Since bursting onto the scene at the 2008 Olympic Games, Tasmania's Eddie Ockenden has been a staple of Australian hockey and is now a part of its royalty.
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Earning his 350th cap for the Kookaburras in Sunday's 2-1 victory over Germany, the North-West Graduates player became only the second man to achieve the milestone behind Jamie Dwyer.
"I'm very happy to have played so many games and I think it's very interesting and I'm proud to have played this many games for Australia," Ockenden said.
"I love the team, I still love going to training and if you think about all those years and all those training sessions, all the teammates and coaches, that's what really makes the 350 number into a whole thing that's actually a long time and a lot of effort from a lot of people."
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Playing alongside Dwyer from the 2008 Games until his 2016 retirement, Ockenden is only 15 appearances behind the sporting legend and has already experienced many highlights.
"Winning two World Cups was pretty special and going to three Olympics has been a real highlight.
"We have great people involved in the Australian set-up and we have for a long time.
"Also the Tasmanian Institute of Sport and Andrew McDonald who's been fantastic in developing players. He's been there a long time, he's been great for me and the TIS has been amazing."
The Kookaburras face Belgium, the world's top-ranked side on Wednesday in Antwerp.
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