2004 Men's Australian Hockey League

2004 Men's
Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Melbourne
Dates	17–29 February
Teams	8
Venue(s)	State Netball Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	QLD Blades (3rd title)
Runner-up	WA Thundersticks
Third place	VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	205 (5.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Troy Elder (11 goals)
Best player	Stephen Mowlam
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The 2004 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 14th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne, from 17 to 29 February 2004.[1]

QLD Blades won the tournament for the third time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 4–1 in the final. VIC Vikings finished in third place after defeating NSW Panthers 4–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating teams

• Canberra Lakers
• NSW Panthers
• Territory Stingers
• QLD Blades
• Adelaide Hotshots
• Tassie Tigers
• VIC Vikings
• WA Thundersticks

Competition format

The 2004 Men's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.

Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.

Point allocation

All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were as follows:

· 3 points for a win
· 1 points to each team in the event of a draw
· 1 point will be awarded to the winner of the shoot-out
· 0 points to the loser of the match

Results

All times are local (AEDT).

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Blades	7	6	0	1	0	32	16	+16	19	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	WA Thundersticks	7	5	0	1	1	23	15	+8	16
3	NSW Panthers	7	4	1	1	1	29	19	+10	15
4	VIC Vikings (H)	7	4	1	0	2	23	12	+11	14
5	Adelaide Hotshots	7	3	1	0	3	21	20	+1	11
6	Tassie Tigers	7	2	0	0	5	11	25	−14	6
7	Territory Stingers	7	0	1	0	6	9	21	−12	2
8	Canberra Lakers	7	0	0	1	6	14	34	−20	1

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
(H) Host

Fixtures

17 February 2004 10:00 Tassie Tigers 1–6 QLD Blades Wright  67' Report Elder  12' Clutton  14', 43' M. Brennan  29' De Young  60' Butler  64' Umpires: Kieran Deland (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

17 February 2004 12:00 Canberra Lakers 3–6 WA Thundersticks Dawson  28' Z. Hawes  39' M. Hotchkis  55' Report Webster  10', 44' Gibson  29', 54' M. Boyce  48' Woodhouse  67' Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)

17 February 2004 14:00 VIC Vikings 2–0 Territory Stingers Ford  26' Geraghty  39' Report Umpires: Patrick McCann (AUS) Paul Ludwig (AUS)

17 February 2004 16:00 NSW Panthers 6–2 Adelaide Hotshots Hogan  4', 10', 24' McCann  13' Harris  18' Beaton  63' Report Fitzgerald  20' Wishart  49' Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Ian Lockley (AUS)

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18 February 2004 14:00 Territory Stingers 2–5 NSW Panthers C. Hennessy  27' Hewett  65' Report Livermore  33' Paterson  35' Fibbins  46' Commens  49' Matheson  55' Umpires: Alistair Grieve (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

18 February 2004 16:00 Tassie Tigers 2–0 Canberra Lakers Curry  7' Guest  25' Report Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

18 February 2004 18:00 Adelaide Hotshots 1–3 VIC Vikings Bircher  49' Report McLennan  11' Smith  16' Geraghty  55' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

18 February 2004 20:00 QLD Blades 5–4 WA Thundersticks M. Brennan  6', 24' Elder  57', 61' Butler  68' Report S. Boyce  2', 35' M. Boyce  52' Webster  66' Umpires: Ian Lockley (AUS) Patrick McCann (AUS)

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20 February 2004 14:00 WA Thundersticks 5–1 Tassie Tigers Gibson  4' Galvin  23' M. Boyce  42' Webster  47' Trigwell  62' Report Curry  17' Umpires: Kieran Deland (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

20 February 2004 16:00 Territory Stingers 1–3 Adelaide Hotshots Abbott  38' Report Victory  5', 68' Johnson  60' Umpires: Patrick McCann (AUS) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

20 February 2004 18:00 QLD Blades 6–0 Canberra Lakers Elder  6', 56' Eglington  8' Butler  23' M. Brennan  49' B. Brown  63' Report Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Alistair Grieve (AUS)

20 February 2004 20:00 VIC Vikings 3–3 (a.e.t.) NSW Panthers Doerner  19', 35' Smith  68' Report Fibbins  6' Commens  45' McCann  50' Penalties Ford Doerner Smith T. Brooks 4–2 McCann Paterson Commens Livermore Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Paul Ludwig (AUS)

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22 February 2004 10:00 Adelaide Hotshots 2–1 Tassie Tigers Schubert  50' Victory  69' Report Close  5' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)

22 February 2004 12:00 Canberra Lakers 1–5 VIC Vikings Cummins  52' Report Smith  27', 47' Priddle  29' Doerner  32', 54' Umpires: Kieran Deland (AUS) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

22 February 2004 14:00 NSW Panthers 2–3 QLD Blades Fibbins  36' Livermore  66' Report Elder  14' Eglington  55', 64' Umpires: Ian Lockley (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

22 February 2004 16:00 WA Thundersticks 2–1 Territory Stingers Hopkins  3' Gibson  31' Report Clancy  38' Umpires: Alistair Grieve (AUS) Paul Ludwig (AUS)

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23 February 2004 10:00 NSW Panthers 4–3 Canberra Lakers Naylor  31' Hogan  37' McCann  46' Green  55' Report Bishop  2' M. Hotchkis  14' Judge  23' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Alistair Grieve (AUS)

23 February 2004 12:00 VIC Vikings 3–4 QLD Blades Doerner  23' T. Brooks  59' Smith  62' Report Elder  36', 64' Morris  53' S. Brennan  56' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Kieran Deland (AUS)

23 February 2004 14:00 WA Thundersticks 2–1 Adelaide Hotshots S. Boyce  13', 20' Report Victory  42' Umpires: Patrick McCann (AUS) Ian Lockley (AUS)

23 February 2004 16:00 Territory Stingers 0–1 Tassie Tigers Report Guest  54' Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

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25 February 2004 10:00 QLD Blades 3–4 (a.e.t.) Adelaide Hotshots Barry  5', 55' Butler  68' Report Victory  44', 61' Bircher  48' Schubert  74' Umpires: Ian Lockley (AUS) Patrick McCann (AUS)

25 February 2004 12:00 Canberra Lakers 3–3 (a.e.t.) Territory Stingers P. MacKinnon  10' Bishop  47' Dawson  70+' Report McGregor  44', 46' Carroll  56' Penalties J. Hawes Tomadini Stebbings Dawson 1–3 O'Brien C. Hennessy D. Hennessy Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

25 February 2004 14:00 Tassie Tigers 3–5 NSW Panthers Guest  30', 59' Clifford  67' Report Fibbins  7' McCann  10', 23', 53' Naylor  53' Umpires: Alistair Grieve (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

25 February 2004 16:00 WA Thundersticks 1–0 VIC Vikings McIntyre  2' Report Umpires: Kieran Deland (AUS) Paul Ludwig (AUS)

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26 February 2004 14:00 QLD Blades 5–2 Territory Stingers Clutton  22' Elder  50' Barry  51' M. Brennan  52' Eglington  66' Report Hewett  4' D. Hennessy  65' Umpires: Patrick McCann (AUS) Alistair Grieve (AUS)

26 February 2004 16:00 NSW Panthers 4–3 (a.e.t.) WA Thundersticks McCann  26' Livermore  39' Hogan  66', 73' Report S. Boyce  17' McIntyre  37', 41' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Paul Ludwig (AUS)

26 February 2004 18:00 Adelaide Hotshots 8–4 Canberra Lakers Cleghorn  18' Schubert  30', 50', 51', 55' Wishart  43' Lee  48' Reece  49' Report Taylor  5', 59' M. Hotchkis  8' Judge  67' Umpires: Stephen Rogers (AUS) Kieran Deland (AUS)

26 February 2004 20:00 VIC Vikings 7–2 Tassie Tigers Smyth  16' Smith  39' Doerner  44' McLennan  52' Mirecki  58' Monte  60' Davis  66' Report Guest  21', 68' Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

Classification round

	Crossover				Fifth Place
	28 February 2004
	Adelaide Hotshots (a.e.t)	4
					29 February 2004
	Canberra Lakers	3
					Adelaide Hotshots	5
	28 February 2004
					Territory Stingers	4
	Tassie Tigers	2
	Territory Stingers	3
					Seventh Place
					29 February 2004
					Canberra Lakers	5
					Tassie Tigers	0

Crossover

28 February 2004 08:30 Adelaide Hotshots 4–3 (a.e.t.) Canberra Lakers Victory  16' Schubert  39' Johnson  64' Reece  74' Report Judge  25' M. Hotchkis  30' Stebbings  59' Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Ian Lockley (AUS)

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28 February 2004 10:30 Tassie Tigers 2–3 Territory Stingers Wright  18' Lucas  20' Report C. Hennessy  3' J. Anstess  43', 65' Umpires: Patrick McCann (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

29 February 2004 08:30 Canberra Lakers 5–0 Tassie Tigers Stebbings  10' Bishop  28' P. MacKinnon  30', 59' M. Hotchkis  44' Report Umpires: Alistair Grieve (AUS) Kieran Deland (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

29 February 2004 10:30 Adelaide Hotshots 5–4 Territory Stingers Victory  8', 51' Schubert  37', 42' Holt  40' Report C. Hennessy  47', 56', 60' D. Hennessy  59' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Patrick McCann (AUS)

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold Medal Match
	28 February 2004
	QLD Blades	2
					29 February 2004
	VIC Vikings	0
					QLD Blades	4
	28 February 2004
					WA Thundersticks	1
	WA Thundersticks (a.e.t)	3
	NSW Panthers	2
					Bronze Medal Match
					29 February 2004
					VIC Vikings	4
					NSW Panthers	1

Semi-finals

28 February 2004 12:30 QLD Blades 2–0 VIC Vikings Eglington  36', 61' Report Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Kieran Deland (AUS)

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28 February 2004 14:30 WA Thundersticks 3–2 (a.e.t.) NSW Panthers Bolton  15' S. Boyce  41' M. Boyce  74' Report Naylor  10' McCann  64' Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)

Bronze medal match

29 February 2004 12:30 VIC Vikings 4–1 NSW Panthers J. Brooks  23' Ford  33' Priddle  50' Doerner  60' Report Beaton  5' Umpires: Ian Lockley (AUS) Stephen Rogers (AUS)

Gold medal match

29 February 2004 14:30 QLD Blades 4–1 WA Thundersticks Elder  20', 53' Butler  33' Eglington  58' Report S. Boyce  28' Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	QLD Blades	9	8	0	1	0	38	17	+21	25	Gold Medal
	WA Thundersticks	9	5	1	1	2	27	21	+6	18	Silver Medal
	VIC Vikings (H)	9	5	1	0	3	27	15	+12	17	Bronze Medal
4	NSW Panthers	9	4	1	2	2	32	26	+6	16
5	Adelaide Hotshots	9	4	2	0	3	30	27	+3	16
6	Territory Stingers	9	1	1	0	7	16	28	−12	5
7	Canberra Lakers	9	1	0	2	6	22	38	−16	5
8	Tassie Tigers	9	2	0	0	7	13	33	−20	6

Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Host

References

1. "2003–2004 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
2. "AHL". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

External links

• Hockey Australia