2016 Men's Australian Country Championships

The 2016 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Darwin, Northern Territory between 24-31 July 2016.

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)	John Fernance (11 goals)
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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.

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
• 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

Source: Hockey Australia

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

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

24 July 2016 12:00 QLD Country 2–2 WA Country Ramsay  5' Harland  28' Report Squibb  8' J. Connolly  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 S. Connolly  41' J. Connolly  54' Wenn  69' Report Newnham  39' Jackson  45' Rout  50' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Kristen Schenk (AUS)

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

25 July 2016 18:00 ADF 0–3 NSW Country Report Mackay  25' Fernance  52' Hanrahan  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 Thomson  15' Jackson  17' Ferrier  21' Cullen  48' Report Andrade  5' Wallin  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 Corner  4' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) Jai Brown (AUS)

Final

31 July 2016 18:00 NSW Country 4–1 ADF Mackay  5' Dillon  9' Hanrahan  20' Wright  54' Report Fazel  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

Source: Hockey Australia