2015 Men's Australian Hockey League

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2015 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityDarwin
Dates25 September – 2 October 2015
Teams8
Venue(s)Marrara Hockey Centre
Final positions
ChampionsQueensland QLD Blades (9th title)
Runner-upWestern Australia WA Thundersticks
Third placeTasmania Tassie Tigers
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored123 (5.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)New South Wales Blake Govers (10 goals)
Best playerTasmania Eddie Ockenden
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The 2015 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 25th edition of the

Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Northern Territory city of Darwin.[1]

The QLD Blades won the tournament for the ninth time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 2–1 in the final.[2] The Tassie Tigers won the bronze medal after defeating the VIC Vikings 4–3 in the third place match.[3]

Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.

The top two teams in pools A and B progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.

The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.

Teams

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Blades 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Advance to Medal Round
2 Tasmania Tassie Tigers 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3
NSW Waratahs
 3 1 0 2 12 10 +2 3
4 South Australia SA Hotshots 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: Hockey Australia
25 September 2015
14:00
NSW Waratahs New South Wales 7–2 South Australia SA Hotshots
Ogilvie field hockey ball 11'
Elliott field hockey ball 18', 48'
K. Govers field hockey ball 22'
B. Govers field hockey ball 30', 45', 54' 		Report White field hockey ball 53'
Larwood field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
25 September 2015
16:00
Tassie Tigers Tasmania 1–2 Queensland QLD Blades
Ockenden field hockey ball 37' Report Dwyer field hockey ball 22'
Kenny field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
26 September 2015
14:00
Tassie Tigers Tasmania 4–1 South Australia SA Hotshots
Boulton field hockey ball 8'
Mackey field hockey ball 47', 48'
Dick field hockey ball 54' 		Report Joyce field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
26 September 2015
16:00
QLD Blades Queensland 4–3 New South Wales NSW Waratahs
Gohdes field hockey ball 13'
Dwyer field hockey ball 36'
Cramer
field hockey ball 53' 		Report Hill field hockey ball 35'
Craig field hockey ball 40'
Orchard field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Scott Embry (AUS)
28 September 2015
18:00
Tassie Tigers Tasmania 4–2 New South Wales NSW Waratahs
Dick field hockey ball 12'
Ockenden field hockey ball 14'
Mackey field hockey ball 17'
Cock field hockey ball 34' 		Report Craig field hockey ball 38'
B. Govers field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
28 September 2015
20:00
QLD Blades Queensland 3–0 South Australia SA Hotshots
Whetton field hockey ball 16', 59'
Dwyer
field hockey ball 30' 		Report
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western Australia WA Thundersticks 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9 Advance to Medal Round
2 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings 3 1 1 1 12 9 +3 4
3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4 Northern Territory NT Stingers 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1
Source: Hockey Australia
25 September 2015
18:00
WA Thundersticks Western Australia 6–4 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings
Main field hockey ball 17'
Wickham field hockey ball 21'
Mitton field hockey ball 37'
Bausor field hockey ball 41'
Bates field hockey ball 43', 58' 		Report Webster field hockey ball 23'
Ciriello field hockey ball 51'
Simpson field hockey ball 51'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
25 September 2015
20:00
NT Stingers Northern Territory 1–1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
Duguid field hockey ball 32' Report Sutherland field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
26 September 2015
18:00
WA Thundersticks Western Australia 3–0 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
Wickham field hockey ball 2', 47'
Bates field hockey ball 58' 		Report
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
26 September 2015
20:00
VIC Vikings Victoria (state) 6–1 Northern Territory NT Stingers
Simmonds
field hockey ball 49' 		Report Lockley field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
28 September 2015
14:00
VIC Vikings Victoria (state) 2–2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 14'
Pollard field hockey ball 31' 		Report Sutherland field hockey ball 18'
Kershaw field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Scott Embry (AUS)
28 September 2015
16:00
WA Thundersticks Western Australia 4–2 Northern Territory NT Stingers
Zalewski field hockey ball 17'
Mitton field hockey ball 19', 59'
Harvie field hockey ball 34' 		Report Hullick field hockey ball 52'
Duguid field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Second round

Pool C (Medal Round)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Queensland QLD Blades 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
2 Western Australia WA Thundersticks 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings 3 1 0 2 8 10 −2 3
4 Tasmania Tassie Tigers 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2015
18:00
Tassie Tigers Tasmania 1–3 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings
Ockenden field hockey ball 59' Report Simpson field hockey ball 9'
Ciriello field hockey ball 33'
Simmonds field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
29 September 2015
20:00
QLD Blades Queensland 2–0 Western Australia WA Thundersticks
Knowles field hockey ball 19'
Whetton field hockey ball 47' 		Report
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
1 October 2015
18:00
WA Thundersticks Western Australia 3–1 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
Wickham field hockey ball 12'
Bausor field hockey ball 29'
Bates field hockey ball 46' 		Report Welch field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
1 October 2015
20:00
QLD Blades Queensland 3–1 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings
Wotherspoon field hockey ball 15', 24'
Dwyer field hockey ball 47' 		Report Ciriello field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Murray Grimes (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Pool D (Classification Round)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
NSW Waratahs
 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9
2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
3 South Australia SA Hotshots 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
4 Northern Territory NT Stingers 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2015
14:00
NSW Waratahs New South Wales 5–1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
B. Govers field hockey ball 9'
K. Govers field hockey ball 34'
Craig field hockey ball 39'
Orchard field hockey ball 43'
White field hockey ball 57' 		Report Staines field hockey ball 14'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
29 September 2015
16:00
SA Hotshots South Australia 3–2 Northern Territory NT Stingers
Powardy field hockey ball 39', 47'
White field hockey ball 42' 		Report Boyde field hockey ball 46', 53'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Scott Embry (AUS)
1 October 2015
14:00
Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 2–1 South Australia SA Hotshots
Kershaw field hockey ball 16'
Sutherland field hockey ball 60' 		Report Wells field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Scott Embry (AUS)
1 October 2015
16:00
NSW Waratahs New South Wales 5–0 Northern Territory NT Stingers
K. Govers field hockey ball 34'
Hayes field hockey ball 38', 53'
B. Govers field hockey ball 39', 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

Classification Games

Seventh and eighth place

2 October 2015
14:00
SA Hotshots South Australia 5–3 Northern Territory NT Stingers
Cox field hockey ball 6'
Larwood field hockey ball 24', 26'
Wyld field hockey ball 28', 39' 		Report Abbott field hockey ball 12', 19'
Lockley field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

2 October 2015
16:00
NSW Waratahs New South Wales 7–0 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
Ogilvie field hockey ball 7'
B. Govers field hockey ball 39', 43', 52'
Hayes field hockey ball 54'
Orchard field hockey ball 57'
Hill field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Third and fourth place

2 October 2015
18:00
VIC Vikings Victoria (state) 3–4 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
Ellis field hockey ball 15'
Arunasalam field hockey ball 42'
Gilmour field hockey ball 44' 		Report Middleton field hockey ball 29', 51'
Deavin field hockey ball 40'
Dick field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Final

2 October 2015
20:30
QLD Blades Queensland 2–1 Western Australia WA Thundersticks
Cramer field hockey ball 31', 51' Report Bausor field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Topscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final
Tasmania Eddie Ockenden New South Wales Blake Govers Australian Capital Territory Andrew Charter Queensland Cale Cramer

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s) Queensland QLD Blades 6 6 0 0 16 6 +10 18 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Western Australia WA Thundersticks 6 4 0 2 17 11 +6 12 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tasmania Tassie Tigers 6 3 0 3 15 14 +1 9 Bronze Medal
4 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings 6 2 1 3 19 17 +2 7
5
NSW Waratahs
 6 4 0 2 29 11 +18 12
6 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 6 1 2 3 6 19 −13 5
7 South Australia SA Hotshots 6 2 0 4 12 21 −9 6
8 Northern Territory NT Stingers 6 0 1 5 9 24 −15 1
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 123 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.12 goals per match.

10 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References

  1. ^ "2015 Men's Australian Hockey League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Thundersticks Defeated in AHL Final". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tigers Secure Bronze Medal". theadvocate.com.au. The Advocate. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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