The state teammates were unable to prevent Australia going out in the quarter-finals to the Netherlands on Sunday but Reid said they were integral to the team.

"They are both tireless workers," he said. “Eddie runs as many miles in a game as anyone could. He has a fantastic engine and brilliant skills. Unfortunately we just didn't have enough people around him with the right touch.

"Deavo played really well against GB but perhaps wasn't at his best against the Netherlands and I think he would recognise that. Both are extremely valuable players in our group."

Reid was confident they had more Olympic campaigns in them and praised Tasmania's proud record of Olympic hockey involvement predicting more of the same in Tokyo.

"I'm sure there will be. I'm very happy with the place that the TIS program is in at the moment and I'm sure it will keep producing."

Ockenden, 29, of Hobart, admitted it was difficult to look four years ahead after failing to add to his two Olympic bronze medals.

"I don't feel like it now, it's a long way away," he said.

"I still like hockey, it's good fun, a good challenge, tough competition. You don't find many things in your life that you can do with full passion so I'm pretty lucky but I don't feel like playing hockey at the moment.

"I think we prepared pretty well and I'm proud of the group, the way we prepared, the way we played, but that's all."

Deavin, 32, of Launceston, said the team had to bounce back after failing to medal at an Olympics for the first time in 28 years.

"We've got two or three tournaments at the end of the year but a month off now to go home, see our family, relax and then get back into training," he said.

Reid also reserved praise for Josh Beltz, saying the Hobart youngster was unfortunate to miss the cut for Rio.

"Beltzy has had more hip problems but hopefully he can get back for the junior World Cup. He came over and played the Champions Trophy and played really well and was unlucky to miss out here.”

Hamish Peacock is due to begin his javelin campaign with qualifying on Wednesday and finals on Saturday before Scott Bowden rounds out the state's involvement in Rio in the mountain bike race on the last day of competition.