Jacob Whetton
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Nickname(s) | Whetty | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||||
Born | 15 June 1991 | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Men's team | |||||||||||||||
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Jacob Whetton (born 15 June 1991) is an Australian field hockey player.
Personal
Whetton is from Queensland[1] and considers Brisbane his home town.[2] He was born on 15 June 1991.[2] He lives in Perth, Western Australia.[2] His nickname is Whetty.[2]
Field hockey
Whetton is a striker.[2]
Club team
Whetton plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League where he wears number 21. He also represents the mighty Vic Park Panthers in the Perth premier league competition, where he is known for onfield leadership but more importantly his off field social leadership. [2]
National team
In December 2011, Whetton was named as one of fourteen players to be on the 2012 Summer Olympics Australian men's national Olympic development squad. While this squad is not in the top twenty-eight and separate from the Olympic training coach, the Australian coach Ric Charlesworth did not rule out selecting from only the training squad, with players from the Olympic development having a chance at possibly being called up to represent Australia at the Olympics. He trained with the team from 18 January to mid-March in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2] Since his debut in 2011 he has played 130 times for the Kookaburras