2012 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2012 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 22nd edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Australia's capital city, Canberra.[1]

2012 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country Australia
CityCanberra
Dates16–27 October
Teams8
Final positions
Champions QLD Blades (7th title)
Runner-up WA Thundersticks
Third place VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored197 (5.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chris Ciriello (12 goals)
Best player Simon Orchard
← 2011 (previous) (next) 2013 →

The QLD Blades won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 3–2 in the final.[2] VIC Vikings won the bronze medal after defeating the NSW Waratahs 3–1 in the third place match.[3]

Teams

Results

Preliminary Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 QLD Blades 7 5 1 1 30 11 +19 16 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 WA Thundersticks 7 5 0 2 29 15 +14 15
3 NSW Waratahs 7 5 0 2 27 16 +11 15
4 VIC Vikings 7 4 1 2 26 14 +12 13
5 Tassie Tigers 7 3 2 2 25 20 +5 11
6 Southern Hotshots 7 3 0 4 14 20 −6 9
7 Canberra Lakers 7 1 0 6 11 34 −23 3
8 NT Stingers 7 0 0 7 3 35 −32 0
Source: Clearing House

Matches
16 October 2012
09:00
Tassie Tigers 5–3 Canberra Lakers
Doerner  9'
Lawler  31'
Budgeon  44'
Boulton  51', 68'		 Report Hotchkis  18'
Lobsey  26'
Baxter  40'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
16 October 2012
11:00
Southern Hotshots 1–5 NSW Waratahs
Webber  15' Report T. White  3'
Miller  4', 33', 38'
Butturini  25'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
16 October 2012
13:00
QLD Blades 6–0 WA Thundersticks
Whetton  5'
Dwyer  19', 33', 46'
Wotherspoon  49'
Gohdes  69'		 Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
16 October 2012
15:00
VIC Vikings 4–0 NT Stingers
Pollard  9'
Ford  34'
Ciriello  40', 66'		 Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
17 October 2012
09:00
NSW Waratahs 5–3 QLD Blades
Miller  2'
F. Ogilvie  27'
Walters  44'
Govers  60'
Butturini  64'		 Report Dwyer  11'
Beale  40'
Elder  50'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
17 October 2012
11:00
Tassie Tigers 3–5 WA Thundersticks
Doerner  28'
Budgeon  30', 70'		 Report Boyne  13', 52'
Schubert  41', 57'
Burcher  44'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
17 October 2012
13:00
NT Stingers 0–3 Canberra Lakers
Report Davidson  18'
Pike  35'
Wallace  59'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
17 October 2012
15:00
VIC Vikings 5–2 Southern Hotshots
Simpson  18'
Ciriello  25', 38', 50', 64'		 Report Joyce  34'
Webber  68'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
18 October 2012
09:00
WA Thundersticks 6–0 NT Stingers
Boyne  20', 35'
Bates  26', 44'
Schubert  39'
Kavanagh  52'		 Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
18 October 2012
11:00
NSW Waratahs 4–2 Tassie Tigers
Buttutini  4'
Pearce  33'
Miller  53', 70'		 Report Doerner  12'
Boulton  56'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
18 October 2012
13:00
VIC Vikings 2–4 QLD Blades
Mirecki  11'
Philpott  32'		 Report Wotherspoon  17'
Elder  39', 57'
De Young  55'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
18 October 2012
15:00
Southern Hotshots 4–1 Canberra Lakers
Cleghorn  27'
Hughes  38'
Joyce  48', 66'		 Report Hawes  14'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
20 October 2012
09:00
NT Stingers 0–3 Southern Hotshots
Report Joyce  43'
 68'
Bowden  70'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
20 October 2012
11:00
QLD Blades 2–2 Tassie Tigers
Swann  34'
Beale  41'		 Report Lawler  17'
Deavin  36'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
20 October 2012
13:00
VIC Vikings 6–1 Canberra Lakers
 2'
Webster  17'
Kleinschmidt  29'
Pollard  34'
Ciriello  45', 50'		 Report Jewell  13'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
20 October 2012
15:00
WA Thundersticks 4–1 NSW Waratahs
Bates  17'
Mitton  28'
Boyne  42'
Jacobs  70'		 Report Willis  57'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
21 October 2012
09:00
Tassie Tigers 5–1 Southern Hotshots
Doerner  7', 30'
Boulton  17'
Budgeon  29'
Cock  55'		 Report Cleghorn  4'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
21 October 2012
11:00
QLD Blades 6–0 NT Stingers
Wotherspoon  6'
Hammond  17'
Dwyer  28', 59'
Beale  42'
Elder  52'		 Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
21 October 2012
13:00
Canberra Lakers 1–4 NSW Waratahs
Pike  35' Report Miller  3'
Pearce  26'
Tribe  64'
F. Ogilvie  65'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
21 October 2012
15:00
WA Thundersticks 4–2 VIC Vikings
Mitton  30', 43'
Boyne  42'
Jacobs  52'		 Report  28'
Pollard  38'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
23 October 2012
09:00
NSW Waratahs 1–5 VIC Vikings
Butturini  31' Report Fraser  9'
Ciriello  40'
Kleinschmidt  44'
Pollard  50'
Guest  54'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
23 October 2012
11:00
Canberra Lakers 1–9 WA Thundersticks
Hinde  37' Report Bausor  4', 46'
Mitton  5'
Bates  11', 51'
Dancer  34'
Park  36'
Boyne  43', 70'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
23 October 2012
13:00
Southern Hotshots 1–3 QLD Blades
Cleghorn  70' Report  8'
Knowles  19'
Whetton  40'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
23 October 2012
15:00
NT Stingers 3–6 Tassie Tigers
Crooks  19'
Hayward  50'
Haami-Jones  53'		 Report Ockenden  8'
Doerner  13', 26', 44'
Budgeon  30'
Deavin  63'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
24 October 2012
09:00
Canberra Lakers 1–6 QLD Blades
Pike  24' Report Wotherspoon  6', 70'
Swyer  44', 53'
Posselt  63'
Gohdes  68'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
24 October 2012
11:00
Southern Hotshots 2–1 WA Thundersticks
Oliver  51'
Wickham  65'		 Report Jacobs  19'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
24 October 2012
13:00
Tassie Tigers 2–2 VIC Vikings
Doerner  13'
Ockenden  70'		 Report MacKinnon  46'
Ciriello  57'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
24 October 2012
15:00
NSW Waratahs 7–0 NT Stingers
 10', 43'
Pearce  14', 18'
Miller  27'
Orchard  60'
K. Ogilvie  69'		 Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Fifth to eighth place classification
 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
26 October 2012
 
 
 Tassie Tigers1
 
27 October 2012
 
 NT Stingers2
 
 NT Stingers2
 
26 October 2012
 
 Canberra Lakers1
 
 Southern Hotshots2
 
 
 Canberra Lakers3
 
Seventh Place
 
 
27 October 2012
 
 
 Tassie Tigers4
 
 
 Southern Hotshots1
Crossover
26 October 2012
09:00
Southern Hotshots 2–3 Canberra Lakers
Claxton  16'
Wickham  67'		 Report Hawes  48'
Jorgensen  63'
Jewell  70'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
26 October 2012
11:00
Tassie Tigers 1–2 NT Stingers
Doerner  33' Report Gabriel  8'
Hayward  66'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Seventh and eighth place
27 October 2012
09:00
Tassie Tigers 4–1 Southern Hotshots
Clifford  16'
Doerner  35'
Budgeon  56'
Ockenden  70'		 Report Joyce  67'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Fifth and sixth place
27 October 2012
11:00
NT Stingers 2–1 Canberra Lakers
Crooks  6'
A. Lockley  36'		 Report Pike  19'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 October 2012
 
 
 QLD Blades3
 
27 October 2012
 
 VIC Vikings0
 
 QLD Blades3
 
26 October 2012
 
 WA Thundersticks2
 
 WA Thundersticks3
 
 
 NSW Waratahs1
 
Third Place
 
 
27 October 2012
 
 
 VIC Vikings3
 
 
 NSW Waratahs1
Semi-finals
26 October 2012
13:00
WA Thundersticks 3–1 NSW Waratahs
Bates  8', 35', 40' Report Orchard  5'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
26 October 2012
15:00
QLD Blades 3–0 VIC Vikings
Whetton  32'
 40'
Dwyer  70'		 Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Third and fourth place
27 October 2012
13:00
VIC Vikings 3–1 NSW Waratahs
Ford  62'
Ciriello  66', 70'		 Report Ogilvie  19'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Final
27 October 2012
15:00
QLD Blades 3–2 WA Thundersticks
Wotherspoon  12'
Dwyer  26'
Posselt  50'		 Report Boyne  32'
Bausor  56'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
QLD Blades 9 7 1 1 36 13 +23 22 Gold Medal
WA Thundersticks 9 6 0 3 34 19 +15 18 Silver Medal
VIC Vikings 9 5 1 3 29 18 +11 16 Bronze Medal
4 NSW Waratahs 9 5 0 4 29 22 +7 15
5 NT Stingers 9 2 0 7 7 37 −30 6
6 Canberra Lakers 9 2 0 7 15 38 −23 6
7 Tassie Tigers 9 4 2 3 30 23 +7 14
8 Southern Hotshots 9 3 0 6 17 27 −10 9
Source: Clearing House

References
  1. "Australian Hockey League Champions crowned". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Thundersticks Beaten in AHL Grand Final". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. "Queensland Crowned 2012 Australian Hockey League Champions". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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