The One Active Hockey One is a field hockey competition organised by Hockey Australia, which replaced the Australian Hockey League.
Dual competitions are conducted for both men's and women's teams, with parallel fixtures for both competitions throughout the regular season. The league serves as Australia's premier domestic hockey league, helping unearth future talent for selection to the Australian national teams; the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos.
The NSW Pride and the Brisbane Blaze are currently the most successful teams, winning three out of six titles each. The Pride won both the men's and women's competitions in 2022, whereas the Blaze won both competitions in 2023.
History The Hockey One League was founded on 17 April 2019. The tournament was formed following an overhaul of the Australian Hockey League, and replaced the tournament to serve as Australia's premier hockey competition.
Following a series of rule innovations during the 2018 men's and women's AHL tournaments, Hockey Australia made the decision to disband the premier competition, making way for the new domestic league.
On 23 September 2019, Hockey Australia confirmed that the new league had secured a major partnership with Kellogg's, with naming rights also afforded to the company, forming the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. The sponsorship was for the first two seasons, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic extended through to the 2022 (second) season. The following day it was confirmed that Westfund Health Insurance had been named as a supporting partner.
On 11 September 2023, the league announced Jamie Dwyer Hockey (JDH) as the new official naming rights partner, with the 2023 (third) season named the JDH Hockey One League.
On 24 September 2024, Liberty was announced as naming rights partner, officially renaming the league to the Liberty Hockey One League for season four (2024).
COVID-19 pandemic Following a successful first season of the Sultana Bran Hockey One in 2019, the second edition was anticipated for commencement in late 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league's second season was postponed until 2021. The decision was made by the Hockey One board on 24 March 2020 following consultations with Hockey Australia and the seven member associations in the league, all of which being unable to financially support the program later in the year.
The postponement was not only made to benefit associations financially, but also on account of restrictions put into place by the Government of Australia, which prohibited mass-gatherings and sporting events. The league went on to postpone the second season to October 2022, owing to divergent state border restrictions in place across the country in late 2021.
Format From 2019 to 2025, seven teams competed in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from late September to mid November or early December, with the top four teams advancing to a finals round.
As of 2026, the format is unknown after the introduction of an eighth team.
Teams The following eight teams compete in the league. From 2019 to 2025, seven teams competed in the league, with the Melbourne Cobras introduced in 2026.
Adelaide Fire Brisbane Blaze Canberra Chill HC Melbourne Melbourne Cobras NSW Pride Perth Thundersticks Tassie Tigers
Men's tournament Summaries YearHostsGold Medal MatchThird and FourthChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2019MelbourneNSW Pride8–3Brisbane BlazeTassie TigersRound-robinHC Melbourne2022BendigoNSW Pride2–0Perth ThundersticksBrisbane Blaze6–2Canberra Chill2023CanberraBrisbane Blaze3–3(5–3 pen.)NSW PrideHC Melbourne2–1Tassie Tigers2024HobartHC Melbourne5–2Canberra ChillBrisbane Blaze4–3Perth Thundersticks2025MelbourneHC Melbourne3–1Tassie TigersNSW Pride10–4Brisbane Blaze
Awards Men's StatisticsYearPlayer of the LeagueHighest Goalscorer(s)Player of the FinalFans Player of the Season2019Eddie Ockenden (Tigers)Blake Govers (Pride)Flynn Ogilvie (Pride)Not Awarded2022Andrew Charter (Chill)Joel Rintala (Blaze)Ky Willott (Pride)2023Timothy Brand (Pride)Jacob Anderson (Blaze)Blake Govers (Pride)2024Eddie Ockenden (Tigers)Landon Morley (Fire)Aiden Dooley (Chill)Nathan Ephraums (Melbourne)Cooper Burns (Melbourne)2025Nathan Ephraums (Melbourne)Blake Govers (Pride)Ky Willott (Melbourne)Blake Govers (Pride)
Team Appearances Team201920222023202420252026Total Adelaide Fire 7th 7th 5th 7th 7th Q 6 Brisbane Blaze2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 4th Q 6 Canberra Chill 5th 4th 7th 2nd 5th Q 6 HC Melbourne 4th 6th 3rd 1st 1st Q 6 Melbourne Cobras – – – – – Q 1 NSW Pride1st 1st 2nd 6th 3rd Q 6 Perth Thundersticks 6th 2nd 6th 4th 6th Q 6 Tassie Tigers3rd 5th 4th 5th 2nd Q 6Total 777778
Women's tournament Summaries YearFinal HostGold Medal MatchThird and FourthChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2019MelbourneBrisbane Blaze1–1(3–2 pen.)HC MelbourneAdelaide FireRound-robinCanberra Chill2022BendigoNSW Pride2–2(3–1 pen.)Brisbane BlazePerth Thundersticks3–0HC Melbourne2023CanberraBrisbane Blaze4–1Canberra ChillPerth Thundersticks2–1NSW Pride2024HobartPerth Thundersticks4–1Brisbane BlazeNSW Pride4–4(3–0 pen.)Tassie Tigers2025MelbournePerth Thundersticks4–2HC MelbourneNSW Pride3–2Adelaide Fire2026Gold Coast
Awards Women's StatisticsYearPlayer of the LeagueHighest Goalscorer(s)Player of the FinalFans Player of the Season2019Shihori Oikawa (Chill)Madeleine Ratcliffe (Melbourne)Michaela Spano (Fire)Abigail Wilson (Pride)Rosie Malone (Blaze)Not Awarded2022Amy Lawton (Melbourne)Grace Stewart (Pride)Mariah Williams (Pride)2023Kaitlin Nobbs (Pride)Laura Reid (Pride)Stephanie Kershaw (Blaze)2024Gitte Michels (Tigers)Lexie Pickering (Thundersticks)Aleisha Power (Thundersticks)Eva Drummond (Thundersticks)2025Greta Hayes (Fire)Madeleine Ratcliffe (Thundersticks)Karri Somerville (Thundersticks)Amy Lawton (Chill)
Team Appearances Team201920222023202420252026Total Adelaide Fire3rd 6th 6th 7th 4th Q 6 Brisbane Blaze1st 2nd 1st 2nd 7th Q 6 Canberra Chill 4th 5th 2nd 6th 6th Q 6 HC Melbourne2nd 4th 5th 5th 2nd Q 6 Melbourne Cobras – – – – – Q 1 NSW Pride 6th 1st 4th 3rd 3rd Q 6 Perth Thundersticks 5th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st Q 6 Tassie Tigers 7th 7th 7th 4th 5th Q 6Total 777778
One Hockey Cup Source:
The One Hockey Cup, presents an opportunity to celebrate the combined performances of Men’s and Women’s teams from the 7 Hockey One League Franchises. The One Hockey Cup will be awarded to the Club that ranks highest based on the aggregate scores of their Women’s and Men’s teams at the end of the Regular Season (Rounds 1 – 7).
The One Hockey Cup table stands as a separate competition to the League, and as such, the following points system is applied only to the One Hockey Cup table, and not applied to the League Table/general team standings. The One Hockey Cup results will have no impact on the outcome of the Hockey One League.
1. Clubs will be ranked on the One Hockey Cup table, based on the aggregate scores of the Women’s and Men’s matches on each matchday during the Regular Season (Rounds 1 – 7). 1.1. matchday results will be awarded as wins, draws, or losses, based on the aggregate score achieved by one Club against another on a single matchday. 1.1.1. if a single match results in a draw, the Club that wins the shoot-out competition will receive one extra goal on their aggregate matchday goal total.
2. Points on the One Hockey Cup table will be awarded as follows, based on the aggregate score of both matches on a single matchday 2.1. five points to the winning Club; 2.2. two points to each Club, in the event of a draw; 2.3. Zero points to the loser. 2.4. In circumstances where a match is abandoned, such as under “12. Interruptions to a Match” and the result is deemed to be a draw, two points will be awarded to each team towards their Club’s total for that matchday.
3. At the end of the Regular Season (Rounds 1 – 7) Clubs will be ranked on the One Hockey Cup table according to the number of points each club has accumulated in the regular rounds of the Hockey One Competition. 3.1. If two or more clubs have the same number of points, these clubs will be ranked according to their respective number of matchdays won. 3.2. If there remains equality between two or more clubs, then these clubs will be ranked according to their respective goal difference (which means “goals for” less “goals against”). 3.3. If there remains equality among two or more clubs, then these teams will be ranked according to their respective number of “goals for”. 3.4. Should there remain equality among two clubs, then the results of the matches played between those clubs will determine the ranking of the tied clubs. 3.5. If more than two clubs are involved, then a ranking based upon the results of the matches (only) then shall determine their respective position, based on the points awarded in accordance with aforementioned Club Cup 2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, & 2.4 3.6 If there remains equality among two or more clubs, then these clubs will be ranked according to the number of Field Goals scored during the regular rounds. 3.7 If there remains equality among two or more clubs, then these clubs will share the relevant placing on the One Hockey Cup table.
Winners One Hockey Cup WinnersYearWinner2023Brisbane Blaze 2024Perth Thundersticks
Statistics Leading scorers All-Time Men's Top ScorersRankTeamPlayerGoals1 NSW Pride Blake Govers 262 Brisbane BlazeJoel Rintala 234 HC MelbourneNathan Ephraums 224 Perth ThundersticksJames Day 20Thomas Wickham6 Canberra ChillBenjamin Staines 197 Brisbane BlazeCale Cramer 16 NSW Pride Timothy Brand Ky Willott 10 HC MelbourneJoshua Simmonds 15All-Time Women's Top ScorersRankTeamPlayerGoals1 NSW Pride Abigail Wilson 222 Brisbane BlazeSavannah Fitzpatrick183 Perth Thundersticks Liné Malan 16Lexie Pickering 5 Canberra Chill Naomi Evans 156 NSW Pride Grace Stewart 147 Brisbane BlazeMadison Fitzpatrick 10Britt Wilkinson HC MelbourneHannah Cotter Madeleine Ratcliffe
Media coverage To promote the sport and engage fans, every match of the 2022 Hockey One League was broadcast live across Australia. All matches were broadcast live on Kayo Sports and in addition, all Thursday night double headers were broadcast on FOX Sports. Both Kayo and FOX Sports broadcast the finals series, held over a weekend in Bendigo on the 19th and 20th of November, 2022.
Prior to the 2023 season, Hockey Australia announced a new broadcast deal with the Seven Network, bringing the competition to their free streaming service 7plus in a multi-year deal.
See also
Hockey Australia Australian Hockey League
References