Hockeyroo stars help put Hallee on track

Last year in Scotland it was a picture with the Queen. Last week in Perth, it was a snap with a rising princess of WA hockey.

Brooke Peris and Hockeyroos teammate Jayde Taylor sparked international headlines at last year's Commonwealth Games with a perfect "selfie" featuring a smiling Queen Elizabeth.

Last week, Peris joined fellow Darwin-born Australian hockey star Joel Carroll to offer career advice to teenage indigenous prospect Hallee Collard.

Being one of eight Kondinin siblings has helped Hallee develop a competitiveness she hopes will give her the same opportunities Peris and Carroll enjoyed.

Her initial step from fantasy to reality will come today when she flies to Amsterdam with the Como Secondary College team for the 19th International Youth Hockey Easter Tournament.

Hallee, 16 today, has played A-grade country hockey since she was 12 and will leave Australia for the first time as part of the Fortescue Metals Hockey Australia indigenous program.

Her rise could continue the sporting success of her wider family, which includes brothers Jim and Phil Krakouer and fellow footballers Nicky Winmar and Winston Abraham.

"It's really exciting," Hallee said. "I love playing hockey and coming to Perth has given me more opportunities. I hope to play for the Hockeyroos one day, it's my biggest dream."

Peris and Carroll, who both moved to Perth to further their sport, said hockey pathways for hopefuls had become more accessible and offered a healthy life direction through hard work.

"You train and work hard and special moments happen," Peris said. "Next thing you know, you're playing for your country."