2017 Oceania Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Dates	11–15 October
Venue(s)	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	Australia (10th title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	61 (15.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thomas Wickham Dylan Wotherspoon (7 goals)
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The 2017 Men's Oceania Cup was the tenth edition of the men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 11 to 15 October in Sydney. ^{[1] [2]}

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2018 FIH World Cup. ^[3]

Australia won the tournament for the tenth time, defeating New Zealand 6–0 in the final. ^[4]

Teams

Results

All times are local ( AEDT).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	2	2	0	0	35	1	+34	6	Advanced to Final
2	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	20	5	+15	3
3	Papua New Guinea	2	0	0	2	0	49	−49	0

Fixtures

11 October 2017 20:00 Australia  30–0   Papua New Guinea Wotherspoon   4',  20',  30',  37',  60' Beale   6',  20' Mitton   9',  12',  12',  46' Hayward   10',  13',  28' Govers   15',  24',  32',  36',  49' Wickham   19',  28',  33',  43',  43' Knowles   19',  40' Whetton   35' Ockenden   38' Beltz   54' Dawson   59' Report Umpires: Sam Doran (NZL) Ben Grant (NZL)

12 October 2017 20:00 New Zealand  1–5   Australia Harris   57' Report Hayward   14',  42' Whetton   34' Craig   56' Wotherspoon   57' Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Ben Grant (NZL)

14 October 2017 15:00 Papua New Guinea  0–19   New Zealand Report Bennett   3',  30' Harris   8',  33',  45' Phillips   14' Panchia   16',  26',  38',  39' Lane   18',  28',  60+' Wilcox   20' Coughlan   20' Mitai-Wells   26' Elder   42' Ross   51' Miskimmin   60' Umpires: Matthew Claxton (AUS) Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

Classification

Final

15 October 2017 17:30 Australia  6–0   New Zealand Wickham   3',  58' Wotherspoon   5' Whetton   17' Zalewski   19',  45+' Report Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Ben Grant (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	Australia (H)	3	3	0	0	41	1	+40	9	Qualified for 2018 FIH World Cup
	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	20	11	+9	3
	Papua New Guinea	2	0	0	2	0	49	−49	0

Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 15.2 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

External links

• International Hockey Federation