Meet Australian woman hockey player Casey Eastham

New Delhi: Hockey has been a male domain since its existence but as its popularity rose, women have joined the game and they are no less better players than their male counterparts.One such top female hockey player is Australian midfielder Casey Eastham. At age 17, Casey Eastham made her debut for the Australian women's hockey team, also known as the Hockeyroos, at the Four Nations Tournament in the USA.She plays in AHL for the New South Wales Arrows team. Eastham achieved a lot from a very young age, as she was selected into the Australian Under-21's team to compete in the Junior World Cup in 2005 at the age of 16. In the same tournament she was named as one of the best players for the Under 21's age group in the world. After making the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team, Eastham was illustrated by Australian coach, Frank Murray, as possibly becoming the best player in the world.Since making her debut, Eastham has been a key member of the Hockeyroos. She scored 4 goals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the 2009 Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney Eastham again scored 4 goals making her the 2nd highest goal scorer at the tournament and Australia's highest goal scorer. Eastham was a very important member of the Hockeyroos that competed in the 2009 Champions Trophy in Sydney that won silver against Argentina. In 2009, Eastham was named the International Young Player of the Year and was named in the International All Star Team. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Eastham was a member of the Australian team that won the Gold medal by defeating New Zealand 4–2 on penalty strokes.