2019 Men's Hockey One

The 2019 Men's Sultana Bran Hockey One was the inaugural men's edition of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament was held across 7 states and territories of Australia. The tournament started on 29 September and culminated on 16 November 2019.^[1]

2019 Men's
Sultana Bran Hockey One

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	29 September – 16 November
Teams	7
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	NSW Pride (1st title)
Runner-up	Brisbane Blaze
Third place	Tassie Tigers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	184 (7.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Blake Govers (12 goals)
Best player	Eddie Ockenden
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The grand final of the tournament was hosted by HC Melbourne, as the top ranked team to qualify for the final in the women's league.^[2]

NSW Pride won the tournament after defeating Brisbane Blaze 8–3 in the final.^[3] Tassie Tigers finished in bronze position, following results from the pool stage.^[4]

Competition format

Format

The 2019 Hockey One will follow a similar format to that of the final edition of the Australian Hockey 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 play each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams will then qualify for the Classification Round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting a grand final. Team 1 will host Team 4, while Team 2 will host Team 3. Of the two victorious teams, the higher ranked team from the pool stage will host the grand final.^[5]

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.^[6]

Adelaide Fire

Head Coach: Mark Victory

3. Lachlan Busiko (C)
6. Angus Fry
7. Scott Germein
9. Fred Gray
11. Cameron Joyce
13. Luke Larwood
15. Andrew Leat
16. Daniel Mitchell
18. Alastair Oliver
19. Glyn Tamlin
20. Isaac Farmilo
21. Simon Wells
22. Chris Wells
23. Cameron White
24. Hirotaka Zendana
25. Kota Watanabe
26. Liam Alexander
27. Ross Hetem
28. Ben Hooppell
29. Edward Chittleborough (GK)

Brisbane Blaze

Head Coach: Matt Wells

2. Shane Kenny
3. Corey Weyer
4. Hugh Pembroke
5. Scott Boyde
7. Joel Rintala
9. Jacob Anderson (C)
10. Robert Bell
11. Matthew Pembroke
12. Jacob Whetton
13. Ethan White
14. Luke Tyne
15. Justin Douglas
16. Tim Howard
19. Blake Wotherspoon
20. Matthew Swann
23. Daniel Beale
26. Dylan Wotherspoon
27. Jared Taylor
31. Matthew Finn (GK)
32. Mitchell Nicholson (GK)

Canberra Chill

Head Coach: Peter Morgan

1. Aaron Knight
2. Ben Staines
3. Anand Gupte
4. James Day
5. Lewis Shepherd
7. Kazuma Murata
8. Daniel Conroy
9. Jamie Hawke
10. Owen Chivers
11. Garry Backhus
12. Jake Staines
13. Manabu Yamashita
15. Josh Chivers
17. Aaron Kershaw (C)
20. Lewis McLennan
22. Jay MacDonald
26. James Jewell
27. Kentaro Fukuda
30. Andrew Charter (GK)
32. Brendan Hill (GK)

HC Melbourne

Head Coach: Lachlan Anderson

1. Craig Marais
2. Max Hendry
3. Simon Borger
5. Andrew Philpott
7. Will Gilmour
8. Joshua Pollard
9. Nathan Ephraums
10. Russell Ford (C)
11. George Bazeley (GK)
12. Casey Hammond
13. Jayshaan Randhawa
14. Jonathan Bretherton
15. Joshua Simmonds
17. Kiran Arunasalam
18. Johan Durst (GK)
21. Jake Sherren
23. Joel Carroll
24. James Knee
25. Aaron Kleinschmidt
29. Oscar Wookey

NSW Pride

Head Coach: Brent Livermore

1. Lachlan Sharp
2. Tom Craig (C)
3. BJ Bruton (GK)
4. Lain Carr
5. Ash Thomas (GK)
6. Matthew Dawson
7. Daine Richards
8. Nathanael Stewart
11. Hayden Dillon
12. Kurt Lovett
13. Blake Govers
18. Tristan White
19. Jack Hayes
20. Ky Willott
22. Flynn Ogilvie
23. Ryan Proctor
24. Dylan Martin
26. Ehren Hazell
28. Sam Gray
29. Timothy Brand

Perth Thundersticks

Head Coach: Alistair Park

1. Brayden King
3. Tim Geers
4. Jake Harvie
5. Frazer Gerrard
6. James Collins
7. Tyler Lovell (GK)
8. Coby Green
9. Dane Gavranich
10. Tom Wickham
13. Daniel Rayney
14. Liam Flynn
15. Will Byas
17. Aran Zalewski (C)
18. Ben Rennie (GK)
19. Daniel Robertson
23. Matthew Fisher
24. Alec Rasmussen
25. Trent Mitton
26. Brandon Gibbs
27. Marshall Roberts

Tassie Tigers

Head Coach: Andrew McDonald

2. Nick Leslie
3. Kurt Budgeon
4. Hayden Beltz
6. Joshua Brooks
7. Joshua Mardell
10. Linden McCarthy
11. Eddie Ockenden (C)
12. Samuel McCulloch
13. Joshua Beltz
14. Jack Welch
15. Kieron Arthur
18. Grant Woodcock (GK)
19. Tim Deavin
20. James Bourke
21. Ben Read
23. Henry Chambers (GK)
26. Oliver Smith
27. Gobindraj Gill
29. Sam McCambridge
32. Jeremy Hayward

Venues

Sydney	Melbourne	Perth
Sydney Olympic Park	State Netball and Hockey Centre	Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 6,000
Adelaide	Brisbane Adelaide Sydney Canberra Melbourne Perth Hobart
State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 4,000
Brisbane
Queensland State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 1,000
Canberra
National Hockey Centre
Hobart
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Results

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW Pride	6	6	0	0	0	32	5	+27	30	Semi-finals
2	Brisbane Blaze	6	5	0	0	1	25	10	+15	25
3	Tassie Tigers	6	4	0	0	2	23	19	+4	20
4	HC Melbourne	6	3	0	0	3	29	30	−1	15
5	Canberra Chill	6	1	1	0	4	17	34	−17	8
6	Perth Thundersticks	6	1	0	1	4	15	29	−14	7
7	Adelaide Fire	6	0	0	0	6	16	30	−14	0

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Matches

29 September 2019 14:30 (AEST) NSW Pride 2–1 Adelaide Fire Hazell  42' Govers  45+' Report Busiko  47' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

29 September 2019 15:00 (AWST) Perth Thundersticks 4–5 HC Melbourne Wickham  7', 7' Mitton  20', 20' Report Ephraums  7', 8' Ford  11', 12', 32' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Daniel Johnston (AUS)

29 September 2019 15:30 (AEST) Canberra Chill 1–4 Brisbane Blaze Kershaw  21' Report Rintala  21' Douglas  41', 21' Anderson  52' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) David Bridgford (AUS)

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5 October 2019 15:30 (AEST) Canberra Chill 0–7 NSW Pride Report Craig  30' Govers  42', 58' Lovett  51', 51' Brand  56', 56' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) David Bridgford (AUS)

5 October 2019 18:30 (AEST) Tassie Tigers 5–1 Adelaide Fire Leslie  10', 10' McCambridge  24' Hayward  28' H. Beltz  43' Report Zendana  57' Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Tim Pullman (AUS)

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6 October 2019 14:45 (AEDT) HC Melbourne 2–4 Brisbane Blaze Simmonds  4', 43' Report Whetton  14', 14' Boyde  47' Taylor  49' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS)

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12 October 2019 13:00 (AEDT) NSW Pride 4–2 Tassie Tigers Govers  5', 25', 29', 33' Report McCambridge  9' Ockenden  13' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

12 October 2019 14:00 (AWST) Perth Thundersticks 3–3 Canberra Chill Geers  14' King  22' Wickham  57' Report J. Staines  27', 27' B. Staines  58' Penalties Zalewski Wickham Mitton Green 1–3 Murata Day Backhus J. Staines Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Daniel Johnston (AUS)

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13 October 2019 14:30 (ACDT) Adelaide Fire 1–5 Brisbane Blaze Farmilo  29' Report Weyer  5' Rintala  10', 30+', 45', 58' State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Nathan Jennings (AUS)

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18 October 2019 19:30 (AEST) Brisbane Blaze 7–0 Tassie Tigers Beale  1' Rintala  17' Weyer  25' D. Wotherspoon  36', 36', 38', 38' Report Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ben de Young (AUS)

18 October 2019 20:30 (ACDT) Adelaide Fire 4–6 Perth Thundersticks Watanabe  20', 20', 60', 60' Report Mitton  28', 28' Robertson  42', 42' Rasmussen  43' Wickham  49' State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Nathan Jennings (AUS)

18 October 2019 20:45 (AEDT) HC Melbourne 10–5 Canberra Chill Arunasalam  14', 30', 30', 41' Kleinschmidt  14' Marais  15' Gilmour  25', 25', 37', 37' Report Backhus  2', 54', 54' Conroy  49', 49' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

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20 October 2019 14:30 (AEDT) NSW Pride 6–1 HC Melbourne Lovett  10', 10', 27' Govers  37', 37' Ogilvie  52' Report Ford  58' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)

20 October 2019 14:30 (AEST) Brisbane Blaze 5–1 Perth Thundersticks Weyer  15' Rintala  26' D. Wotherspoon  29', 29' Beale  54' Report Mitton  36' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Ben de Young (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

20 October 2019 15:30 (AEDT) Canberra Chill 2–6 Tassie Tigers Fukuda  31', 31' Report Ockenden  4', 15', 53', 53' Hayward  24' McCambridge  33' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) David Bridgford (AUS)

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26 October 2019 14:00 (AWST) Perth Thundersticks 1–8 NSW Pride Harvie  50' Report Govers  5', 5', 25' Willott  30' Brand  36', 43', 43' Dawson  45' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Daniel Johnston (AUS)

26 October 2019 15:30 (ACDT) Adelaide Fire 4–6 Canberra Chill Fry  3', 4' Farmilo  6', 6' Report Hawke  24', 24' Day  26' Backhus  37' J. Staines  52', 52' State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Nathan Jennings (AUS)

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27 October 2019 14:00 (AEDT) Tassie Tigers 6–5 HC Melbourne McCambridge  21', 43' Hayward  43' Ockenden  46', 59', 59' Report Ephraums  14' Simmonds  23', 23', 30+', 33' Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)

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2 November 2019 15:30 (AEDT) Tassie Tigers 4–0 Perth Thundersticks J. Beltz  4' McCambridge  8', 8' Gill  19' Report Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS)

2 November 2019 16:30 (AEST) Brisbane Blaze 0–5 NSW Pride Report Sharp  2' Willott  45', 45' Craig  60', 60+' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

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3 November 2019 13:00 (AEDT) HC Melbourne 6–5 Adelaide Fire Ephraums  2' Kleinschmidt  33', 33' Ford  37', 37' Simmonds  45+' Report Watanabe  9', 9' Joyce  15+', 42', 52' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)

Classification stage

	Semi-finals				Grand Final
	9 November 2019
	NSW Pride	6
					16 November 2019
	HC Melbourne	2
					NSW Pride	8
	9 November 2019
					Brisbane Blaze	3
	Brisbane Blaze	7
	Tassie Tigers	1

Semi-finals

9 November 2019 13:00 (AEDT) NSW Pride 6–2 HC Melbourne Stewart  3' Lovett  38', 43' Brand  41', 41' Willott  43' Report Marais  39' Ford  55' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

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9 November 2019 18:30 (AEST) Brisbane Blaze 7–1 Tassie Tigers Whetton  4', 4' Anderson  6' Rintala  25' B. Wotherspoon  43' D. Wotherspoon  55', 55' Report Hayward  33' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Ben Hocking (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

Grand final

16 November 2019 14:00 (AEDT) NSW Pride 8–3 Brisbane Blaze Brand  9', 9', 30' Hayes  48', 48' Ogilvie  55', 55' Lovett  60' Report Rintala  7' Weyer  57', 57' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Ben Hocking (AUS) Tim Pullman (AUS)

Awards

Top Goalscorer(s)	Player of the League	Player of the Final
Blake Govers	Eddie Ockenden	Flynn Ogilvie

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final standing
	NSW Pride	8	8	0	0	0	46	10	+36	40	Gold Medal
	Brisbane Blaze	8	6	0	0	2	35	19	+16	30	Silver Medal
	Tassie Tigers	7	4	0	0	3	24	26	−2	20	Eliminated in Semi-finals
4	HC Melbourne	7	3	0	0	4	31	36	−5	15
5	Canberra Chill	6	1	1	0	4	17	34	−17	8	Eliminated in Group stage
6	Perth Thundersticks	6	1	0	1	4	15	29	−14	7
7	Adelaide Fire	6	0	0	0	6	16	30	−14	0

Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 184 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 7.67 goals per match.

12 goals

• Blake Govers

10 goals

• Timothy Brand

9 goals

• Joel Rintala

8 goals

• Kurt Lovett
• Dylan Wotherspoon
• Eddie Ockenden

7 goals

• Sam McCambridge
• Russell Ford
• Joshua Simmonds

6 goals

• Kota Watanabe

5 goals

• Corey Weyer
• Trent Mitton

4 goals

• Garry Backhus
• Jake Staines
• Ky Willott
• Jacob Whetton
• Jeremy Hayward
• Kiran Arunasalam
• Nathan Ephraums
• Will Gilmour
• Tom Wickham

3 goals

• Tom Craig
• Flynn Ogilvie
• Isaac Farmilo
• Cameron Joyce
• Aaron Kleinschmidt

2 goals

• Daniel Conroy
• Kentaro Fukuda
• Jamie Hawke
• Jack Hayes
• Jacob Anderson
• Daniel Beale
• Justin Douglas
• Angus Fry
• Nick Leslie
• Craig Marais
• Daniel Robertson

1 goal

• James Day
• Aaron Kershaw
• Benjamin Staines
• Matthew Dawson
• Ehren Hazell
• Lachlan Sharp
• Nathanael Stewart
• Scott Boyde
• Jared Taylor
• Blake Wotherspoon
• Lachlan Busiko
• Hirotaka Zendana
• Hayden Beltz
• Joshua Beltz
• Gobindraj Gill
• Tim Geers
• Jake Harvie
• Brayden King
• Alec Rasmussen

Source: Hockey Australia