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2023 Men's Australian Country Championships

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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

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

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Preliminary round

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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

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5 August 2023
09:00
QLD 2–2 SA
Love field hockey ball 3'
McPaul field hockey ball 30'
Report Harkness field hockey ball 34'
Webb field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
5 August 2023
13:15
VIC 6–0 ADF
E. Anderson field hockey ball 9'
Erskine field hockey ball 10'
D. Anderson field hockey ball 34'
Rout field hockey ball 41'56'
Wightman field hockey ball 45'
Report
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
5 August 2023
16:45
NSW 6–2 WA
Willott field hockey ball 7'
Gupte field hockey ball 15'
Schofield field hockey ball 17'
Horner field hockey ball 29'43'48'
Report Sweeney field hockey ball 41'
Dalton field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)

6 August 2023
10:45
SA 0–7 VIC
Report Wightman field hockey ball 7'
Schram field hockey ball 22'
D. Anderson field hockey ball 22'
E. Anderson field hockey ball 34'41'
Kerr-Nelson field hockey ball 47'48'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
6 August 2023
14:15
QLD 3–1 WA
Profke field hockey ball 8'16'
Hill field hockey ball 41'
Report Dalton field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
6 August 2023
17:45
NSW 6–1 ADF
Smith field hockey ball 2'
Horner field hockey ball 5'14'15'47'
Drennan field hockey ball 29'
Report Hurrell field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Laim McLaren (AUS)
Peter Roberts (AUS)

7 August 2023
11:45
ADF 1–4 WA
Robertson field hockey ball 40' Report Dalton field hockey ball 3'56'
Souchon field hockey ball 29'
Overton field hockey ball 60+'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
7 August 2023
15:15
SA 0–6 NSW
Report Horner field hockey ball 15+'25'29'46'
Gupte field hockey ball 30'
T. Searl field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
7 August 2023
18:45
VIC 1–2 QLD
Kerr-Nelson field hockey ball 35' Report Hill field hockey ball 28'43'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)

8 August 2023
10:00
ADF 5–0 SA
Robinson field hockey ball 11'
Rankin field hockey ball 21'23'
Robertson field hockey ball 51'55'
Report
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
8 August 2023
13:30
NSW 3–1 QLD
Horner field hockey ball 13'43'
W. Searl field hockey ball 34'
Report Profke field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Liam McLaren (AUS)
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
8 August 2023
17:00
WA 2–2 VIC
Taylor field hockey ball 32'
Dalton field hockey ball 51'
Report Schram field hockey ball 35'
E. Anderson field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Cooper Alderton (AUS)

9 August 2023
11:45
QLD 5–2 ADF
McPaul field hockey ball 20'
Profke field hockey ball 38'
Popowski field hockey ball 42'47'
Hill field hockey ball 45'
Report Flint field hockey ball 24'
Robertson field hockey ball 60+'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
9 August 2023
15:15
WA 4–1 SA
Mills field hockey ball 2'
Parkes field hockey ball 27'
Dalton field hockey ball 51'
Sweeney field hockey ball 60'
Report Burgess field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)
9 August 2023
18:45
VIC 0–1 NSW
Report T. Searl field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)

Classification round

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Fifth and sixth place

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11 August 2023
17:00
ADF 3–1 SA
Robertson field hockey ball 22'40'
Hurrell field hockey ball 28'
Report Grant field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Cooper Alderton (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)

First to fourth place

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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
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11 August 2023
09:00
QLD 1–2 VIC
Piggin field hockey ball 28' Report Schram field hockey ball 35'57'
Umpires:
Peter Roberts (AUS)
Liam McLaren (AUS)

11 August 2023
13:00
NSW 2–4 WA
Horner field hockey ball 38'47' Report Tosana field hockey ball 2'
Taylor field hockey ball 19'35'
Parkes field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Samuel Hamilton (AUS)
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Third and fourth place
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12 August 2023
09:00
NSW 1–4 QLD
Horner field hockey ball 45' Report James field hockey ball 45'
Profke field hockey ball 49'54'
Love field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Adam Smetana (AUS)
Bailey Davis (AUS)
Final
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12 August 2023
13:00
WA 1–0 VIC
Dalton field hockey ball 40' Report
Umpires:
Liam McLaren (AUS)
Peter Roberts (AUS)

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1st place, gold medalist(s) WA 7 4 1 2 18 15 +3 13 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) VIC 7 3 1 3 18 7 +11 10 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Goalscorers

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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

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  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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