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2017 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2017 Men's Australian Hockey League was 27th edition of the men's Australian Hockey League. The tournament was held between 28 September and 8 October 2017, in Perth, Western Australia. A total of 10 teams competed for the title.

2017 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityPerth
Dates28 September – 8 October
Teams10
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsVictoria (state) VIC Vikings (4th title)
Runner-upQueensland QLD Blades
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Waratahs
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored168 (4.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tasmania Kieron Arthur
Victoria (state) Chris Ciriello (9 goals)
Best playerQueensland Mark Knowles
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Like the 2016 edition, invitational teams from India and New Zealand competed in the tournament.[1]

The VIC Vikings won the tournament for the fourth time and the second year in a row, following a 3–0 penalty shoot-out win over the QLD Blades after the final finished a 1–1 draw.[2][3] The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Development side 3–2 in the third place match.[4]

Competition format edit

Teams were split evenly into pools A and B where they compete in a single round-robin format.

At the conclusion of the initial pool stage, the top two teams in each pool progress to the medal playoffs in Pool C, while the remaining six teams progress to the classification matches in Pool D.

In Pool C, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. Final ranking in Pool C determines the final tournament standing from fifth to tenth place.

In Pool D, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. The top two teams then progress to the final, while the bottom two teams contest the third and fourth place playoff.

Participating teams edit

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host state   WA Thundersticks
29 September – 8 October 2016 2016 Men's AHL   Perth, WA   Canberra Lakers
  NSW Waratahs
  NT Stingers
  QLD Blades
  SA Hotshots
  Tassie Tigers
  VIC Vikings
Invitational Teams   IND Development
  NZLDevelopment

Results edit

First round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   VIC Vikings 4 3 1 0 16 5 +11 10 Medal Round
2   QLD Blades 4 3 0 1 21 8 +13 9
3   Tassie Tigers 4 2 1 1 15 8 +7 7
4   SA Hotshots 4 1 0 3 7 23 −16 3
5   NZL Development 4 0 0 4 4 19 −15 0
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
28 September 2017
10:30
VIC Vikings   8–2   SA Hotshots
Ciriello   30'
Kleinschmidt   33', 47', 50'
Arunasalam   41', 51'
Pollard   42'
Scanlon   57' 		Report Larwood   12'
Willson   14'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
28 September 2017
12:30
Tassie Tigers   3–4   QLD Blades
Arthur   12', 45+', 48' Report Wotherspoon   19'
Rintala   27', 39'
Bell   50'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
29 September 2017
13:00
VIC Vikings   4–0   NZL Development
Ford   23', 29', 31'
Hendry   50' 		Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
29 September 2017
17:00
Tassie Tigers   6–0   SA Hotshots
McHugh   10'
Arthur   20', 31'
McCambridge   28', 48'
Mackey   50' 		Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
30 September 2017
15:00
QLD Blades   6–1   NZL Development
Boyde   8', 57'
Swann   16'
Beale   30', 36'
Elder   33' 		Report Thomas   16'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
1 October 2017
17:00
Tassie Tigers   1–1   VIC Vikings
McCambridge   20' Report Ciriello   22'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
2 October 2017
17:00
SA Hotshots   4–0   NZL Development
Mitchell   5', 59'
Brown   20'
Bowden   44' 		Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
2 October 2017
19:00
QLD Blades   2–3   VIC Vikings
Anderson   26'
Bell   57' 		Report Arunasalam   9'
Ciriello   54'
Kleinschmidt   55'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
3 October 2017
17:30
NZL Development   3–5   Tassie Tigers
Lett   53'
Hyde   56'
Andrews   60+' 		Report Dick   21'
Arthur   36', 47', 50'
Ockenden   54'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
3 October 2017
19:30
QLD Blades   9–1   SA Hotshots
Weyer   6', 59'
Beale   12'
Elder   19', 29', 56'
Rintala   26', 43', 44' 		Report Willson   48'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   NSW Waratahs 4 4 0 0 8 1 +7 12 Medal Round
2   IND Development 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
3   WA Thundersticks 4 2 0 2 8 9 −1 6
4   NT Stingers 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
5   Canberra Lakers 4 0 0 4 4 11 −7 0
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
28 September 2017
14:30
Canberra Lakers   0–3   NSW Waratahs
Report Sharp   48'
McEwen   56'
T. Craig   59'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
28 September 2017
16:30
WA Thundersticks   3–1   NT Stingers
Mitton   10'
Wickham   11'
Flynn   51' 		Report Taylor   56'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
29 September 2017
19:00
WA Thundersticks   1–4   IND Development
Flynn   56' Report Qureshi   6'
Yousuf   30'
Rohidas   45'
Talwinder   50'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
30 September 2017
17:00
Canberra Lakers   2–3   NT Stingers
Gupte   33'
Sutherland   35' 		Report Wookey   24'
Farmilo   36', 52'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
30 September 2017
19:00
NSW Waratahs   1–0   IND Development
B. Govers   37' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
1 October 2017
19:00
Canberra Lakers   2–3   WA Thundersticks
Turner   30'
J. Staines   53' 		Report Main   14'
Mitton   16'
Wickham   59'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
2 October 2017
13:00
NT Stingers   1–1   IND Development
Lockley   34' Report Umar   6'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
2 October 2017
15:00
NSW Waratahs   2–1   WA Thundersticks
B. Govers   50'
T. Craig   53' 		Report Mitton   12'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
3 October 2017
13:30
IND Development   2–0   Canberra Lakers
Yousuf   5'
Qureshi   46' 		Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
3 October 2017
15:30
NSW Waratahs   2–0   NT Stingers
B. Govers   43'
K. Govers   45+' 		Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Second round edit

Fifth to tenth place classification edit

Pool D edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   WA Thundersticks 5 5 0 0 16 7 +9 15
2   NT Stingers 5 4 0 1 12 9 +3 12
3   Tassie Tigers 5 3 0 2 16 8 +8 9
4   Canberra Lakers 5 1 0 4 11 14 −3 3
5   NZL Development 5 1 0 4 11 18 −7 3
6   SA Hotshots 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
5 October 2017
10:00
NZL Development   2–3   WA Thundersticks
Hanks   9'
Thomas   25' 		Report Mitton   11'
Wickham   18', 23'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
5 October 2017
10:00
Tassie Tigers   1–2   NT Stingers
McCambridge   3' Report Duguid   39'
Farmilo   49'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
5 October 2017
12:00
SA Hotshots   1–4   Canberra Lakers
Johns   53' Report Sutherland   5', 19'
B. Staines   35'
Turner   50'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
James Unkles(AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
6 October 2017
10:00
NZL Development   2–4   NT Stingers
Thomas   20'
Andrews   23' 		Report Hayward   15', 17', 35'
Farmilo   44'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
6 October 2017
10:00
Tassie Tigers   3–1   Canberra Lakers
Edwards   14'
McCambridge   43'
Welch   49' 		Report B. Staines   21'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
6 October 2017
12:00
SA Hotshots   1–5   WA Thundersticks
Willson   25' Report Flynn   12', 13'
Mitton   20', 57', 58'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
7 October 2017
10:00
NZL Development   4–2   Canberra Lakers
Hyde   10'
Harris   14'
Andrews   48'
Lett   59' 		Report Day   18', 49'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Aaron Gotting (AUS)
7 October 2017
14:00
SA Hotshots   1–2   NT Stingers
Willson   58' Report Hayward   2'
Wookey   5'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Gurbaj Singh (AUS)
7 October 2017
18:00
Tassie Tigers   1–2   WA Thundersticks
Arthur   44' Report Mitton   20'
Flynn   32'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

First to fourth place classification edit

Pool C edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   VIC Vikings 3 2 1 0 12 8 +4 7 Final
2   QLD Blades 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3   NSW Waratahs 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
4   IND Development 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com
5 October 2017
16:00
QLD Blades   4–2   NSW Waratahs
Elder   2'
Rintala   8'
Anderson   42', 47' 		Report T. Craig   6'
K. Govers   30'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
5 October 2017
18:00
VIC Vikings   5–2   IND Development
Webster   1'
Ciriello   18', 34', 49'
Kleinschmidt   32' 		Report Rohidas   40', 45'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
6 October 2017
16:00
QLD Blades   4–0   IND Development
M. Pembroke   5'
H. Pembroke   20'
Rintala   42'
Anderson   54' 		Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)
6 October 2017
18:00
VIC Vikings   4–4   NSW Waratahs
Ciriello   28', 31'
Hammond   35'
Gilmour   52' 		Report K. Govers   9'
Dawson   25'
Orchard   42'
B. Govers   45'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Third and fourth place edit
8 October 2017
13:15
NSW Waratahs   3–2   IND Development
T. Craig   39'
Orchard   55'
Sharp   56' 		Report Simranjeet   3'
Yousuf   9'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
Final edit
8 October 2017
17:45
VIC Vikings   1–1   QLD Blades
Ciriello   51' Report Beale   36'
Penalties
Webster  
Pollard  
Ford  
Kleinschmidt   		3–0   Beale
  Weyer
  Wotherspoon
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Topscorer(s) Player of the Final GK of the Tournament Play the Whistle
  Mark Knowles   Kieron Arthur
  Chris Ciriello 		  Robert Bell   Johan Durst   QLD Blades

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    VIC Vikings 7 4 3 0 26 12 +14 15 Gold Medal
    QLD Blades 7 5 1 1 30 11 +19 16 Silver Medal
    NSW Waratahs 7 5 1 1 17 11 +6 16 Bronze Medal
4   IND Development 7 2 1 4 11 15 −4 7
5   WA Thundersticks 7 5 0 2 18 13 +5 15
6   NT Stingers 7 4 1 2 13 12 +1 13
7   Tassie Tigers 7 3 1 3 20 13 +7 10
8   Canberra Lakers 7 1 0 6 11 19 −8 3
9   NZL Development 7 1 0 6 12 28 −16 3
10   SA Hotshots 7 1 0 6 10 34 −24 3
Source: hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com

Goalscorers edit

There were 168 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References edit

  1. ^ "Australian Hockey League returns to Perth". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Vipers & Vikings bring Gold home". doncasterhockeyclub.com.au. Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Victoria Go Back-To-Back In Men's AHL". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Hockey: Victoria on top down under". theroar.com.au. The Roar. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links edit

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