Madonna BLYTH

Country:          Australia
Date of Birth: 30 November 1985
Gender:            Female
Height:             165 cm
Weight:            60 kg
Position:          Midfielder

Young midfielder Madonna Blyth made her international debut as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Rosario where Australia lost the bronze medal play-off to Argentina and finished fourth.

'Donnie' as she is known was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and won silver medals at the 2005 Champions Trophy and 2006 World Cup.

Born and bred in Brisbane, Blyth plays for the Queensland Scorchers and enjoys listening to music, going to the beach, animals and watching films.

She was a nominee for the 2007 FIH 'Young Player of the Year' award and says her childhood idols were Australian basketball player Lauren Jackson and seven-time world surfing champion Layne Beachley.

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