She's had one of her two precious medal-winning hockey sticks returned, but next on Canberran Anna Flanagan's wish list is wearing the green and gold in her home town for the first time.
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The Hockeyroos star will be able to achieve that goal with Canberra set to host a new trans-Tasman series for men and women against New Zealand in 2017 and 2019.
Citing commercial confidentiality, the ACT government declined to reveal the cost of the agreement announced on Monday, which includes Canberra hosting next year's World Masters Cup.
The last time the Kookaburras played in Canberra was against Japan in 2012, while the Hockeyroos haven't graced the capital since 2011.
Flanagan missed that game through injury and the 23-year-old, who has already racked up 150 caps for the national team, said that would be a driving force to be involved in two years' time.
"It's incredible because it's been four years since we've had international games and at that moment I actually got injured, so for me it's a dream come true to play in front of a home crowd," Flanagan said.
"The fact I missed that one, I was kicking myself. I think it inspires me to want to play for even longer and be around then to get that opportunity."
A social media campaign helped Flanagan regain everything, except one of her hockey sticks.
"A lady has recovered my stick bag and she tracked me down and a young girl found one of my hockey sticks, the Commonwealth Games one," Flanagan said.
"So I went to her school and gave her a signed Hockeyroos shirt.
"I think I've got the whole of Perth on the hunt for the other stick."
No dates have been locked in for the trans-Tasman series, but an October or November time-slot is the preferred option to avoid clashing with other sports.
Hockey Australia chief executive Cam Vale said there was a possibility the trans-Tasman series could lead to Canberra hosting more events.
"We want the trans-Tasman series to be significant in the hockey calendar," Vale said. "Once we can establish an event like this and build on it, there's no doubt we can look at future events.
"If that means international tournaments in the future, that window for bidding will open up at the end of 2016," he said.
"We want two or three really strong venues in this country where we can host a Champion's Trophy or a World League. There's no doubt this concept puts the ACT in a good position."
