The 2014 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Toowoomba, Queensland between 2–9 August 2014.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Toowoomba | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Toowoomba Hockey Club | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  NSW Country | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Country | ||
| Third place | .svg){kind=small} VIC Country | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 88 (4.4 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Alexander Mackay (9 goals) | ||
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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.[1]
Teams
editUnlike 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.[2]
Competition format
editThe 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
editPool matches
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | NSW Country
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD Country
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 13 | |
| 3 | VIC Country
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | ADF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  WA Country
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 5th and 6th |
| 6 |  SA Country
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Classification matches
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First to fourth place classification
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 August 2014 | ||||||
| NSW Country | 2 | |||||
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| ADF | 0 | |||||
| NSW Country | 2 | |||||
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| QLD Country | 1 | |||||
| QLD Country | 1 | |||||
| VIC Country | 0 | |||||
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| 9 August 2014 | ||||||
| ADF | 2 | |||||
| VIC Country | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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NSW Country
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 19 | Gold Medal |
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QLD Country
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 16 | Silver Medal |
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VIC Country
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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
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | Fifth place |
| 6 | SA Country
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 0 | Sixth Place |
Source: Hockey Australia
References
edit- ^ "Australian Country Championship Men". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Australian Country Championship Men". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2017.