2023 Men's Australian Country Championships

2023 Men's Australian
Country Championships
Tournament details
City	Shepparton
Dates	5–12 August
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions	WA
Runner-up	VIC
Third place	QLD
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	95 (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-finals		Final

11 August 2023

NSW	2
		12 August 2023
WA	4
		WA	1
11 August 2023
		VIC	0
QLD	1

VIC	2
		Third Place

		12 August 2023

		NSW	1

		QLD	4

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

^ "Shepparton to host 2023 Australian Country Championships". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Greater Shepparton ready for the 2023 Hockey Australia Country Championships". greatershepparton.com.au. Greater Shepparton City Council. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Australian Country Championships arrive in Shepparton". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Shepparton plays host to best hockey talent from across Australia for 2023 Country Championships". sheppnews.com.au. Shepparton News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "2023 Hockey Australia Men's Country Championships". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

External links

Hockey Australia

[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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Field hockey in Australia
Governing bodies	Australia Australian Capital Territory‎ New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania‎ Victoria Western Australia
National teams	Men U21 Women U21 Indoor
Men's competitions	Hockey One Australian Hockey League Ric Charlesworth Classic Country Intervarsity Under 21 Under 18 Under 13 East Gippsland
Women's competitions	Hockey One Australian Hockey League Ric Charlesworth Classic Country Intervarsity Under 21 Under 18 Under 13 East Gippsland
See also	Women's field hockey in Australia

Australian Country Championships
Men's	2014 Toowoomba 2015 Wollongong 2016 Darwin 2017 Townsville
Women's	2014 Toowoomba 2015 Wollongong 2016 Darwin 2017 Townsville