2023 Men's Australian Country Championships

2023 Men's Australian
Country Championships
Tournament details
CityShepparton
Dates5–12 August
Teams6
Venue(s)Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions WA
Runner-up VIC
Third place QLD
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored95 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brandan Horner (16 goals)
Best player 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

5 August 2023
09:00
QLD 2–2 SA
Love  3'
McPaul  30' 		Report Harkness  34'
Webb  49'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
5 August 2023
13:15
VIC 6–0 ADF
E. Anderson  9'
Erskine  10'
D. Anderson  34'
Rout  41', 56'
Wightman  45' 		Report
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
5 August 2023
16:45
NSW 6–2 WA
Willott  7'
Gupte  15'
Schofield  17'
Horner  29', 43', 48' 		Report Sweeney  41'
Dalton  56'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
6 August 2023
10:45
SA 0–7 VIC
Report Wightman  7'
Schram  22'
D. Anderson  22'
E. Anderson  34', 41'
Kerr-Nelson  47', 48'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
6 August 2023
14:15
QLD 3–1 WA
Profke  8', 16'
Hill  41' 		Report Dalton  12'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
6 August 2023
17:45
NSW 6–1 ADF
Smith  2'
Horner  5', 14', 15', 47'
Drennan  29' 		Report Hurrell  57'
Umpires:
Laim McLaren (AUS)
Peter Roberts (AUS)
7 August 2023
11:45
ADF 1–4 WA
Robertson  40' Report Dalton  3', 56'
Souchon  29'
Overton  60+'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
7 August 2023
15:15
SA 0–6 NSW
Report Horner  15+', 25', 29', 46'
Gupte  30'
T. Searl  53'
Umpires:
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
7 August 2023
18:45
VIC 1–2 QLD
Kerr-Nelson  35' Report Hill  28', 43'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
8 August 2023
10:00
ADF 5–0 SA
Robinson  11'
Rankin  21', 23'
Robertson  51', 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
8 August 2023
13:30
NSW 3–1 QLD
Horner  13', 43'
W. Searl  34' 		Report Profke  22'
Umpires:
Liam McLaren (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
8 August 2023
17:00
WA 2–2 VIC
Taylor  32'
Dalton  51' 		Report Schram  35'
E. Anderson  41'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
9 August 2023
11:45
QLD 5–2 ADF
McPaul  20'
Profke  38'
Popowski  42', 47'
Hill  45' 		Report Flint  24'
Robertson  60+'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
9 August 2023
15:15
WA 4–1 SA
Mills  2'
Parkes  27'
Dalton  51'
Sweeney  60' 		Report Burgess  26'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
9 August 2023
18:45
VIC 0–1 NSW
Report T. Searl  6'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

11 August 2023
17:00
ADF 3–1 SA
Robertson  22', 40'
Hurrell  28' 		Report Grant  32'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)

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
11 August 2023
09:00
QLD 1–2 VIC
Piggin  28' Report Schram  35', 57'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
11 August 2023
13:00
NSW 2–4 WA
Horner  38', 47' Report Tosana  2'
Taylor  19', 35'
Parkes  44'
Umpires:
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Third and fourth place
12 August 2023
09:00
NSW 1–4 QLD
Horner  45' Report James  45'
Profke  49', 54'
Love  50'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Final
12 August 2023
13:00
WA 1–0 VIC
Dalton  40' Report
Umpires:
Liam McLaren (AUS)
Peter Roberts (AUS)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
WA 7 4 1 2 18 15 +3 13 Gold Medal
VIC 7 3 1 3 18 7 +11 10 Silver Medal
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
Source: Hockey Australia

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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