2016 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2016 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.

2016 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country Australia
CityPerth
Teams12
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions VIC Vikings (3rd title)
Runner-up WA Thundersticks
Third place NSW Waratahs
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored216 (5.14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chris Ciriello (10 goals)
Best player Flynn Ogilvie
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For the first time, the Australian Hockey League hosted international teams from India, Malaysia and New Zealand.

The VIC Vikings won the gold medal for the third time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 5–3 in the final.[1] The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Under–21 side 5–1 in the third place match.[2]

Teams

Domestic Teams

International Teams

Results

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NSW Waratahs 5 5 0 0 21 7 +14 15 Advance to Medal Round
2 VIC Vikings 5 4 0 1 22 9 +13 12
3 QLD Blades 5 3 0 2 25 11 +14 9
4  Malaysia Tigers 5 1 1 3 9 16 −7 4
5 NT Stingers 5 1 0 4 13 16 −3 3
6  NZL Development 5 0 1 4 5 36 −31 1
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2016
16:30
NT Stingers 1–5 VIC Vikings
Rintala  28' Report Ciriello  11', 44'
Simmonds  12'
Simpson  32'
Kleinschmidt  43'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
29 September 2016
18:00
Malaysia Tigers  1–1  NZL Development
Meor  35' Report Jones  45'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
29 September 2016
18:30
QLD Blades 1–3 NSW Waratahs
Bell  35' Report Hill  29'
T. Craig  33'
McGuire  48'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
30 September 2016
16:00
NZL Development  0–8 NT Stingers
Report Argent  9', 21'
Rintala  12', 49'
J. Hayward  23'
Hall  41'
Gleeson  43'
Crane  48'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
30 September 2016
16:30
QLD Blades 5–2  Malaysia Tigers
Elder  5'
Boyde  20', 29'
Bell  20'
Imer  44'		 Report Shahril  47'
Ramadan  57'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
30 September 2016
20:00
VIC Vikings 1–2 NSW Waratahs
Simmonds  50' Report Morley  7'
Orchard  35'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
2 October 2016
15:00
QLD Blades 3–4 VIC Vikings
Douglas  20', 51'
Pembroke  37'		 Report Knee  5'
Ciriello  6'
Ford  28'
Kleinschmidt  49'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
2 October 2016
17:00
NSW Waratahs 7–2  NZL Development
Hill  5'
Ogilvie  8'
T. Craig  10'
Sharp  33'
Dawson  38', 46'
McGuire  54'		 Report Van Woerkom  7', 59'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
2 October 2016
19:00
NT Stingers 1–3  Malaysia Tigers
Lockley  15' Report Shahril  7'
Firhan  28'
Haziq  37'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
4 October 2016
15:00
NZL Development  2–8 VIC Vikings
MacIntrye  7'
Jones  20'		 Report Kleinschmidt  13'
Pollard  19', 25'
Gilmour  29'
Ford  32'
Ciriello  34', 56'
Simmonds  58'
Umpires:
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
4 October 2016
17:00
Malaysia Tigers  2–5 NSW Waratahs
Shahril  16'
Van Huizen  47'		 Report Morley  2', 24'
Ogilvie  6'
McGuire  15'
Hill  45'
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
4 October 2016
19:00
NT Stingers 2–4 QLD Blades
Lockley  47'
Wallis  55'		 Report Bell  2'
Whetton  16'
Douglas  45'
Anderson  53'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
5 October 2016
16:30
NSW Waratahs 4–1 NT Stingers
B. Craig  4'
T. Craig  15', 57'
Hill  21'		 Report J. Hayward  43'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
5 October 2016
18:00
VIC Vikings 4–1  Malaysia Tigers
Pollard  20'
Ciriello  26'
Kleinschmidt  30'
Ford  34'		 Report Jazlan  50'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
5 October 2016
20:30
NZL Development  0–12 QLD Blades
Report Beale  5', 43'
Elder  5', 15', 45'
Anderson  17'
Howard  19'
Whetton  26', 53'
Bell  39'
Reckers  54'
Boyde  57'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India Under–21 5 4 1 0 14 7 +7 13 Advance to Medal Round
2 WA Thundersticks 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 12
3 Canberra Lakers 5 2 1 2 13 10 +3 7
4 Tassie Tigers 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 7
5 SA Hotshots 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
6  MAS Blue 5 0 1 4 4 14 −10 1
Source: Hockey Australia
29 September 2016
16:00
MAS Blue  2–4  India Under–21
Faizal  4', 55' Report Qureshi  19', 42'
Varun  21'
Gurjant  32'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
29 September 2016
20:00
SA Hotshots 0–4 Tassie Tigers
Report Arthur  32', 42', 60'
Ockenden  35'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Scott Embry (AUS)
29 September 2016
20:30
WA Thundersticks 4–1 Canberra Lakers
Rayner  26'
McDougall  36'
Bird  42'
Wickham  56'		 Report Monte  56'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
30 September 2016
18:00
India Under–21  3–1 SA Hotshots
Gurjant  4'
Ajit  14'
Parvinder  20'		 Report Atkinson  45'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
30 September 2016
18:30
WA Thundersticks 2–0  MAS Blue
Wickham  15'
Budgeon  34'		 Report
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
30 September 2016
20:30
Tassie Tigers 2–1 Canberra Lakers
McCambridge  33'
Welch  57'		 Report Staines  57'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
2 October 2016
15:30
WA Thundersticks 1–0 Tassie Tigers
Budgeon  40' Report
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
2 October 2016
17:30
Canberra Lakers 1–1  India Under–21
S. Shepherd  17' Report Ajit  15'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
2 October 2016
19:30
SA Hotshots 4–0  MAS Blue
Atkinson  22'
Willson  29'
Bowden  45'
Burgess  56'		 Report
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
3 October 2016
15:00
India Under–21  3–2 Tassie Tigers
Qureshi  10', 54'
Varun  13'		 Report Dick  12'
Shaw  50'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
3 October 2016
17:00
Malaysia Blue  1–3 Canberra Lakers
Rafizul  29' Report L. Shepherd  24'
Day  50'
Wallace  54'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
3 October 2016
19:30
SA Hotshots 0–3 WA Thundersticks
Report Mitton  33'
Bausor  57', 60'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
5 October 2016
16:00
Canberra Lakers 7–2 SA Hotshots
Monte  1', 12', 56'
S. Shepherd  9'
Day  41'
L. Shepherd  48'
Staines  58'		 Report Oliver  1'
Cox  25'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
5 October 2016
18:30
India Under–21  3–1 WA Thundersticks
Sumit  32'
Varun  39', 40'		 Report Bausor  16'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
5 October 2016
20:00
Tassie Tigers 1–1  Malaysia Blue
Ockenden  23' Report Faizal  43'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

Ninth to twelfth place classification
 
CrossoverNinth and Tenth Place
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
 SA Hotshots2
 
8 October 2016
 
 NZL Futures2
 
 SA Hotshots 1
 
7 October 2016
 
 NT Stingers5
 
 NT Stingers5
 
 
 Malaysia Blue1
 
Eleventh and Twelfth Place
 
 
8 October 2016
 
 
 NZL Futures 0
 
 
 Malaysia Blue3
Crossover
7 October 2016
08:30
SA Hotshots 2–2  NZL Development
Atkinson  29', 30' Report MacIntrye  11'
Radovonich  46'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
7 October 2016
10:30
NT Stingers 5–1  Malaysia Blue
Argent  4', 10', 31'
Reardon  19'
J. Hayward  22'		 Report Amirol  43'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Glen Munday (AUS)
Eleventh and twelfth place
8 October 2016
08:00
NZL Development  0–3  Malaysia Blue
Report Hafiz  7'
Faizal  34', 52'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Ninth and tenth place
8 October 2016
12:00
SA Hotshots 1–5 NT Stingers
Willson  11' Report Wallis  38'
Rasmussen  51', 56', 60'
J. Hayward  58'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Scott Embry (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification
 
CrossoverFifth and Sixth Place
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
 Canberra Lakers0
 
8 October 2016
 
 Malaysia Tigers3
 
 Malaysia Tigers 2
 
7 October 2016
 
 QLD Blades4
 
 QLD Blades5
 
 
 Tassie Tigers3
 
Seventh and Eighth Place
 
 
8 October 2016
 
 
 Canberra Lakers 1
 
 
 Tassie Tigers4
Crossover
7 October 2016
12:30
Canberra Lakers 0–3  Malaysia Tigers
Report Shahril  5'
Haziq  7'
Ramadan  49'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
7 October 2016
12:30
QLD Blades 5–3 Tassie Tigers
Beale  2', 23', 31'
Whetton  30'
Anderson  50'		 Report Ockenden  24'
Arthur  39', 41'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
8 October 2016
16:00
Canberra Lakers 1–4 Tassie Tigers
Monte  43' Report Welch  12'
Ockenden  17'
Read  35'
Boulton  38'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
8 October 2016
20:00
Malaysia Tigers  2–4 QLD Blades
Shahril  34'
Najmi  35'		 Report Boyde  8'
Beale  38'
Bell  41', 46'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

Medal round
 
Semi-FinalsGold Medal Match
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
 India Under–213 (3)
 
9 October 2016
 
 VIC Vikings (p.s.o)3 (4)
 
 VIC Vikings5
 
7 October 2016
 
 WA Thundersticks3
 
 NSW Waratahs1 (1)
 
 
 WA Thundersticks (p.s.o)1 (3)
 
Broze Medal Match
 
 
9 October 2016
 
 
 India Under–211
 
 
 NSW Waratahs5
Semi-finals
7 October 2016
18:00
India Under–21  3–3 VIC Vikings
Varun  38', 54', 56' Report Ciriello  20', 28'
Kleinschmidt  22'
Penalties
Manpreet
Parvinder
Gurjant
Parvinder
Santa 		3–4 Webster
Kleinschmidt
Gilmour
Ford
Ciriello
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
7 October 2016
20:00
NSW Waratahs 1–1 WA Thundersticks
Noblett  58' Report Bausor  52'
Penalties
Ogilvie
Hayes
Willis
Sharp 		1–3 Zalewski
Mitton
Bird
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
Third and fourth place
9 October 2016
10:00
India Under–21  1–5 NSW Waratahs
Gurjant  25' Report Sharp  6'
T. Craig  16', 59'
Morley  23', 44'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
Final
9 October 2016
16:00
VIC Vikings 5–3 WA Thundersticks
Ciriello  6', 15'
Knee  25'
Arunasalam  34'
Philpott  54'		 Report Geers  7'
Bausor  13', 53'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Awards
Player of the Tournament Topscorer Player of the Final GK of the Tournament Play the Whistle
Flynn Ogilvie Chris Ciriello Chris Ciriello Tyler Lovell WA Thundersticks

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
VIC Vikings 7 5 1 1 30 15 +15 16 Gold Medal
WA Thundersticks 7 4 1 2 15 10 +5 13 Silver Medal
NSW Waratahs 7 6 1 0 27 9 +18 19 Bronze Medal
4  India Under–21 7 4 2 1 18 15 +3 14
5 QLD Blades 7 5 0 2 34 16 +18 15
6  Malaysia Tigers 7 2 1 4 14 20 −6 7
7 Tassie Tigers 7 3 1 3 16 12 +4 10
8 Canberra Lakers 7 2 1 4 14 17 −3 7
9 NT Stingers 7 3 0 4 23 18 +5 9
10 SA Hotshots 7 1 1 5 10 24 −14 4
11  Malaysia Blue 7 1 1 5 8 19 −11 4
12  NZL Development 7 0 2 5 7 41 −34 2
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 216 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.14 goals per match.

10 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References
  1. "VIC VIKINGS WIN AHL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1998". justhockey.com.au. Just Hockey. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. "2016 Men's Australian Hockey League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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