Competition commenced on 29 September, and culminated with a finals weekend running from 19 to 20 November, held in Bendigo, Victoria.

[1][2] NSW Pride won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Brisbane Blaze 3–1 in penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw.

Teams will play a series of home and away matches during the Pool Stage, which will be followed by a Classification Round.

The top four ranked teams qualified for the classification round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting the final and losers the third place match.

In addition to FIH sanctioned rules, Hockey Australia is implementing the following rules for Hockey One: Match points will be distributed as follows: The seven teams competing in the league come from Australia's states and territories, with the Northern Territory being the only team absent.