2015 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2015 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 25th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Northern Territory city of Darwin.^[1]

2015 Men's
Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Darwin
Dates	25 September – 2 October 2015
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Marrara Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	QLD Blades (9th title)
Runner-up	WA Thundersticks
Third place	Tassie Tigers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	123 (5.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Blake Govers (10 goals)
Best player	Eddie Ockenden
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The QLD Blades won the tournament for the ninth time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 2–1 in the final.^[2] The Tassie Tigers won the bronze medal after defeating the VIC Vikings 4–3 in the third place match.^[3]

Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.

The top two teams in pools A and B progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.

The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.

Teams

• Canberra Lakers
• NSW Waratahs
• NT Stingers
• QLD Blades
• SA Hotshots
• Tassie Tigers
• VIC Vikings
• WA Thundersticks

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Blades	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5	9	Advance to Medal Round
2	Tassie Tigers	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
3	NSW Waratahs	3	1	0	2	12	10	+2	3
4	SA Hotshots	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	0

Source: Hockey Australia

25 September 2015 14:00 NSW Waratahs 7–2 SA Hotshots Ogilvie  11' Elliott  18', 48' K. Govers  22' B. Govers  30', 45', 54' Report White  53' Larwood  58' Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

25 September 2015 16:00 Tassie Tigers 1–2 QLD Blades Ockenden  37' Report Dwyer  22' Kenny  53' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Glen Munday (AUS)

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26 September 2015 14:00 Tassie Tigers 4–1 SA Hotshots Boulton  8' Mackey  47', 48' Dick  54' Report Joyce  55' Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

26 September 2015 16:00 QLD Blades 4–3 NSW Waratahs Imer  8' Gohdes  13' Dwyer  36' Cramer  53' Report Hill  35' Craig  40' Orchard  43' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)

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28 September 2015 18:00 Tassie Tigers 4–2 NSW Waratahs Dick  12' Ockenden  14' Mackey  17' Cock  34' Report Craig  38' B. Govers  46' Umpires: Glen Munday (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)

28 September 2015 20:00 QLD Blades 3–0 SA Hotshots Whetton  16', 59' Dwyer  30' Report Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	WA Thundersticks	3	3	0	0	13	6	+7	9	Advance to Medal Round
2	VIC Vikings	3	1	1	1	12	9	+3	4
3	Canberra Lakers	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
4	NT Stingers	3	0	1	2	4	11	−7	1

Source: Hockey Australia

25 September 2015 18:00 WA Thundersticks 6–4 VIC Vikings Main  17' Wickham  21' Mitton  37' Bausor  41' Bates  43', 58' Report Webster  23' Ciriello  51' Simpson  51' Kleinschmidt  57' Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

25 September 2015 20:00 NT Stingers 1–1 Canberra Lakers Duguid  32' Report Sutherland  33' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

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26 September 2015 18:00 WA Thundersticks 3–0 Canberra Lakers Wickham  2', 47' Bates  58' Report Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)

26 September 2015 20:00 VIC Vikings 6–1 NT Stingers Pollard  5' Randhawa  29' Ciriello  40' Arunasalam  43' Kleinschmidt  46' Simmonds  49' Report Lockley  22' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

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28 September 2015 14:00 VIC Vikings 2–2 Canberra Lakers Kleinschmidt  14' Pollard  31' Report Sutherland  18' Kershaw  44' Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)

28 September 2015 16:00 WA Thundersticks 4–2 NT Stingers Zalewski  17' Mitton  19', 59' Harvie  34' Report Hullick  52' Duguid  57' Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)

Second round

Pool C (Medal Round)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	QLD Blades	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
2	WA Thundersticks	3	2	0	1	9	7	+2	6
3	VIC Vikings	3	1	0	2	8	10	−2	3
4	Tassie Tigers	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0

Source: Hockey Australia

29 September 2015 18:00 Tassie Tigers 1–3 VIC Vikings Ockenden  59' Report Simpson  9' Ciriello  33' Simmonds  53' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

29 September 2015 20:00 QLD Blades 2–0 WA Thundersticks Knowles  19' Whetton  47' Report Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

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1 October 2015 18:00 WA Thundersticks 3–1 Tassie Tigers Wickham  12' Bausor  29' Bates  46' Report Welch  27' Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)

1 October 2015 20:00 QLD Blades 3–1 VIC Vikings Wotherspoon  15', 24' Dwyer  47' Report Ciriello  21' Umpires: Murray Grimes (AUS) Tim Pullman (AUS)

Pool D (Classification Round)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NSW Waratahs	3	3	0	0	17	3	+14	9
2	Canberra Lakers	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	4
3	SA Hotshots	3	1	0	2	6	11	−5	3
4	NT Stingers	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	1

Source: Hockey Australia

29 September 2015 14:00 NSW Waratahs 5–1 Canberra Lakers B. Govers  9' K. Govers  34' Craig  39' Orchard  43' White  57' Report Staines  14' Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Glen Munday (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

29 September 2015 16:00 SA Hotshots 3–2 NT Stingers Powardy  39', 47' White  42' Report Boyde  46', 53' Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)

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1 October 2015 14:00 Canberra Lakers 2–1 SA Hotshots Kershaw  16' Sutherland  60' Report Wells  54' Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)

1 October 2015 16:00 NSW Waratahs 5–0 NT Stingers K. Govers  34' Hayes  38', 53' B. Govers  39', 60' Report Umpires: Glen Munday (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

Classification Games

Seventh and eighth place

2 October 2015 14:00 SA Hotshots 5–3 NT Stingers Cox  6' Larwood  24', 26' Wyld  28', 39' Report Abbott  12', 19' Lockley  56' Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Glen Munday (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

2 October 2015 16:00 NSW Waratahs 7–0 Canberra Lakers Ogilvie  7' B. Govers  39', 43', 52' Hayes  54' Orchard  57' Hill  60' Report Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Tim Pullman (AUS)

Third and fourth place

2 October 2015 18:00 VIC Vikings 3–4 Tassie Tigers Ellis  15' Arunasalam  42' Gilmour  44' Report Middleton  29', 51' Deavin  40' Dick  53' Umpires: Scott Embry (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)

Final

2 October 2015 20:30 QLD Blades 2–1 WA Thundersticks Cramer  31', 51' Report Bausor  46' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Topscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Player of the Final
Eddie Ockenden	Blake Govers	Andrew Charter	Cale Cramer

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	QLD Blades	6	6	0	0	16	6	+10	18	Gold Medal
	WA Thundersticks	6	4	0	2	17	11	+6	12	Silver Medal
	Tassie Tigers	6	3	0	3	15	14	+1	9	Bronze Medal
4	VIC Vikings	6	2	1	3	19	17	+2	7
5	NSW Waratahs	6	4	0	2	29	11	+18	12
6	Canberra Lakers	6	1	2	3	6	19	−13	5
7	SA Hotshots	6	2	0	4	12	21	−9	6
8	NT Stingers	6	0	1	5	9	24	−15	1

Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 123 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.12 goals per match.

10 goals

• Blake Govers

4 goals

• Jamie Dwyer
• Chris Ciriello
• Timothy Bates
• Tom Wickham

3 goals

• Troy Sutherland
• Tom Craig
• Kieran Govers
• Jack Hayes
• Simon Orchard
• Cale Cramer
• Jacob Whetton
• Luke Larwood
• James Dick
• Kurt Mackey
• Eddie Ockenden
• Aaron Kleinschmidt
• Chris Bausor
• Trent Mitton

2 goals

• Aaron Kershaw
• Jack Elliott
• Nick Hill
• Flynn Ogilvie
• Des Abbott
• Scott Boyde
• Robert Duguid
• Jarrod Lockley
• Dylan Wotherspoon
• Cooper Powardy
• Cameron White
• Ruben Wyld
• Dougal Middleton
• Kiran Arunasalam
• Joshua Pollard
• Joshua Simmonds
• Glenn Simpson

1 goal

• Ben Staines
• Tristan White
• Jamie Hullick
• Matthew Gohdes
• Adam Imer
• Shane Kenny
• Mark Knowles
• Daniel Cox
• Cameron Joyce
• Chris Wells
• Angus Boulton
• Geoff Cock
• Tim Deavin
• Jack Welch
• Justin Ellis
• Will Gilmour
• Jayshaan Randhawa
• James Webster
• Jake Harvie
• Frank Main
• Aran Zalewski

Source: Hockey Australia

References

1. "2015 Men's Australian Hockey League". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
2. "Thundersticks Defeated in AHL Final". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
3. "Tigers Secure Bronze Medal". theadvocate.com.au. The Advocate. Retrieved 7 October 2019.