2018 Men's Australian Hockey League

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
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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]

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

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

Venues

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

Preliminary round

Pool A

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

Pool B

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

Classification round

 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October 2018
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Tigers11
 
27 October 2018
 
Northern Territory NT Stingers0
 
Tasmania Tassie Tigers3
 
25 October 2018
 
Queensland QLD Blades9
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vikings5
 
28 October 2018
 
Queensland QLD Blades6
 
Queensland QLD Blades5
 
25 October 2018
 
New South Wales NSW Waratahs3
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers7
 
27 October 2018
 
South Australia SA Hotshots0
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers1
 
25 October 2018
 
New South Wales NSW Waratahs10 Third-place match
 
Western Australia WA Thundersticks2
 
28 October 2018
 
New South Wales NSW Waratahs10
 
Tasmania Tassie Tigers1
 
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers0
 

Quarterfinals

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

Fifth to eighth place classification

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

First to fourth place classification

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

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Queensland Jake Whetton New South Wales Blake Govers Queensland Corey Weyer Australian Capital Territory Andrew Charter

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s) Queensland QLD Blades 6 4 0 0 2 29 25 +4 20 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) New South Wales NSW Waratahs 6 2 0 0 4 32 22 +10 10 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tasmania Tassie Tigers 6 5 0 0 1 30 15 +15 25 Bronze Medal
4 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 6 3 0 0 3 17 19 −2 15
5 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings 6 4 0 0 2 51 15 +36 20
6 South Australia SA Suns 6 2 0 0 4 13 36 −23 10
7 Western Australia WA Thundersticks 6 4 0 0 2 27 24 +3 20
8 Northern Territory NT Stingers 6 0 0 0 6 9 52 −43 0
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

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

11 goals

9 goals

  • Tasmania Samuel McCambridge
  • Western Australia Dane Gavranich

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References

  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.
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