Parker lives in Perth, Western Australia, as part of the national training program, having grown up in South Australia.
Field hockey
Club hockey
Parker played club hockey in the Riverland as a junior and later in Adelaide for the Adelaide Hockey Club. She also played a season for the Royal Antwerp Hockey Club in Belgium in 2016/17.
State hockey
In 2011, Parker was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns) that won the national championship in Darwin. She was the only goalscorer in the grand final winning 1–0 against the NSW Arrows.[4]
International hockey
Parker has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including playing at the Commonwealth Games, Summer Olympics and World Cup.
Her tournaments include:
2011 – Champions Trophy (Amstelveen, Netherlands) – 6th
2013 – World League Finals (Tucuman, Argentina) – 2nd
Parker playing Australian rules football for Collingwood in January 2018
In May 2017, Parker signed with Collingwood as a rookie for the 2018 AFL Women's season, fielding an offer from Adelaide too. She had no prior experience playing Australian football, but Collingwood viewed her as a potential midfield and forward line option.[7]
On 4 June 2018, Parker was elevated to Collingwood's senior list ahead of the 2019 season.[8]
In April 2019, Parker was delisted by Collingwood.[9]
Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[10]
Media Career
Parker has a double degree in Journalism and PR, and is available as a guest speaker.[11]
^"South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^Harrington, Anna (23 May 2017). "Former Hockeyroo Georgie Parker signs on with Collingwood as a rookie for the 2018 AFLW season". Fox Sports.
^Lechucki, Meagan (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Pies pocket early picks". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.