Recap: 2023 Hockey Australia Masters Championships Men's Over 50s, 55s, 60s, 65s, 70s, 75s & 80s Comps

The skills and prowess of Australia's hockey players aged 34 and over has been put under the spotlight in a blockbuster tournament.

Six locations across Perth played host to a plethora of Masters hockey action during the Hockey Australia Masters Championships, which saw the women's and men's competitions combine for the first time in history.

The Hockey Australia Masters Championships also serve as the selection for players to national representative teams at events such as the Masters World Cup and international tours.

Here's a look at how each of the WA teams fared across the men's over 50s, 55s, 60s, 65s, 70s, 75s and 80s competitions

Men's 50+ 1

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 1 defeated by NSW 3

Goals: Michael Illingworth (19')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 7 defeated ACT 0

Goals: Michael Illingworth (3', 5'), Scott Fraser (19'), Garth Walter (43'), Stewart McDonald (45+'), Allan Colthart (47'), Anton Brown (52')

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated TAS 1

Goals: Scott Fraser (1'), Allan Colthart (11', 41')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated QLD 1

Goals: Anton Brown (12'), Scott Fraser (54')

Tuesday 3 October (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated Victoria 1

Goals: Allan Colthart (5'), Simon Andrew (7'), Garth Walter (50')

Thursday 5 October (Finals stage)

Semi Final: WA 2 (3) defeated QLD 2 (2)

Goals: Allan Colthart (13', Shootout goal), Patrick Knott (45', Shootout goal), Brian Siva (Shootout goal)

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 1 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Scott Fraser (44')

Men's 50+ 2

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA Gold 2 defeated WA Black 1

Goals (WA Gold): David Corboy (21'), Peter George (49')

Goals (WA Black): Carl Celedin (27')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA Black 5 defeated Victoria 1

Goals: John Baker (14'), Christopher Daws (22'), Scott Anderson (25'), Colin Macdonald (35'), Deepak Chahil (53')

WA Gold 2 defeated NSW 1

Goals: Peter George (38'), Jon Burgess (56')

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA Black 2 draw QLD Maroon 2

Goals: Christopher Daws (21', 49')

WA Gold 5 defeated QLD Gold 2

Goals: Mark Oosterling (11'), Steven Critchison (22'), Daron Crothers (32', 56'), Andrew Smyth (35')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA Black 4 defeated QLD Gold 1

Goals: Christopher Daws (2'), Andrew Johnston (15'), Michael Buchan (35'), John Baker (36')

WA Gold 5 defeated Victoria 3

Goals: Adrian Fratelle (10'), Nathan Bridge (27'), David Corboy (37', 51'), Mark Oosterling (42')

Tuesday 3 October (Pool stage)

WA Black 3 defeated NSW 1

Goals: Scott Anderson (36'), Brad Potter (38'), Christopher Daws (58')

WA Gold 1 draw QLD Maroon 1

Goals: Jon Burgess (21')

Thursday 5 October (Finals stage)

Semi Final: WA Black 1 defeated by NSW 2

Goals: John Baker (59')

Semi Final: WA Gold 4 defeated Victoria 2

Goals: David Corboy (2'), Daron Crothers (8'), Paul Tang (9'), Adrian Rutter (30')

Friday 6 October (Finals stage)

Bronze Medal match: WA Black 0 defeated by Victoria 1

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA Gold 2 defeated NSW 1

Goals: Daron Crothers (39'), Jon Burgess (53')

Men's 55+ 1

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 1 draw QLD 1

Goals: Mark Lyons (6')

WA Country 2 defeated SA 1

Goals: Michael Lange (6'), Pascal McCarthy (47')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated NSW 1

Goals: Craig McKenzie (6'), Chris Kennedy (17'), Mark Lyons (55')

WA Country 0 defeated by QLD 2

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA Country 1 defeated by WA 3

Goals (WA Country): Pascal McCarthy (3')

Goals (WA): Mark Pownall (10'), Craig McKenzie (20', 51')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated Victoria 1

Goals: Craig Emslie (14'), Craig McKenzie (20'), Peter Bewick (31')

WA Country 1 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Pascal McCarthy (8')

Tuesday 3 October (Pool stage)

WA 5 defeated SA 0

Goals: Craig McKenzie (16'), Chris Kennedy (20', 48'), Michael Starling (33'), Mark Lyons (39')

WA Country 1 draw Victoria 1

Goals: Jeroen Buis (37')

Thursday 5 October (Finals stage)

Semi Final: WA 2 defeated WA Country 1

Goals (WA): Craig McKenzie (3', 19')

Goals (WA Country): Shane Harris (49')

Friday 6 October (Finals stage)

Bronze Medal match: WA Country 0 (4) defeated Victoria 0 (3)

Goals: Dean Lomax (Two Shootout Goals), Michael Rae (Shootout Goal), Shane Harris (Shootout Goal)

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 0 (1) defeated by QLD 0 (2)

Goals: Paul Armitage (Shootout Goal)

Men's 55+ 2

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 0 defeated by QLD Maroon 1

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated QLD Gold 1

Goals: Martin Hickey (27'), John Sims (37')

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: John Sims (1'), Andrew Rose (13')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 4 defeated NSW 1

Goals: Bruce Campbell (1', 28'), Darran Wilson (37'), Gurdeep Singh (45')

Thursday 5 October (Finals stage)

Semi Final: WA 3 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Damian Della (39'), John Sims (49'), Darran Wilson (54')

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 1 (1) defeated by QLD 1 (4)

Goals: Martin Hickey (2'), John Sims (Shootout Goal)

Men's 60+ 1

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated by Victoria 3

Goals: Kevin Knapp (35'), Shaun Bunn (45')

WA Country 1 draw SA 1

Goals: Ivan Vidot (5')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 4 defeated QLD 3

Goals: Lyle Kenny (2', 7'), Geoff Horsley (8'), Kevin Knapp (52')

WA Country 1 draw TAS 1

Goals: Kevin Taylor (16')

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated NSW 1

Goals: Bede Rogers (1'), Shaun Bunn (44'), Craig Burgess (57')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated TAS 0

Goals: Craig Burgess (29', 30'), Bede Rogers (44')

WA Country 2 defeated QLD 0

Goals: Shane Pearmine (5', 60')

Tuesday 3 October (Pool stage)

WA 8 defeated SA 1

Goals: Craig Burgess (12', 39'), Tony Jones (17'), Colin Tyler (39'), Russell Rieck (41', 52'), Bede Rogers (42'), Paul Scicluna (47')

WA Country 1 defeated by Victoria 2

Goals: Murray Connop (36')

Wednesday 4 October (Pool stage)

WA Country 0 defeated by WA 2

Goals: Geoff Horsley (20'), Russell Rieck (26')

Friday 6 October (Pool stage)

WA Country 0 defeated by NSW 3

Saturday 7 October (Finals)

5th/6th Place Classification: WA Country 2 defeated TAS 1

Goals: Stuart Burnfield (39'), Ivan Vidot (51')

Gold Medal match: WA 5 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: Russell Rieck (15', 36'), Craig Burgess (43', 44'), Bede Rogers (60')

Men's 60+ 2

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 4 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Tim Reynolds (8', 37'), Brett Waters (30', 44')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated Victoria 1

Goals: Brett Waters (33'), Peter Barblett (59')

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA 7 defeated ACT 2

Goals: Brett Waters (10', 11', 41', 60'), Peter Barblett (34'), Norm Morrison (44'), Geoff Reynolds (58')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated NT 0

Goals: Brett Waters (13'), Peter Barblett (24'), Tim Reynolds (53')

Tuesday 3 October (Pool stage)

WA 1 draw QLD 1

Goals: Norm Morrison (33')

Thursday 5 October (Finals stage)

Semi Final: WA 1 (3) defeated NT 1 (0)

Goals: Brett Waters (55'), Geoff Reynolds (Shootout Goal), Tim Reynolds (Shootout Goal), Peter Moran (Shootout Goal)

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 2 defeated by NSW 3

Goals: Tim Reynolds (4'), Brett Waters (18')

Men's 65+ 1

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 6 defeated Victoria 1

Goals: Brian Robinson (15'), Peter Crowe (19', 45'), Michael Waters (22', 46'), Simon Walsh (29')

WA Country 0 defeated by ACT 1

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 8 defeated ACT 0

Goals: Peter Crowe (11', 31', 34'), Simon Walsh (12'), Noel Morrison (16', 20', 54'), Brian Robinson (52')

WA Country 0 defeated by NSW 2

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Simon Walsh (23'), Darryl Dedman (36')

WA Country 1 defeated by QLD 3

Goals: Graham Harper (14')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated QLD 0

Goals: Russell Wood (40'), Peter Crowe (54')

WA Country 0 defeated by Victoria 1

Tuesday 3 October (Pool stage)

WA 9 defeated WA Country 0

Goals (WA): Peter Crowe (5', 32', 35'), Noel Morrison (9', 44', 55'), Darryl Dedman (15'), Stephen Pestana (28'), Michael Waters (30')

Thursday 5 October (Finals stage)

Semi Final: WA 6 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: Simon Walsh (2', 34'), Noel Morrison (5', 9'), Russell Wood (46'), Peter Crowe (54')

Friday 6 October (Finals stage)

5th/6th Classification: WA Country 3 defeated ACT 1

Goals: Paul Murray (22'), Graham Harper (36'), Tony Watkins (51')

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 0 defeated by QLD 1

Men's 65+ 2

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated QLD 1

Goals: Michael Sputore (32'), Cameron Fairbrother (44'), Peter Kontor (55')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 1 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Michael Sputore (41')

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA 5 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: Peter Kontor (3'), Alan Oldfield (12'), Michael Sputore (17'), Peter Westlund (27'), Mark de Laeter (32')

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 1 draw SA 1

Goals: John Ruprecht (56')

Friday 6 October (Finals stage)

Semi Final: WA 1 defeated SA 0

Goals: John Ruprecht (7')

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 0 (3) defeated QLD 0 (1)

Goals: Peter Kontor (Shootout Goal), Mark de Laeter (Shootout Goal), John Rogers (Shootout Goal)

Men's 70+

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated QLD 0

Goals: John Ostaszewskyj (25'), Peter Morgan (40'), Maurice Giles (42')

WA Country 1 defeated ACT 0

Goals: Glenn Mihala (7')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 1 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: Dudley Evans (59')

WA Country 0 draw SA 0

Saturday 30 September (Pool stage)

WA 3 draw NSW 3

Goals: Maurice Giles (4'), Peter Morgan (10', 22')

WA Country 0 draw QLD 0

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 5 defeated SA 0

Goals: Maurice Giles (11', 36'), Richard Staynor (15'), John Ostaszewskyj (25'), Peter Morgan (59')

Tuesday 3 October (Pool stage)

WA 2 draw ACT 2

Goals: Richard Staynor (29'), Peter Morgan (32')

WA Country 0 defeated Victoria 3

Wednesday 4 October (Pool stage)

WA Country 0 defeated NSW 5

Friday 6 October (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated WA Country 0

Goals (WA): John Ostaszewkskyj (12'), Richard Staynor (50', 51')

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

5th/6th Classification: WA Country 2 defeated SA 0

Goals: Brian Thomas (25'), Glenn Mihala (40')

Gold Medal match: WA 1 defeated by NSW 2

Goals: Maurice Giles (3')

Men's 75+

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 0 defeated by QLD 1

WA Country 1 defeated by SA 6

Goals: Peter Eastlake (25')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 1 defeated by SA 4

Goals: Graeme Worth (24')

WA Country 0 defeated by Victoria 3

Sunday 1 October (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: Graeme Worth (7'), Rodney Spencer (25')

WA Country 0 draw NSW 0

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA Country 0 defeated by WA 5

Goals (WA): Graeme Worth (26', 33'), Ken Walter (29', 48'), Bob Claxton (33')

Wednesday 4 October (Pool stage)

WA 2 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Graeme Worth (15', 16')

WA Country 1 defeated by QLD 3

Goals: Peter Dennis (21')

Friday 6 October (Finals stage)

5th/6th Classification: WA Country 1 defeated NSW 0

Goals: Nevelle Brown (28')

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 0 (4) defeated QLD 0 (2)

Goals: Peter Galbraith (Shootout Goal), Ashley Challenor (Shootout Goal), Bob Claxton (Shootout Goal), Graeme Worth (Shootout Goal)

Men's 80+

Thursday 28 September (Pool stage)

WA 1 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: Ron Venables (34')

Friday 29 September (Pool stage)

WA 3 defeated WA Country 0

Goals (WA): Ron Venables (22'), Hammond D'Souza (24'), Graham Harler (60')

WA Country 0 defeated by Victoria 2

Monday 2 October (Pool stage)

WA 1 defeated Victoria 0

Goals: Hammond D'Souza (40')

Wednesday 4 October (Pool stage)

WA Country 1 defeated by Victoria 2

Goals: John Mercer (24')

Thursday 5 October (Pool stage)

WA Country 1 defeated by WA 4

Goals (WA Country): John Mercer (29')

Goals (WA): Ron Venables (16'), John Jeffreys (32'), James Malcolm (41'), Howie Herbert (44')

Saturday 7 October (Finals stage)

Gold Medal match: WA 1 (3) defeated by Victoria 1 (4)

Goals: Hammond D'Souza (35'), Ron Venables (Shootout Goal), John Jeffreys (Shootout Goal), Howie Herbert (Shootout Goal)