2011 Men's Australian Hockey League

2011 Men's
Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Teams	8
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	WA Thundersticks (9th title)
Runner-up	NSW Waratahs
Third place	VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played	44
Goals scored	257 (5.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Wouter Hermkens Matthew Butturini Sam Pike (11 goals)
Best player	Eddie Ockenden
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The 2011 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 21st edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.

The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.[1]

Competition format

The format included five-round matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two-round matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.

After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.

The teams ranked 1, 4, 5 & 8 went into pool A and the teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 went into pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches the teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final and classification matches to determine the remaining six team's final positions.[2]

Teams

• Canberra Lakers
• Southern Hotshots

• NSW Waratahs
• Tassie Tigers

• NT Stingers
• VIC Vikings

• QLD Blades
• WA Thundersticks

Venues

Sydney	Sydney Canberra Perth Darwin Hobart
Sydney Olympic Park
Capacity: 8,000
Perth
Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 6,000
Canberra	Darwin	Hobart
National Hockey Centre	Marrara Hockey Centre	Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Blades	7	6	1	0	23	8	+15	19	Pool A
2	WA Thundersticks	7	6	0	1	24	11	+13	18	Pool B
3	VIC Vikings	7	4	0	3	20	21	−1	12
4	NSW Waratahs	7	3	0	4	27	24	+3	9	Pool A
5	Canberra Lakers	7	2	3	2	24	23	+1	9
6	Tassie Tigers	7	2	2	3	19	22	−3	8	Pool B
7	NT Stingers	7	1	2	4	12	26	−14	5
8	Southern Hotshots	7	0	0	7	11	25	−14	0	Pool A

Source: Clearing House

Round matches

10 June 2011 17:00 VIC Vikings 5–2 NSW Waratahs Webster  3' McLennan  11' Simpson  24' Ciriello  46', 54' Report Govers  2' Butturini  44' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

10 June 2011 18:00 NT Stingers 2–1 Southern Hotshots Carroll  7' A. Lockley  27' Report Webber  45' Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

10 June 2011 19:00 Canberra Lakers 3–3 Tassie Tigers Turner  11', 62' Howson  45' Report Cock  10' Doerner  34' Middleton  51' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

10 June 2011 20:00 QLD Blades 3–1 WA Thundersticks Gohdes  25' Smith  64', 68' Report Schubert  70' Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

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11 June 2011 15:00 Tassie Tigers 1–3 VIC Vikings Ockenden  46' Report Simpson  26' Ciriello  43' McKinnon  53' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

11 June 2011 17:00 Canberra Lakers 3–7 NSW Waratahs McGlaughlin  14' Devlin  41' Turner  46' Report Ogilvie  1', 5' Pearce  11' Butturini  30' Govers  49', 65' Lobsey  52' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

11 June 2011 17:00 WA Thundersticks 3–0 Southern Hotshots Kavanagh  2' Schubert  4', 40' Report Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

11 June 2011 19:00 QLD Blades 2–1 NT Stingers T. Bates  35' Swann  70+' Report Carroll  56' Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

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12 June 2011 13:00 NSW Waratahs 2–7 Tassie Tigers Imer  13' Govers  66' Report Doerner  8', 12', 16', 29' Ockenden  25', 32', 56' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

12 June 2011 15:00 VIC Vikings 3–5 Canberra Lakers Webster  5', 25' McKinnon  56' Report Turner  15' Kershaw  21' McGlaughlin  23' Wallace  51' Hotchkis  69' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

12 June 2011 17:00 Southern Hotshots 2–3 QLD Blades Stacy  50' Oliver  67' Report Dillion  7' Swann  29' Wilson  60' Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

12 June 2011 19:00 NT Stingers 1–5 WA Thundersticks Carroll  35' Report Pike  18', 37', 39' Mitton  29' Kavanagh  65' Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

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25 June 2011 12:00 NSW Waratahs 1–3 QLD Blades Lobsey  46' Report Wilson  14' T. Bates  20' Gohdes  29' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

25 June 2011 12:00 Canberra Lakers 1–2 WA Thundersticks Turner  58' Report Charlesworth  6' Mitton  20' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

25 June 2011 14:00 Tassie Tigers 2–2 NT Stingers Doerner  43' Tremayne  62' Report A. Lockley  26' Carroll  69' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

25 June 2011 14:00 Southern Hotshots 4–5 VIC Vikings Faizal  38', 40', 65' Oliver  63' Report Mirecki  6' Kleinschmidt  26' Webster  28', 43' Ford  51' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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26 June 2011 12:00 NT Stingers 1–9 NSW Waratahs Hill  31' Report Pearce  4', 22', 28' Butturini  5', 15' M. Paterson  7' Miller  11' Lobsey  51' Willis  70' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

26 June 2011 12:00 WA Thundersticks 3–1 VIC Vikings Mitton  4' Park  6' Dancer  63' Report Mirecki  13' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

26 June 2011 14:00 QLD Blades 5–1 Tassie Tigers Dillion  13' Knowles  49' Swann  61' M. Bates  66' Whetton  69' Report Lawler  18' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

26 June 2011 14:00 Southern Hotshots 2–6 Canberra Lakers Webber  18' McGregor  65' Report Hotchkis  30' Hermkens  32', 45' Judge  38' Borrett  51' Turner  58' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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6 August 2011 14:00 Tassie Tigers 3–6 WA Thundersticks Marshall  32' Cock  40' Middleton  67' Report Boyne  30', 54' Pike  27' Dancer  30' Park  53' Mitton  69' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

6 August 2011 16:00 QLD Blades 5–0 VIC Vikings Gibbs  4' Gohdes  31', 55' T. Bates  57' M. Bates  70' Report Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

6 August 2011 18:00 NT Stingers 4–4 Canberra Lakers Carroll  1' J. Lockley  24' A. Lockley  32' Hill  61' Report Hawes  12' Hermkens  17', 39', 48' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

6 August 2011 20:00 NSW Waratahs 4–1 Southern Hotshots T. White  50' Pearce  52', 65' Butturini  55' Report Hughes  24' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

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7 August 2011 14:00 VIC Vikings 3–1 NT Stingers Ciriello  8' McLennan  19' Kleinschmidt  22' Report Gabriel  3' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

7 August 2011 16:00 Southern Hotshots 1–2 Tassie Tigers Stacy  47' Report McCambridge  29', 61' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

7 August 2011 18:00 WA Thundersticks 4–2 NSW Waratahs Mitton  6', 47', 70' Jacobs  49' Report M. Paterson  30' Miller  67' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

7 August 2011 20:00 Canberra Lakers 2–2 QLD Blades Judge  24', 59' Report Gohdes  47' Garske  70' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Classification round

Pool matches

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NSW Waratahs	3	2	0	1	13	6	+7	6
2	Canberra Lakers	3	2	0	1	13	8	+5	6
3	QLD Blades	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
4	Southern Hotshots	3	1	0	2	4	14	−10	3

Source: Clearing House

9 August 2011 12:00 NSW Waratahs 3–5 Canberra Lakers I. Paterson  30' Butturini  63', 64' Report Hermkens  5', 17' Borrett  41' Davidson  45' Turner  46' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

9 August 2011 16:00 QLD Blades 1–2 Southern Hotshots Garske  19' Report McGregor  32' O'Shea  54' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

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10 August 2011 12:00 NSW Waratahs 6–1 Southern Hotshots Miller  35', 67' Butturini  57', 58' M. Paterson  64' Pearce  68' Report Oliver  52' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

10 August 2011 18:00 QLD Blades 4–1 Canberra Lakers Wilson  22' Gohdes  46' Beale  56' Gibbs  65' Report Hermkens  25' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

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12 August 2011 12:00 Canberra Lakers 7–1 Southern Hotshots Turner  9', 37' Judge  30', 63' Hermkens  41' Borrett  53' Wallace  64' Report Wickham  18' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

12 August 2011 14:00 QLD Blades 0–4 NSW Waratahs Report Miller  13' Lobsey  30' Butturini  49' White  62' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	WA Thundersticks	3	3	0	0	10	4	+6	9
2	VIC Vikings	3	2	0	1	16	7	+9	6
3	Tassie Tigers	3	1	0	2	5	14	−9	3
4	NT Stingers	3	0	0	3	5	11	−6	0

Source: Clearing House

9 August 2011 14:00 VIC Vikings 9–1 Tassie Tigers Wischusen  3', 61' Ciriello  15' Ellis  25' Ford  47', 65' Webster  54' Simpson  57' Fraser  67' Report McCambridge  4' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

9 August 2011 18:00 WA Thundersticks 3–1 NT Stingers Pike  7' Jacobs  17' Boyne  53' Report Gabriel  70' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

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10 August 2011 14:00 VIC Vikings 6–3 NT Stingers Wischusen  1' Ford  21' McKinnon  32', 67' Ciriello  46' Webster  61' Report Carroll  41' Haami-Jones  43' Poulton  65' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

10 August 2011 16:00 WA Thundersticks 4–2 Tassie Tigers Boyne  12' Mitton  24' Pike  55', 62' Report Ancher  8' Ockenden  59' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

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12 August 2011 10:00 Tassie Tigers 2–1 NT Stingers McCambridge  42' Budgeon  56' Report Poulton  66' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

12 August 2011 16:00 WA Thundersticks 3–1 VIC Vikings Pike  23', 35' Boyne  26' Report Ellis  11' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Classification matches

Seventh and eighth place

13 August 2011 09:00 Southern Hotshots 2–3 NT Stingers Wickham  23' Claxton  67' Report Lockley  7', 11', 39' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Fifth and sixth place

13 August 2011 11:00 QLD Blades 5–1 Tassie Tigers Wilson  7', 42' Garske  26' Bates  64' Beale  65' Report Cock  44' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Third and fourth place

13 August 2011 13:00 Canberra Lakers 3–5 VIC Vikings Kershaw  53' Hermkens  58', 66' Report Webster  5' Ciriello  25', 31' Kleinschmidt  42' McKinnon  54' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Final

13 August 2011 15:00 NSW Waratahs 3–4 WA Thundersticks Butturini  7' Pearce  29' Paterson  65' Report Boyne  19' Pike  37', 69' Dancer  46' Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Awards

Top Goalscorers	Player of the Tournament	Player of the Final
Wouter Hermkens Sam Pike	Eddie Ockenden	Sam Pike

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	WA Thundersticks	11	10	0	1	38	18	+20	30	Gold Medal
	NSW Waratahs	11	5	0	6	43	34	+9	15	Silver Medal
	VIC Vikings	11	7	0	4	41	31	+10	21	Bronze Medal
4	Canberra Lakers	11	4	3	4	40	36	+4	15
5	QLD Blades	11	8	1	2	33	16	+17	25
6	Tassie Tigers	11	3	2	6	25	41	−16	11
7	NT Stingers	11	2	2	7	20	39	−19	8
8	Southern Hotshots	11	1	0	10	17	42	−25	3

Source: Clearing House

References

1. "WA Thundersticks defeat NSW Waratahs in AHL Grand Final". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
2. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.