| Tournament details | |||
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| City | Shepparton | ||
| Dates | 5–12 August | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  WA | ||
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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| 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.
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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Classification round
Fifth and sixth place
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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
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standing |
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WA |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13 | Gold Medal |
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VIC |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 10 | Silver Medal |
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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.
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