# 2015 Women's Australian Country Championships

The 2015 Women's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Wollongong, New South Wales between 8–15 August 2015.
VIC Country won the tournament by defeating WA Country 2–0 in the final. NSW Country won the bronze medal by defeating QLD 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD Country | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | VIC Country | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | WA Country | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | ADF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 | 5th and 6th |
| 6 | SA Country | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | 5th and 6th |

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

* 14 August 2015 10:00
| ADF | 5 – 1 | SA Country |
| Seaniger 25', 45', 57' Duffy 28' Underwood 31' | Report | Kelly 14' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Jessica Currie (AUS) Vikki Robertson (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 14 August 2015 | 14 August 2015 |
| NSW Country | 1 (2) |
| NSW Country | 1 (2) | 15 August 2015 | 15 August 2015 |
| WA Country (p.s.o) | 1 (3) | 15 August 2015 | 15 August 2015 |
| WA Country (p.s.o) | 1 (3) | WA Country | 0 |
| 14 August 2015 | 14 August 2015 | | WA Country | 0 |
| 14 August 2015 | 14 August 2015 | VIC Country | 2 |
| QLD Country | 0 | VIC Country | 2 |
| VIC Country | 1 | | |
| VIC Country | 1 | Third and fourth place | Third and fourth place |
| | | 15 August 2015 | 15 August 2015 |
| | | NSW Country | 2 |
| | | QLD Country | 1 |

##### Semi-finals

* 14 August 2015 11:45
| NSW Country | 1 – 1 | WA Country |
| Parker 65' | Report | Watson 48' |
| Penalties |||
| Mayo Watterson Bosman Wheeler Parker —— Mayo | 2 – 3 | Fleay Cooper Williamson Spencer Harrington —— Fleay |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kate Cook (AUS) Eliza Caldecott (AUS)
* 14 August 2015 13:30
| QLD Country | 0 – 1 | VIC Country |
| | Report | Ryan 30' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Alisha Williams (AUS) Emily Bowles (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 15 August 2015 09:00
| NSW Country | 2 – 1 | QLD Country |
| Parker 27' Kristaly 43' | Report | Boyd 59' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Eliza Caldecott (AUS) Emily Bowles (AUS)

##### Final

* 15 August 2015 13:00
| WA Country | 0 – 2 | VIC Country |
| | Report | White 11' Pearson 15' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Alisha Williams (AUS) Kate Cook (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | VIC Country | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | WA Country | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 7 | Silver Medal |
| | NSW Country | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | QLD Country | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | ADF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place |
| 6 | SA Country | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | Sixth Place |