Tom Keating

Nickname: Keats
Age: 21
First Hockey Club: Essendon Hockey Club
Current Hockey Club: Westside Wolves Hockey Club
Instagram Handle: @tomkeating_

How old were you when you started playing? 4
What’s the highest level of hockey you’ve played in? Burras U21 National squad.
What representative teams have you been a part of? U21 WA men’s 22,23,24, U18 WA men 19,20,21 + U16s x 2, U15s x 2, U13s and U12s.
What’s your favourite hockey memory? Winning the first U21 gold medal in Perth.
What are you most looking forward to this Hockey One season? Hopefully making a debut and possibly playing in Melbourne so my family from Bendigo can watch me play in person for the first time.

Go-to pump-up song: See Me Fall (Y2K remix) – Ro Ransom
Favourite pre-game meal: Spag bol.
One thing on your bucket list: Play in Netherlands and travel Europe.
If you couldn’t play hockey anymore, what other sport/s would you play instead? AFL or soccer.
Something about you that would surprise people: I used to compete in triathlon through school and qualified for the State U17 squad.