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2018 Men's Australian Hockey League

Summary

The 2018 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The 2018 edition of the tournament was held between 6 – 28 October, and featured a new format from previous editions.[1]

2018 Men's Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityGold Coast (finals venue)
Dates6 – 28 October
Teams8
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsQueensland QLD Blades (10th title)
Runner-upNew South Wales NSW Waratahs
Third placeTasmania Tassie Tigers
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored208 (8.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)New South Wales Blake Govers (11 goals)
Best playerQueensland Jake Whetton
← 2017 (previous) (next) 2019 →

The finals phase of the 2018 tournament was held in the Queensland city of the Gold Coast, from the 25 – 28 October.[2]

QLD Blades won the tournament for a record tenth time after defeating NSW Waratahs 5–3 in the gold-medal match.[3] Tassie Tigers claimed the bronze medal after defeating the Canberra Lakers 1–0.

Competition format edit

Unlike previous editions of the Men's Australian Hockey League, the 2018 edition will include a very different format. Instead of the tournament being held at a single venue, the teams will play at least one home and away match during the pool stage, before converging on a singular venue for the Classification Round.[4]

The teams will be divided into two Pool A and Pool B, both consisting of four teams, with each team playing each other once. The teams will then progress to the Classification round, with each team playing a qualifying match, before progressing to either the fifth to eighth place playoffs, or the first to fourth place playoffs.

Participating teams edit

Venues edit

Sydney Melbourne Perth
Sydney Olympic Park State Netball and Hockey Centre Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 6,000
     
Adelaide
State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 4,000
 
Brisbane
Queensland State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 1,000
 
Canberra Hobart Darwin
National Hockey Centre Tasmanian Hockey Centre Marrara Hockey Centre
Gold Coast
Finals Venue: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1   Tassie Tigers 3 3 0 0 0 15 6 +9 15
2   Canberra Lakers 3 2 0 0 1 9 8 +1 10
3   QLD Blades 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 −5 5
4   NSW Waratahs 3 0 0 0 3 9 14 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: hockey.org.au
6 October 2018
16:00 (AEST)
NSW Waratahs   4–6   QLD Blades
Brand   21', 21'
B. Govers   40', 47' 		Report Anderson   16', 55'
Rintala   22', 22', 24'
D. Wotherspoon   25'
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
6 October 2018
19:00 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers   5–1   Canberra Lakers
Ockenden   7', 7'
Arthur   10'
McCambridge   42', 42' 		Report Day   51'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
14 October 2018
14:30 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers   5–4   NSW Waratahs
Read   7'
McCambridge   50', 50'
Dick   60', 60' 		Report McEwen   2'
Hayes   15', 55', 55'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
14 October 2018
14:30 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers   5–2   QLD Blades
Day   2', 3'
Backhus   40', 40'
Kershaw   54' 		Report Crane   51', 52'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)
20 October 2018
15:30 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers   3–1   NSW Waratahs
Turner   10', 10'
Shepherd   34' 		Report Hayes   11'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)
20 October 2018
20:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades   1–5   Tassie Tigers
Douglas   13' Report Arthur   30'
Smith   53'
McCambridge   60', 60', 60'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1   WA Thundersticks 3 3 0 0 0 19 8 +11 15
2   VIC Vikings 3 2 0 0 1 27 8 +19 10
3   SA Hotshots 3 1 0 0 2 8 18 −10 5
4   NT Stingers 3 0 0 0 3 7 27 −20 0
Source: hockey.org.au
7 October 2018
15:30 (ACST)
SA Hotshots   3–5   WA Thundersticks
Hetem   3', 3', 41' Report Gavranich   42', 42', 59', 59', 59'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
7 October 2018
18:30 (ACST)
NT Stingers   4–12   VIC Vikings
Hullick   2'
Lockley   31', 31'
Wallin   44' 		Report Scanlon   4', 9', 30+'
Knee   8', 10', 10'
Pollard   10', 10'
Kleinschmidt   33', 33', 54'
Hendry   37'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
13 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
VIC Vikings   2–4   WA Thundersticks
Hendry   10'
Ford   28' 		Report Gabriel   14', 14'
Geers   41', 42'
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
13 October 2018
18:30 (ACST)
SA Hotshots   5–0   NT Stingers
Oliver   4', 4'
Gleeson   12', 37', 37' 		Report
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
20 October 2018
18:00 (AWST)
WA Thundersticks   10–3   NT Stingers
Green   14'
Rasmussen   15', 15'
Gavranich   24', 24'
Robertson   43', 43'
Gabriel   48', 59', 59' 		Report Hullick   30'
Argent   32'
McDonald   55'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
21 October 2018
15:30 (AEST)
VIC Vikings   13–0   SA Hotshots
Randhawa   15', 22'
Hendry   17', 17'
Ford   24', 34', 54', 59', 59'
Cross   29', 29'
Webster   31', 31' 		Report
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Classification round edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October 2018
 
 
  Tassie Tigers11
 
27 October 2018
 
  NT Stingers0
 
  Tassie Tigers3
 
25 October 2018
 
  QLD Blades9
 
  VIC Vikings5
 
28 October 2018
 
  QLD Blades6
 
  QLD Blades5
 
25 October 2018
 
  NSW Waratahs3
 
  Canberra Lakers7
 
27 October 2018
 
  SA Hotshots0
 
  Canberra Lakers1
 
25 October 2018
 
  NSW Waratahs10 Third-place match
 
  WA Thundersticks2
 
28 October 2018
 
  NSW Waratahs10
 
  Tassie Tigers1
 
 
  Canberra Lakers0
 

Quarterfinals edit

25 October 2018
13:00 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers   7–0   SA Hotshots
N. Gupte   6'
Turner   23', 23', 57', 57', 57'
B. Staines   55' 		Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
25 October 2018
14:45 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers   11–0   NT Stingers
Ockenden   9', 9', 31', 31'
Beltz   37', 37'
Edwards   43', 43'
Dick   53'
Read   57', 57' 		Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
25 October 2018
16:30 (AEST)
WA Thundersticks   2–10   NSW Waratahs
Gerrard   18'
Green   57' 		Report K. Govers   7'
T. Craig   29'
Brand   33', 33'
Hayes   35'
Lovett   36'
Ogilvie   50'
B. Govers   59', 59', 59'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
25 October 2018
18:15 (AEST)
VIC Vikings   5–6   QLD Blades
Simmonds   48', 60', 60+'
Ephraums   49', 49' 		Report Boyde   16', 16'
B. Wotherspoon   25'
Whetton   27', 27', 27'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
CrossoverFifth-place match
 
      
 
27 October 2018
 
 
  NT Stingers0
 
28 October 2018
 
  VIC Vikings11
 
  VIC Vikings8
 
27 October 2018
 
  SA Hotshots1
 
  SA Hotshots4
 
 
  WA Thundersticks3
 
Seventh-place match
 
 
28 October 2018
 
 
  NT Stingers2
 
 
  WA Thundersticks3
Crossover edit
October 2018
08:45 (AEST)
NT Stingers   0–11   VIC Vikings
Report Philpott   4', 4'
Kleinschmidt   29', 29'
Arunasalam   44', 44'
Pollard   47'
Ephraums   55', 58', 58', 58'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
October 2018
10:30 (AEST)
SA Hotshots   4–3   WA Thundersticks
Hetem   27', 27'
Larwood   54', 54' 		Report Robertson   41'
Gabriel   41', 41'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place edit
October 2018
10:30 (AEST)
NT Stingers   2–3   WA Thundersticks
Wallin   29', 29' Report Gavranich   5', 5'
Harvie   11'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place edit
October 2018
10:30 (AEST)
VIC Vikings   8–1   SA Hotshots
Webster   6'
Scanlon   21'
Ephraums   26', 26'
Pollard   38', 38'
Kleinschmidt   48', 48' 		Report Larwood   14'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

First to fourth place classification edit

Semi-finals edit
27 October 2018
15:30 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers   3–9   QLD Blades
McCambridge   55', 55'
Welch   57' 		Report Weyer   2', 2', 48'
Rintala   18', 45', 45'
Taylor   19', 19', 52'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
27 October 2018
17:00 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers   1–10   NSW Waratahs
Hawke   39' Report B. Govers   3', 3', 8', 52', 52'
Brand   25', 25'
Hayes   35'
Lovett   57', 57'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Third and fourth place edit
28 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers   1–0   Canberra Lakers
Arthur   29' Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Final edit
28 October 2018
17:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades   5–3   NSW Waratahs
D. Wotherspoon   19', 19', 47'
Beale   22', 22' 		Report B. Govers   21'
K. Govers   43', 43'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final Goalkeeper of the Tournament
  Jake Whetton   Blake Govers   Corey Weyer   Andrew Charter

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    QLD Blades 6 4 0 0 2 29 25 +4 20 Gold Medal
    NSW Waratahs 6 2 0 0 4 32 22 +10 10 Silver Medal
    Tassie Tigers 6 5 0 0 1 30 15 +15 25 Bronze Medal
4   Canberra Lakers 6 3 0 0 3 17 19 −2 15
5   VIC Vikings 6 4 0 0 2 51 15 +36 20
6   SA Suns 6 2 0 0 4 13 36 −23 10
7   WA Thundersticks 6 4 0 0 2 27 24 +3 20
8   NT Stingers 6 0 0 0 6 9 52 −43 0
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers edit

There were 208 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 8.67 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

  •   Samuel McCambridge
  •   Dane Gavranich

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 AHL Schedule & Details Announced Ahead Of 2019 Revamp". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Men's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". haockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Queensland Blades Win Record-Breaking AHL Title". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 AHL Fixture" (PDF). Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

External links edit

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