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2023 Men's Australian Country Championships

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]

2023 Men's Australian
Country Championships
Tournament details
CityShepparton
Dates5–12 August
Teams6
Venue(s)Shepparton 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 scorer(s)New South Wales Brandan Horner (16 goals)
Best playerVictoria (state) Jayden Schram
← 2022 (previous) (next) 2024 →

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

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

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 edit

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 edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

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 edit

 
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
12 August 2023
13:00
WA   1–0   VIC
Dalton   40' Report
Umpires:
Liam McLaren (AUS)
Peter Roberts (AUS)

Final standings edit

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 edit

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

16 goals

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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