympics. It’s such an amazing feeling to represent your country at the Olympics and just to run out on to the field is brilliant.

I am very happy to win a bronze medal. Of course, we were going for gold but this time we were not good enough on the day.

I’ll keep in touch soon.

Cheers Jamie

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11:51AM, Wed 9 July

Champions Trophy success is the perfect preparation

Champions Trophy success is the perfect preparation

This was my second Champions Trophy in Rotterdam. We finished second in 2001, but this year we went one better and beat Spain 4-1 in the final to make it the ninth Champions Trophy title for Australia.

Our win also means the Kookaburras travel to Beijing as the number one ranked team on the FIH international rankings system. It's a good confidence boost to reclaim the top spot.

The Champions Trophy was a great test for us before the Olympics. After some tough round games, we needed to beat the Dutch in the semis to make the final. In front of a huge home crowd all dressed in bright orange, screaming and wanting a Dutch victory, we upset them to win 3-2 in an exciting game where we lead most of the game only to be chased down by the Dutch.

The final was a very close first half where both teams had some chances, and went into half time and 1-1. In the second half we started to get on top with some good pressing and took our chances in front of goal. After a slick corner variation scored us a penalty stroke, i took and scored giving us the lead. After the game the presentations followed where i was named player of the tournament and my room mate, Eddie Ockenden, was named most promising young player.

It was the first Champions Trophy for a few of the Kookaburras, including my fellow midfielder, Fergus Kavanagh, and he like all the other guys were happy with the win. For some different for this update, I thought I'd take this opportunity to ask Fergus a few questions about the Champions Trophy tour for the Kookaburras.

Jamie: What were your impressions of your first Champions Trophy?

Fergus: Well to come away with a win on my first trophy was awesome, and especially playing in Holland where you experience the crowd and television coverage. The set up for the tournament was amazing and the whole experience was very different to playing in Australia.

Jamie: Six months ago did you expect to be where you are now with a Champions Trophy gold medal and a good chance to go to the Olympic Games?

Fergus: No way! The last time the team went to a Champions Trophy i was back training in Perth so to think what has happened over the last six months blows me away. To think I have a chance at Beijing of playing in the midfield and to have a gold medal is pretty awesome

Jamie: How did it feel to score your first international goal against Argentina?

Fergus: Yeah, it was a bit of a relief cozIi had played a few games without any goals so i was stoked to get one in, and hopefully lots more to come. It's not easy because you don’t get lots of chances to score goals so you have to be pretty good in the circle.

Jamie: Thanks for the chat, Fergus.

Next time I write the Kookaburras Olympic team will have been announced and we'll be in full training mode.
So talk again soon.

Cheers Jamie

PS: thanks again for all your messages of support.

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10:41AM, Wed 18 June

Belgium and the Champions Trophy

Belgium and the Champions Trophy

Hello Everyone,

I am in Belgium at the moment preparing for next week's Champions Trophy in Rotterdam.

We played Belgium on Monday and had a 6-0 win which is a very convincing victory. I scored the last goal in the 70th minutes. We play Belgium again before heading off to Rotterdam. I think that match will be tougher.

I am looking forward to the Champions Trophy. It will be interesting to see how we go and it is good to play some quality games again after all the training. We have been training a lot lately so it will be good to see where we are at.

I was surprised about the result. Belgium have been playing well lately. They won against both Pakistan and Korea in their practice matches. An old teammate, Adam Commens, is Belgium’s head coach now and he knows a lot about how we play.

Apart from that there is not too much happening here, I will write again later next week after we played some games in the Champions Trophy to let you know how we are going over here. I hope we will play well.

Check out World Hockey website to read all the latest news about the Champions Trophy.

Another great thing is that the FIH are going to broadcast all the Champions Trophy matches live on World Hockey TV and it’s FREE!! So that is a great thing for hockey and it's good that hockey fans from all over the world can follow the games live on the net.

Cheers Jamie

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02:35PM, Tue 3 June

A tough test before the Olympics - but we're ready!!

A tough test before the Olympics - but we're ready!!

We are well and truly into training and competition now and we are all starting to get close to our best. We played a four nation series against Korea, India and China in Perth and Darwin and we were successful winning both legs. We didn’t play our best but we didn’t lose a game which is always nice. We leant a lot out of those games and that is what was most important at this time of year.

It hasn’t been all fun, especially for the guys who have had some injures. Nathan Eglington has an injured groin and will miss the Olympics, which is a big blow as he is one of the best players in the world when he’s at his best. Last year he was in very good form and what he showed this year he was only getting better and he is going to be greatly missed at the Olympics. A few other guys have had some niggling injures but hopefully all will be fit for the start of August.

At the moment, we are training hard and starting to put all the pieces of the pie together for the Champions Trophy in Rotterdam (21- 29 June). We go to Belgium first to play two games against them and then off to Rotterdam to play the best six teams in the world.

First up is Korea and then Argentina. In the third game we play the Spanish which is always a tough and fast game. Our fourth and fifth games are against the Germans and Dutch.

Hopefully we will be in the final on Sunday 29 June and playing in front of a packed crowd. Champions Trophy tournaments are to me the toughest tournaments because every game is tough and you just don’t know if your going to win or lose.

Where it is held (Rotterdam) is the biggest club in the world and it's a great atmosphere. They have eight turf fields, a great clubhouse and a good stadium. The Dutch supporters love their hockey and I’m sure they will be out watching some great hockey and supporting their teams.

I’ll keep you in touch and let you know how Champions Trophy goes.

Thanks for all your comments and messages of support.

Cheers Jamie

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05:35PM, Wed 30 April

Lead up to Beijing

Lead up to Beijing

Hi Everyone, I haven’t been writing my Sports Log lately because I am very busy at the moment with training and playing in home-series. Me and all the other Kookaburras have been in Perth in a centralised training program to prepare for the Olympics in August. Which means that people like me and my wife, who are not from Perth, have to move here for five months. We were lucky that we have found a nice apartment pretty quick so we could settle in easy.

What a centralised program means is that the squad train or do other related hockey things six days of the week. We are not playing hockey 24/7, we also have yoga classes, meetings about hockey, nutrition, speed, weights etc. I have been enjoying the first few weeks of the program. Its great to have a job that you love and to do it with good mates.

I have a new stick and it looks awesome! Its green and gold and I am very happy with it! Check out the specifications on my myHockey website. The good thing is that my JD1 signature sticks will be available in Just Hockey stores in Australia from July onwards. I have been training with it for a while now and it not only looks cool but it feels great too, so hopefully I will score some goals with it.

The next few days will be focused on the home-series against China, Korea and India in Darwin on the 1st, 3rd and 4th of May. Keep an eye on the Hockey Australia website for news about those matches.

After the home-series finish we have a bit of a rest and recovery week before we get into training again for a month here in Perth. Our main goal is of course the Olympics but we will also be training for the Champions Trophy which will be held in Holland from the 15th of June until the 29th. This will be the biggest test before we go to Beijing so we want to perform well over in Holland.

After the Champions Trophy our Olympic Squad will be named so the tension will be rising within the squad. It is a tough time because everyone in the squad of 24 wants a spot in the Olympic team and there will only be 16 players in that team. I am happy we are not are not at that point just yet and we have a long way to go before its July and lots more training sessions to look forward to.

All I can do now is give 100% every training session, stay focused and keep my body fit and healthy.

I’ll keep you posted along the road to Beijing.

Take care.

Cheers Jamie

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02:00PM, Wed 27 February

Video: Can you do the Dwyer?

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12:04PM, Wed 27 February

Competition: Your chance to meet me!

Competition: Your chance to meet me!

How would you like to meet me?

Win a trip for two to Perth to sit on my at Hockey Australia’s Official Beijing Olympics Farewell Dinner in July.

Go to The Dwyer website, answer a simple question, describe The Dwyer in five words and enter your details to be in the running to win!

First prize include two return economy airfares from any capital city around Australia, airport transfers, two night’s accommodation at the Novotel Langly in Perth and two tickets to the Hockey Australia Official Beijing Olympics Farewell Dinner as well as a prize pack of great gear from Hockey Australia sponsor, ASICS.

Second prize includes a Skins voucher for your choice of products from Hockey Australia sponsor, Skins and a prize back from our Kookaburras Apparel Sponsor, ASICS. For full competition and prize details, and terms and conditions click here.

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02:34PM, Wed 20 February

The best day of my life

The best day of my life

Hi Everyone,

Sorry that I haven’t been writing on my blog lately but I have been very busy. On the 2nd of February I got married to my beautiful wife Leoni Dwyer. We got married on Brampton Island and it was one of the best days in my life, yeah I know that sounds cliche but it’s true. We were very lucky with the weather, because it was raining a lot but when we got married and for our honeymoon the weather was great. If you want to have a look at the photo’s, they will be published in New Idea on the 25th of February. We will also put some on the website after that date.

After our great wedding and honeymoonI have been very busy with 1&9 coaching because the second batch of clinics kicked off in Cairns on the 8th of Feb. The clinics in Cairns were very successful and unfortunately I could not be there for the second clinic but I promise we will be back next year. This week we had a clinic in our hometown, Rockhampton, which was also very successful even though it was raining a lot. Unfortunately due to this rain the clinic in Gladstone was cancelled. Hopefully we will do it some other time after the Olympics. Now we have three more clinics to go in Gympie, Maryborough and Gold Coast and I hope these clinics will be as good as all the others.

When all the clinics are finished I seriously have to get back into hockey and get ready for the AHL which starts on the 25th of Feb in Canberra. We will be defending our title for the Queensland Blades. We have won the last 2 years and we’re looking to make it a hat-trick. I have had a bit of time off of hockey which has been really good considering the next 6 months will be very busy with the lead up to the Olympics that will start on the 08-08-’08.

I’ll be back again soon.

Cheers Jamie

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12:33PM, Mon 18 February

Jamie Dwyer - Facts & Figures

Jamie Dwyer - Facts & Figures

Jamie is the 2007 and 2004 FIH Player of the Year, and the 2002 FIH Young Player of the Year. Jamie's speed and skills causes problems for opposition defences around the world. An ability to eliminate his immediate opponent creates good penetration for the team and with a natural goal-scoring sense, Jamie has developed into a consistent goalscorer at international level. Here are a few facts and figures about Jamie.

Date of Birth: 12 March 1979

Nickname: Foetus

Height: 173cm

Occupation: Athlete

State: Queensland

Position: Midfield/Striker

Kookaburra Shirt Number: 1

International Caps: 165

International Goals: 105

Australian Debut: 2001

AHL Team: Queensland Blades

AHL Shirt Number: 3

Playing Strengths: Goal scoring and eliminating

Weakness: Tackling

Career High: Athens 2004 Olympic Gold Medal and 2004 World Player of the Year

Career Low: Getting injured at the 2003 Champions Trophy

How many hours a week do you train: 20

How many hours a week do you work/study: 15

Toughest International Player: Bjorn Emmerling

Toughest Opponent: Germany

Sportsperson Most Admired: John Eales

Hobbies outside of Hockey: Golf and beach

Likes: Going for breaky at the beach with girlfriend

Dislikes: Early morning trainings

Favourite Food: Leoni's Lasagne and Steak

Favourite Movie: Gladiator

Future Hockey Goals: Win 2008 Olympics

Advice For Young Players: Have fun and enjoy

Describe yourself: Easy going and dedicated

Participation in International Tournaments:
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 1st

World Cup
2006 Mochengladbach 2nd
2002 Kuala Lumpur 2nd

Champions Trophy
2006 Terrassa 4th
2005 Chennai 1st
2003 Amstelveen 2nd
2002 Cologne 5th
2001 Rotterdam 2nd

Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne 1st
2002 Manchester 1st

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03:55PM, Tue 21 April

Introducing Julian Raymond Dwyer...

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Bloemendaal draw against Rotterdam and Kampong

10:21AM, Thu 2 April

A good weekend for Bloemendaal puts us clear at the top

09:52AM, Wed 18 March

Big win, big money and big debate

02:05PM, Thu 5 March

First competition match after the winter break

04:29PM, Mon 23 February

A break from the cold and a win for the new-look Kookaburras

09:27AM, Tue 9 December

Snow in Holland but the Kookaburras are warming up

10:29AM, Tue 28 October

Back in Holland

11:51AM, Wed 9 July

Champions Trophy success is the perfect preparation

10:41AM, Wed 18 June

Belgium and the Champions Trophy

02:35PM, Tue 3 June

A tough test before the Olympics - but we're ready!!

05:35PM, Wed 30 April

Lead up to Beijing

02:00PM, Wed 27 February

Video: Can you do the Dwyer?

12:04PM, Wed 27 February

Competition: Your chance to meet me!

02:34PM, Wed 20 February

The best day of my life

12:33PM, Mon 18 February

Jamie Dwyer - Facts & Figures