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 countryAustralia
Dates29 September – 16 November
Teams7
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNew South Wales NSW Pride (1st title)
Runner-upQueensland Brisbane Blaze
Third placeTasmania Tassie Tigers
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored184 (7.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)New South Wales Blake Govers (12 goals)
Best playerTasmania Eddie Ockenden
(next) 2022

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 edit

Format edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

The seven teams competing in the league come from Australia's states and territories, with the Northern Territory being the only team absent.[6]

Head Coach: Mark Victory

Venues edit

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

Results edit

Pool stage edit

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 edit

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 edit

 
Semi-finalsGrand Final
 
      
 
9 November 2019
 
 
  NSW Pride6
 
16 November 2019
 
  HC Melbourne2
 
  NSW Pride8
 
9 November 2019
 
  Brisbane Blaze3
 
  Brisbane Blaze7
 
 
  Tassie Tigers1
 

Semi-finals edit

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)

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 edit

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 edit

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

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

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

Goalscorers edit

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

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References edit

  1. ^ "Hockey One". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Melbourne to host inaugural grand final". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Pride round off incredible season". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Sultana Bran Men's Hockey One League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "New National Hockey League To Play Across Australia In A 48 Game Schedule". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. ^ "NEW LEAGUE AND TV DEAL FOR HOCKEY". thewomensgame.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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