2014 Men's Australian Country Championships
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Toowoomba | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Toowoomba Hockey Club | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  NSW Country | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Country | ||
| Third place | .svg){kind=small} VIC Country | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 88 (4.4 per match) | ||
| 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
[edit]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]
Competition format
[edit]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
[edit]Pool matches
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | NSW Country
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD Country
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 13 | |
| 3 | VIC Country
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | ADF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  WA Country
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 5th and 6th |
| 6 |  SA Country
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Classification matches
[edit]Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 August 2014 | ||||||
| NSW Country | 2 | |||||
| 9 August 2014 | ||||||
| ADF | 0 | |||||
| NSW Country | 2 | |||||
| 8 August 2014 | ||||||
| QLD Country | 1 | |||||
| QLD Country | 1 | |||||
| VIC Country | 0 | |||||
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| 9 August 2014 | ||||||
| ADF | 2 | |||||
| VIC Country | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
[edit]Final standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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NSW Country
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 19 | Gold Medal |
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QLD Country
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 16 | Silver Medal |
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VIC Country
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | ADF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 5 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | WA Country
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | Fifth place |
| 6 | SA Country
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 0 | Sixth Place |
Source: Hockey Australia
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Country Championship Men". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Australian Country Championship Men". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
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