2015 Women's Australian Country Championships

2015 Women's Australian Country Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Wollongong
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Illawarra Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	VIC Country
Runner-up	WA Country
Third place	NSW Country
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	63 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brittany Parker (7 goals)
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The 2015 Women's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Wollongong, New South Wales between 8–15 August 2015.

VIC Country won the tournament by defeating WA Country 2–0 in the final. NSW Country won the bronze medal by defeating QLD Country 2–1 in the third and fourth playoff.

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.

• 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	0	1	18	6	+12	12	Semi-finals
2	QLD Country	5	3	1	1	10	2	+8	10
3	VIC Country	5	3	1	1	7	3	+4	10
4	WA Country	5	2	0	3	4	13	−9	6
5	ADF	5	1	2	2	9	10	−1	5	5th and 6th
6	SA Country	5	0	0	5	2	16	−14	0

Source: Hockey Australia

Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

14 August 2015 10:00 ADF 5 – 1 SA Country Seaniger  25', 45', 57' Duffy  28' Underwood  31' Report Kelly  14' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Jessica Currie (AUS) Vikki Robertson (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	14 August 2015
	NSW Country	1 (2)
					15 August 2015
	WA Country (p.s.o)	1 (3)
					WA Country	0
	14 August 2015
					VIC Country	2
	QLD Country	0
	VIC Country	1
					Third and fourth place
					15 August 2015
					NSW Country	2
					QLD Country	1

Semi-finals

14 August 2015 11:45 NSW Country 1 – 1 WA Country Parker  65' Report Watson  48' Penalties Mayo Watterson Bosman Wheeler Parker —— Mayo 2 – 3 Fleay Cooper Williamson Spencer Harrington —— Fleay Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kate Cook (AUS) Eliza Caldecott (AUS)

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14 August 2015 13:30 QLD Country 0 – 1 VIC Country Report Ryan  30' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Alisha Williams (AUS) Emily Bowles (AUS)

Third and fourth place

15 August 2015 09:00 NSW Country 2 – 1 QLD Country Parker  27' Kristaly  43' Report Boyd  59' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Eliza Caldecott (AUS) Emily Bowles (AUS)

Final

15 August 2015 13:00 WA Country 0 – 2 VIC Country Report White  11' Pearson  15' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Alisha Williams (AUS) Kate Cook (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	VIC Country	7	5	1	1	10	3	+7	16	Gold Medal
	WA Country	7	2	1	4	5	16	−11	7	Silver Medal
	NSW Country	7	5	1	1	21	8	+13	16	Bronze Medal
4	QLD Country	7	3	1	3	11	5	+6	10	Fourth Place
5	ADF	6	2	2	2	14	11	+3	8	Fifth place
6	SA Country	6	0	0	6	3	21	−18	0	Sixth Place

Source: Hockey Australia