# 2016 Men's Australian Country Championships

The 2016 Men's Australian Country Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Darwin, Northern Territory between 24-31 July 2016.
NSW Country won the tournament by defeating the ADF 4–1 in the final. WA Country won the bronze medal by defeating QLD Country 1–0 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
* NT 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, the third and fourth placed teams contest the third and fourth-place match, and the top two teams compete in the final.

## Results
### Pool matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW Country | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 16 | Final |
| 2 | ADF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 13 | Final |
| 3 | QLD Country | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 12 | 3rd and 4th |
| 4 | WA Country | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 8 | 3rd and 4th |
| 5 | VIC Country | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 5 | 5th and 6th |
| 6 | NT Country | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 4 | 5th and 6th |
| 7 | SA Country | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 | |
* 24 July 2016 08:00
| VIC Country | 2–6 | ADF |
| Jackson 21' Cornwall 55' | Report | Fazel 10' Fulcher 13' Waters 34' McClung 47' Hoddinott 64' Waters 68' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) Adrian Cross (AUS)
* 24 July 2016 10:00
| NSW Country | 7–0 | SA Country |
| Mackay 1' Fernance 19', 60' Witchard 23', 64' Dillon 53' Wright 59' | Report | |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Kristen Schenk (AUS)
* 24 July 2016 12:00
| QLD Country | 2–2 | WA Country |
| Ramsay 5' Harland 28' | Report | Squibb 8' J. Connolly 45' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) David Grady (AUS)
* 25 July 2016 16:00
| WA Country | 3–3 | VIC Country |
| S. Connolly 41' J. Connolly 54' Wenn 69' | Report | Newnham 39' Jackson 45' Rout 50' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Kristen Schenk (AUS)
* 25 July 2016 18:00
| SA Country | 0–7 | NT Country |
| | Report | Hullick 4', 15' Seymour 5' Quan 27' Lowe 41' Andrade 62', 65' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) David Grady (AUS)
* 25 July 2016 18:00
| ADF | 0–3 | NSW Country |
| | Report | Mackay 25' Fernance 52' Hanrahan 66' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Adrian Cross (AUS)

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

* 31 July 2016 13:30
| VIC Country | 4–5 | NT Country |
| Thomson 15' Jackson 17' Ferrier 21' Cullen 48' | Report | Andrade 5' Wallin 34', 54', 56', 65' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Kristen Schenk (AUS) David Grady (AUS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 31 July 2016 16:00
| QLD Country | 0–1 | WA Country |
| | Report | Corner 4' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) Jai Brown (AUS)

#### Final

* 31 July 2016 18:00
| NSW Country | 4–1 | ADF |
| Mackay 5' Dillon 9' Hanrahan 20' Wright 54' | Report | Fazel 35' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Simon Thresher (AUS) Adrian Cross (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | NSW Country | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| | ADF | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 13 | Silver Medal |
| | WA Country | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 11 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | QLD Country | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 12 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | NT Country | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 7 | Fifth place |
| 6 | VIC Country | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 5 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | SA Country | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 | Seventh Place |