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    New National Hockey League To Play Across Australia In A 48 Game Schedule

    New National Hockey League To Play Across Australia In A 48 Game Schedule

    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/