# 2014 Under 21 Men's Australian Hockey Championships

The 2014 Under 21 Men's Australian Hockey Championships was a men's field hockey tournament held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.
New South Wales won the gold medal after defeating Victoria 7–2 in the final. Western Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Queensland 3–0 in the third and fourth playoff.

## 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 bottom four teams play in the classification round. Two crossover matches are played, with the fifth placed team playing the eighth place team and the fifth placed team facing the sixth placed team. The winners of the crossover matches progress to the fifth and sixth place playoff, while the losers contest the seventh and eighth place playoff.
The top four teams contest the medal round. Two semi-finals are played, with the first placed team taking on the fourth placed team and the second placed team taking on the third placed team. The winners progress to the final, while the losers contest the third and fourth place playoff.

## Teams

* ACT
* NSW
* NT
* QLD
* SA
* TAS
* VIC
* WA

## Results
### Pool matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | +45 | 21 | Semi-Finals |
| 2 | QLD | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 18 | Semi-Finals |
| 3 | VIC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 15 | Semi-Finals |
| 4 | WA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | Semi-Finals |
| 5 | TAS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 7 | 5th-8th |
| 6 | NT | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 7 | 5th-8th |
| 7 | ACT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 3 | 5th-8th |
| 8 | SA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 41 | −30 | 0 | 5th-8th |
* 30 June 2014 09:00
| QLD | 8–1 | NT |
| Kruger 15' Bell 17' Douglas 26' Rintala 32', 70' Howard 34' Boyde 54' | Report | Parkin 61' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Gilbert Gough-Fuller (AUS) Scott O'Reilly (AUS)
* 30 June 2014 11:00
| NSW | 5–0 | WA |
| Bourke 14' McEwen 23' Horner 32' Elliott 34' Ogilvie 45' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
* 30 June 2014 13:00
| VIC | 4–2 | TAS |
| Hammond 8', 46' Gilmour 29' Stock 30' | Report | Arthur 45', 55' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Matthew Claxton (AUS)
* 30 June 2014 15:00
| SA | 1–6 | ACT |
| Scotcher 30' | Report | Day 9', 51' Laidley 16', 56' Rout 28' Shepherd 70' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Scott Embry (AUS) Lee Nugawela (AUS)
* 1 July 2014 09:00
| VIC | 6–1 | WA |
| Scanlon 24' Arunasalam 38', 49' Simmonds 56' Hammond 64' Gilmour 70' | Report | Robertson 63' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
* 1 July 2014 11:00
| TAS | 1–5 | QLD |
| Blacklow 9' | Report | Rintala 3', 21', 42' Bell 53' Argent 59' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Nicholas Marshall (AUS) Gilbert Gough-Fuller (AUS)
* 1 July 2014 13:00
| NT | 5–3 | ACT |
| Lockley 13', 37' Latham 23' Platt 33', 46' | Report | Mosslar 5', 43' Hopkins 20' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Matthew Claxton (AUS)
* 1 July 2014 15:00
| NSW | 14–0 | SA |
| McEwen 5', 30', 67' Govers 10', 17', 23', 35', 43', 68' Noblett 27' Elliott 47', 64' Horner 65' Proctor 70' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Scott O'Reilly (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
* 2 July 2014 09:00
| ACT | 3–7 | TAS |
| Hackett-Hansson 24' Shepherd 28' Laidley 54' | Report | White 4' Arthur 13', 59' Mackey 22', 34' Johnston 67' Crane 67' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Scott O'Reilly (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)
* 2 July 2014 11:00
| QLD | 2–1 | WA |
| Rintala 17' Howard 54' | Report | Benfell 35' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Gilbert Gough-Fuller (AUS)
* 2 July 2014 13:00
| SA | 3–4 | VIC |
| Browne 38' Russ 54' Pena 70' | Report | Page 27' Scanlon 51' Wookey 56' Hammond 68' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Nicholas Marshall (AUS)
* 2 July 2014 15:00
| NSW | 9–1 | NT |
| Gregory 3' Govers 16', 29', 33', 49' Bourke 17' Horner 34', 49' Ogilvie 39' | Report | Sommerville 44' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Lee Nugawela (AUS)
* 4 July 2014 09:00
| NSW | 9–1 | ACT |
| Govers 17' Bourke 29' Elliott 40', 64' McEwen 45', 58', 66' Dawson 55' Ogilvie 61' | Report | Laidley 60' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Lee Nugawela (AUS)
* 4 July 2014 11:00
| QLD | 3–1 | VIC |
| Wotherspoon 14' Boyde 30' Mynott 57' | Report | Hammond 25' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)
* 4 July 2014 13:00
| TAS | 0–2 | WA |
| | Report | Gerrard 51' Robertson 68' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Gilbert Gough-Fuller (AUS)
* 4 July 2014 15:00
| NT | 2–1 | SA |
| Sommerville 35' Rintala 69' | Report | Browne 14' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Nicholas Marshall (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)
* 5 July 2014 09:00
| NSW | 4–1 | QLD |
| Horner 47' Govers 50' McEwen 52' Elliott 66' | Report | Kruger 39' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)
* 5 July 2014 11:00
| VIC | 5–4 | ACT |
| Arunasalam 3', 16' Randhawa 17' Gale 23' Wookey 25' | Report | Hackett-Hansson 26' Shepherd 43' Day 70' Harris 70' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Lee Nugawela (AUS) Nicholas Marshall (AUS)
* 5 July 2014 13:00
| WA | 3–1 | NT |
| Gibbs 23' Gerrard 59' Ewing 67' | Report | Rintala 6' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
* 5 July 2014 15:00
| SA | 3–6 | TAS |
| Pena 34' Browne 47' Counsell 66' | Report | Blacklow 9' Mackey 17' Warne 29' Arthur 43', 54' Beltz 59' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Scott O'Reilly (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
* 7 July 2014 09:00
| SA | 2–7 | WA |
| Russ 44' Counsell 49' | Report | Roberts 10' Robertson 14', 38' Spencer 22' Lowes 29' Gibbs 40' Ewing 59' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Gilbert Gough-Fuller (AUS) Scott O'Reilly (AUS)
* 7 July 2014 11:00
| NT | 1–1 | TAS |
| Piggin 25' | Report | Arthur 70' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Scott Embry (AUS) Matthew Claxton (AUS)
* 7 July 2014 13:00
| VIC | 0–4 | NSW |
| | Report | Govers 3' Elliott 27' Craig 60' Hayes 62' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
* 7 July 2014 15:00
| QLD | 3–1 | ACT |
| Argent 30', 35' Rintala 41' | Report | Hopkins 60' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Nicholas Marshall (AUS)
* 8 July 2014 09:00
| VIC | 4–0 | NT |
| Randhawa 2' Simmonds 5' Gilmour 41' Wookey 66' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Nicholas Marshall (AUS) Lee Nugawela (AUS)
* 8 July 2014 11:00
| NSW | 7–4 | TAS |
| Dawson 3', 25' Craig 11', 22', 28' Tran 35' Govers 52' | Report | Arthur 39', 68' Beltz 62' White 66' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Scott O'Reilly (AUS)
* 8 July 2014 13:00
| QLD | 2–1 | SA |
| Douglas 12' Boyde 69' | Report | Pena 5' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Gilbert Gough-Fuller (AUS) Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
* 8 July 2014 15:00
| WA | 5–3 | ACT |
| Ewing 17' Gerrard 24', 31' Roberts 32' Gibbs 36' | Report | Randell 63' Stuckey 65' Hopkins 70' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)

### Classification matches
#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 |
| TAS | 4 |
| TAS | 4 | 12 July 2014 | 12 July 2014 |
| SA | 1 | 12 July 2014 | 12 July 2014 |
| SA | 1 | TAS | 5 |
| 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 | | TAS | 5 |
| 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 | ACT | 1 |
| NT | 2 | ACT | 1 |
| ACT | 5 | | |
| ACT | 5 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 July 2014 | 12 July 2014 |
| | | SA | 2 |
| | | NT | 6 |

##### Crossover matches

* 10 July 2014 09:00
| TAS | 4–1 | SA |
| Beltz 11' Arthur 20', 50' Blacklow 64' | Report | Hughes 35' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Nicholas Marshall (AUS)
* 10 July 2014 11:00
| NT | 2–5 | ACT |
| Hullick 25' Lockley 54' | Report | Day 19' Shepherd 47' Tinter 53' Chivers 63' Randell 65' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Lee Nugawela (AUS) Scott O'Reilly (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 11 July 2014 09:00
| SA | 2–6 | NT |
| Casey 43' Russ 65' | Report | MacDonald 3' Parkin 10', 28' Platt 13' Lockley 17' Latham 26' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 11 July 2014 11:00
| TAS | 5–1 | ACT |
| Blacklow 3' Arthur 28', 61', 66' Lane 47' | Report | Laidley 50' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Lee Nugawela (AUS) Scott O'Reilly (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 10 July 2014 | 10 July 2014 |
| NSW | 7 |
| NSW | 7 | 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 |
| WA | 1 | 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 |
| WA | 1 | NSW | 7 |
| 10 July 2014 | 10 July 2014 | | NSW | 7 |
| 10 July 2014 | 10 July 2014 | VIC | 2 |
| QLD | 4 | VIC | 2 |
| VIC | 5 | | |
| VIC | 5 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 |
| | | WA | 3 |
| | | QLD | 0 |

##### Semi-finals

* 10 July 2014 13:00
| NSW | 7–1 | WA |
| Govers 10', 41', 57' Bourke 42', 45' Dawson 50' Hayes 64' | Report | Spencer 58' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
* 10 July 2014 15:30
| QLD | 4–5 | VIC |
| Mynott 29' Kruger 44', 63' Boyde 68' | Report | Wookey 12', 43' Arunasalam 18' Page 25', 66' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 11 July 2014 13:00
| WA | 3–0 | QLD |
| Roberts 35' Gerrard 54' Geers 66' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Gilbert Gough-Fuller (AUS) Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

##### Final

* 11 July 2014 16:30
| NSW | 7–2 | VIC |
| Dawson 10' Govers 17', 51', 58' Tran 39' Horner 41', 65' | Report | Hammond 3' Arunasalam 46' |
* Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)