The 2026 Men's Hockey One is the upcoming sixth season of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament will be held across seven states and territories of Australia. Competition will commence on 8 October and culminate with the finals weekend on 5–6 December.
This season features the introduction of an eighth franchise, the Melbourne Cobras.
Competition format Format The 2026 Hockey One season followed the same format as the previous seasons of the league. Teams will play a series of home and away matches during the Pool Stage, which will be followed by a Classification Round.
During the pool stage, teams played each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams qualified for the medal round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting the final and losers the third place match.
Rules In addition to FIH sanctioned rules, Hockey Australia is implementing the following rules for Hockey One:
When a field goal or penalty stroke is scored the same athlete will have an automatic one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper for an extra goal. Outright winner: There will be no drawn games. In the event of a draw, teams will contest a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner.
Point allocation Match points will be distributed as follows:
3 points: win 2 points: shoot-out win 1 points: shoot-out loss 0 points: loss
Participating teams The eight teams competing in the league come from Australia's states and territories, with the Northern Territory being the only team absent.
Head coach: Daniel Mitchell
Jacob Yacono Lucas Noel Jack Holland Lucas Aardenburg Mika Böttger Connor Richmond-Spouse Bryce Hammond Freddy Waters Kyton Rayner Lachlan Arneil Rhun Williams Dylan Holland Charlie Roberts Marc Boltó Aiden Cameron Matthew Argent Fred Gray (C) Ashley Bingle (GK) Zac Profke Hassan Singh Jethro Eustice Seb Foster William Johnson (GK) Joshua Ucinek Damon Leng (GK)
Head coach: Darren Fowler
Lachlan Sharp Shane Kenny Corey Weyer Noah Fahy Cody Hale Kyle Jeffrey-Prestwich Elliot Dale Adam Imer Jacob Anderson Manveer Jhamat William Powell Finnigan Robinson David Hubbard Lucas Toonen Jayden Atkinson Timothy Howard (C) Scott Boyde Mackenzie Warne Thomas Campbell Matthew Hawthorne Matthew Finn (GK) Hayden Pease Joel Rintala Thomas Wycherley Mitchell Nicholson (GK)
Head coach: Seyi Onitiri
Timothy Ehret Benjamin Staines Anand Gupte (C) Ozzie Cameron Jesse Absolom Lachlan Hopkins Thomas Craig Jake McCarthy Peter Crossman Charlie Dorman Jake Staines Dylan Brick (C) Aidan Smith Oscar Smart Aidan Dooley Benjamin Stewart Craig Marais Darcy MacDonald Jay MacDonald Davis Atkin James Jewell (C) Max Robson (GK) Douwe Steens Max Larkin (GK) Hamish Morrison
Head coach: Jesse Workman
Benjamin White Duncan Jackson Jonathan Bretherton Liam Henderson Cooper Burns Damon Steffens Nathan Ephraums Edward Arnold (GK) Oliver Will Bradley Marais Jed Snowden (GK) Connar Otterbach Daniel Smits Joshua Henderson Joshua Simmonds Ky Willott Nicholas Fitzgerald Byron Fernandes Jordan Rees Nye Roberts-Campello Carlin Walker William Carruthers Henry Laussen Connor Tuddenham Joshua Allen
Head Coach: David John
Oscar Allen Douglas Buckley (GK) Evan Kimber (C) Kade Leigh Trent Symss Eden Davis Gursahibjit Singh Joshua Bretherton Gurjant Singh Raheel Mouseen Hugh Snowden Jacob Whetton Finn Hodder Peter Scott Corey O'Neil William Rutley Benjamin Hooppell (GK) Benjamin Rennie (GK) Samuel Lowndes Kaelan Boundy Jordi Gifra Rohit Mohil Abu Mahmood Max Johnstone
Head Coach: Brent Livermore
Lain Carr Angus Callinan Ashleigh Thomas (GK) Thomas David (GK) Nathanael Stewart Jack Marshall Kurt Lovett Dylan Downey Jared Findley Blake Govers Dylan Martin Miles Davis Brayden Sutherland Jett Leong Toby Mallon Jack Hayes (C) Ryan Simpson Ryan Woolnough Smith Timothy Shwieren Nathan Czinner Timothy Brand Toby Collins Samuel Mudford Michael Taylor
Head Coach: Timothy Geers
Samuel Ashton Luke Anderson Hamish Adamson Angus Adamson Charlie Johnston Zach Rakkas Zed Kearnan Johannes Große Max Freedman Thomas Harvie Daykin Stanger Benjamin O'Grady Brodee Foster Jonah Pilatti Ian Grobbelaar Mitchell Pace Flynn Ogilvie Max Nelson Cambell Geddes Ethan Yem James Collins Hunter Banyard (GK) Jaxon Browne Matthew Edwards (GK) Harrison Golding
Head Coach: Benjamin Read
Magnus McCausland (GK) Tyson Johnson Hayden Beltz Matthew Bird Joshua Brooks Ruben Hoey Lex Tump Jeremy Edwards Oliver Stebbings Edward Ockenden (C) Noah Thomas Joshua Beltz Jack Welch Oscar Pritchard Alexander Hogan-Jones Lachlan Rogers Timothy Deavin Ehren Hazell Jack Pritchard Samuel McCulloch Angus McMullen William Sproule Oscar Sproule William Dixon (GK) Keenan Johnson
Venues Adelaide State Hockey Centre Bendigo Bendigo Hockey Centre Brisbane Queensland State Hockey Centre Canberra EPC Solar Hockey Stadium Gold Coast Gold Coast Hockey Centre Hobart Aurora Energy Tasmanian Hockey Centre Melbourne State Netball and Hockey Centre Newcastle Newcastle International Hockey Centre Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Perth Perth Hockey Stadium
Preliminary round Standings
Fixtures
Medal round Bracket
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
References
External links Hockey Australia Hockey Australia Results Portal