2008 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2008 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 18th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Australia's capital city, Canberra.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Canberra | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | National Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  WA Thundersticks (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Blades | ||
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 178 (4.94 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Luke Doerner (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Bevan George | ||
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The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the QLD Blades 4–2 in the final.[1]
Competition Format
The tournament comprised a single round-robin format in the preliminary round. At the conclusion of the preliminary round, teams ranked first to fourth progressed to the medal round, while teams ranked fifth to eighth progressed to the classification round.
Teams
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Blades |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | VIC Vikings |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 17 | |
| 3 | WA Thundersticks |
7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | |
| 4 |  Tassie Tigers |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 12 | |
| 5 |  Southern Hotshots |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
| 6 |  Canberra Lakers |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 9 | |
| 7 |  NSW Waratahs |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 3 | |
| 8 |  NT Stingers |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| Southern Hotshots | 3 | |||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| NT Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Southern Hotshots | 1 | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| NSW Waratahs | 5 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 2 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs | 4 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| NT Stingers | 0 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 4 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 3 | |||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 1 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 2 | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 4 | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 1 | |||||
| WA Thundersticks | 2 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 1 | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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| Bevan George |
Luke Doerner |
Aaron Hopkins |
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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WA Thundersticks |
9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 19 | Gold Medal |
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QLD Blades |
9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 21 | Silver Medal |
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VIC Vikings |
9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Tassie Tigers |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 12 | |
| 5 | NSW Waratahs |
9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Southern Hotshots |
9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 15 | |
| 7 | Canberra Lakers |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 12 | |
| 8 | NT Stingers |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
There were 176 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.89 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
- Troy Sutherland
- Jamie Dwyer
- Grant Schubert
- Geoffrey Cock
- Peter Blakeney
- Fergus Kavanagh
4 goals
- Garry Backhus
- Iain Davidson
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Paterson
- Thomas Cleghorn
- Gregory Reece
- Travis Brooks
- Andrew Smith
3 goals
- Kenji Hinde
- Brent Livermore
- Timothy Bates
- Jacob Burns
- Liam de Young
- Eugene Magee
- Edward Ockenden
- Marcus Richardson
- Joshua Pollard
2 goals
- Paul MacKinnon
- Matthew Butturini
- Matthew Naylor
- Simon Orchard
- Desmond Abbott
- Gary Robertson
- Michael Bates
- Scott Hughes
- Paul Ancher
- Jason Brooks
- Declan Geraghty
- Aaron Kleinschmidt
- Alistair McLennan
- Daniel Mirecki
- Christopher Bausor
- Brent Dancer
- Aaron Hopkins
1 goal
- Benjamin Bishop
- Craig Dent
- Daniel Hotchkis
- Matthew Hotchkis
- Christopher Jorgensen
- Seyi Onitiri
- Darryn Booth
- Eli Matheson
- Ian Paterson
- Benjamin Poulton
- Douglas Bransgrove
- Liam Brown
- Adrian Lockley
- Dean Butler
- Jason Wilson
- Joel Dry
- Peter Kelly
- Robert Porter
- Nicholas Tremayne
- Kiel Brown
- Jonathon Charlesworth
- Phillip Hulbert
Source: Clearing House
References
- "WA Thundersticks wins AHL championship". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- Regulations
External links
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