2011 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2011 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 21st edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.

2011 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Teams8
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions WA Thundersticks (9th title)
Runner-up NSW Waratahs
Third place VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored257 (5.84 per match)
Top scorer(s) Wouter Hermkens
Matthew Butturini
Sam Pike (11 goals)
Best player Eddie Ockenden
← 2010 (previous) (next) 2012 →

The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.[1]

Competition Format

The format included five-round matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two-round matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.

After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.

The teams ranked 1, 4, 5 & 8 went into pool A and the teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 went into pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches the teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final and classification matches to determine the remaining six team's final positions.[2]

Teams

Venues
Sydney
Sydney Olympic Park
Capacity: 8,000
Perth
Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 6,000
Canberra Darwin Hobart
National Hockey Centre Marrara Hockey Centre Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Results

Preliminary Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 QLD Blades 7 6 1 0 23 8 +15 19 Pool A
2 WA Thundersticks 7 6 0 1 24 11 +13 18 Pool B
3 VIC Vikings 7 4 0 3 20 21 −1 12
4 NSW Waratahs 7 3 0 4 27 24 +3 9 Pool A
5 Canberra Lakers 7 2 3 2 24 23 +1 9
6 Tassie Tigers 7 2 2 3 19 22 −3 8 Pool B
7 NT Stingers 7 1 2 4 12 26 −14 5
8 Southern Hotshots 7 0 0 7 11 25 −14 0 Pool A
Source: Clearing House

Round matches
10 June 2011
17:00
VIC Vikings 5–2 NSW Waratahs
Webster  3'
McLennan  11'
Simpson  24'
Ciriello  46', 54'		 Report Govers  2'
Butturini  44'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
10 June 2011
18:00
NT Stingers 2–1 Southern Hotshots
Carroll  7'
A. Lockley  27'		 Report Webber  45'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
10 June 2011
19:00
Canberra Lakers 3–3 Tassie Tigers
Turner  11', 62'
Howson  45'		 Report Cock  10'
Doerner  34'
Middleton  51'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
10 June 2011
20:00
QLD Blades 3–1 WA Thundersticks
Gohdes  25'
Smith  64', 68'		 Report Schubert  70'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
11 June 2011
15:00
Tassie Tigers 1–3 VIC Vikings
Ockenden  46' Report Simpson  26'
Ciriello  43'
McKinnon  53'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
11 June 2011
17:00
Canberra Lakers 3–7 NSW Waratahs
McGlaughlin  14'
Devlin  41'
Turner  46'		 Report Ogilvie  1', 5'
Pearce  11'
Butturini  30'
Govers  49', 65'
Lobsey  52'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
11 June 2011
17:00
WA Thundersticks 3–0 Southern Hotshots
Kavanagh  2'
Schubert  4', 40'		 Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
11 June 2011
19:00
QLD Blades 2–1 NT Stingers
T. Bates  35'
Swann  70+'		 Report Carroll  56'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
12 June 2011
13:00
NSW Waratahs 2–7 Tassie Tigers
Imer  13'
Govers  66'		 Report Doerner  8', 12', 16', 29'
Ockenden  25', 32', 56'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
12 June 2011
15:00
VIC Vikings 3–5 Canberra Lakers
Webster  5', 25'
McKinnon  56'		 Report Turner  15'
Kershaw  21'
McGlaughlin  23'
Wallace  51'
Hotchkis  69'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
12 June 2011
17:00
Southern Hotshots 2–3 QLD Blades
Stacy  50'
Oliver  67'		 Report Dillion  7'
Swann  29'
Wilson  60'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
12 June 2011
19:00
NT Stingers 1–5 WA Thundersticks
Carroll  35' Report Pike  18', 37', 39'
Mitton  29'
Kavanagh  65'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
25 June 2011
12:00
NSW Waratahs 1–3 QLD Blades
Lobsey  46' Report Wilson  14'
T. Bates  20'
Gohdes  29'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
25 June 2011
12:00
Canberra Lakers 1–2 WA Thundersticks
Turner  58' Report Charlesworth  6'
Mitton  20'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
25 June 2011
14:00
Tassie Tigers 2–2 NT Stingers
Doerner  43'
Tremayne  62'		 Report A. Lockley  26'
Carroll  69'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
25 June 2011
14:00
Southern Hotshots 4–5 VIC Vikings
Faizal  38', 40', 65'
Oliver  63'		 Report Mirecki  6'
Kleinschmidt  26'
Webster  28', 43'
Ford  51'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
26 June 2011
12:00
NT Stingers 1–9 NSW Waratahs
Hill  31' Report Pearce  4', 22', 28'
Butturini  5', 15'
M. Paterson  7'
Miller  11'
Lobsey  51'
Willis  70'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
26 June 2011
12:00
WA Thundersticks 3–1 VIC Vikings
Mitton  4'
Park  6'
Dancer  63'		 Report Mirecki  13'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
26 June 2011
14:00
QLD Blades 5–1 Tassie Tigers
Dillion  13'
Knowles  49'
Swann  61'
M. Bates  66'
Whetton  69'		 Report Lawler  18'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
26 June 2011
14:00
Southern Hotshots 2–6 Canberra Lakers
Webber  18'
McGregor  65'		 Report Hotchkis  30'
Hermkens  32', 45'
Judge  38'
Borrett  51'
Turner  58'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
6 August 2011
14:00
Tassie Tigers 3–6 WA Thundersticks
Marshall  32'
Cock  40'
Middleton  67'		 Report Boyne  30', 54'
Pike  27'
Dancer  30'
Park  53'
Mitton  69'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 August 2011
16:00
QLD Blades 5–0 VIC Vikings
Gibbs  4'
Gohdes  31', 55'
T. Bates  57'
M. Bates  70'		 Report
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 August 2011
18:00
NT Stingers 4–4 Canberra Lakers
Carroll  1'
J. Lockley  24'
A. Lockley  32'
Hill  61'		 Report Hawes  12'
Hermkens  17', 39', 48'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 August 2011
20:00
NSW Waratahs 4–1 Southern Hotshots
T. White  50'
Pearce  52', 65'
Butturini  55'		 Report Hughes  24'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 August 2011
14:00
VIC Vikings 3–1 NT Stingers
Ciriello  8'
McLennan  19'
Kleinschmidt  22'		 Report Gabriel  3'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 August 2011
16:00
Southern Hotshots 1–2 Tassie Tigers
Stacy  47' Report McCambridge  29', 61'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 August 2011
18:00
WA Thundersticks 4–2 NSW Waratahs
Mitton  6', 47', 70'
Jacobs  49'		 Report M. Paterson  30'
Miller  67'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 August 2011
20:00
Canberra Lakers 2–2 QLD Blades
Judge  24', 59' Report Gohdes  47'
Garske  70'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 NSW Waratahs 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
2 Canberra Lakers 3 2 0 1 13 8 +5 6
3 QLD Blades 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Southern Hotshots 3 1 0 2 4 14 −10 3
Source: Clearing House
9 August 2011
12:00
NSW Waratahs 3–5 Canberra Lakers
I. Paterson  30'
Butturini  63', 64'		 Report Hermkens  5', 17'
Borrett  41'
Davidson  45'
Turner  46'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
9 August 2011
16:00
QLD Blades 1–2 Southern Hotshots
Garske  19' Report McGregor  32'
O'Shea  54'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
10 August 2011
12:00
NSW Waratahs 6–1 Southern Hotshots
Miller  35', 67'
Butturini  57', 58'
M. Paterson  64'
Pearce  68'		 Report Oliver  52'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
10 August 2011
18:00
QLD Blades 4–1 Canberra Lakers
Wilson  22'
Gohdes  46'
Beale  56'
Gibbs  65'		 Report Hermkens  25'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
12 August 2011
12:00
Canberra Lakers 7–1 Southern Hotshots
Turner  9', 37'
Judge  30', 63'
Hermkens  41'
Borrett  53'
Wallace  64'		 Report Wickham  18'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
12 August 2011
14:00
QLD Blades 0–4 NSW Waratahs
Report Miller  13'
Lobsey  30'
Butturini  49'
White  62'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 WA Thundersticks 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9
2 VIC Vikings 3 2 0 1 16 7 +9 6
3 Tassie Tigers 3 1 0 2 5 14 −9 3
4 NT Stingers 3 0 0 3 5 11 −6 0
Source: Clearing House
9 August 2011
14:00
VIC Vikings 9–1 Tassie Tigers
Wischusen  3', 61'
Ciriello  15'
Ellis  25'
Ford  47', 65'
Webster  54'
Simpson  57'
Fraser  67'		 Report McCambridge  4'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
9 August 2011
18:00
WA Thundersticks 3–1 NT Stingers
Pike  7'
Jacobs  17'
Boyne  53'		 Report Gabriel  70'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
10 August 2011
14:00
VIC Vikings 6–3 NT Stingers
Wischusen  1'
Ford  21'
McKinnon  32', 67'
Ciriello  46'
Webster  61'		 Report Carroll  41'
Haami-Jones  43'
Poulton  65'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
10 August 2011
16:00
WA Thundersticks 4–2 Tassie Tigers
Boyne  12'
Mitton  24'
Pike  55', 62'		 Report Ancher  8'
Ockenden  59'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
12 August 2011
10:00
Tassie Tigers 2–1 NT Stingers
McCambridge  42'
Budgeon  56'		 Report Poulton  66'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
12 August 2011
16:00
WA Thundersticks 3–1 VIC Vikings
Pike  23', 35'
Boyne  26'		 Report Ellis  11'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Seventh and eighth place
13 August 2011
09:00
Southern Hotshots 2–3 NT Stingers
Wickham  23'
Claxton  67'		 Report Lockley  7', 11', 39'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Fifth and sixth place
13 August 2011
11:00
QLD Blades 5–1 Tassie Tigers
Wilson  7', 42'
Garske  26'
Bates  64'
Beale  65'		 Report Cock  44'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Third and fourth place
13 August 2011
13:00
Canberra Lakers 3–5 VIC Vikings
Kershaw  53'
Hermkens  58', 66'		 Report Webster  5'
Ciriello  25', 31'
Kleinschmidt  42'
McKinnon  54'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Final
13 August 2011
15:00
NSW Waratahs 3–4 WA Thundersticks
Butturini  7'
Pearce  29'
Paterson  65'		 Report Boyne  19'
Pike  37', 69'
Dancer  46'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Awards
Top Goalscorers Player of the Tournament Player of the Final
Wouter Hermkens
Sam Pike		 Eddie Ockenden Sam Pike

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
WA Thundersticks 11 10 0 1 38 18 +20 30 Gold Medal
NSW Waratahs 11 5 0 6 43 34 +9 15 Silver Medal
VIC Vikings 11 7 0 4 41 31 +10 21 Bronze Medal
4 Canberra Lakers 11 4 3 4 40 36 +4 15
5 QLD Blades 11 8 1 2 33 16 +17 25
6 Tassie Tigers 11 3 2 6 25 41 −16 11
7 NT Stingers 11 2 2 7 20 39 −19 8
8 Southern Hotshots 11 1 0 10 17 42 −25 3
Source: Clearing House

References
  1. "WA Thundersticks defeat NSW Waratahs in AHL Grand Final". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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