2016 Men's Australian Country Championships

The 2016 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Darwin, Northern Territory between 24-31 July 2016.

2016 Men's Australian Country Championships
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityDarwin
Teams7
Venue(s)Marrara Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions NSW Country
Runner-upADF
Third place WA Country
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored138 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) John Fernance (11 goals)
2015 (previous) (next) 2017

NSW Country won the tournament by defeating the ADF 4–1 in the final. WA Country won the bronze medal by defeating QLD Country 1–0 in the third and fourth playoff.[1]

Teams

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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.[1]

Competition format

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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, the third and fourth placed teams contest the third and fourth-place match, and the top two teams compete in the final.

Results

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Pool matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   NSW Country 6 5 1 0 27 5 +22 16 Final
2 ADF 6 4 1 1 21 14 +7 13
3   QLD Country 6 3 3 0 27 15 +12 12 3rd and 4th
4   WA Country 6 2 2 2 19 13 +6 8
5   VIC Country 6 1 2 3 14 25 −11 5 5th and 6th
6   NT Country 6 1 1 4 13 21 −8 4
7   SA Country 6 0 0 6 2 30 −28 0
24 July 2016
08:00
VIC Country   2–6 ADF
Jackson   21'
Cornwall   55'
Report Fazel   10'
Fulcher   13'
Waters   34'
McClung   47'
Hoddinott   64'
Waters   68'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
Adrian Cross (AUS)
24 July 2016
10:00
NSW Country   7–0   SA Country
Mackay   1'
Fernance   19'60'
Witchard   23'64'
Dillon   53'
Wright   59'
Report
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Jai Brown (AUS)
Kristen Schenk (AUS)
24 July 2016
12:00
QLD Country   2–2   WA Country
Ramsay   5'
Harland   28'
Report Squibb   8'
J. Connolly   45'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Simon Thresher (AUS)
David Grady (AUS)

25 July 2016
16:00
WA Country   3–3   VIC Country
S. Connolly   41'
J. Connolly   54'
Wenn   69'
Report Newnham   39'
Jackson   45'
Rout   50'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Simon Thresher (AUS)
Kristen Schenk (AUS)
25 July 2016
18:00
SA Country   0–7   NT Country
Report Hullick   4'15'
Seymour   5'
Quan   27'
Lowe   41'
Andrade   62'65'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
David Grady (AUS)
25 July 2016
18:00
ADF 0–3   NSW Country
Report Mackay   25'
Fernance   52'
Hanrahan   66'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Jai Brown (AUS)
Adrian Cross (AUS)

Classification matches

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Fifth and sixth place

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31 July 2016
13:30
VIC Country   4–5   NT Country
Thomson   15'
Jackson   17'
Ferrier   21'
Cullen   48'
Report Andrade   5'
Wallin   34'54'56'65'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Kristen Schenk (AUS)
David Grady (AUS)

Third and fourth place

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31 July 2016
16:00
QLD Country   0–1   WA Country
Report Corner   4'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
Jai Brown (AUS)

Final

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31 July 2016
18:00
NSW Country   4–1 ADF
Mackay   5'
Dillon   9'
Hanrahan   20'
Wright   54'
Report Fazel   35'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Simon Thresher (AUS)
Adrian Cross (AUS)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    NSW Country 7 6 1 0 31 6 +25 19 Gold Medal
  ADF 7 4 1 2 22 18 +4 13 Silver Medal
    WA Country 7 3 2 2 20 13 +7 11 Bronze Medal
4   QLD Country 7 3 3 1 27 16 +11 12 Fourth Place
5   NT Country 7 2 1 4 18 25 −7 7 Fifth place
6   VIC Country 7 1 2 4 18 30 −12 5 Sixth Place
7   SA Country 6 0 0 6 2 30 −28 0 Seventh Place

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Men's Australian Country Championship". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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