2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League

The 2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 18th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 27 August to 17 September.

2016 Men's
Ford National Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates27 August – 17 September
Teams8
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions ––  Midlands (2nd title)
Runner-up ––  Canterbury
Third place ––  Central
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored134 (5.58 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Martin Atkinson (10 goals)
Best player ––  David Brydon
2015 (previous) (next) 2017

Midlands won the title for the second time, defeating Canterbury 3–1 in the final.[1][2] Central finished in third place defeating North Harbour 3–2 in penalties following a 3–3 draw.[3]

Participating teams

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The following eight teams competed for the title:

Results

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All times are local (NZST).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Canterbury 6 4 0 0 2 20 8 +12 16 Advanced to Final
2  ––  Midlands 6 4 0 0 2 18 16 +2 16
3  ––  North Harbour 6 3 2 0 1 20 8 +12 16 Advanced to Third Place Match
4  ––  Central 6 3 1 1 1 23 10 +13 15
5  ––  Capital 6 3 0 1 2 22 11 +11 13
6  ––  Auckland 6 1 0 1 4 8 17 −9 5
7  ––  Northland 6 0 0 0 6 3 44 −41 0
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

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27 August 2016
15:00
Auckland  ––  1–1  ––  North Harbour
Poole   46' Report Reckers   2'
Penalties
Jujhar  
Kingstone  
Keaney  
O'Connor  
Panchia  
3–4   Reckers
  Bennett
  Muir
  Capizzi
  Elder
Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

3 September 2016
14:00
Canterbury  ––  3–1  ––  Capital
Lane   5'
Bain   33'
Brydon   51'
Report Lett   36'
Marist Hockey Club, Christchurch
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Mark Rippin (NZL)
3 September 2016
15:00
Central  ––  4–1  ––  Midlands
Stewart   16'
Atkinson   33'55'56'
Report Ross   48'
Park Island Hockey Stadium, Napier
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)

4 September 2016
14:00
North Harbour  ––  7–0  ––  Northland
Bennett   4'11'
Capizzi   8'31'44'
Coughlan   44'
Reckers   46'
Report
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
4 September 2016
14:00
Capital  ––  2–2  ––  Central
Roper   51'
Jenness   60'
Report Thomas   35'
Atkinson   59'
Penalties
Jenness  
Logan  
Roper  
Lett  
Van Woerkom  
2–3   Wilcox
  Phillips
  Thomas
  Smith
  Atkinson
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
4 September 2016
15:00
Midlands  ––  3–2  ––  Auckland
Stolk   12'
Lyons   20'
Mitai-Wells   45'
Report Jimmieson   4'
Panchia   42'
Hickling Park, Taupō
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)

10 September 2016
13:30
Midlands  ––  1–6  ––  North Harbour
Ross   36' Report Jones   4'53'
Capizzi   22'26'39'
Bennett   32'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
10 September 2016
15:30
Canterbury  ––  3–1  ––  Central
Mouldey   9'
Lane   57'
Bain   58'
Report Thorn   58'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
10 September 2016
17:30
Northland  ––  0–2  ––  Auckland
Report Borren   40'
Keaney   54'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Mark Rippin (NZL)
Andrew Spence (NZL)

11 September 2016
14:00
Central  ––  3–3  ––  North Harbour
Young   40'
Alexander-Parker   49'
Atkinson   60'
Report Bennett   7'49'
Capizzi   57'
Penalties
Young  
Wilcox  
Thomas  
Hanks  
Atkinson  
1–2   Coughlan
  Reckers
  Bennett
  Muir
  Elder
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
11 September 2016
16:00
Auckland  ––  1–7  ––  Capital
Bell-Kake   27' Report Lett   17'29'34'
Roper   30'51'57'59'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Mark Rippin (NZL)
11 September 2016
18:00
Northland  ––  0–8  ––  Canterbury
Report Lane   18'32'33'
Haig   20'
Niles   31'
W. Hayde   34'36'
C. Hayde   56'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

13 September 2016
13:30
Central  ––  10–0  ––  Northland
Atkinson   2'8'35'
Alexander-Parker   12'55'
Young   27'49'
Thomas   36'39'
Phillips   52'
Report
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
13 September 2016
15:30
North Harbour  ––  2–1  ––  Canterbury
Bennett   43'
Capizzi   59'
Report Lane   28'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
13 September 2016
17:30
Capital  ––  1–2  ––  Midlands
Jenness   15' Report Mitai-Wells   4'
Woods   9'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

14 September 2016
14:00
North Harbour  ––  1–2  ––  Capital
Capizzi   47' Report Van Woerkom   35'
Yeo   50'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Mark Rippin (NZL)
14 September 2016
16:00
Canterbury  ––  3–1  ––  Auckland
Davidson   15'
Bain   40'
Haig   59'
Report Bilkey   59'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
14 September 2016
18:00
Northland  ––  1–8  ––  Midlands
McKechnie   22' Report Sarikaya   4'60'
Mitai-Wells   17'27'
Woods   23'
Stolk   30'
Ho-García   47'
Lyons   55'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)

16 September 2016
12:30
Midlands  ––  3–2  ––  Canterbury
Stolk   3'47'
Lyons   41'
Report Newman   44'
Haig   47'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
16 September 2016
14:00
Capital  ––  9–2  ––  Northland
Van Liemt   22'
Jenness   25'
Jones   35'55'
MacIntyre   39'
Crossett   39'
Logan   40'
Van Woerkom   41'
Roper   46'
Report Smith   48'
Cronin   58'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
16 September 2016
13:00
Auckland  ––  1–3  ––  Central
Panchia   52' Report Atkinson   6'
Young   15'39'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Classification round

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Fifth and sixth place

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17 September 2016
11:00
Capital  ––  6–4  ––  Auckland
Jenness   5'33'56'
Yeo   7'
Roper   21'46'
Report Crooks   37'47'
O'Connor   44'
Keaney   53'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)

Third and fourth place

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17 September 2016
11:15
North Harbour  ––  3–3  ––  Central
Reckers   5'
Bennett   47'58'
Report Atkinson   7'
Wilcox   39'
Stewart   45'
Penalties
Hanham  
Reckers  
Bennett  
Muir  
Elder  
2–3   Young
  Phillips
  Creffier
  Wilcox
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Mark Rippin (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final

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17 September 2016
15:00
Canterbury  ––  1–3  ––  Midlands
Haig   24' Report Lyons   9'
Herewini   44'58'
Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
   ––  Midlands 7 5 0 0 2 21 17 +4 20 Gold Medal
   ––  Canterbury 7 4 0 0 3 21 11 +10 16 Silver Medal
   ––  Central 7 3 2 1 1 26 13 +13 17 Bronze Medal
4  ––  North Harbour 7 3 2 1 1 23 11 +12 17
5  ––  Capital 7 4 0 1 2 28 15 +13 17
6  ––  Auckland 7 1 0 1 5 12 23 −11 5
7  ––  Northland 6 0 0 0 6 3 44 −41 0

Goalscorers

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There were 134 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ "Midlands, Canterbury take out Ford NHL titles". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Midlands win NHL title". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "2016 National Hockey League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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