Format The 2019 Hockey One will follow a similar format to that of the final edition of the
Australian Hockey 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 play each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams will then qualify for the
Classification Round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting a grand final. Team 1 will host Team 4, while Team 2 will host Team 3. Of the two victorious teams, the higher ranked team from the pool stage will host the grand final.
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: • 5 points: win • 3 points: shoot-out win • 2 points: shoot-out loss • 0 points: loss ==Participating teams==