2014 Men's Australian Country Championships

2014 Men's Australian Country Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Toowoomba
Teams	6
Venue	Toowoomba Hockey Club
Final positions
Champions	NSW Country
Runner-up	QLD Country
Third place	VIC Country
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	88 (4.4 per match)
Top scorer	Alexander Mackay (9 goals)
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The 2014 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Toowoomba, Queensland between 2–9 August 2014.

NSW Country won the tournament by defeating the QLD Country 2–1 in the final. VIC Country won the bronze medal following a 2–2 draw with the ADF.

Teams

Unlike other National Australian Championships the Australian Country Championships only comprises teams from regional/country associations of each Australian State, as well as a team from the Australian Defence Force.

• ADF
• NSW Country
• QLD Country
• SA Country
• VIC Country
• WA Country

Competition format

The tournament is played in a round-robin format, with each team facing each other once. Final placings after the pool matches determine playoffs.

The fifth and sixth placed teams contest the fifth and sixth-place match, while the top four placed teams contest the semi-finals, with the winners contesting the final, and the losers contesting the third and fourth place playoff.

Results

Pool matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW Country	5	4	1	0	25	6	+19	13	Semi-finals
2	QLD Country	5	4	1	0	17	4	+13	13
3	VIC Country	5	3	0	2	11	11	0	9
4	ADF	5	1	1	3	9	12	−3	4
5	WA Country	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4	5th and 6th
6	SA Country	5	0	0	5	4	29	−25	0

Source: Hockey Australia

2 August 2014
10:00

NSW Country 8 – 0 SA Country Witchard  18', 54'
Fernance  25', 43'
Andaloro  50'
Mackay  51'
Jennings  60'
Alford  62' Report

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Harley Schenk (AUS)
James Stewart (AUS)

2 August 2014
13:30

WA Country 1 – 2 VIC Country Bean  12' Report Hargreaves  26'
Carlin  49'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Nathan Chambers (AUS)
Simon Thresher (AUS)

2 August 2014
17:00

ADF 0 – 3 QLD Country Report Garske  36', 38'
Short  50'

Umpires:
Paul Skippings (AUS)
Josh Harmon (AUS)

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3 August 2014
08:15

NSW Country 5 – 1 VIC Country Mackay  24', 63'
Fernance  31', 52'
van der Schyff  41' Report Lougoon  56'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Harley Schenk (AUS)
Simon Thresher (AUS)

3 August 2014
11:45

WA Country 1 – 3 QLD Country J. Connolly  27' Report Maurice  6'
O'Beirne  28'
Hamill  54'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
James Stewart (AUS)
Paul Skippings (AUS)

3 August 2014
15:15

SA Country 2 – 6 ADF Redemski  24'
Jeffrey  30' Report Waters  9', 46'
Buckett  22'
Nash  27', 66'
Hodinott  56'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Paul Skippings (AUS)
Nathan Chambers (AUS)

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4 August 2014
10:00

SA Country 1 – 4 WA Country Redemski  25' Report Williamson  27', 50'
J. Connolly  33', 53'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Harley Schenk (AUS)
James Stewart (AUS)

4 August 2014
13:30

QLD Country 3 – 0 VIC Country Hamill  39'
Brownhalls  51'
Short  67' Report

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Nathan Chambers (AUS)
Simon Thresher (AUS)

4 August 2014
17:00

ADF 1 – 4 NSW Country Buckett  51' Report Mackay  8', 33'
Fernance  64'
Rowe  70'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Harley Schenk (AUS)
Paul Skippings (AUS)

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5 August 2014
08:15

QLD Country 5 – 0 SA Country Short  44'
Garske  50'
Baker  52'
Brownhalls  56'
Bayliss  58' Report

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Nathan Chambers (AUS)
James Stewart (AUS)

5 August 2014
11:45

WA Country 1 – 5 NSW Country Hood  29' Report Whitehall  11', 57'
Mackay  38', 70'
van der Schyff  53'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Paul Skippings (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

5 August 2014
15:15

VIC Country 2 – 1 ADF Jackson  4'
Lougoon  42' Report Nash  70'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
James Stewart (AUS)
Simon Thresher (AUS)

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7 August 2014
10:00

NSW Country 3 – 3 QLD Country Fernance  8'
Mackay  35+', 64' Report Catalano  33'
Garske  59'
O'Beirne  68'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Josh Harmon (AUS)
James Stewart (AUS)

7 August 2014
13:30

VIC Country 6 – 1 SA Country Lougoon  16'
Henderson  28', 30', 47'
Lahn  36'
Wallin  38' Report Redemski  60'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Paul Skippings (AUS)
Nathan Chambers (AUS)

7 August 2014
17:00

ADF 1 – 1 WA Country Buckett  65' Report J. Connolly  42'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Simon Thresher (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

8 August 2014
08:15

WA Country 3 – 1 SA Country S. Connolly  22', 26'
J. Connolly  55' Report Chester  53'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Josh Harmon (AUS)
Paul Skippings (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	8 August 2014
	NSW Country	2
					9 August 2014
	ADF	0
					NSW Country	2
	8 August 2014
					QLD Country	1
	QLD Country	1
	VIC Country	0
					Third and fourth place
					9 August 2014
					ADF	2
					VIC Country	2

Semi-finals

8 August 2014
15:15

NSW Country 2 – 0 ADF Andaloro  48'
Fernance  51' Report

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
James Stewart (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

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8 August 2014
17:00

QLD Country 1 – 0 VIC Country Short  31' Report

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Simon Thresher (AUS)
Nathan Chambers (AUS)

Third and fourth place

9 August 2014
11:00

ADF 2 – 2 VIC Country Watson  8'
Hill  48' Report Lahn  20', 33'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Harley Schenk (AUS)
Paul Skippings (AUS)

Final

9 August 2014
15:00

NSW Country 2 – 1 QLD Country Fernance  1'
MacPherson  19' Report O'Beirne  47'

Toowoomba Hockey Club
Umpires:
Simon Thresher (AUS)
James Stewart (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	NSW Country	7	6	1	0	29	7	+22	19	Gold Medal
	QLD Country	7	5	1	1	19	6	+13	16	Silver Medal
	VIC Country	7	3	1	3	13	14	−1	10	Bronze Medal
4	ADF	7	1	2	4	11	16	−5	5	Fourth Place
5	WA Country	6	2	1	3	11	13	−2	7	Fifth place
6	SA Country	6	0	0	6	5	32	−27	0	Sixth Place

Source: Hockey Australia