2007 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2007 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 17th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held from 23 February through to 1 April 2007 at various venues, before culminating in Perth for the finals.[1]

2007 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates23 February – 1 April
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsQueensland QLD Blades (5th title)
Runner-upWestern Australia WA Thundersticks
Third placeVictoria (state) VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored273 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tasmania Marcus Richardson (12 goals)
Best playerWestern Australia Bevan George
2006 (previous) (next) 2008

QLD Blades won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 1–0 in the final. VIC Vikings finished in third place after defeating the Tassie Tigers 5–4 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating teams

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Competition format

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The 2007 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.

The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.

Point allocation

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Points
W WD LD L
3 2 1 0

Every match in the 2007 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pool

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   QLD Blades 11 6 3 1 1 37 16 +21 34 Semi-finals
2   VIC Vikings 11 6 1 1 3 31 26 +5 30
3   WA Thundersticks 11 6 0 1 4 28 19 +9 25
4   Tassie Tigers 11 6 1 0 4 32 29 +3 23
5   NSW Waratahs 11 5 1 2 3 36 28 +8 22
6   Canberra Lakers 11 3 1 3 4 27 36 −9 20
7   Territory Stingers 11 3 2 1 5 23 36 −13 14
8   Adelaide Hotshots 11 0 0 0 11 17 41 −24 0
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.

Fixtures

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23 February 2007
20:00 (AWST)
WA Thundersticks   2–1   VIC Vikings
M. Boyce   1'
Jacobs   48'
Report Smith   52'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Cameron Scadding (AUS)

24 February 2007
16:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Lakers   1–7   QLD Blades
Davidson   34' Report Wilson   5'8'37'
Burns   34'35'51'
T. Bates   58'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)
24 February 2007
17:00 (ACST)
Territory Stingers   1–3   Tassie Tigers
Abbott   60' Report Ancher   23'
Richardson   28'
Cock   55'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
24 February 2007
18:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Hotshots   3–5   NSW Waratahs
Cleghorn   5'
Porter   33'
Jeffrey   58'
Report Naylor   1'
Matheson   15'
Fletcher   48'54'
Paterson   61'
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Daniel Hasselhoff (AUS)
24 February 2007
18:00 (AWST)
WA Thundersticks   2–1   VIC Vikings
Dyer   54' Report Smith   34'
Ford   38'
Ciriello   44'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Cameron Scadding (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

25 February 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Lakers   0–1   QLD Blades
Report Elder   70'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)
25 February 2007
15:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Hotshots   1–3   NSW Waratahs
Rundle   9' Report Matheson   20'30'
Charlton   61'
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
Umpires:
Daniel Hasselhoff (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
25 February 2007
19:00 (ACST)
Territory Stingers   0–5   Tassie Tigers
Report Child   20'
Ockenden   42'
Richardson   46'
Tremayne   55'
Cock   58'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

3 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Tigers   4–3   Adelaide Hotshots
Guest   9'
Ancher   16'
Tremayne   31'
Richardson   62'
Report McGregor   14'37'
Jeffrey   48'
Smithton Hockey Centre, Smithton
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)
3 March 2007
15:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades   4–2   WA Thundersticks
Bisley   39'
Eglington   52'64'68'
Report Gibson   6'
George   19'
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
3 March 2007
16:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Lakers   3–4 (a.e.t.)   Territory Stingers
Brown   16'
Davidson   27'
Onitiri   59'
Report Abbott   2'
Collier   39'
Howson   56'
Barry   71'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)
3 March 2007
18:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vikings   3–4   NSW Waratahs
Doerner   34'40'
Pollard   51'
Report Matheson   13'
Naylor   16'41'60'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)

4 March 2007
12:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Tigers   3–2   Adelaide Hotshots
Richardson   31'
Cock   57'68'
Report Cleghorn   64'
Jeffrey   69'
Smithton Hockey Centre, Smithton
Umpires:
Colin Pearson (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
4 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vikings   3–2   NSW Waratahs
Pollard   48'
Doerner   64'
Higgins   65'
Report Miller   22'
Govers   51'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Patrick McCann (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
4 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Lakers   4–6   Territory Stingers
Davidson   20'
D. Hotchkis   26'
Onitiri   40'
Turner   63'
Report T. Carroll   22'
Hewett   24'70'
Abbott   31'42'
A. Lockley   55'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)
4 March 2007
17:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades   3–2 (a.e.t.)   WA Thundersticks
Butler   37'
Elder   61'80'
Report Trigwell   47'65'
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

10 March 2007
16:00 (AEDT)
NSW Waratahs   5–2   Tassie Tigers
Naylor   4'
Fletcher   40'
Livermore   45'
Govers   56'
Miller   57'
Report Cock   15'
Richardson   37'
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
David Gilbert (AUS)
10 March 2007
17:00 (AWST)
WA Thundersticks   6–0   Adelaide Hotshots
Brown   5'27'
Charlesworth   48'66'
Trigwell   52'
G. Boyce   62'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Cameron Scadding (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
10 March 2007
18:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vikings   4–3 (a.e.t.)   Canberra Lakers
Smith   23'
Geraghty   59'
Doerner   67'76'
Report Jorgensen   48'
Davidson   55'
Turner   70'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Patrick McCann (AUS)
10 March 2007
19:00 (ACST)
Territory Stingers   1–0 (a.e.t.)   QLD Blades
T. Carroll   76' Report
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)

11 March 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
NSW Waratahs   2–3 (a.e.t.)   Tassie Tigers
Naylor   18'
Miller   20'
Report Guest   35'
Ancher   51'
Richardson   73'
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
David Gilbert (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
11 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vikings   4–5   Canberra Lakers
Pollard   12'
Ford   26'37'39'
Report Judge   18'67'
Turner   40'
P. MacKinnon   51'57'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Patrick McCann (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
11 March 2007
15:00 (AWST)
WA Thundersticks   3–1   Adelaide Hotshots
Dancer   11'
Charlesworth   52'
Hearn   52'
Report Victory   37'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Cameron Scadding (AUS)
11 March 2007
17:00 (ACST)
Territory Stingers   2–3 (a.e.t.)   QLD Blades
Report
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

17 March 2007
15:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Hotshots   2–3   Territory Stingers
Mills   22'
Jeffrey   57'
Report Howsen   18'
T. Carroll   32'
Abbott   42'
Alan Glassey Park, Berri
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Daniel Hasselhoff (AUS)
17 March 2007
16:00 (AEDT)
NSW Waratahs   3–3   Canberra Lakers
Sutherland   2'
Naylor   30'
Matheson   47'
Report P. MacKinnon   45'
D. Hotchkis   56'
Turner   58'
Penalties
3–2
Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong
Umpires:
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)
17 March 2007
17:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Tigers   1–3   WA Thundersticks
Child   13' Report Gibson   11'
Davison   23'
G. Boyce   54'
Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)
17 March 2007
17:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades   1–2   VIC Vikings
Elder   68' Report Pollard   31'
Ciriello   39'
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)

18 March 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
NSW Waratahs   2–2   Canberra Lakers
Fletcher   16'
Matheson   16'
Report Brown   9'
Davidson   52'
Penalties
3–4
Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong
Umpires:
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
18 March 2007
14:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Hotshots   0–4   Territory Stingers
Report T. Carroll   14'
Abbott   21'
Keirs   37'
Hewett   55'
Port Adelaide Hockey Club, Port Adelaide
Umpires:
Daniel Hasselhoff (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
18 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Tigers   4–2   WA Thundersticks
Richardson   20'42'65'
Child   37'
Report Gairns   7'
Jacobs   49'
Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston
Umpires:
Colin Pearson (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
18 March 2007
15:00 (AEST)
QLD Blades   4–3 (a.e.t.)   VIC Vikings
Elder   49'52'
De Young   59'
Burns   72'
Report Ciriello   21'
Smith   44'45'
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

26 March 2007
11:00 (AWST)
WA Thundersticks   4–1   Territory Stingers
Hearn   4'
Charlesworth   11'19'
Dyer   52'
Report A. Lockley   70'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)
26 March 2007
13:00 (AWST)
VIC Vikings   3–2   Tassie Tigers
Pollard   11'
Geragthy   32'
Mirecki   69'
Report Child   5'
Guest   24'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
26 March 2007
15:00 (AWST)
Canberra Lakers   4–2   Adelaide Hotshots
D. Hotchkis   32'
Turner   38'69'
McLennan   46'
Report Jeffrey   18'
Cleghorn   21'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
26 March 2007
17:00 (AWST)
QLD Blades   4–0   NSW Waratahs
Elder   38'
Eglington   45'47'
Dwyer   60'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Cameron Scadding (AUS)

27 March 2007
13:00 (AWST)
VIC Vikings   3–2   Adelaide Hotshots
Ciriello   45'47'
Mirecki   49'
Report Schubert   3'
Jeffrey   10'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Cameron Scadding (AUS)
Colin Pearson (AUS)
27 March 2007
15:00 (AWST)
NSW Waratahs   10–1   Territory Stingers
Paterson   17'66'
McCann   21'41'
Govers   25'61'
Naylor   47'47'70'
Fletcher   63'
Report Collier   38'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Daniel Hasselhoff (AUS)
27 March 2007
17:00 (AWST)
Tassie Tigers   2–7   QLD Blades
Guest   69'
Wells   70'
Report Elder   6'
Burns   12'
Dwyer   20'
Eglington   21'34'
Swann   35'
Hammond   68'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)
27 March 2007
19:00 (AWST)
Canberra Lakers   1–0   WA Thundersticks
Brown   48' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

29 March 2007
13:00 (AWST)
Adelaide Hotshots   1–3   QLD Blades
Jeffrey   24' Report Eglington   22'38'
Burns   63'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
David Gentles (AUS)
29 March 2007
15:00 (AWST)
Tassie Tigers   3–1   Canberra Lakers
Tremayne   2'
Richardson   16'30'
Report Turner   54'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
29 March 2007
17:00 (AWST)
Territory Stingers   0–2   VIC Vikings
Report Pollard   55'
Ciriello   57'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Daniel Hasselhoff (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
29 March 2007
19:00 (AWST)
NSW Waratahs   0–3   WA Thundersticks
Report Trigwell   16'
Burcher   20'
Hopkins   68'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

Classification round

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
31 March 2007
 
 
  NSW Waratahs2
 
1 April 2007
 
  Adelaide Hotshots4
 
  Adelaide Hotshots5
 
31 March 2007
 
  Territory Stingers3
 
  Canberra Lakers2
 
 
  Territory Stingers3
 
Seventh place
 
 
1 April 2007
 
 
  NSW Waratahs5
 
 
  Canberra Lakers0
Crossover
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31 March 2007
08:30 (AWST)
NSW Waratahs   2–4   Adelaide Hotshots
Charlton   16'
Paterson   28'
Report R. Fitzgerald   33'
Schubert   42'55'
Jeffrey   66'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Colin Pearson (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

31 March 2007
10:30 (AWST)
Canberra Lakers   2–3   Territory Stingers
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Cameron Scadding (AUS)
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
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1 April 2007
08:30 (AWST)
NSW Waratahs   5–0   Canberra Lakers
Naylor   7'38'
McCann   17'47'
Sutherland   26'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Colin Pearson (AUS)
Cameron Scadding (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
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1 April 2007
10:30 (AWST)
Adelaide Hotshots   5–3   Territory Stingers
Mills   10'
Schubert   20'
B. Fitzgerald   22'
Cleghorn   44'60'
Report A. Lockley   27'
Hewett   36'
Collier   55'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March 2007
 
 
  QLD Blades6
 
1 April 2007
 
  Tassie Tigers0
 
  QLD Blades1
 
31 March 2007
 
  WA Thundersticks0
 
  VIC Vikings0
 
 
  WA Thundersticks2
 
Third place
 
 
1 April 2007
 
 
  Tassie Tigers4
 
 
  VIC Vikings (a.e.t)5
Semi-finals
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31 March 2007
12:30 (AWST)
QLD Blades   6–0   Tassie Tigers
Wilson   9'44'
Burns   17'
Elder   22'53'
Dwyer   37'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
David Gentles (AUS)

31 March 2007
14:30 (AWST)
VIC Vikings   0–2   WA Thundersticks
Report Brown   35'
Charlesworth   46'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Third and fourth place
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1 April 2007
12:30 (AWST)
Tassie Tigers   4–5 (a.e.t.)   VIC Vikings
Guest   10'11'42'
Richardson   30'
Report J. Brooks   5'
Mirecki   8'
Ciriello   13'64'74'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Kieren Deland (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Final
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1 April 2007
14:30 (AWST)
QLD Blades   1–0   WA Thundersticks
Elder   69' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Awards

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Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final
  Bevan George   Marcus Richardson   Mark Knowles

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    QLD Blades 13 8 3 1 1 44 16 +28 40 Gold Medal
    WA Thundersticks 13 7 0 1 5 30 20 +10 28 Silver Medal
    VIC Vikings 13 6 2 1 4 36 32 +4 32 Bronze Medal
4   Tassie Tigers 13 6 1 1 5 36 40 −4 24
5   Adelaide Hotshots 13 2 0 0 11 26 46 −20 6
6   Territory Stingers 13 5 1 1 6 29 43 −14 18
7   NSW Waratahs 13 6 1 2 4 43 32 +11 25
8   Canberra Lakers 13 3 1 2 7 29 44 −15 19

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2006–2007" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Men – Finals – Finals Week – 1 April". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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