Matt Gohdes

Matthew Gohdes (born 18 May 1990) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He made his debut for the Australia men's national field hockey team in 2009 during a five-game test series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal Gohdes is from Rockhampton, Queensland. Gohdes never played a game with his cousin until he was named to the national team.

Field hockey

Gohdes plays in the Australian Hockey League for the Queensland Blades.

In 2009, Gohdes, Jonathon Charlesworth and Brent Dancer made their national team debut during a five-game test series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia against Malaysia. He was a member of the national team in 2010. That year, he was a member of the team that finished first at the Hockey Champions Trophy. In February during the training camp, he played in a four nations test series with the teams being the Kookaburras, Australia A Squad, the Netherlands and Argentina. In a game for the Kookaburras against Argentina, his team won 4–0 and he scored a goal. He is one of several Queensland based players likely to play in a three-game test series to be played in Cairns, Queensland from 22 to 25 June against the New Zealand's Black Stickss. Final Olympic section will occur several days before this test and his inclusion in the series will be contingent upon being selected. He was part of the Australian team that won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.