2015 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2015 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 25th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Northern Territory city of Darwin.[1]

2015 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country Australia
CityDarwin
Dates25 September – 2 October 2015
Teams8
Venue(s)Marrara Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions QLD Blades (9th title)
Runner-up WA Thundersticks
Third place Tassie Tigers
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored123 (5.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Blake Govers (10 goals)
Best player Eddie Ockenden
← 2014 (previous) (next) 2016 →

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

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

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 WA Thundersticks 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9 Advance to Medal Round
2 VIC Vikings 3 1 1 1 12 9 +3 4
3 Canberra Lakers 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4 NT Stingers 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1
Source: Hockey Australia
25 September 2015
18:00
WA Thundersticks 6–4 VIC Vikings
Main  17'
Wickham  21'
Mitton  37'
Bausor  41'
Bates  43', 58'		 Report Webster  23'
Ciriello  51'
Simpson  51'
Kleinschmidt  57'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
25 September 2015
20:00
NT Stingers 1–1 Canberra Lakers
Duguid  32' Report Sutherland  33'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
26 September 2015
18:00
WA Thundersticks 3–0 Canberra Lakers
Wickham  2', 47'
Bates  58'		 Report
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
26 September 2015
20:00
VIC Vikings 6–1 NT Stingers
Pollard  5'
Randhawa  29'
Ciriello  40'
Arunasalam  43'
Kleinschmidt  46'
Simmonds  49'		 Report Lockley  22'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
28 September 2015
14:00
VIC Vikings 2–2 Canberra Lakers
Kleinschmidt  14'
Pollard  31'		 Report Sutherland  18'
Kershaw  44'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Scott Embry (AUS)
28 September 2015
16:00
WA Thundersticks 4–2 NT Stingers
Zalewski  17'
Mitton  19', 59'
Harvie  34'		 Report Hullick  52'
Duguid  57'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Pool C (Medal Round)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 QLD Blades 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
2 WA Thundersticks 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3 VIC Vikings 3 1 0 2 8 10 −2 3
4 Tassie Tigers 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2015
18:00
Tassie Tigers 1–3 VIC Vikings
Ockenden  59' Report Simpson  9'
Ciriello  33'
Simmonds  53'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
29 September 2015
20:00
QLD Blades 2–0 WA Thundersticks
Knowles  19'
Whetton  47'		 Report
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
1 October 2015
18:00
WA Thundersticks 3–1 Tassie Tigers
Wickham  12'
Bausor  29'
Bates  46'		 Report Welch  27'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
1 October 2015
20:00
QLD Blades 3–1 VIC Vikings
Wotherspoon  15', 24'
Dwyer  47'		 Report Ciriello  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 Canberra Lakers 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
3 SA Hotshots 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
4 NT Stingers 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2015
14:00
NSW Waratahs 5–1 Canberra Lakers
B. Govers  9'
K. Govers  34'
Craig  39'
Orchard  43'
White  57'		 Report Staines  14'
Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
29 September 2015
16:00
SA Hotshots 3–2 NT Stingers
Powardy  39', 47'
White  42'		 Report Boyde  46', 53'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Scott Embry (AUS)
1 October 2015
14:00
Canberra Lakers 2–1 SA Hotshots
Kershaw  16'
Sutherland  60'		 Report Wells  54'
Umpires:
Andrew Hickman (AUS)
Scott Embry (AUS)
1 October 2015
16:00
NSW Waratahs 5–0 NT Stingers
K. Govers  34'
Hayes  38', 53'
B. Govers  39', 60'		 Report
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place
2 October 2015
14:00
SA Hotshots 5–3 NT Stingers
Cox  6'
Larwood  24', 26'
Wyld  28', 39'		 Report Abbott  12', 19'
Lockley  56'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place
2 October 2015
16:00
NSW Waratahs 7–0 Canberra Lakers
Ogilvie  7'
B. Govers  39', 43', 52'
Hayes  54'
Orchard  57'
Hill  60'		 Report
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Third and fourth place
2 October 2015
18:00
VIC Vikings 3–4 Tassie Tigers
Ellis  15'
Arunasalam  42'
Gilmour  44'		 Report Middleton  29', 51'
Deavin  40'
Dick  53'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

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

Awards
Player of the Tournament Topscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final
Eddie Ockenden Blake Govers Andrew Charter Cale Cramer

Statistics

Final Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
QLD Blades 6 6 0 0 16 6 +10 18 Gold Medal
WA Thundersticks 6 4 0 2 17 11 +6 12 Silver Medal
Tassie Tigers 6 3 0 3 15 14 +1 9 Bronze Medal
4 VIC Vikings 6 2 1 3 19 17 +2 7
5 NSW Waratahs 6 4 0 2 29 11 +18 12
6 Canberra Lakers 6 1 2 3 6 19 −13 5
7 SA Hotshots 6 2 0 4 12 21 −9 6
8 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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