2006 Men's Australian Hockey League

2006 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	7 April – 21 May
Teams	8
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	QLD Blades (4th title)
Runner-up	Tassie Tigers
Third place	Azuma Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	266 (5.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Chris Ciriello (15 goals)
Best player	Mark Knowles
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The 2006 Men's

Hobart for the finals.^[1]

penalties after a 5–5 draw in the third and fourth place playoff.^[2]

Participating teams

Canberra Lakers

NSW Waratahs

Territory Stingers

QLD Blades

Adelaide Hotshots

Tassie Tigers

Azuma Vikings

WA Thundersticks

Competition format

The 2006 Men's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.
The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.

Point allocation

Points

W WD LD L

3 2 1 0

Every match in the 2006 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw,
penalty shoot-out
was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.

Results

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1 QLD Blades 11 8 2 0 1 33 17 +16 33 Semi-finals

2 Azuma Vikings 11 7 2 1 1 41 27 +14 33

3 Tassie Tigers 11 6 0 0 5 29 28 +1 24

4 WA Thundersticks 11 4 0 2 5 22 21 +1 20

5 Adelaide Hotshots 11 4 0 1 6 26 33 −7 19

6 NSW Waratahs 11 5 0 0 6 31 27 +4 18

7 Canberra Lakers 11 3 1 1 6 25 28 −3 15

8 Territory Stingers 11 2 0 0 9 16 42 −26 6
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.

Fixtures

7 April 2006
20:00 (AWST)

WA Thundersticks 1–2 NSW Waratahs

Bishop 40' Report Miller 6'
Fletcher 23'

Perth

Umpires:
Grant Mappin (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

8 April 2006
14:00 (AEST)

QLD Blades 3–0 Adelaide Hotshots

Brown 44'
Wilson 46'
Harris 49' Report

Brisbane

Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

8 April 2006
15:30 (AEST)

Canberra Lakers 2–4 Tassie Tigers

Davidson 37', 50' Report Guest 9'
Marshall 20', 56'
Corney 42'

Canberra

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

8 April 2006
16:00 (AEST)

Azuma Vikings 7–0 Territory Stingers

Ciriello 11'
Kleinschmidt 14', 18'
Mirecki 21'
Smith 45', 59'
Ford 56' Report

Melbourne

Umpires:
Anthony Traill (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)

8 April 2006
18:00 (AWST)

WA Thundersticks 1–2 NSW Waratahs

Smith 53' Report Hardman 36'
Naylor 46'

Perth

Umpires:
Robert Golding (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

9 April 2006
12:00 (AEST)

QLD Blades 4–1 Adelaide Hotshots

Burns 7'
Harris 38'
Wilson 40'
Barry 64' Report Cleghorn 43'

Brisbane

Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

9 April 2006
13:30 (AEST)

Canberra Lakers 3–1 Tassie Tigers

Brown 56', 66'
P. MacKinnon 59' Report Close 12'

Canberra

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

9 April 2006
15:00 (AEST)

Azuma Vikings 2–1 Territory Stingers

Pollard 41'
Geraghty 54' Report A. Lockley 38'

Melbourne

Umpires:
Anthony Traill (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)

15 April 2006
14:00 (AEST)

NSW Waratahs 3–4 QLD Blades

Naylor 39'
Fletcher 58'
Matheson 60' Report Wilson 6'
Harris 24'
Eglington 48', 55'

Grafton Hockey Fields, Grafton
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)

15 April 2006
15:00 (ACST)

Adelaide Hotshots 3–0 Canberra Lakers

Jeffrey 13'
McGregor 60'
Gibson 70' Report

Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
Daniel Haselhoff (AUS)

15 April 2006
19:00 (AEST)

Tassie Tigers 3–4 Azuma Vikings

McAleese 12'
Guest 34', 43' Report Ciriello 16', 21', 51'
Smith 67'

Hobart

Umpires:
Anthony Traill (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)

15 April 2006
19:00 (ACST)

Territory Stingers 3–1 WA Thundersticks

Abbott
44' Report Galvin 59'

Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Ian Lockley (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

16 April 2006
12:00 (AEST)

NSW Waratahs 1–2 QLD Blades

Booth 68' Report Wilson 19'
Hammond 46'

Grafton Hockey Fields, Grafton
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)

16 April 2006
15:00 (AEST)

Tassie Tigers 5–4 Azuma Vikings

Guest 13', 58'
Richardson 22'
Park 41'
Ancher 70' Report Ford 6'
Smith 10'
Ciriello 26', 44'

Hobart

Umpires:
Anthony Traill (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)

16 April 2006
15:00 (ACST)

Adelaide Hotshots 2–6 Canberra Lakers

Rundle 64'
McGregor 68' Report Turner 18'
Hawes 22'
Gilson 24'
P. MacKinnon 41'
Stebbings 54'
Davidson 59'

Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
Daniel Haselhoff (AUS)

16 April 2006
19:00 (ACST)

Territory Stingers 0–3 WA Thundersticks

Report M. Boyce 34'
Dyer 38'
Bishop 50'

Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Ian Lockley (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

21 April 2006
20:00 (AEST)

QLD Blades 2–1 Tassie Tigers

Barry 16'
Burns 56' Report Marshall 14'

Brisbane

Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)

22 April 2006
13:00 (ACST)

Adelaide Hotshots 2–3 Azuma Vikings

Jeffrey 21', 29' Report J. Brooks 4'
Smith 12'
Ciriello 54'

Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
Levi Stephen (AUS)

22 April 2006
18:00 (AEST)

QLD Blades 2–0 Tassie Tigers

Butler 13'
Harris 51' Report

Brisbane

Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)

22 April 2006
19:00 (ACST)

Territory Stingers 4–2 NSW Waratahs

Abbott 21', 56'
Spry 34'
A. Lockley
62' Report McCann 49', 58'

Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Ian Lockley (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)

22 April 2006
19:00 (AWST)

WA Thundersticks 2–2 Canberra Lakers

Kavanagh 13'
Dyer 66' Report Davidson 14'
Brown 24'

Penalties

5–6

Perth

Umpires:
Grant Mappin (AUS)
Robert Golding (AUS)

23 April 2006
15:00 (ACST)

Adelaide Hotshots 5–5 Azuma Vikings

Jeffrey 4'
Fitzgerald 21'
McGregor 36', 61'
Cleghorn 58' Report Ciriello 3', 51', 54'
T. Brooks 15'
J. Brooks 49'

Penalties

4–5

Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
Levi Stephen (AUS)

23 April 2006
17:00 (AWST)

WA Thundersticks 4–1 Canberra Lakers

Dyer 10'
Bishop 23'
Burcher 37'
Smith 45' Report L. MacKinnon 43'

Perth

Umpires:
Grant Mappin (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

23 April 2006
19:00 (ACST)

Territory Stingers 2–6 NSW Waratahs

T. Carroll 14', 19' Report Booth 21'
Naylor 35'
Fletcher 42'
Hardman 60'
Miller 64'
Beaton 66'

Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Ian Lockley (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)

28 April 2006
20:00 (AEST)

Tassie Tigers 4–3 Territory Stingers

Shaw 20'
McAleese 23'
Wells 62'
Guest 66' Report T. Carroll 24', 39'
Narkle 70'

Hobart
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)

29 April 2006
14:00 (AEST)

NSW Waratahs 1–2 Adelaide Hotshots

McCann 25' Report Jeffrey 48'
Cleghorn 65'

Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)

29 April 2006
15:30 (AEST)

Canberra Lakers 2–3 (a.e.t.) QLD Blades

M. Hotchkis 4'
Davidson 13' Report Wilson 31'
Hammond 40'
Brown 82'

Canberra

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

29 April 2006
19:00 (AEST)

Tassie Tigers 3–2 Territory Stingers

Ockenden 39'
Corney
43' Report
Abbott
31'

Hobart
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)

29 April 2006
19:00 (AEST)

Azuma Vikings 3–1 WA Thundersticks

Geraghty 11'
Smith 45'
Monte 49' Report Dyer 37'

Melbourne

Umpires:
Anthony Traill (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)

30 April 2006
13:30 (AEST)

Canberra Lakers 2–3 QLD Blades

L. MacKinnon 9', 48' Report Butler 31'
Hammond 35'
Wilson 36'

Canberra

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

30 April 2006
14:00 (AEST)

NSW Waratahs 7–3 Adelaide Hotshots

McCann 4', 6', 55'
Fletcher 12', 17'
Miller 14'
Naylor 40' Report Stephen 27'
McGregor 29'
Fitzgerald 66'

Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

30 April 2006
16:00 (AEST)

Azuma Vikings 4–3 (a.e.t.) WA Thundersticks

Ciriello 46', 50', 60'
Simpson 73' Report Hopkins 16'
Dyer 55'
Bishop 68'

Melbourne

Umpires:
Anthony Traill (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)

15 May 2006
13:00 (AEST)

Tassie Tigers 1–2 WA Thundersticks

Tremayne 41' Report Galvin 47'
G. Boyce 64'

Hobart

Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

15 May 2006
15:00 (AEST)

NSW Waratahs 3–1 Canberra Lakers

McCann 21'
Matheson 25'
Hardman 47' Report Hawes 28'

Hobart
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

15 May 2006
17:00 (AEST)

Territory Stingers 0–5 Adelaide Hotshots

Report Schubert 4', 6'
McGregor 16'
Reece 22', 24'

Hobart

Umpires:
Patrick McCann (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

15 May 2006
19:00 (AEST)

Azuma Vikings 3–4 (a.e.t.) QLD Blades

Ciriello 17'
Simpson 54', 58' Report Eglington 24'
Hammond 27', 54'
Elder 76'

Hobart

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)

16 May 2006
13:00 (AEST)

Canberra Lakers 4–0 Territory Stingers

Davidson 6'
D. Hotchkis 15'
Turner 23'
Judge 55' Report

Hobart

Umpires:
Daniel Haselhoff (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

16 May 2006
15:00 (AEST)

Azuma Vikings 3–1 NSW Waratahs

Ciriello 17'
Ford 42'
J. Brooks 66' Report Naylor 53'

Hobart

Umpires:
Robert Golding (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

16 May 2006
17:00 (AEST)

QLD Blades 1–3 WA Thundersticks

Harris 49' Report Galvin 7'
Gairns 28'
Bishop 50'

Hobart

Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
David Gentles (AUS)

16 May 2006
19:00 (AEST)

Adelaide Hotshots 1–3 Tassie Tigers

Jeffrey 13' Report Shaw 23'
Corney 54'
Guest 59'

Hobart

Umpires:
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)

18 May 2006
13:00 (AEST)

QLD Blades 5–1 Territory Stingers

Elder 4', 31'
Hammond 21'
Dwyer 21'
Harris 65' Report J. Lockley 69'

Hobart
Umpires:
Patrick McCann (AUS)
Tim Pullman
(AUS)

18 May 2006
15:00 (AEST)

WA Thundersticks 1–2 Adelaide Hotshots

M. Boyce 22' Report Jeffrey 10', 50'

Hobart

Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
David Gentles (AUS)

18 May 2006
17:00 (AEST)

Canberra Lakers 2–3 Azuma Vikings

Turner 63'
L. MacKinnon 65' Report Doerner 11', 44'
Smyth 68'

Hobart

Umpires:
Robert Golding (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

18 May 2006
19:00 (AEST)

NSW Waratahs 3–4 Tassie Tigers

Matheson 23', 62'
Miller 34' Report Guest 4'
McAleese 44', 69'
Richardson 46'

Hobart

Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Daniel Haselhoff (AUS)

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover Fifth place

20 May 2006

Adelaide Hotshots 3

21 May 2006

Territory Stingers 2

Adelaide Hotshots 4

20 May 2006

NSW Waratahs 3

p.s.o)
3 (4)

Canberra Lakers 3 (2)

Seventh place

21 May 2006

Territory Stingers 2

Canberra Lakers 4

Crossover

20 May 2006
08:30 (AEST)

Adelaide Hotshots 3–2 Territory Stingers

Schubert 12'
Cleghorn 23'
Wishart 45' Report Collier 33'
J. Lockley 47'

Hobart

Umpires:
Patrick McCann (AUS)
Robert Golding (AUS)

20 May 2006
10:30 (AEST)

NSW Waratahs 3–3 Canberra Lakers

Naylor 7'
Beaton 13'
Fletcher 57' Report D. Hotchkis 7', 29'
Turner 53'

Penalties

4–2

Hobart

Umpires:
Daniel Haselhoff (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

20 May 2006
08:30 (AEST)

Territory Stingers 2–4 Canberra Lakers

A. Lockley 10'
Finlay 55' Report P. MacKinnon 14'
Stebbings 28'
L. MacKinnon 45'
Brown 69'

Hobart

Umpires:
Daniel Haselhoff (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

21 May 2006
10:30 (AEST)

Adelaide Hotshots 4–3 NSW Waratahs

Victory 41'
Reece 45'
Schubert 52'
Wishart 66' Report Naylor 26'
Booth 32'
Hardman 61'

Hobart

Umpires:
Robert Golding (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals Final

20 May 2006

QLD Blades 5

21 May 2006

WA Thundersticks 0

QLD Blades 1

20 May 2006

Tassie Tigers 0

Azuma Vikings 1

Tassie Tigers 2

Third place

21 May 2006

p.s.o
) 5 (5)

Semi-finals

20 May 2006
12:30 (AEST)

QLD Blades 5–0 WA Thundersticks

Clutton 2'
Eglington 11'
Dwyer 49'
Elder 57'
Wilson 66' Report

Hobart
Umpires:
Tim Pullman
(AUS)
David Gentles (AUS)

20 May 2006
14:30 (AEST)

Azuma Vikings 1–2 Tassie Tigers

J. Brooks 44' Report Tremayne 9'
Richardson 52'

Hobart

Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)

Third and fourth place

21 May 2006
12:30 (AEST)

WA Thundersticks 5–5 Azuma Vikings

Gairns 28'
Bishop 41'
Dyer 47', 58', 68' Report T. Brooks 6', 25', 38'
Doerner 40'
J. Brooks 50'

Penalties

4–5

Hobart
Umpires:
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Tim Pullman
(AUS)

Final

21 May 2006
14:30 (AEST)

QLD Blades 1–0 Tassie Tigers

De Young 23' Report

Hobart

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final

Mark Knowles Chris Ciriello Dean Butler

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

QLD Blades 13 12 0 0 1 39 17 +22 42 Gold Medal

Tassie Tigers 13 7 0 0 6 31 30 +1 27 Silver Medal

Azuma Vikings 13 8 2 0 3 47 34 +13 34 Bronze Medal

4 WA Thundersticks 13 4 0 2 7 27 31 −4 20

5 Adelaide Hotshots 13 6 0 1 6 33 38 −5 25

6 NSW Waratahs 13 5 1 0 7 37 34 +3 20

7 Canberra Lakers 13 4 1 1 7 32 33 −1 18

8 Territory Stingers 13 2 0 0 11 20 49 −29 6
Source: Clearing House

Goalscorers

There were 266 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 5.12 goals per match.
15 goals

Christopher Ciriello

8 goals

Adam Jeffrey

David Guest

Judd Dyer

7 goals

Michael McCann

Matthew Naylor

Jason Wilson

6 goals

Iain Davidson

Stuart Fletcher

Robert Hammond

Mark Harris

Matthew McGregor

Andrew Smith

Benjamin Bishop

5 goals

Luke MacKinnon

Jason Brooks

4 goals

Blair Brown

Glenn Turner

Alexander Hardman

Elias Matheson

Joshua Miller

Desmond Abbott

Travis Carroll

Adrian Lockley

Nathan Eglington

Troy Elder

Thomas Cleghorn

Grant Schubert

Shea McAleese

Travis Brooks

3 goals

Daniel Hotchkis

Paul MacKinnon

Brendan Booth

Gregory Reece

Joshua Corney

Phillip Marshall

Marcus Richardson

Hayden Shaw

Luke Doerner

Russell Ford

Glenn Simpson

David Galvin

2 goals

Joshua Hawes

Jonathon Stebbings

Simon Beaton

Jarrod Lockley

Wayne Barry

Kiel Brown

Jacob Burns

Dean Butler

Jamie Dwyer

Ross Fitzgerald

Ian Wishart

Nicholas Tremayne

Declan Geragthy

Aaron Kleinschmidt

Michael Boyce

Brendan Gairns

Andrew Smith

1 goal

Evan Gilson

Matthew Hotchkis

Lucas Judge

Joel Carroll

Benjamin Collier

Cameron Finlay

Casey Henwood

Brendan Narkle

Adam Spry

George Clutton

Liam de Young

Jonathan Gibson

Charles Rundle

Dale Stephen

Craig Victory

Paul Ancher

Oliver Close

Edward Ockenden

Michael Park

Matthew Wells

Daniel Mirecki

Andrew Monte

Joshua Pollard

Ian Smyth

Geoffrey Boyce

Ian Burcher

Aaron Hopkins

Fergus Kavanagh

References

Government of Australia
. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

^ "Finals – Finals Week – 21 May". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

External links

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[1] Government of Australia
. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[2] "Finals – Finals Week – 21 May". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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