The 2024 Men's Liberty Hockey One is the ongoing fourth season of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament will be held across 7 states and territories of Australia. Competition will commence on 11 October, and culminate with a finals weekend in Hobart, from 30 November to 1 December.[1][2][3]
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| Dates | 11 October – 1 December | ||
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 112 (5.89 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Landon Morley (7 goals) | ||
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Competition format
editFormat
editThe 2024 Hockey One season followed the same format as the previous seasons of the league. Teams will play a series of home and away matches during the Pool Stage, which will be followed by a Classification Round.
During the pool stage, teams played each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams qualified for the classification round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting the final and losers the third place match.
Rules
editIn addition to FIH sanctioned rules, Hockey Australia is implementing the following rules for Hockey One:
- When a field goal or penalty stroke is scored the same athlete will have an automatic one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper for an extra goal.
- Outright winner: There will be no drawn games. In the event of a draw, teams will contest a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner.
Point allocation
editMatch points will be distributed as follows:
- 5 points: win
- 3 points: shoot-out win
- 2 points: shoot-out loss
- 0 points: loss
Participating teams
editThe seven teams competing in the league come from Australia's states and territories, with the Northern Territory being the only team absent.
Head Coach: Jethro Eustice
- Jed Snowden (GK)
- Luke Anderson
- Lucas Toonen
- Jack Holland
- Trent Symms
- Angus Fry
- Geoffrey Abbott
- Sebastian Foster
- Fred Gray (C)
- Thomas Wycherley
- Kyton Rayner
- Lachlan Arneil
- James Humphries
- Isaac Whittaker
- Fraser Bowden
- Hugh Snowden
- Bryce Hammond
- Thomas Brown
- Daniel Sibbald
- Jethro Eustice
- Richard Pautz
- Lucas Noel
- Landon Morley
- Oliver Higgins (GK)
- Mitchell Dell
Head Coach: Darren Fowler
- William Mathison
- Shane Kenny
- Corey Weyer
- Noah Fahy
- Tyler Spry
- Kyle Jeffery-Prestwich
- Elliot Dale
- Adam Imer
- Jacob Anderson
- Michael Francis
- Jacob Whetton
- David Hubbard
- Jayden Atkinson
- Timothy Howard
- Scott Boyde
- Luke Randle
- Thomas Campbell
- Max Harding
- Matthew Finn (GK)
- Daniel Beale (C)
- Diarmid Chappell
- Hayden Pease
- Daykin Stanger
- Joel Rintala
- Mitchell Nicholson (GK)
Head Coach: Seyi Onitiri
- Aaron Knight
- Benjamin Staines
- Anand Gupte
- Jaume Torras
- Jesse Absolom
- Xavier Gispert
- Aidan Smith
- Sean Baker
- Owen Chivers
- Garry Backhus
- Jake Staines
- Dylan Brick
- Théophile Ponthieu
- Hayden Dillon
- Oscar Smart
- Aiden Dooley
- Kaito Tanaka
- Hamish Morrison
- Niranjan Gupte
- Darcy MacDonald
- Jay MacDonald
- Davis Atkin
- James Jewell
- Max Robson (GK)
- Andrew Charter (C, GK)
Head Coach: Andrew Smith
- Craig Marais
- Peter Scott
- Jonathan Bretherton
- Liam Henderson
- Doug Buckley
- Damon Steffens (C)
- Nathan Ephraums
- Kade Leigh
- Oliver Will
- Bradley Marais
- Cooper Burns
- Connar Otterbach
- Andrew Scanlon
- Waheed Rana
- Joshua Simmonds
- Nicholas Fitzgerald
- William Carruthers
- Johan Durst (GK)
- Jordan Rees
- Nye Roberts
- Connor Tuddenham
- Benjamin White
- Eden Davis
- George McGeogh (GK)
- Max Ferrier
Head Coach: Roel van Maastright
- Lachlan Sharp
- Nathan Ackroyd (GK)
- Sebastien Griffith
- Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
- Daine Richards
- Nathanael Stewart
- Nathan Czinner
- Liam Alexander
- Dylan Downey
- Jared Findlay
- Blake Govers
- Dylan Martin
- Miles Davis
- Joshua Gregory
- Nicholas McEwen
- Toby Mallon
- Jack Hayes (C)
- Ky Willott
- Luke Noblett
- Ryan Woolnough
- Timothy Brand
- Callum Mackay
- Thomas Miotto
- Michael Taylor
Head Coach: Stephen Davies
- Thomas Keating
- William Battistessa
- Brayden King
- Jake Harvie (C)
- Thomas Wickham
- Kye Stirrat
- Dave Gavranich
- Coby Green
- James Day
- Joshua Bowen
- Thomas Harvie
- Marshall Puzey
- Samuel Ashton
- Chaz Davies
- Matthew Bird
- Brodee Foster
- Benjamin Rennie (GK)
- Angus Adamson
- Christian Starkie (GK)
- Max Freedman
- Cambell Geddes
- Matthew Willis
- Fraser Heigh
- James Collins
- Harrison Golding (GK)
Head Coach: Benjamin Read
- Magnus McCausland (GK)
- Harvey Bessell
- Keenan Johnson
- Hayden Beltz
- Max Johnstone
- Joshua Brooks
- Joshua Mardell
- Ryan Jones
- Jeremy Edwards
- Samuel Payne
- Edward Ockenden (C)
- Jack Pritchard
- Joshua Beltz
- Jack Welch
- Oscar Pritchard
- Alexander Hogan-Jones
- Oliver Pritchard
- Grant Woodcock (GK)
- Timothy Deavin
- Ehren Hazell
- Leon Hayward (GK)
- Oliver Stebbings
- Oliver Smith
- Lachlan Rogers
Venues
edit| Melbourne | Perth | Adelaide |
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| Melbourne Sports Centre | Perth Hockey Stadium | MATE Stadium |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 4,000 |
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| Brisbane | ||
| Queensland State Hockey Centre | ||
| Capacity: 1,000 | ||
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| Canberra | ||
| National Hockey Centre | ||
| Goulburn | ||
| Goulburn Hockey Complex | ||
| Hobart | Narellan | Newcastle |
| Tasmanian Hockey Centre | Macarthur Regional Hockey Complex | Newcastle International Hockey Centre |
Results
editPreliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Canberra Chill
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 25 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  HC Melbourne
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6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | |
| 3 |  Perth Thundersticks
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6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| 4 |  Brisbane Blaze
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6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | |
| 5 |  Tassie Tigers
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6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 15 | |
| 6 |  NSW Pride
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6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Fire
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6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 5 |
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 scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
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Classification round
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| 1 December | ||||||
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| 1 December | ||||||
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Goalscorers
editThere have been 93 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 5.81 goals per match (as of 15 November 2024).
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Mitchell Dell- Daniel Sibbald
Diarmid Chappell- Corey Weyer
Garry Backhus- James Jewell
Jonathan Bretherton- Bradley Marais
- Craig Marais
- Connar Otterbach
- Nye Roberts
- Peter Scott
Nicholas McEwen- Daine Richards
- Nathanael Stewart
- Michael Taylor
- Ky Willott
- Ryan Woolnough
Jake Harvie- Thomas Harvie
Lachlan Rogers
Source: Hockey Australia
References
edit- ^ "The Road to Hobart Begins! The 2024 H1 Schedule". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Tigers legends can bow out in style after Hobart snares Hockey One finals". themercury.com.au. The Mercury. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Hobart To Host 2024 Hockey One League Finals". miragenews.com. Mirage News. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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