Wollongong Warriors

• Type: Quidditch Team
• Location: Wollongong, Australia (Quidditch Through the Ages)
• League: Australian Quidditch League (Quidditch Through the Ages)
• Key Features: Sky-blue robes with a silver, serpent-like creature on the chest; famous for the “Woollongong Shimmy” Quidditch manoeuvre (Quidditch Through the Ages).

The Wollongong Warriors are a world-famous professional Quidditch team from Wollongong, Australia. They are considered the supreme team in the Australian Quidditch League and are renowned for their hard-hitting style and powerful offensive lineup. The team's name is derived from their home town. (Quidditch Through the Ages) Their most celebrated tactic is the “Woollongong Shimmy,” a high-speed, zigzagging flying pattern performed by their Chasers. This move is designed to confuse and misdirect opposing Chasers, creating scoring opportunities. (Quidditch Through the Ages) The Warriors have a noted rivalry with the Welsh team, the Holyhead Harpies. After a particularly brutal match between the two teams, Holyhead Harpies Captain Gwenog Jones famously told reporters that her Beaters would be “knocking the Bludgers in their direction in our next match.” (Daily Prophet Newsletter)

The Wollongong Warriors are not mentioned in the main seven novels but feature in the supplementary book, Quidditch Through the Ages, which Harry Potter owns and reads. Their existence helps to establish the global nature of Quidditch, demonstrating that the sport has professional leagues and celebrated teams far beyond Great Britain. Their rivalry with the Holyhead Harpies also serves to add depth to the character of Gwenog Jones, whom Horace Slughorn mentions as a friend and former student in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

As an organization rather than a physical location, this category is not applicable to the Wollongong Warriors.

The team is named after the real-world coastal city of Wollongong, located in New South Wales, Australia.