# 2024 Men's Hockey One

The 2024 Men's Liberty Hockey One was the fourth season of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament was held across 7 states and territories of Australia. Competition commenced on 11 October, and culminated with a finals weekend in Hobart, from 30 November to 1 December.

## Competition format
### Format

The 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

In 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

Match points will be distributed as follows:
* 5 points: win
* 3 points: shoot-out win
* 2 points: shoot-out loss
* 0 points: loss

## Participating teams

The 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

| Melbourne | Perth | Adelaide |
| Melbourne Sports Centre | Perth Hockey Stadium | MATE Stadium |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 4,000 |
| Brisbane | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth |
| Queensland State Hockey Centre | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth |
| Capacity: 1,000 | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth |
| Canberra | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth |
| National Hockey Centre | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth |
| Goulburn | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth |
| Goulburn Hockey Complex | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth | AdelaideBrisbaneCanberraGoulburnHobartMelbourneNarellanNewcastlePerth |
| Hobart | Narellan | Newcastle |
| Tasmanian Hockey Centre | Macarthur Regional Hockey Complex | Newcastle International Hockey Centre |

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canberra Chill | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 25 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | HC Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Perth Thundersticks | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Brisbane Blaze | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | Tassie Tigers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 15 | |
| 6 | NSW Pride | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Fire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 5 | |

#### Fixtures

* 11 October 2024 19:30 (ACDT)
| Adelaide Fire | 3–4 | HC Melbourne |
| Dell 26' Morley 54', 57' | Report | Roberts 5' Leigh 13', 55' B. Marais 45' |
* MATE Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)
* 12 October 2024 15:00 (AEDT)
| Tassie Tigers | 4–3 | NSW Pride |
| Hazell 18' Welch 46', 47', 47' | Report | Woolnough 7' Taylor 24' McEwen 51' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Aaron Kitchener (AUS)
* 13 October 2024 14:00 (AEDT)
| Canberra Chill | 4–3 | Perth Thundersticks |
| Dooley 3', 8', 9' Jewell 12' | Report | T. Harvie 33' Foster 35' Wickham 49' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
* 18 October 2024 20:00 (AEDT)
| Canberra Chill | 6–2 | Adelaide Fire |
| Brick 3', 39', 44' Tanaka 11' Backhus 33' Dooley 59' | Report | Morley 23' Sibbald 54' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Oliver Chauhan (AUS)
* 19 October 2024 16:30 (AEDT)
| NSW Pride | 3–2 | Brisbane Blaze |
| Davis 18', 18', 38' | Report | Atkinson 23' Chappell 59' |
* Newcastle International Hockey Centre, Newcastle Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Harrison Lye (AUS)
* 20 October 2024 19:00 (AWST)
| Perth Thundersticks | 0–0 | Tassie Tigers |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Wickham J. Harvie Willis Green Foster | 3–2 | Welch Hazell H. Beltz Edwards Deavin |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Daniel Johnston (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)
* 25 October 2024 19:30 (AEST)
| Brisbane Blaze | 0–2 | Canberra Chill |
| | Report | J. Staines 57', 57' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)
* 26 October 2024 18:30 (AEDT)
| HC Melbourne | 4–5 | Perth Thundersticks |
| Steffens 11' Scott 11' Burns 29' Leigh 35' | Report | Foster 9', 56' Wickham 48' Day 57' J. Harvie 57' |
* Melbourne Sports Centre, Melbourne Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Oliver Chauhan (AUS)
* 27 October 2024 15:30 (ACDT)
| Adelaide Fire | 3–4 | Tassie Tigers |
| Morley 15', 19', 19' | Report | Hazell 34' Brooks 39' Ockenden 41', 41' |
* MATE Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 1 November 2024 20:00 (AEDT)
| HC Melbourne | 4–2 | NSW Pride |
| Burns 14' Bretherton 23' White 49', 49' | Report | Stewart 27' Richards 48' |
* Melbourne Sports Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Oliver Chauhan (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 2 November 2024 16:30 (AEDT)
| Tassie Tigers | 0–0 | Brisbane Blaze |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Welch Hazell H. Beltz Edwards | 3–1 | Atkinson Anderson Boyde Stanger |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
* 3 November 2024 17:30 (AWST)
| Perth Thundersticks | 3–2 | Adelaide Fire |
| Wickham 41', 41' Foster 52' | Report | H. Snowden 29', 29' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)
* 8 November 2024 19:00 (AEDT)
| NSW Pride | 1–3 | Perth Thundersticks |
| Willott 58' | Report | Battistessa 22', 22' Day 24' |
* Macarthur Regional Hockey Complex, Narellan Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Harrison Lye (AUS)
* 9 November 2024 15:00 (AEDT)
| Tassie Tigers | 7–8 | Canberra Chill |
| Brooks 9' H. Beltz 10', 28', 54', 57' Rogers 19' Hazell 57' | Report | Brick 15', 40' B. Staines 38', 52', 52', 54' Dooley 60', 60' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Aaron Kitchener (AUS)
* 10 November 2024 16:30 (AEST)
| Brisbane Blaze | 4–4 | HC Melbourne |
| Weyer 29' Atkinson 51' Stanger 55', 55' | Report | White 18' Steffens 33', 49' Burns 52' |
| Penalties |||
| Atkinson Stanger Weyer Anderson | 2–1 | Tuddenham White Scott Henderson C. Marais |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
* 15 November 2024 18:30 (AEDT)
| Canberra Chill | 1–2 | HC Melbourne |
| Tanaka 59' | Report | C. Marais 4' Otterbach 28' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)
* 16 November 2024 19:30 (ACDT)
| Adelaide Fire | 2–1 | NSW Pride |
| Brown 45+' Morley 59' | Report | Taylor 44' |
* MATE Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
* 17 November 2024 19:00 (AWST)
| Perth Thundersticks | 2–5 | Brisbane Blaze |
| Day 17' J. Harvie 47' | Report | Anderson 13', 26', 50' Weyer 59' Atkinson 59' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Daniel Johnston (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)
* 22 November 2024 20:00 (AEDT)
| HC Melbourne | 6–3 | Tassie Tigers |
| White 10', 48' C. Marais 17' Burns 20' Tuddenham 38' Scott 45' | Report | Welch 15' Ockenden 21' Hazell 21' |
* Melbourne Sports Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 23 November 2024 18:30 (AEST)
| Brisbane Blaze | 2–0 | Adelaide Fire |
| Dale 10', 11' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)
* 24 November 2024 14:30 (AEDT)
| NSW Pride | 2–3 | Canberra Chill |
| Davis 15' Downey 22' | Report | Dillon 16', 16' Dooley 39' |
* Goulburn Hockey Complex, Goulburn Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

### Classification round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 30 November | 30 November |
| Canberra Chill | 3 |
| Canberra Chill | 3 | 1 December | 1 December |
| Brisbane Blaze | 2 | 1 December | 1 December |
| Brisbane Blaze | 2 | Canberra Chill | 2 |
| 30 November | 30 November | | Canberra Chill | 2 |
| 30 November | 30 November | HC Melbourne | 5 |
| HC Melbourne | 4 | HC Melbourne | 5 |
| Perth Thundersticks | 3 | | |
| Perth Thundersticks | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 December | 1 December |
| | | Brisbane Blaze | 4 |
| | | Perth Thundersticks | 3 |

#### Semi-finals

* 30 November 2024 11:00 (AEDT)
| Canberra Chill | 3–2 | Brisbane Blaze |
| Atkin 14' Brick 40', 60' | Report | Beale 45', 45' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)
* 30 November 2024 14:30 (AEDT)
| HC Melbourne | 4–3 | Perth Thundersticks |
| Steffens 8' B. Marais 14' Burns 41' Otterbach 50' | Report | Day 5', 53' T. Harvie 46' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 1 December 2024 11:30 (AEDT)
| Brisbane Blaze | 4–3 | Perth Thundersticks |
| Boyde 15' Weyer 17', 17' Howard 27' | Report | Green 7' Foster 34', 34' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)

#### Final

* 1 December 2024 15:30 (AEDT)
| Canberra Chill | 2–5 | HC Melbourne |
| B. Staines 38' Absolom 38' | Report | Ephraums 16', 33', 33' Otterbach 54' Simmonds 54' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standing |
| | HC Melbourne | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 32 | Gold Medal |
| | Canberra Chill | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 | Silver Medal |
| | Brisbane Blaze | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Perth Thundersticks | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 18 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Tassie Tigers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 15 | Eliminated in Group Stage |
| 6 | NSW Pride | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 | Eliminated in Group Stage |
| 7 | Adelaide Fire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 5 | Eliminated in Group Stage |

## Awards

| Top Goalscorer | Player of the League | Player of the Final | Fans Player of the League |
| Landon Morley Aidan Dooley | Edward Ockenden | Nathan Ephraums | Cooper Burns |

## Team of the Year

At the conclusion of the regular season, a team of the year was named:
2024 Men's Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Substitutes |
| Johan Durst (Mebourne) | Anand Gupte (Chill) James Day (Thundersticks) Jay MacDonald (Chill) | Jake Harvie (Thundersticks) Hayden Beltz (Tigers) Nathan Czinner (Pride) Jayden Atkinson (Blaze) | Cooper Burns (Melbourne) Benjamin White (Melbourne) Benjamin Staines (Chill) | Edward Ockenden (Tigers) Hayden Dillon (Chill) Peter Scott (Melbourne) Thomas Wickham (Thundersticks) |

## Goalscorers

There were 145 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 5.8 goals per match.
7 goals
* Landon Morley
* Dylan Brick
* Aidan Dooley
6 goals
* Brodee Foster
5 goals
* Benjamin Staines
* Cooper Burns
* Benjamin White
* James Day
4 goals
* Corey Weyer
* Damon Steffens
* Miles Davis
* Thomas Wickham
* Hayden Beltz
* Ehren Hazell
* Jack Welch
3 goals
* Jacob Anderson
* Jayden Atkinson
* Nathan Ephraums
* Kade Leigh
* Connar Otterbach
* Edward Ockenden
2 goals
* Hugh Snowden
* Daniel Beale
* Elliot Dale
* Daykin Stanger
* Hayden Dillon
* Jake Staines
* Kaito Tanaka
* Bradley Marais
* Craig Marais
* Peter Scott
* Michael Taylor
* William Battistessa
* Jake Harvie
* Thomas Harvie
* Joshua Brooks
1 goal
* Thomas Brown
* Mitchell Dell
* Daniel Sibbald
* Scott Boyde
* Diarmid Chappell
* Timothy Howard
* Jesse Absolom
* Davis Atkin
* Garry Backhus
* James Jewell
* Jonathan Bretherton
* Nye Roberts
* Joshua Simmonds
* Connor Tuddenham
* Dylan Downey
* Nicholas McEwen
* Daine Richards
* Nathanael Stewart
* Ky Willott
* Ryan Woolnough
* Coby Green
* Lachlan Rogers
Source: Hockey Australia