2018 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2018 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The 2018 edition of the tournament was be held between 6 – 28 October, and featured a new format from previous editions.[1]

2018 Men's Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country Australia
CityGold Coast (finals venue)
Dates6 – 28 October
Teams8
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions QLD Blades (10th title)
Runner-up NSW Waratahs
Third place Tassie Tigers
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored208 (8.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Blake Govers (11 goals)
Best player Jake Whetton
← 2017 (previous) (next) 2019 →

The finals phase of the 2018 tournament was held in the Queensland city of the Gold Coast, from the 25 – 28 October.[2]

QLD Blades won the tournament for a record tenth time after defeating NSW Waratahs 5–3 in the gold medal match.[3] Tassie Tigers claimed the bronze medal after defeating the Canberra Lakers 1–0.

Competition Format

Unlike previous editions of the Men's Australian Hockey League, the 2018 edition will include a very different format. Instead of the tournament being held at a single venue, the teams will play at least one home and away match during the pool stage, before converging on a singular venue for the Classification Round.[4]

The teams will be divided into two Pool A and Pool B, both consisting of four teams, with each team playing each other once. The teams will then progress to the Classification round, with each team playing a qualifying match, before progressing to either the fifth to eighth place playoffs, or the first to fourth place playoffs.

Participating teams

Venues
Sydney Melbourne Perth
Sydney Olympic Park State Netball and Hockey Centre Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 6,000
Adelaide
State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 4,000
Brisbane
Queensland State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 1,000
Canberra Hobart Darwin
National Hockey Centre Tasmanian Hockey Centre Marrara Hockey Centre
Gold Coast
Finals Venue: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

Results

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tassie Tigers 3 3 0 0 0 15 6 +9 15
2 Canberra Lakers 3 2 0 0 1 9 8 +1 10
3 QLD Blades 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 −5 5
4 NSW Waratahs 3 0 0 0 3 9 14 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: hockey.org.au
6 October 2018
16:00 (AEST)
NSW Waratahs 4–6 QLD Blades
Brand  21', 21'
B. Govers  40', 47'		 Report Anderson  16', 55'
Rintala  22', 22', 24'
D. Wotherspoon  25'
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
6 October 2018
19:00 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers 5–1 Canberra Lakers
Ockenden  7', 7'
Arthur  10'
McCambridge  42', 42'		 Report Day  51'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
14 October 2018
14:30 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers 5–4 NSW Waratahs
Read  7'
McCambridge  50', 50'
Dick  60', 60'		 Report McEwen  2'
Hayes  15', 55', 55'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
14 October 2018
14:30 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers 5–2 QLD Blades
Day  2', 3'
Backhus  40', 40'
Kershaw  54'		 Report Crane  51', 52'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)
20 October 2018
15:30 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers 3–1 NSW Waratahs
Turner  10', 10'
Shepherd  34'		 Report Hayes  11'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)
20 October 2018
20:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades 1–5 Tassie Tigers
Douglas  13' Report Arthur  30'
Smith  53'
McCambridge  60', 60', 60'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1 WA Thundersticks 3 3 0 0 0 19 8 +11 15
2 VIC Vikings 3 2 0 0 1 27 8 +19 10
3 SA Hotshots 3 1 0 0 2 8 18 −10 5
4 NT Stingers 3 0 0 0 3 7 27 −20 0
Source: hockey.org.au
7 October 2018
15:30 (ACST)
SA Hotshots 3–5 WA Thundersticks
Hetem  3', 3', 41' Report Gavranich  42', 42', 59', 59', 59'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
7 October 2018
18:30 (ACST)
NT Stingers 4–12 VIC Vikings
Hullick  2'
Lockley  31', 31'
Wallin  44'		 Report Scanlon  4', 9', 30+'
Knee  8', 10', 10'
Pollard  10', 10'
Kleinschmidt  33', 33', 54'
Hendry  37'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
13 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
VIC Vikings 2–4 WA Thundersticks
Hendry  10'
Ford  28'		 Report Gabriel  14', 14'
Geers  41', 42'
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
13 October 2018
18:30 (ACST)
SA Hotshots 5–0 NT Stingers
Oliver  4', 4'
Gleeson  12', 37', 37'		 Report
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
20 October 2018
18:00 (AWST)
WA Thundersticks 10–3 NT Stingers
Green  14'
Rasmussen  15', 15'
Gavranich  24', 24'
Robertson  43', 43'
Gabriel  48', 59', 59'		 Report Hullick  30'
Argent  32'
McDonald  55'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
21 October 2018
15:30 (AEST)
VIC Vikings 13–0 SA Hotshots
Randhawa  15', 22'
Hendry  17', 17'
Ford  24', 34', 54', 59', 59'
Cross  29', 29'
Webster  31', 31'		 Report
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Classification Round
 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October 2018
 
 
 Tassie Tigers11
 
27 October 2018
 
 NT Stingers0
 
 Tassie Tigers3
 
25 October 2018
 
 QLD Blades9
 
 VIC Vikings5
 
28 October 2018
 
 QLD Blades6
 
 QLD Blades5
 
25 October 2018
 
 NSW Waratahs3
 
 Canberra Lakers7
 
27 October 2018
 
 SA Hotshots0
 
 Canberra Lakers1
 
25 October 2018
 
 NSW Waratahs10 Third place match
 
 WA Thundersticks2
 
28 October 2018
 
 NSW Waratahs10
 
 Tassie Tigers1
 
 
 Canberra Lakers0
 

Quarterfinals
25 October 2018
13:00 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers 7–0 SA Hotshots
N. Gupte  6'
Turner  23', 23', 57', 57', 57'
B. Staines  55'		 Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
25 October 2018
14:45 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers 11–0 NT Stingers
Ockenden  9', 9', 31', 31'
Beltz  37', 37'
Edwards  43', 43'
Dick  53'
Read  57', 57'		 Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
25 October 2018
16:30 (AEST)
WA Thundersticks 2–10 NSW Waratahs
Gerrard  18'
Green  57'		 Report K. Govers  7'
T. Craig  29'
Brand  33', 33'
Hayes  35'
Lovett  36'
Ogilvie  50'
B. Govers  59', 59', 59'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
25 October 2018
18:15 (AEST)
VIC Vikings 5–6 QLD Blades
Simmonds  48', 60', 60+'
Ephraums  49', 49'		 Report Boyde  16', 16'
B. Wotherspoon  25'
Whetton  27', 27', 27'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification
 
CrossoverFifth place match
 
      
 
27 October 2018
 
 
 NT Stingers0
 
28 October 2018
 
 VIC Vikings11
 
 VIC Vikings8
 
27 October 2018
 
 SA Hotshots1
 
 SA Hotshots4
 
 
 WA Thundersticks3
 
Seventh place match
 
 
28 October 2018
 
 
 NT Stingers2
 
 
 WA Thundersticks3
Crossover
October 2018
08:45 (AEST)
NT Stingers 0–11 VIC Vikings
Report Philpott  4', 4'
Kleinschmidt  29', 29'
Arunasalam  44', 44'
Pollard  47'
Ephraums  55', 58', 58', 58'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
October 2018
10:30 (AEST)
SA Hotshots 4–3 WA Thundersticks
Hetem  27', 27'
Larwood  54', 54'		 Report Robertson  41'
Gabriel  41', 41'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
October 2018
10:30 (AEST)
NT Stingers 2–3 WA Thundersticks
Wallin  29', 29' Report Gavranich  5', 5'
Harvie  11'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
October 2018
10:30 (AEST)
VIC Vikings 8–1 SA Hotshots
Webster  6'
Scanlon  21'
Ephraums  26', 26'
Pollard  38', 38'
Kleinschmidt  48', 48'		 Report Larwood  14'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Semi-finals
27 October 2018
15:30 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers 3–9 QLD Blades
McCambridge  55', 55'
Welch  57'		 Report Weyer  2', 2', 48'
Rintala  18', 45', 45'
Taylor  19', 19', 52'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
27 October 2018
17:00 (AEST)
Canberra Lakers 1–10 NSW Waratahs
Hawke  39' Report B. Govers  3', 3', 8', 52', 52'
Brand  25', 25'
Hayes  35'
Lovett  57', 57'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Third and fourth place
28 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
Tassie Tigers 1–0 Canberra Lakers
Arthur  29' Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Final
28 October 2018
17:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades 5–3 NSW Waratahs
D. Wotherspoon  19', 19', 47'
Beale  22', 22'		 Report B. Govers  21'
K. Govers  43', 43'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

Awards
Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Jake Whetton Blake Govers Corey Weyer Andrew Charter

Statistics

Final Standings
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
QLD Blades 6 4 0 0 2 29 25 +4 20 Gold Medal
NSW Waratahs 6 2 0 0 4 32 22 +10 10 Silver Medal
Tassie Tigers 6 5 0 0 1 30 15 +15 25 Bronze Medal
4 Canberra Lakers 6 3 0 0 3 17 19 −2 15
5 VIC Vikings 6 4 0 0 2 51 15 +36 20
6 SA Suns 6 2 0 0 4 13 36 −23 10
7 WA Thundersticks 6 4 0 0 2 27 24 +3 20
8 NT Stingers 6 0 0 0 6 9 52 −43 0
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 208 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 8.67 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

  • Samuel McCambridge
  • Dane Gavranich

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References
  1. "2018 AHL Schedule & Details Announced Ahead Of 2019 Revamp". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. "2018 Men's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". haockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. "Queensland Blades Win Record-Breaking AHL Title". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. "2018 AHL Fixture" (PDF). Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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