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2023 Men's Australian
Country Championships

Tournament details
City	Shepparton
Dates	5–12 August
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Shepparton Regional Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions	WA
Runner-up	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.

Western Australia won the tournament, defeating Victoria 1–0 in the final.

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Fixtures

5 August 2023 09:00 QLD 2–2 SA Love  3' McPaul  30' Report Harkness  34' Webb  49' Umpires: Adam Smetana (AUS) Cooper Alderton (AUS)

5 August 2023 13:15 VIC 6–0 ADF E. Anderson  9' Erskine  10' D. Anderson  34' Rout  41', 56' Wightman  45' Report Umpires: Bailey Davis (AUS) Liam McLaren (AUS)

5 August 2023 16:45 NSW 6–2 WA Willott  7' Gupte  15' Schofield  17' Horner  29', 43', 48' Report Sweeney  41' Dalton  56' Umpires: Peter Roberts (AUS) Samuel Hamilton (AUS)

6 August 2023 10:45 SA 0–7 VIC Report Wightman  7' Schram  22' D. Anderson  22' E. Anderson  34', 41' Kerr-Nelson  47', 48' Umpires: Cooper Alderton (AUS) Samuel Hamilton (AUS)

6 August 2023 14:15 QLD 3–1 WA Profke  8', 16' Hill  41' Report Dalton  12' Umpires: Bailey Davis (AUS) Adam Smetana (AUS)

6 August 2023 17:45 NSW 6–1 ADF Smith  2' Horner  5', 14', 15', 47' Drennan  29' Report Hurrell  57' Umpires: Laim McLaren (AUS) Peter Roberts (AUS)

7 August 2023 11:45 ADF 1–4 WA Robertson  40' Report Dalton  3', 56' Souchon  29' Overton  60+' Umpires: Peter Roberts (AUS) Cooper Alderton (AUS)

7 August 2023 15:15 SA 0–6 NSW Report Horner  15+', 25', 29', 46' Gupte  30' T. Searl  53' Umpires: Samuel Hamilton (AUS) Bailey Davis (AUS)

7 August 2023 18:45 VIC 1–2 QLD Kerr-Nelson  35' Report Hill  28', 43' Umpires: Adam Smetana (AUS) Liam McLaren (AUS)

8 August 2023 10:00 ADF 5–0 SA Robinson  11' Rankin  21', 23' Robertson  51', 55' Report Umpires: Adam Smetana (AUS) Bailey Davis (AUS)

8 August 2023 13:30 NSW 3–1 QLD Horner  13', 43' W. Searl  34' Report Profke  22' Umpires: Liam McLaren (AUS) Samuel Hamilton (AUS)

8 August 2023 17:00 WA 2–2 VIC Taylor  32' Dalton  51' Report Schram  35' E. Anderson  41' Umpires: Peter Roberts (AUS) Cooper Alderton (AUS)

9 August 2023 11:45 QLD 5–2 ADF McPaul  20' Profke  38' Popowski  42', 47' Hill  45' Report Flint  24' Robertson  60+' Umpires: Cooper Alderton (AUS) Adam Smetana (AUS)

9 August 2023 15:15 WA 4–1 SA Mills  2' Parkes  27' Dalton  51' Sweeney  60' Report Burgess  26' Umpires: Bailey Davis (AUS) Liam McLaren (AUS)

9 August 2023 18:45 VIC 0–1 NSW Report T. Searl  6' Umpires: Bailey Davis (AUS) Liam McLaren (AUS)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

11 August 2023 17:00 ADF 3–1 SA Robertson  22', 40' Hurrell  28' Report Grant  32' Umpires: Cooper Alderton (AUS) Bailey Davis (AUS)

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

11 August 2023 09:00 QLD 1–2 VIC Piggin  28' Report Schram  35', 57' Umpires: Peter Roberts (AUS) Liam McLaren (AUS)

11 August 2023 13:00 NSW 2–4 WA Horner  38', 47' Report Tosana  2' Taylor  19', 35' Parkes  44' Umpires: Samuel Hamilton (AUS) Adam Smetana (AUS)

Third and fourth place

12 August 2023 09:00 NSW 1–4 QLD Horner  45' Report James  45' Profke  49', 54' Love  50' Umpires: Adam Smetana (AUS) Bailey Davis (AUS)

Final

12 August 2023 13:00 WA 1–0 VIC Dalton  40' Report Umpires: Liam McLaren (AUS) Peter Roberts (AUS)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final standing
	WA	7	4	1	2	18	15	+3	13	Gold Medal
	VIC	7	3	1	3	18	7	+11	10	Silver Medal
	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

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

1. "Shepparton to host 2023 Australian Country Championships". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. "Greater Shepparton ready for the 2023 Hockey Australia Country Championships". greatershepparton.com.au. Greater Shepparton City Council. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
3. "Australian Country Championships arrive in Shepparton". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
4. "Shepparton plays host to best hockey talent from across Australia for 2023 Country Championships". sheppnews.com.au. Shepparton News. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
5. "2023 Hockey Australia Men's Country Championships". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

External links

• Hockey Australia

• Australian Country Championships
• 2023 in Australian field hockey