2019 Men's Oceania Cup

This article is about the men's event. For the women's event, see 2019 Women's Oceania Cup.

The 2019 Men's Oceania Cup was the eleventh edition of the men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 5 to 8 September in Rockhampton.^[1][2]

2019 Oceania Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Rockhampton
Dates	5–8 September
Venue(s)	Kalka Shades Hockey Fields
Final positions
Champions	Australia (11th title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	11 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Blake Govers (4 goals)
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The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Australia won the tournament for the eleventh time, finishing ahead of New Zealand at the conclusion of the pool stage.^[4]

Background

Australia were the ten-time back-to-back defending champions. The winners of the Cup earned an automatic place at the 2020 Olympic Games.^[5]

The hosting announcement of the Rockhampton Hockey Association came as $5 million was being invested into the hockey centre to upgrade the facilities.^[6] In March 2019, Stirling Hinchliffe, MLA for Sandgate and Minister for Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs announced that the Government of Queensland had invested $2.5 million into the Kalka Shades, the home of the Rockhampton Hockey Association.^[7]

Teams

 Australia

Head Coach: Colin Batch

2. Tom Craig
3. Corey Weyer
4. Jake Harvie
5. Tom Wickham
6. Matthew Dawson
9. Jacob Anderson
11. Eddie Ockenden (C)
12. Jacob Whetton
13. Blake Govers
16. Tim Howard
17. Aran Zalewski (C)
20. Matthew Swann
22. Flynn Ogilvie
23. Daniel Beale
24. Tyler Lovell (C)
29. Timothy Brand
30. Andrew Charter (GK)
32. Jeremy Hayward

 New Zealand

Head Coach: Darren Smith

2. Cory Bennett
4. Dane Lett
7. Nick Ross
8. Richard Joyce (GK)
11. Jacob Smith
12. Sam Lane
13. Marcus Child
14. Jared Panchia
15. George Enersen (GK)
17. Nic Woods
21. Kane Russell
22. Blair Tarrant (C)
24. Arun Panchia
25. Shea McAleese
27. Stephen Jenness
29. Hugo Inglis
30. George Muir
31. Hayden Phillips

Results

All times are local (AEST).

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	2020 Summer Olympics
2	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[8]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

5 September 2019 16:00 Australia  4–0  New Zealand Craig  5' Brand  12' Govers  36' Ogilvie  40' Report Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS) Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)

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7 September 2019 18:00 Australia  2–2  New Zealand Govers  20' Wickham  24' Report Smith  32' Russell  41' Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SGP) Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

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8 September 2019 18:15 Australia  3–0  New Zealand Brand  11' Govers  14', 58' Report Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS) Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)

Statistics

Final standings

1.  Australia
2.  New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

4 goals

• Blake Govers

2 goals

• Timothy Brand

1 goal

• Thomas Craig
• Flynn Ogilvie
• Thomas Wickham
• Kane Russell
• Jacob Smith