Author: Mitch Wynd

The fixture for Australia's new national hockey competition, Hockey One League, has been released, revealing a 49-day season with 21 double header home and away event days plus finals. The league will feature Australia's best hockey players competing in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Brisbane, and Sydney.

The cream of Australian hockey will be fighting for a place on the podium in the inaugural Hockey One League from Sunday September 29, according to Hockey One League Interim General Manager, Tony Dodemaide.

"Hockey One League has been created to give fans more chances to see world class hockey, and the fixture reflects this. We will be playing at least three games in each capital city aside from Darwin over a period from September 29 to November 16," said Dodemaide, adding that the league hoped to welcome a team from Darwin in the future.

"In its first year, Hockey One League will see seven men's teams and seven women's teams compete for national honours and bragging rights.

"Uniquely, the fixture features 21 double header days in the home and away phase, so that fans can watch both men and women play on the same day. The format is family friendly and most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. We can't wait to welcome fans of all ages to our games," Dodemaide said.

The seven rounds will give each team a bye. Following the home and away phase, the top two men's and women's teams will host semi-finals against the 3rd and 4th ranked teams over the weekend of November 9-10.

The winners of the semi-finals will progress to the Grand Final in a double header on November 16. The hosting venue of the grand finals is planned to be the home of the highest-ranking women's team in 2019, followed by the highest-ranking men's team in 2020, and alternating thereafter.

The teams, each with a men's and a women's playing squad under the same name, and home venues are:

-Adelaide Fire(State Hockey Centre, Gepps Cross)

-Brisbane Blaze(Queensland State Hockey Centre, Morningside)

-Canberra Chill(National Hockey Centre, Lyneham)

-Hockey Club Melbourne(State Netball & Hockey Centre, Parkville)

-New South Wales Pride(Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre)

-Perth Thundersticks(Perth Hockey Stadium, Curtin University Campus, Bentley)

-Tassie Tigers(Tasmanian Hockey Centre, New Town)

While it has been confirmed that the league will feature players from the Kookaburras (Australia's national men's team, currently ranked world number one) and the Hockeyroos (Australia's national women's team, currently ranked world number two), player lists have not yet been released.

Team membership packages will be available as from this Thursday July 11th. For further details stay tuned to your team's Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

The fixture details are:

ROUND	HOST	VISITOR	DAY	TIME	DATE
ROUND 1	NSW CAN PERTH	ADEL BRIS MELB	Sunday Sunday Sunday	1.00-4.00pm 2.00-5.00pm 3.00-6.00pm	29 Sep 29 Sep 29 Sep
ROUND 2	CAN TAS MELB	NSW ADEL BRIS	Saturday Saturday Night Sunday	2.00-5.00pm 5.00-8.00pm 1.00-4.00pm	5 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct
ROUND 3	NSW PERTH ADEL	TAS CAN BRIS	Saturday Saturday Sunday	1.00-4.00pm 2.00-5.00pm 1.00-4.00pm	12 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct
ROUND 4	BRIS ADEL MELB	TAS PERTH CAN	Friday Friday Friday	6.00-9.00pm 7.00-10.00pm 7.00-10.00pm	18 Oct 18 Oct 18 Oct
ROUND 5	CAN NSW BRIS	TAS MELB PERTH	Sunday Sunday Sunday	2.00-5.00pm 1.00-4.00pm 1.00-4.00pm	20 Oct 20 Oct 20 Oct
ROUND 6	PERTH ADEL TAS	NSW CAN MELB	Saturday Saturday Sunday	2.00-5.00pm 2.00-5.00pm 2.00-5.00pm	26 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct
ROUND 7	TAS BRIS MELB	PERTH NSW ADEL	Saturday Saturday Night Sunday	2.00-5.00pm 3.00-6.00pm 1.00-4.00pm	2 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov
SEMIS	2v3	2nd Ranked Women's Team	Saturday	TBC	9 Nov
SEMIS	1v4	1st Ranked Women's Team	Sunday	TBC	10 Nov
SEMIS	2v3	2nd Ranked Men's Team	Saturday	TBC	9 Nov
SEMIS	1v4	1st Ranked Men's Team	Sunday	TBC	10 Nov
GRAND FINAL	GF	1st Ranked Women's Team	Saturday	TBC	16 Nov

For more information on Hockey One League, and to register for updates, please visithttps://hockeyone.com.au/