# 2014 Men's Australian Country Championships

The 2014 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Toowoomba, Queensland between 2–9 August 2014.
NSW Country won the tournament by defeating the QLD Country 2–1 in the final. VIC Country won the bronze medal following a 2–2 draw with the ADF.

## 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD Country | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | VIC Country | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | ADF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | WA Country | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 5th and 6th |
| 6 | SA Country | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 | 5th and 6th |
* 2 August 2014 10:00
| NSW Country | 8 – 0 | SA Country |
| Witchard 18', 54' Fernance 25', 43' Andaloro 50' Mackay 51' Jennings 60' Alford 62' | Report | |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) James Stewart (AUS)
* 2 August 2014 13:30
| WA Country | 1 – 2 | VIC Country |
| Bean 12' | Report | Hargreaves 26' Carlin 49' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS)
* 2 August 2014 17:00
| ADF | 0 – 3 | QLD Country |
| | Report | Garske 36', 38' Short 50' |
* Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Josh Harmon (AUS)
* 3 August 2014 08:15
| NSW Country | 5 – 1 | VIC Country |
| Mackay 24', 63' Fernance 31', 52' van der Schyff 41' | Report | Lougoon 56' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS)
* 3 August 2014 11:45
| WA Country | 1 – 3 | QLD Country |
| J. Connolly 27' | Report | Maurice 6' O'Beirne 28' Hamill 54' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: James Stewart (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS)
* 3 August 2014 15:15
| SA Country | 2 – 6 | ADF |
| Redemski 24' Jeffrey 30' | Report | Waters 9', 46' Buckett 22' Nash 27', 66' Hodinott 56' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS)
* 4 August 2014 10:00
| SA Country | 1 – 4 | WA Country |
| Redemski 25' | Report | Williamson 27', 50' J. Connolly 33', 53' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) James Stewart (AUS)
* 4 August 2014 13:30
| QLD Country | 3 – 0 | VIC Country |
| Hamill 39' Brownhalls 51' Short 67' | Report | |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS)
* 4 August 2014 17:00
| ADF | 1 – 4 | NSW Country |
| Buckett 51' | Report | Mackay 8', 33' Fernance 64' Rowe 70' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS)
* 5 August 2014 08:15
| QLD Country | 5 – 0 | SA Country |
| Short 44' Garske 50' Baker 52' Brownhalls 56' Bayliss 58' | Report | |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) James Stewart (AUS)
* 5 August 2014 11:45
| WA Country | 1 – 5 | NSW Country |
| Hood 29' | Report | Whitehall 11', 57' Mackay 38', 70' van der Schyff 53' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)
* 5 August 2014 15:15
| VIC Country | 2 – 1 | ADF |
| Jackson 4' Lougoon 42' | Report | Nash 70' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: James Stewart (AUS) Simon Thresher (AUS)
* 7 August 2014 10:00
| NSW Country | 3 – 3 | QLD Country |
| Fernance 8' Mackay 35+', 64' | Report | Catalano 33' Garske 59' O'Beirne 68' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Josh Harmon (AUS) James Stewart (AUS)
* 7 August 2014 13:30
| VIC Country | 6 – 1 | SA Country |
| Lougoon 16' Henderson 28', 30', 47' Lahn 36' Wallin 38' | Report | Redemski 60' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Paul Skippings (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS)
* 7 August 2014 17:00
| ADF | 1 – 1 | WA Country |
| Buckett 65' | Report | J. Connolly 42' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)

### Classification matches
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 8 August 2014 08:15
| WA Country | 3 – 1 | SA Country |
| S. Connolly 22', 26' J. Connolly 55' | Report | Chester 53' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Josh Harmon (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

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

##### Semi-finals

* 8 August 2014 15:15
| NSW Country | 2 – 0 | ADF |
| Andaloro 48' Fernance 51' | Report | |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: James Stewart (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)
* 8 August 2014 17:00
| QLD Country | 1 – 0 | VIC Country |
| Short 31' | Report | |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 9 August 2014 11:00
| ADF | 2 – 2 | VIC Country |
| Watson 8' Hill 48' | Report | Lahn 20', 33' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Paul Skippings (AUS)

##### Final

* 9 August 2014 15:00
| NSW Country | 2 – 1 | QLD Country |
| Fernance 1' MacPherson 19' | Report | O'Beirne 47' |
* Toowoomba Hockey Club Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) James Stewart (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | NSW Country | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| | QLD Country | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 16 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC Country | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | ADF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 5 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | WA Country | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | Fifth place |
| 6 | SA Country | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 0 | Sixth Place |