The tournament hosts eight teams from around Australia, one from each of the eight states.
The event is split into men's and women's tournaments, played usually in the middle of the year.
The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.
Since the 2015 edition of the tournament, games are played under FIH rules, having four 15-minute quarters.
During finals if games end in a tie, no overtime will be played and the match will go straight to a penalty shoot-out.