2016 Men's Australian Hockey League

2016 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityPerth
Teams12
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsVictoria (state) VIC Vikings (3rd title)
Runner-upWestern Australia WA Thundersticks
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Waratahs
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored216 (5.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)Victoria (state) Chris Ciriello (10 goals)
Best playerNew South Wales Flynn Ogilvie
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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.

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

First round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New South Wales NSW Waratahs 5 5 0 0 21 7 +14 15 Advance to Medal Round
2 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings 5 4 0 1 22 9 +13 12
3 Queensland QLD Blades 5 3 0 2 25 11 +14 9
4  Malaysia Tigers 5 1 1 3 9 16 −7 4
5 Northern Territory 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 Northern Territory 1–5 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings
Rintala field hockey ball 28' Report Ciriello field hockey ball 11', 44'
Simmonds field hockey ball 12'
Simpson field hockey ball 32'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
29 September 2016
18:00
Malaysia Tigers  1–1  NZL Development
Meor field hockey ball 35' Report Jones field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
29 September 2016
18:30
QLD Blades Queensland 1–3 New South Wales NSW Waratahs
Bell field hockey ball 35' Report Hill field hockey ball 29'
T. Craig field hockey ball 33'
McGuire field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
30 September 2016
16:00
NZL Development  0–8 Northern Territory NT Stingers
Report Argent field hockey ball 9', 21'
Rintala field hockey ball 12', 49'
J. Hayward field hockey ball 23'
Hall field hockey ball 41'
Gleeson field hockey ball 43'
Crane field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
30 September 2016
16:30
QLD Blades Queensland 5–2  Malaysia Tigers
Elder field hockey ball 5'
Boyde field hockey ball 20', 29'
Bell field hockey ball 20'
Imer field hockey ball 44' 		Report Shahril field hockey ball 47'
Ramadan field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
30 September 2016
20:00
VIC Vikings Victoria (state) 1–2 New South Wales NSW Waratahs
Simmonds field hockey ball 50' Report Morley field hockey ball 7'
Orchard field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
2 October 2016
15:00
QLD Blades Queensland 3–4 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings
Douglas field hockey ball 20', 51'
Pembroke field hockey ball 37' 		Report Knee field hockey ball 5'
Ciriello field hockey ball 6'
Ford field hockey ball 28'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
2 October 2016
17:00
NSW Waratahs New South Wales 7–2  NZL Development
Hill field hockey ball 5'
Ogilvie field hockey ball 8'
T. Craig field hockey ball 10'
Sharp field hockey ball 33'
Dawson field hockey ball 38', 46'
McGuire field hockey ball 54' 		Report Van Woerkom field hockey ball 7', 59'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
2 October 2016
19:00
NT Stingers Northern Territory 1–3  Malaysia Tigers
Lockley field hockey ball 15' Report Shahril field hockey ball 7'
Firhan field hockey ball 28'
Haziq field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
4 October 2016
15:00
NZL Development  2–8 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings
MacIntrye field hockey ball 7'
Jones field hockey ball 20' 		Report Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 13'
Pollard field hockey ball 19', 25'
Gilmour field hockey ball 29'
Ford field hockey ball 32'
Ciriello field hockey ball 34', 56'
Simmonds field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
4 October 2016
17:00
Malaysia Tigers  2–5 New South Wales NSW Waratahs
Shahril field hockey ball 16'
Van Huizen field hockey ball 47' 		Report Morley field hockey ball 2', 24'
Ogilvie field hockey ball 6'
McGuire field hockey ball 15'
Hill field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
4 October 2016
19:00
NT Stingers Northern Territory 2–4 Queensland QLD Blades
Lockley field hockey ball 47'
Wallis field hockey ball 55' 		Report Bell field hockey ball 2'
Whetton field hockey ball 16'
Douglas field hockey ball 45'
Anderson field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
5 October 2016
16:30
NSW Waratahs New South Wales 4–1 Northern Territory NT Stingers
B. Craig field hockey ball 4'
T. Craig field hockey ball 15', 57'
Hill field hockey ball 21' 		Report J. Hayward field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
5 October 2016
18:00
VIC Vikings Victoria (state) 4–1  Malaysia Tigers
Pollard field hockey ball 20'
Ciriello field hockey ball 26'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 30'
Ford field hockey ball 34' 		Report Jazlan field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
5 October 2016
20:30
NZL Development  0–12 Queensland QLD Blades
Report Beale field hockey ball 5', 43'
Elder field hockey ball 5', 15', 45'
Anderson field hockey ball 17'
Howard field hockey ball 19'
Whetton field hockey ball 26', 53'
Bell field hockey ball 39'
Reckers field hockey ball 54'
Boyde field hockey ball 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 Western Australia WA Thundersticks 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 12
3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 5 2 1 2 13 10 +3 7
4 Tasmania Tassie Tigers 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 7
5 South Australia 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 field hockey ball 4', 55' Report Qureshi field hockey ball 19', 42'
Varun field hockey ball 21'
Gurjant field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
29 September 2016
20:00
SA Hotshots South Australia 0–4 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
Report Arthur field hockey ball 32', 42', 60'
Ockenden field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Scott Embry (AUS)
29 September 2016
20:30
WA Thundersticks Western Australia 4–1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
Rayner field hockey ball 26'
McDougall field hockey ball 36'
Bird field hockey ball 42'
Wickham field hockey ball 56' 		Report Monte field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
30 September 2016
18:00
India Under–21  3–1 South Australia SA Hotshots
Gurjant field hockey ball 4'
Ajit field hockey ball 14'
Parvinder field hockey ball 20' 		Report Atkinson field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
30 September 2016
18:30
WA Thundersticks Western Australia 2–0  MAS Blue
Wickham field hockey ball 15'
Budgeon field hockey ball 34' 		Report
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
30 September 2016
20:30
Tassie Tigers Tasmania 2–1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
McCambridge field hockey ball 33'
Welch field hockey ball 57' 		Report Staines field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
2 October 2016
15:30
WA Thundersticks Western Australia 1–0 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
Budgeon field hockey ball 40' Report
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
2 October 2016
17:30
Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 1–1  India Under–21
S. Shepherd field hockey ball 17' Report Ajit field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
2 October 2016
19:30
SA Hotshots South Australia 4–0  MAS Blue
Atkinson field hockey ball 22'
Willson field hockey ball 29'
Bowden field hockey ball 45'
Burgess field hockey ball 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
3 October 2016
15:00
India Under–21  3–2 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
Qureshi field hockey ball 10', 54'
Varun field hockey ball 13' 		Report Dick field hockey ball 12'
Shaw field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
3 October 2016
17:00
Malaysia Blue  1–3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers
Rafizul field hockey ball 29' Report L. Shepherd field hockey ball 24'
Day field hockey ball 50'
Wallace field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
3 October 2016
19:30
SA Hotshots South Australia 0–3 Western Australia WA Thundersticks
Report Mitton field hockey ball 33'
Bausor field hockey ball 57', 60'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
5 October 2016
16:00
Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 7–2 South Australia SA Hotshots
Monte field hockey ball 1', 12', 56'
S. Shepherd field hockey ball 9'
Day field hockey ball 41'
L. Shepherd field hockey ball 48'
Staines field hockey ball 58' 		Report Oliver field hockey ball 1'
Cox field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
5 October 2016
18:30
India Under–21  3–1 Western Australia WA Thundersticks
Sumit field hockey ball 32'
Varun field hockey ball 39', 40' 		Report Bausor field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
5 October 2016
20:00
Tassie Tigers Tasmania 1–1  Malaysia Blue
Ockenden field hockey ball 23' Report Faizal field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

Classification

Ninth to twelfth place classification

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

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth and Sixth Place
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers0
 
8 October 2016
 
Malaysia Malaysia Tigers3
 
Malaysia Malaysia Tigers 2
 
7 October 2016
 
Queensland QLD Blades4
 
Queensland QLD Blades5
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Tigers3
 
Seventh and Eighth Place
 
 
8 October 2016
 
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 1
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Tigers4
Crossover
7 October 2016
12:30
Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 0–3  Malaysia Tigers
Report Shahril field hockey ball 5'
Haziq field hockey ball 7'
Ramadan field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
7 October 2016
12:30
QLD Blades Queensland 5–3 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
Beale field hockey ball 2', 23', 31'
Whetton field hockey ball 30'
Anderson field hockey ball 50' 		Report Ockenden field hockey ball 24'
Arthur field hockey ball 39', 41'
Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
8 October 2016
16:00
Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 1–4 Tasmania Tassie Tigers
Monte field hockey ball 43' Report Welch field hockey ball 12'
Ockenden field hockey ball 17'
Read field hockey ball 35'
Boulton field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
8 October 2016
20:00
Malaysia Tigers  2–4 Queensland QLD Blades
Shahril field hockey ball 34'
Najmi field hockey ball 35' 		Report Boyde field hockey ball 8'
Beale field hockey ball 38'
Bell field hockey ball 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
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vikings (p.s.o)3 (4)
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vikings5
 
7 October 2016
 
Western Australia WA Thundersticks3
 
New South Wales NSW Waratahs1 (1)
 
 
Western Australia WA Thundersticks (p.s.o)1 (3)
 
Bronze Medal Match
 
 
9 October 2016
 
 
 India Under–211
 
 
New South Wales NSW Waratahs5
Semi-finals
7 October 2016
18:00
India Under–21  3–3 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings
Varun field hockey ball 38', 54', 56' Report Ciriello field hockey ball 20', 28'
Kleinschmidt field hockey ball 22'
Penalties
Manpreet Penalty shoot-out scored
Parvinder Penalty shoot-out missed
Gurjant Penalty shoot-out scored
Parvinder Penalty shoot-out scored
Santa Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Webster
Penalty shoot-out scored Kleinschmidt
Penalty shoot-out missed Gilmour
Penalty shoot-out scored Ford
Penalty shoot-out scored Ciriello
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
7 October 2016
20:00
NSW Waratahs New South Wales 1–1 Western Australia WA Thundersticks
Noblett field hockey ball 58' Report Bausor field hockey ball 52'
Penalties
Ogilvie Penalty shoot-out missed
Hayes Penalty shoot-out scored
Willis Penalty shoot-out missed
Sharp Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Zalewski
Penalty shoot-out scored Mitton
Penalty shoot-out scored Bird
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
Third and fourth place
9 October 2016
10:00
India Under–21  1–5 New South Wales NSW Waratahs
Gurjant field hockey ball 25' Report Sharp field hockey ball 6'
T. Craig field hockey ball 16', 59'
Morley field hockey ball 23', 44'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
Final
9 October 2016
16:00
VIC Vikings Victoria (state) 5–3 Western Australia WA Thundersticks
Ciriello field hockey ball 6', 15'
Knee field hockey ball 25'
Arunasalam field hockey ball 34'
Philpott field hockey ball 54' 		Report Geers field hockey ball 7'
Bausor field hockey ball 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
New South Wales Flynn Ogilvie Victoria (state) Chris Ciriello Victoria (state) Chris Ciriello Western Australia Tyler Lovell Western Australia WA Thundersticks

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Victoria (state) VIC Vikings 7 5 1 1 30 15 +15 16 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Western Australia WA Thundersticks 7 4 1 2 15 10 +5 13 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) New South Wales 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 Queensland QLD Blades 7 5 0 2 34 16 +18 15
6  Malaysia Tigers 7 2 1 4 14 20 −6 7
7 Tasmania Tassie Tigers 7 3 1 3 16 12 +4 10
8 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 7 2 1 4 14 17 −3 7
9 Northern Territory NT Stingers 7 3 0 4 23 18 +5 9
10 South Australia 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Men's Australian Hockey League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.