2016 Men's Australian Country Championships

2016 Men's Australian Country Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Darwin
Teams	7
Venue(s)	Marrara Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	NSW Country
Runner-up	ADF
Third place	WA Country
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	138 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	(11 goals)
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The 2016 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Darwin, Northern Territory between 24-31 July 2016.

NSW Country won the tournament by defeating the ADF 4–1 in the final. WA Country won the bronze medal by defeating QLD Country 1–0 in the third and fourth playoff.^[1]

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.^[1]

• ADF
• NSW Country
• NT 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, the third and fourth placed teams contest the third and fourth place match, and the top two teams compete in the final.

Results[]

Pool Matches[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW Country	6	5	1	0	27	5	+22	16	Final
2	ADF	6	4	1	1	21	14	+7	13
3	QLD Country	6	3	3	0	27	15	+12	12	3rd and 4th
4	WA Country	6	2	2	2	19	13	+6	8
5	VIC Country	6	1	2	3	14	25	−11	5	5th and 6th
6	NT Country	6	1	1	4	13	21	−8	4
7	SA Country	6	0	0	6	2	30	−28	0

24 July 2016 08:00 VIC Country 2–6 ADF  21'  55' Report  10'  13'  34'  47'  64'  68' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) Adrian Cross (AUS)

24 July 2016 10:00 NSW Country 7–0 SA Country  1'  19', 60'  23', 64'  53'  59' Report Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Kristen Schenk (AUS)

24 July 2016 12:00 QLD Country 2–2 WA Country  5'  28' Report  8'  45' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) David Grady (AUS)

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25 July 2016 16:00 WA Country 3–3 VIC Country  41'  54'  69' Report  39'  45'  50' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Kristen Schenk (AUS)

25 July 2016 18:00 SA Country 0–7 NT Country Report  4', 15'  5'  27'  41'  62', 65' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) David Grady (AUS)

25 July 2016 18:00 ADF 0–3 NSW Country Report  25'  52'  66' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Adrian Cross (AUS)

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Classification Matches[]

Fifth and sixth place[]

31 July 2016 13:30 VIC Country 4–5 NT Country  15'  17'  21'  48' Report  5'  34', 54', 56', 65' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Kristen Schenk (AUS) David Grady (AUS)

Third and fourth place[]

31 July 2016 16:00 QLD Country 0–1 WA Country Report  4' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) Jai Brown (AUS)

Final[]

31 July 2016 18:00 NSW Country 4–1 ADF  5'  9'  20'  54' Report  35' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Adrian Cross (AUS)

Statistics[]

Final Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	NSW Country	7	6	1	0	31	6	+25	19	Gold Medal
	ADF	7	4	1	2	22	18	+4	13	Silver Medal
	WA Country	7	3	2	2	20	13	+7	11	Bronze Medal
4	QLD Country	7	3	3	1	27	16	+11	12	Fourth Place
5	NT Country	7	2	1	4	18	25	−7	7	Fifth Place
6	VIC Country	7	1	2	4	18	30	−12	5	Sixth Place
7	SA Country	6	0	0	6	2	30	−28	0	Seventh Place

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