2023 Men's Hockey One

2023 Men's JDH
Hockey One

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	6 October – 26 November
Teams	7
Venue	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brisbane Blaze (1st title)
Runner-up	NSW Pride
Third place	HC Melbourne
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	154 (6.16 per match)
Top scorer	Blake Govers (14 goals)
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The 2023 Men's JDH Hockey One was the third season of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament was held across 7 states and territories of Australia. Competition commenced on 6 October, and culminated with a finals weekend on 25 and 26 November in Canberra. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Competition format

Format

The 2023 Hockey One season followed the same format as previous season. 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 qualify for the classification round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting the final and losers the third place match. Like the previous season, the finals will be held over a single weekend at a central location.

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.

Adelaide Fire

Head Coach: Roel van Maastright

1. Kieran Govers
2. Connor Richmond-Spouse
3. Lucas Toonen
4. Jack Holland
6. Matthew Magann
7. Peter Scott
8. Brodie Gleeson
9. Fred Gray
10. Lachlan Arniel
11. Kyton Rayner
12. Mitchell Dell
13. Alastair Oliver
14. Fraser Heigh
15. Paxton Silby
16. Hugh Snowden
17. Charl Ulrich
18. Richard Hancock
20. Chris Wells
21. Jed Snowden (GK)
22. Edward Chittleborough (GK)
23. Hassan Singh
25. Jethro Eustice

Brisbane Blaze

Head Coach: Matthew Wells

1. William Mathison
2. Shane Kenny
3. Corey Weyer
4. Noah Fahy
5. Lucas Brown
6. Joshua Mynott
7. Liam Hart
9. Jacob Anderson
10. Cale Cramer
11. Michael Francis
12. Jacob Whetton
13. David Hubbard
15. Jayden Atkinson
16. Timothy Howard
17. Scott Boyde
18. Aaron Weiss
19. Luke Randle (GK)
21. Max Harding
23. Daniel Beale
24. Diarmid Chapple
27. Joel Rintala
32. Mitchell Nicholson (GK)

Canberra Chill

Head Coach: Seyi Onitiri

2. Benjamin Staines
3. Anand Gupte
4. Jaume Torras
5. Jesse Absolom
6. Connor Tuddenham
8. Sean Baker
9. Jamie Hawke
10. Owen Chivers
11. Garry Backhus
12. Jake Staines
14. Koby Johnstone
15. Hayden Dillon
16. Oscar Smart
17. Aiden Dooley
18. Jeremy Hopkins
22. Jay MacDonald
24. Davis Atkin
26. James Jewell
27. Max Robson
29. Fletcher Norris
32. Brendan Hill (GK)
33. Rupinder Pal Singh

HC Melbourne

Head Coach: Andrew Smith

1. Craig Marais
2. Frazer Gerrard
3. George McGeogh (GK)
4. Liam Henderson
5. Douglas Buckley
6. Damon Steffens
7. Nathan Ephraums
8. Lachlan Steinfort
9. Nathan Copey
10. Bradley Marais
11. Cooper Burns
12. Connar Ottarbach
13. Jayshaan Randhawa
14. James Knee
15. Joshua Simmonds
16. Luke Noblett
17. Kiran Arunasalam
18. Johan Durst (GK)
19. Jordan Rees
20. Nye Roberts
21. Carlin Walker
22. Benjamin White

NSW Pride

Head Coach: Brent Livermore

1. Lachlan Sharp
2. Thomas Craig
3. Nathan Ackroyd (GK)
5. Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
6. Matthew Dawson
7. Daine Richards
8. Nathaniel Stewart
9. Nathan Czinner
13. Blake Govers
14. Dylan Martin
15. Miles Davis
19. Jack Hayes
20. Ky Willott
22. Flynn Ogilvie
23. Ryan Woolnough
28. Samuel Gray
29. Timothy Brand
32. Callum Mackay
33. Samuel Mudford
34. Thomas Miotto
35. Rory Walker
36. Michael Taylor

Perth Thundersticks

Head Coach: Craig Wilson

1. Matthew Bird
2. William Battistessa
3. Timothy Geers
4. Jake Harvie
5. Thomas Wickham
6. Bryn de Bes
7. Tyler Lovell (GK)
8. Marshall Puzey
9. James Day
10. Joshua Bowen
11. Thomas Harvie
12. Alistair Murray
13. Brayden King
14. Matthew Willis
15. Liam Flynn
16. Brodee Foster
17. Aran Zalewski (C)
18. Benjamin Rennie (GK)
20. Frank Main
23. Cambell Geddes
25. Trent Mitton
26. James Collins

Tassie Tigers

Head Coach: Stephen McMullen

1. Magnus McCausland (GK)
2. Tyler McDonald
3. Alexander Shaw
4. Hayden Beltz
5. Ewan Vickery
6. Joshua Brooks
7. Joshua Mardell
8. Joseph Murphy
9. Jeremy Edwards
10. Ruben Hoey
11. Edward Ockenden
12. Samuel McCulloch
13. Joshua Beltz
14. Jack Welch
19. Timothy Deavin
20. Ehren Hazell
23. Henry Chambers (GK)
25. Max Larkin (GK)
27. Gobindraj Gill
28. Lachlan Rogers
30. Alistair White
32. Jeremy Hayward

Venues

Sydney	Melbourne	Perth
Sydney Olympic Park	Melbourne Sports Centre	Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 6,000
Adelaide	Brisbane Adelaide Sydney Canberra Melbourne Perth Hobart
MATE Stadium
Capacity: 4,000
Brisbane
State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 2,000
Canberra
National Hockey Centre
Hobart
Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW Pride	6	5	1	0	0	32	12	+20	28	Semi-finals
2	Brisbane Blaze	6	5	0	0	1	32	15	+17	25
3	HC Melbourne	6	3	0	0	3	19	22	−3	15
4	Tassie Tigers	6	2	0	1	3	12	14	−2	12
5	Adelaide Fire	6	2	0	1	3	13	25	−12	12
6	Perth Thundersticks	6	2	0	0	4	12	17	−5	10
7	Canberra Chill	6	0	1	0	5	11	26	−15	3

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

Fixtures

6 October 2023 20:00 (AEDT) Tassie Tigers 1–4 HC Melbourne Hayward  55' Report Burns  15' Steffens  30+', 41' Ephraums  57' Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Aaron Kitchener (AUS)

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7 October 2023 15:30 (AWST) Perth Thundersticks 4–1 Canberra Chill Day  14', 30', 33' Wickham  17' Report B. Staines  19' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Daniel Johnston (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)

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8 October 2023 14:30 (ACDT) Adelaide Fire 2–10 Brisbane Blaze Heigh  6', 14' Report Cramer  3', 3', 19' Anderson  20', 20', 28', 28' Chappell  32', 32', 45' MATE Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

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13 October 2023 20:00 (AEDT) HC Melbourne 2–3 Adelaide Fire Burns  5' Simmonds  36' Report Rayner  45+' Holland  57', 60' Melbourne Sports Centre, Melbourne Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

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14 October 2023 20:00 (AEST) Brisbane Blaze 3–7 NSW Pride Anderson  53', 53' Weyer  58' Report Brand  1', 1' Craig  19' Willott  28' Hayes  31', 31' Govers  34' State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

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15 October 2023 14:00 (AEDT) Canberra Chill 0–7 Tassie Tigers Report Edwards  1' McCulloch  3', 3', 26', 26' Welch  21' Hazell  56' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

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20 October 2023 20:00 (AEDT) Tassie Tigers 2–1 Perth Thundersticks Hayward  12', 25' Report Wickham  30' Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Aaron Kitchener (AUS)

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21 October 2023 19:30 (ACDT) Adelaide Fire 2–2 Canberra Chill Heigh  50', 50' Report Rupinder Pal  13', 45' Penalties Scott Heigh Gray Ulrich 1–3 Hawke Tuddenham Atkin Rupinder Pal MATE Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)

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22 October 2023 15:00 (AEDT) NSW Pride 11–2 HC Melbourne Ogilvie  4', 4' Govers  12', 12', 39', 42' Brand  42' Hayes  45+' Willott  55', 55' Richards  55' Report Ephraums  38', 38' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Neke Newman (AUS) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

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27 October 2023 20:00 (AEST) Brisbane Blaze 5–0 Tassie Tigers Boyde  35', 35' Randle  43' Anderson  58', 58' Report State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)

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28 October 2023 16:30 (AEDT) Canberra Chill 2–3 NSW Pride B. Staines  56', 56' Report Miotto  45' Craig  49' Davis  54' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Benjamin Hocking (AUS)

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29 October 2023 15:00 (AWST) Perth Thundersticks 2–6 HC Melbourne Zalewski  25' Day  29' Report Ephraums  14', 44' Otterbach  18', 18' Rees  30+' Steffens  53' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Daniel Johnston (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)

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3 November 2023 20:00 (AEDT) HC Melbourne 1–3 Brisbane Blaze White  33' Report Cramer  9' Boyde  41', 41' Melbourne Sports Centre, Melbourne Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

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4 November 2023 18:30 (AEDT) NSW Pride 1–1 Tassie Tigers Willott  24' Report H. Beltz  60+' Penalties Willott Ogilvie Hayes Craig Richards Willott 5–4 McCulloch Welch Hayward H. Beltz Edwards Welch Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

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5 November 2023 15:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Fire 0–3 Perth Thundersticks Report Willis  19', 19' Day  60' MATE Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Benjamin Hocking (AUS)

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10 November 2023 20:00 (AEDT) Canberra Chill 4–6 Brisbane Blaze B. Staines  38', 38', 48', 48' Report Weyer  49' Chappell  49' Hart  59', 59' Francis  59', 59' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

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11 November 2023 18:30 (AEDT) Tassie Tigers 1–3 Adelaide Fire Hayward  7' Report H. Snowden  22' Heigh  23', 41' Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Aaron Kitchener (AUS)

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12 November 2023 13:30 (AWST) Perth Thundersticks 1–3 NSW Pride Wickham  57' Report Ogilvie  35', 35' Govers  44' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Daniel Johnston (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)

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17 November 2023 18:30 (AEDT) HC Melbourne 4–2 Canberra Chill Knee  27' Henderson  32', 32' Simmonds  35' Report Tuddenham  49', 49' Melbourne Sports Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Benjamin Hocking (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)

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18 November 2023 20:00 (AEDT) NSW Pride 7–3 Adelaide Fire Govers  2' Brand  20' Craig  20', 50', 50' Richards  34', 34' Report Rayner  25' Heigh  40', 60' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Daniel Johnston (AUS)

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19 November 2023 14:00 (AEST) Brisbane Blaze 5–1 Perth Thundersticks Weyer  4' Rintala  13', 30', 30' Chappell  56' Report Day  43' State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

Classification round

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 November
	NSW Pride	6
					26 November
	Tassie Tigers	2
					NSW Pride	3 (3)
	25 November
					Brisbane Blaze (pen.)	3 (5)
	Brisbane Blaze (pen.)	3 (10)
	HC Melbourne	3 (9)
					Third place
					26 November
					Tassie Tigers	1
					HC Melbourne	2

Semi-finals

25 November 2023 12:30 NSW Pride 6–2 Tassie Tigers Govers  8', 9', 23', 52' Brand  59', 59' Report Hayward  13' Gill  34' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)

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25 November 2023 16:00 Brisbane Blaze 3–3 HC Melbourne Cramer  13' Boyde  37', 37' Report Davis  8', 40', 40' Penalties Boyde Beale Rintala Whetton Weyer Boyde Weyer Beale Whetton Rintala Weyer Boyde Beale 10–9 Simmonds Simmonds Ephraums Otterbach Arunasalam Ephraums White Simmonds Simmonds B. Marais Ephraums White Otterbach National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)

Third and fourth place

26 November 2023 13:00 Tassie Tigers 1–2 HC Melbourne Hayward  15+' Report Simmonds  17' White  45' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Aaron Gotting (AUS)

Final

26 November 2023 17:30 NSW Pride 3–3 Brisbane Blaze Govers  20', 52', 60' Report Cramer  17', 17' Weyer  24' Penalties Brand Ogilvie Willott Govers 3–5 Boyde Weyer Rintala Beale Whetton National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final standing
	Brisbane Blaze	8	5	2	0	1	38	21	+17	31	Gold Medal
	NSW Pride	8	6	1	1	0	41	17	+24	35	Silver Medal
	HC Melbourne	8	4	0	1	3	24	26	−2	22	Bronze Medal
4	Tassie Tigers	8	2	0	1	5	15	22	−7	12	Fourth Place
5	Adelaide Fire	6	2	0	1	3	13	25	−12	12	Eliminated in Group Stage
6	Perth Thundersticks	6	2	0	0	4	12	17	−5	10
7	Canberra Chill	6	0	1	0	5	11	26	−15	3

Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 154 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 6.16 goals per match.

14 goals

• Blake Govers

8 goals

• Jacob Anderson
• Fraser Heigh

7 goals

• Benjamin Staines
• Cale Cramer

6 goals

• Timothy Brand
• Scott Boyde
• Jeremy Hayward
• James Day

5 goals

• Thomas Craig
• Diarmid Chappell
• Nathan Ephraums

4 goals

• Flynn Ogilvie
• Ky Willott
• Corey Weyer
• Samuel McCulloch

3 goals

• Jack Hayes
• Daine Richards
• Joel Rintala
• Eden Davis
• Joshua Simmonds
• Damon Steffens
• Thomas Wickham

2 goals

• Rupinder Pal Singh
• Connor Tuddenham
• Michael Francis
• Liam Hart
• Cooper Burns
• Liam Henderson
• Connar Otterbach
• Benjamin White
• Jack Holland
• Kyton Rayner
• Matthew Willis

1 goal

• Miles Davis
• Thomas Miotto
• Luke Randle
• Hugh Snowden
• Hayden Beltz
• Jeremy Edwards
• Gobindraj Gill
• Ehren Hazell
• Jack Welch
• James Knee
• Jordan Rees
• Aran Zalewski

Source: Hockey Australia

Attendances

The 2023 Men's Hockey One League season saw several matches attract record crowds, highlighting the league's growing popularity. The highest attendance was recorded in Canberra, where Canberra Chill versus NSW Pride drew a reported 2,282 spectators. Other notably well-attended matches included Brisbane Blaze versus NSW Pride with a crowd of 1,700 and a NSW Pride home fixture in Sydney that attracted 1,600 spectators. ^{[5] [6]}

#	Club	Average
1	NSW Pride	1,462
2	Brisbane Blaze	1,358
3	Canberra Chill	1,276
4	HC Melbourne	1,051
5	Perth Thundersticks	923
6	Tassie Tigers	894
7	Adelaide Fire	872

References

1. "Schedule". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
2. "Hockey One League Schedule Announced". hockeyqld.com.au. Hockey Queensland . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
3. "The storm ahead: Perth Thundersticks 2023 Hockey One season schedule revealed". hockeyywa.org.au. Hockey WA . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
4. "Hockey One League 2023 Finals set to light up Canberra". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
5. https://hockeyone.com.au/news/canberra-chill-and-nsw-pride-turn-it-on-in-front-of-record-crowd/
6. https://hockeyone.com.au/news/hockey-one-enjoys-record-crowds-can-we-beat-it-this-week/

External links

• Hockey Australia
• Hockey Australia Results Portal