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]
Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Australia | ||
City | Darwin | ||
Dates | 25 September – 2 October 2015 | ||
Teams | 8 | ||
Venue(s) | Marrara Hockey Centre | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | QLD Blades (9th title) | ||
Runner-up | WA Thundersticks | ||
Third place | Tassie Tigers | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 24 | ||
Goals scored | 123 (5.13 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Blake Govers (10 goals) | ||
Best player | Eddie Ockenden | ||
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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
editThe 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
editResults
editFirst round
editPool A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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Pool B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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Second round
editPool C (Medal Round)
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Pool D (Classification Round)
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Classification Games
editSeventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
editPlayer of the Tournament | Topscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
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Eddie Ockenden | Blake Govers | Andrew Charter | Cale Cramer |
Statistics
editFinal standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Goalscorers
editThere 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
edit- ^ "2015 Men's Australian Hockey League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Thundersticks Defeated in AHL Final". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Tigers Secure Bronze Medal". theadvocate.com.au. The Advocate. Retrieved 7 October 2019.