2016 Men's Australian Hockey League

Summary

The 2016 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.

2016 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityPerth
Teams12
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsVictoria (state) VIC Vikings (3rd title)
Runner-upWestern Australia WA Thundersticks
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Waratahs
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored216 (5.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)Victoria (state) Chris Ciriello (10 goals)
Best playerNew South Wales Flynn Ogilvie
2015 (previous) (next) 2017

For the first time, the Australian Hockey League hosted international teams from India, Malaysia and New Zealand.

The VIC Vikings won the gold medal for the third time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 5–3 in the final.[1] The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Under–21 side 5–1 in the third place match.[2]

Teams edit

Domestic Teams

International Teams

Results edit

First round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   NSW Waratahs 5 5 0 0 21 7 +14 15 Advance to Medal Round
2   VIC Vikings 5 4 0 1 22 9 +13 12
3   QLD Blades 5 3 0 2 25 11 +14 9
4   Malaysia Tigers 5 1 1 3 9 16 −7 4
5   NT Stingers 5 1 0 4 13 16 −3 3
6   NZL Development 5 0 1 4 5 36 −31 1
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2016
16:30
NT Stingers   1–5   VIC Vikings
Rintala   28' Report Ciriello   11'44'
Simmonds   12'
Simpson   32'
Kleinschmidt   43'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
29 September 2016
18:00
Malaysia Tigers   1–1   NZL Development
Meor   35' Report Jones   45'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
29 September 2016
18:30
QLD Blades   1–3   NSW Waratahs
Bell   35' Report Hill   29'
T. Craig   33'
McGuire   48'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

30 September 2016
16:00
NZL Development   0–8   NT Stingers
Report Argent   9'21'
Rintala   12'49'
J. Hayward   23'
Hall   41'
Gleeson   43'
Crane   48'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
30 September 2016
16:30
QLD Blades   5–2   Malaysia Tigers
Elder   5'
Boyde   20'29'
Bell   20'
Imer   44'
Report Shahril   47'
Ramadan   57'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
30 September 2016
20:00
VIC Vikings   1–2   NSW Waratahs
Simmonds   50' Report Morley   7'
Orchard   35'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

2 October 2016
15:00
QLD Blades   3–4   VIC Vikings
Douglas   20'51'
Pembroke   37'
Report Knee   5'
Ciriello   6'
Ford   28'
Kleinschmidt   49'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
2 October 2016
17:00
NSW Waratahs   7–2   NZL Development
Hill   5'
Ogilvie   8'
T. Craig   10'
Sharp   33'
Dawson   38'46'
McGuire   54'
Report Van Woerkom   7'59'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
2 October 2016
19:00
NT Stingers   1–3   Malaysia Tigers
Lockley   15' Report Shahril   7'
Firhan   28'
Haziq   37'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

4 October 2016
15:00
NZL Development   2–8   VIC Vikings
MacIntrye   7'
Jones   20'
Report Kleinschmidt   13'
Pollard   19'25'
Gilmour   29'
Ford   32'
Ciriello   34'56'
Simmonds   58'
Umpires:
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
4 October 2016
17:00
Malaysia Tigers   2–5   NSW Waratahs
Shahril   16'
Van Huizen   47'
Report Morley   2'24'
Ogilvie   6'
McGuire   15'
Hill   45'
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
4 October 2016
19:00
NT Stingers   2–4   QLD Blades
Lockley   47'
Wallis   55'
Report Bell   2'
Whetton   16'
Douglas   45'
Anderson   53'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)

5 October 2016
16:30
NSW Waratahs   4–1   NT Stingers
B. Craig   4'
T. Craig   15'57'
Hill   21'
Report J. Hayward   43'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
5 October 2016
18:00
VIC Vikings   4–1   Malaysia Tigers
Pollard   20'
Ciriello   26'
Kleinschmidt   30'
Ford   34'
Report Jazlan   50'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
5 October 2016
20:30
NZL Development   0–12   QLD Blades
Report Beale   5'43'
Elder   5'15'45'
Anderson   17'
Howard   19'
Whetton   26'53'
Bell   39'
Reckers   54'
Boyde   57'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India Under–21 5 4 1 0 14 7 +7 13 Advance to Medal Round
2   WA Thundersticks 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 12
3   Canberra Lakers 5 2 1 2 13 10 +3 7
4   Tassie Tigers 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 7
5   SA Hotshots 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
6   MAS Blue 5 0 1 4 4 14 −10 1
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2016
16:00
MAS Blue   2–4   India Under–21
Faizal   4'55' Report Qureshi   19'42'
Varun   21'
Gurjant   32'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
29 September 2016
20:00
SA Hotshots   0–4   Tassie Tigers
Report Arthur   32'42'60'
Ockenden   35'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Scott Embry (AUS)
29 September 2016
20:30
WA Thundersticks   4–1   Canberra Lakers
Rayner   26'
McDougall   36'
Bird   42'
Wickham   56'
Report Monte   56'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)

30 September 2016
18:00
India Under–21   3–1   SA Hotshots
Gurjant   4'
Ajit   14'
Parvinder   20'
Report Atkinson   45'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
30 September 2016
18:30
WA Thundersticks   2–0   MAS Blue
Wickham   15'
Budgeon   34'
Report
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
30 September 2016
20:30
Tassie Tigers   2–1   Canberra Lakers
McCambridge   33'
Welch   57'
Report Staines   57'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)

2 October 2016
15:30
WA Thundersticks   1–0   Tassie Tigers
Budgeon   40' Report
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
2 October 2016
17:30
Canberra Lakers   1–1   India Under–21
S. Shepherd   17' Report Ajit   15'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
2 October 2016
19:30
SA Hotshots   4–0   MAS Blue
Atkinson   22'
Willson   29'
Bowden   45'
Burgess   56'
Report
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

3 October 2016
15:00
India Under–21   3–2   Tassie Tigers
Qureshi   10'54'
Varun   13'
Report Dick   12'
Shaw   50'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
3 October 2016
17:00
Malaysia Blue   1–3   Canberra Lakers
Rafizul   29' Report L. Shepherd   24'
Day   50'
Wallace   54'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
3 October 2016
19:30
SA Hotshots   0–3   WA Thundersticks
Report Mitton   33'
Bausor   57'60'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

5 October 2016
16:00
Canberra Lakers   7–2   SA Hotshots
Monte   1'12'56'
S. Shepherd   9'
Day   41'
L. Shepherd   48'
Staines   58'
Report Oliver   1'
Cox   25'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
5 October 2016
18:30
India Under–21   3–1   WA Thundersticks
Sumit   32'
Varun   39'40'
Report Bausor   16'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
5 October 2016
20:00
Tassie Tigers   1–1   Malaysia Blue
Ockenden   23' Report Faizal   43'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

Classification edit

Ninth to twelfth place classification edit

 
CrossoverNinth and Tenth Place
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
  SA Hotshots2
 
8 October 2016
 
  NZL Futures2
 
  SA Hotshots 1
 
7 October 2016
 
  NT Stingers5
 
  NT Stingers5
 
 
  Malaysia Blue1
 
Eleventh and Twelfth Place
 
 
8 October 2016
 
 
  NZL Futures 0
 
 
  Malaysia Blue3
Crossover edit
7 October 2016
08:30
SA Hotshots   2–2   NZL Development
Atkinson   29'30' Report MacIntrye   11'
Radovonich   46'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)

7 October 2016
10:30
NT Stingers   5–1   Malaysia Blue
Argent   4'10'31'
Reardon   19'
J. Hayward   22'
Report Amirol   43'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Glen Munday (AUS)
Eleventh and twelfth place edit
8 October 2016
08:00
NZL Development   0–3   Malaysia Blue
Report Hafiz   7'
Faizal   34'52'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Ninth and tenth place edit
8 October 2016
12:00
SA Hotshots   1–5   NT Stingers
Willson   11' Report Wallis   38'
Rasmussen   51'56'60'
J. Hayward   58'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Scott Embry (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
CrossoverFifth and Sixth Place
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
  Canberra Lakers0
 
8 October 2016
 
  Malaysia Tigers3
 
  Malaysia Tigers 2
 
7 October 2016
 
  QLD Blades4
 
  QLD Blades5
 
 
  Tassie Tigers3
 
Seventh and Eighth Place
 
 
8 October 2016
 
 
  Canberra Lakers 1
 
 
  Tassie Tigers4
Crossover edit
7 October 2016
12:30
Canberra Lakers   0–3   Malaysia Tigers
Report Shahril   5'
Haziq   7'
Ramadan   49'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

7 October 2016
12:30
QLD Blades   5–3   Tassie Tigers
Beale   2'23'31'
Whetton   30'
Anderson   50'
Report Ockenden   24'
Arthur   39'41'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place edit
8 October 2016
16:00
Canberra Lakers   1–4   Tassie Tigers
Monte   43' Report Welch   12'
Ockenden   17'
Read   35'
Boulton   38'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place edit
8 October 2016
20:00
Malaysia Tigers   2–4   QLD Blades
Shahril   34'
Najmi   35'
Report Boyde   8'
Beale   38'
Bell   41'46'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

Medal round edit

 
Semi-FinalsGold Medal Match
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
  India Under–213 (3)
 
9 October 2016
 
  VIC Vikings (p.s.o)3 (4)
 
  VIC Vikings5
 
7 October 2016
 
  WA Thundersticks3
 
  NSW Waratahs1 (1)
 
 
  WA Thundersticks (p.s.o)1 (3)
 
Bronze Medal Match
 
 
9 October 2016
 
 
  India Under–211
 
 
  NSW Waratahs5
Semi-finals edit
7 October 2016
18:00
India Under–21   3–3   VIC Vikings
Varun   38'54'56' Report Ciriello   20'28'
Kleinschmidt   22'
Penalties
Manpreet  
Parvinder  
Gurjant  
Parvinder  
Santa  
3–4   Webster
  Kleinschmidt
  Gilmour
  Ford
  Ciriello
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

7 October 2016
20:00
NSW Waratahs   1–1   WA Thundersticks
Noblett   58' Report Bausor   52'
Penalties
Ogilvie  
Hayes  
Willis  
Sharp  
1–3   Zalewski
  Mitton
  Bird
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
Third and fourth place edit
9 October 2016
10:00
India Under–21   1–5   NSW Waratahs
Gurjant   25' Report Sharp   6'
T. Craig   16'59'
Morley   23'44'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
Final edit
9 October 2016
16:00
VIC Vikings   5–3   WA Thundersticks
Ciriello   6'15'
Knee   25'
Arunasalam   34'
Philpott   54'
Report Geers   7'
Bausor   13'53'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Topscorer Player of the Final GK of the Tournament Play the Whistle
  Flynn Ogilvie   Chris Ciriello   Chris Ciriello   Tyler Lovell   WA Thundersticks

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    VIC Vikings 7 5 1 1 30 15 +15 16 Gold Medal
    WA Thundersticks 7 4 1 2 15 10 +5 13 Silver Medal
    NSW Waratahs 7 6 1 0 27 9 +18 19 Bronze Medal
4   India Under–21 7 4 2 1 18 15 +3 14
5   QLD Blades 7 5 0 2 34 16 +18 15
6   Malaysia Tigers 7 2 1 4 14 20 −6 7
7   Tassie Tigers 7 3 1 3 16 12 +4 10
8   Canberra Lakers 7 2 1 4 14 17 −3 7
9   NT Stingers 7 3 0 4 23 18 +5 9
10   SA Hotshots 7 1 1 5 10 24 −14 4
11   Malaysia Blue 7 1 1 5 8 19 −11 4
12   NZL Development 7 0 2 5 7 41 −34 2
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers edit

There were 216 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.14 goals per match.

10 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References edit

  1. ^ "VIC VIKINGS WIN AHL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1998". justhockey.com.au. Just Hockey. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Men's Australian Hockey League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

External links edit