2014 Men's Australian Country ChampionshipsTournament details |
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Host country | Australia |
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City | Toowoomba |
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Teams | 6 |
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Venue(s) | Toowoomba Hockey Club |
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Final positions |
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Champions | NSW Country |
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Runner-up | QLD Country |
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Third place | VIC Country |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 20 |
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Goals scored | 88 (4.4 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Alexander Mackay (9 goals) |
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The 2014 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Toowoomba, Queensland between 2–9 August 2014.
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
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.[2]
- ADF
- NSW Country
- QLD Country
- SA Country
- VIC Country
- WA Country
Competition format
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, 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
Pool matches
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | NSW Country | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 13 | Semi-finals |
2 | QLD Country | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 13 |
3 | VIC Country | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
4 | ADF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 |
5 | WA Country | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 5th and 6th |
6 | SA Country | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
NSW Country | 8 – 0 | SA Country | Witchard 18', 54' Fernance 25', 43' Andaloro 50' Mackay 51' Jennings 60' Alford 62' | Report | | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) James Stewart (AUS) | |
WA Country | 1 – 2 | VIC Country | Bean 12' | Report | Hargreaves 26' Carlin 49' | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS) | |
Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Josh Harmon (AUS) | |
NSW Country | 5 – 1 | VIC Country | Mackay 24', 63' Fernance 31', 52' van der Schyff 41' | Report | Lougoon 56' | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS) | |
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: James Stewart (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS) | |
SA Country | 2 – 6 | ADF | Redemski 24' Jeffrey 30' | Report | Waters 9', 46' Buckett 22' Nash 27', 66' Hodinott 56' | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS) | |
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) James Stewart (AUS) | |
QLD Country | 3 – 0 | VIC Country | Hamill 39' Brownhalls 51' Short 67' | Report | | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS) | |
ADF | 1 – 4 | NSW Country | Buckett 51' | Report | Mackay 8', 33' Fernance 64' Rowe 70' | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS) | |
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) James Stewart (AUS) | |
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS) | |
VIC Country | 2 – 1 | ADF | Jackson 4' Lougoon 42' | Report | Nash 70' | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: James Stewart (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS) | |
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Josh Harmon (AUS) James Stewart (AUS) | |
VIC Country | 6 – 1 | SA Country | Lougoon 16' Henderson 28', 30', 47' Lahn 36' Wallin 38' | Report | Redemski 60' | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS) | |
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS) | |
Classification matches
Fifth and sixth place
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Josh Harmon (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS) | |
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: James Stewart (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS) | |
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS) | |
Third and fourth place
ADF | 2 – 2 | VIC Country | Watson 8' Hill 48' | Report | Lahn 20', 33' | Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS) | |
Final
Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) James Stewart (AUS) | |
Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| NSW Country | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| QLD Country | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 16 | Silver Medal |
| VIC Country | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
4 | ADF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 5 | Fourth Place |
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5 | WA Country | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | Fifth place |
6 | SA Country | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 0 | Sixth Place |
Source: Hockey Australia
References
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