2014 Women's Australian Country Championships

2014 Women's Australian Country Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Toowoomba
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Toowoomba Hockey Club
Final positions
Champions	QLD Country
Runner-up	NSW Country
Third place	VIC Country
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	79 (3.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kelly Gillard (9 goals)
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The 2014 Women's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Toowoomba, Queensland between 2–9 August 2014.

QLD Country won the tournament by defeating the NSW Country 4–1 in the final. VIC Country won the bronze medal by defeating WA Country 2–1 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
• 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, 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

Pool matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW Country	5	5	0	0	20	7	+13	15	Semi-finals
2	QLD Country	5	4	0	1	19	6	+13	12
3	VIC Country	5	2	1	2	10	11	−1	7
4	WA Country	5	1	2	2	5	12	−7	5
5	ADF	5	1	0	4	5	14	−9	3	5th and 6th
6	SA Country	5	0	1	4	2	11	−9	1

Source: Hockey Australia

2 August 2014 08:15 NSW Country 4 – 1 SA Country Parker  40' Bayliss  49' McLean  60' Chappel  70+' Report Allister  62' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Helen Kura (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)

2 August 2014 11:45 WA Country 2 – 2 VIC Country Powis  35+' Williamson  41' Report Kelsall  18' Deppler  61' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Catherine O'Brien (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

2 August 2014 15:15 ADF 1 – 6 QLD Country MacArthur  61' Report Balfour  13' Thompson  31', 33', 37' Gillard  51' Dredge  68' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Laura Lee (AUS) Alisha Williams (AUS)

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3 August 2014 10:00 NSW Country 5 – 1 VIC Country Bayliss  5' Watterson  33', 46' Parker  43' McLean  52' Report Willmott  21' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Helen Kura (AUS) Catherine O'Brien (AUS)

3 August 2014 13:30 WA Country 0 – 5 QLD Country Report Gillard  14', 44', 64' Thompson  27' McCurley  57' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Laura Lee (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

3 August 2014 17:00 SA Country 1 – 2 ADF Lunsmann  28' Report Casey  56', 69' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Alisha Williams (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)

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4 August 2014 08:15 QLD Country 3 – 2 VIC Country Gillard  3' Neumann  27' Benn  34' Report Deppler  10' Shallard  65' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Helen Kura (AUS)

4 August 2014 11:45 SA Country 0 – 0 WA Country Report Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Alisha Williams (AUS) Laura Lee (AUS)

4 August 2014 15:15 ADF 1 – 3 NSW Country Wilson  3' Report Bayliss  19' Watterson  38', 40' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS) Catherine O'Brien (AUS)

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5 August 2014 10:00 QLD Country 3 – 0 SA Country Thompson  11', 31' Dredge  27' Report Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Catherine O'Brien (AUS) Alisha Williams (AUS)

5 August 2014 13:30 WA Country 2 – 5 NSW Country Reed  21' Fleay  59' Report Parker  7' Alcorn  19' Bayliss  41' Chappel  43' Willott  57' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)

5 August 2014 17:00 VIC Country 3 – 1 ADF Kelsall  53' Ryan  60' Lahn  64' Report Smith  70+' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Helen Kura (AUS) Laura Lee (AUS)

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7 August 2014 08:15 NSW Country 3 – 2 QLD Country Legge  49' Mergetts  55' Alcorn  70' Report Gillard  22' Benn  66' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Helen Kura (AUS) Alisha Williams (AUS)

7 August 2014 11:45 VIC Country 2 – 0 SA Country Ryan  28', 41' Report Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)

7 August 2014 15:15 ADF 0 – 1 WA Country Report Gallimore  23' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Catherine O'Brien (AUS) Laura Lee (AUS)

Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

8 August 2014 10:00 ADF 1 – 2 SA Country Casey  5' Report Hill  28' Hammond  66' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Alisha Williams (AUS) Helen Kura (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	8 August 2014
	NSW Country	2
					9 August 2014
	WA Country	1
					NSW Country	1
	8 August 2014
					QLD Country	4
	QLD Country	4
	VIC Country	0
					Third and fourth place
					9 August 2014
					WA Country	1
					VIC Country	2

Semi-finals

8 August 2014 11:45 NSW Country 2 – 1 WA Country Walter  10' Legge  42' Report Harrington  35+' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Catherine O'Brien (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)

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8 August 2014 13:30 QLD Country 4 – 0 VIC Country Thompson  7' Dredge  28' Gillard  38' Arthy  42' Report Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Laura Lee (AUS)

Third and fourth place

9 August 2014 09:00 WA Country 1 – 2 VIC Country Parsons  56' Report Ryan  41' White  65' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS) Laura Lee (AUS)

Final

9 August 2014 13:00 NSW Country 1 – 4 QLD Country Watterson  21' Report Thompson  8' Gillard  31', 37' McCurley  61' Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Catherine O'Brien (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	QLD Country	7	6	0	1	27	7	+20	18	Gold Medal
	NSW Country	7	6	0	1	23	12	+11	18	Silver Medal
	VIC Country	7	3	1	3	12	16	−4	10	Bronze Medal
4	WA Country	7	1	2	4	7	16	−9	5	Fourth Place
5	SA Country	6	1	1	4	4	12	−8	4	Fifth place
6	ADF	6	1	0	5	6	16	−10	3	Sixth Place

Source: Hockey Australia