2023 Men's Australian Country Championships

2023 Men's Australian
Country Championships
Tournament details
CityShepparton
Dates5–12 August
Teams6
VenueShepparton Regional Hockey Complex
Final positions
ChampionsWestern Australia WA
Runner-upVictoria (state) VIC
Third placeQueensland QLD
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored95 (4.75 per match)
Top scorerNew South Wales Brandan Horner (16 goals)
Best playerVictoria (state) Jayden Schram
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The 2023 Men's Australian Country Championship was a field hockey competition hosted by Hockey Australia and Hockey Victoria. The tournament was held at the Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex in Shepparton, Victoria, from 5–12 August.[1][2][3][4]

Western Australia won the tournament, defeating Victoria 1–0 in the final.[5]

Results

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NSW 5 5 0 0 22 4 +18 15 Advanced to Semi-finals
2 QLD 5 3 1 1 13 9 +4 10
3 VIC 5 2 1 2 16 5 +11 7
4 WA 5 2 1 2 13 13 0 7
5 ADF 5 1 0 4 9 21 −12 3
6 SA 5 0 1 4 3 24 −21 1
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.

Fixtures

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
 NSW2
 
12 August 2023
 
 WA4
 
 WA1
 
11 August 2023
 
 VIC0
 
 QLD1
 
 
 VIC2
 
Third Place
 
 
12 August 2023
 
 
 NSW1
 
 
 QLD4
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1st place, gold medalist(s) WA 7 4 1 2 18 15 +3 13 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) VIC 7 3 1 3 18 7 +11 10 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) QLD 7 4 1 2 18 12 +6 13 Bronze Medal
4 NSW 7 5 0 2 25 12 +13 15
5 ADF 6 2 0 4 12 22 −10 6
6 SA 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

16 goals

  • Brandan Horner

7 goals

  • Brayden Dalton

6 goals

  • Matthew Robertson
  • Zachary Profke

4 goals

  • Jack Hill
  • Ethan Anderson
  • Jayden Schram

3 goals

  • Liam Kerr-Nelson
  • Fletcher Taylor

2 goals

  • Matthew Hurrell
  • Declan Rankin
  • Niranjan Gupte
  • Thomas Searl
  • Wilson Love
  • Joshua McPaul
  • Keegan Popowski
  • Declan Anderson
  • Cale Rout
  • Ewan Wightman
  • Darren Parkes
  • Liam Sweeney

1 goal

  • Timothy Flint
  • Matthew Robinson
  • Zane Drennan
  • Gus Schofield
  • William Searl
  • Cooper Smith
  • Tyler Willott
  • Callum James
  • Corey Piggin
  • Riley Burgess
  • Connor Grant
  • Lachlan Harkness
  • Charlie Webb
  • Hudson Erskine
  • Hayden Mills
  • Lachlan Overton
  • Matthew Souchon
  • Jack Tosana

Source: Hockey Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Shepparton to host 2023 Australian Country Championships". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Greater Shepparton ready for the 2023 Hockey Australia Country Championships". greatershepparton.com.au. Greater Shepparton City Council. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Australian Country Championships arrive in Shepparton". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shepparton plays host to best hockey talent from across Australia for 2023 Country Championships". sheppnews.com.au. Shepparton News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 Hockey Australia Men's Country Championships". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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