2018 Men's Australian Hockey LeagueTournament details |
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Host country | Australia |
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City | Gold Coast (finals venue) |
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Dates | 6 – 28 October |
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Teams | 8 |
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Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | QLD Blades (10th title) |
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Runner-up | NSW Waratahs |
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Third place | Tassie Tigers |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 24 |
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Goals scored | 208 (8.67 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Blake Govers (11 goals) |
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Best player | 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.
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
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: hockey.org.au
6 October 2018 16:00 (AEST) | |
6 October 2018 19:00 (AEST) | 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) | 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) | |
Pool B
Source: hockey.org.au
7 October 2018 15:30 (ACST) | State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Nathan Jennings (AUS) | |
7 October 2018 18:30 (ACST) | Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS) | |
13 October 2018 14:00 (AEST) | |
13 October 2018 18:30 (ACST) | |
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' | |
21 October 2018 15:30 (AEST) | |
Classification round
Quarterfinals
25 October 2018 13:00 (AEST) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS) | |
25 October 2018 14:45 (AEST) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Nathan Jennings (AUS) | |
25 October 2018 16:30 (AEST) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS) | |
25 October 2018 18:15 (AEST) | |
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
October 2018 08:45 (AEST) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS) | |
October 2018 10:30 (AEST) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) James Unkles (AUS) | |
Seventh and eighth place
October 2018 10:30 (AEST) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS) | |
Fifth and sixth place
October 2018 10:30 (AEST) | 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) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS) | |
27 October 2018 17:00 (AEST) | |
Third and fourth place
28 October 2018 14:00 (AEST) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast Umpires: Nathan Jennings (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS) | |
Final
28 October 2018 17:00 (AEST) | |
Awards
Statistics
Final standings
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
- Samuel McCambridge
- Dane Gavranich
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
- Ross Hetem
- Joshua Pollard
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Hockey Australia
References
- ^ "2018 AHL Schedule & Details Announced Ahead Of 2019 Revamp". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "2018 Men's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". haockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Blades Win Record-Breaking AHL Title". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 AHL Fixture" (PDF). Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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