2007 Men's Oceania Cup

This article is about the men's event. For the women's event, see 2007 Women's Oceania Cup.

The 2007 Men's Oceania Cup was the fifth edition of the men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 11 to 16 September in Buderim.

2007 Oceania Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Buderim
Dates	11–16 September
Venue	Sunshine Coast Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	Australia (5th title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	81 (20.25 per match)
Top scorer	Simon Child (11 goals)
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The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Australia won the tournament for the fifth time, defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the final.

Teams

• Australia
• New Zealand
• Papua New Guinea

Results

All times are local (AEST).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	2	2	0	0	37	1	+36	6	Advanced to Final
2	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	40	2	+38	3
3	Papua New Guinea	2	0	0	2	0	74	−74	0

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

11 September 2007
20:30

Australia 35–0 Papua New Guinea Naylor  3', 13', 15', 53', 55', 60', 69'
Schubert  4', 11', 22'
Hopkins  8'
Knowles  9'
Dwyer  10', 13', 19', 20', 21', 42', 54', 56'
Smith  17', 18', 35', 57', 61'
Guest  24', 29', 39', 49'
Butler  25'
Brooks  33', 34'
Eglington  42', 59'
De Young  58' Report

Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

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12 September 2007
20:30

Papua New Guinea 0–39 New Zealand Report McAleese  1'
Burrows  3', 8', 23', 27', 32', 44', 56', 69'
Kosoof  3', 39', 40'
Shaw  6', 14', 30', 32', 59', 61', 65'
Nation  6', 57'
Child  15', 33', 34', 35', 37', 43', 45', 48', 55', 64', 65'
Collier  20', 49'
Peterson  31', 38', 51'
Archibald  54'
Couzins  70'

Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Timothy Pullman (AUS)

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14 September 2007
20:30

New Zealand 1–2 Australia Collins  37' Report Hopkins  22'
Brooks  66'

Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
David Leiper (SCO)

Classification round

Final

16 September 2007
14:00

Australia 3–1 New Zealand Guest  17'
George  38'
Brooks  58' Report Kosoof  33'

Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

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	40	2	+38	9	Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games
	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	41	5	+36	3	Qualified for Olympic Qualifiers
	Papua New Guinea	2	0	0	2	0	74	−74	0

Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 81 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 20.2 goals per match.

11 goals

• Simon Child

8 goals

• Jamie Dwyer
• Phil Burrows

7 goals

• Matthew Naylor
• Hayden Shaw

5 goals

• David Guest
• Andrew Smith

4 goals

• Travis Brooks
• David Kosoof

3 goals

• Grant Schubert
• Jan Peterson

2 goals

• Nathan Eglington
• Aaron Hopkins
• Benjamin Collier
• James Nation

1 goal

• Dean Butler
• Bevan George
• Mark Knowles
• Liam de Young
• Ryan Archibald
• Bryce Collins
• Dean Couzins
• Shea McAleese

See also

• 2007 Women's Oceania Cup