2016 Men's Australian Hockey League

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.

2016 Men's
Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Perth
Teams	12
Venue	Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	VIC Vikings (3rd title)
Runner-up	WA Thundersticks
Third place	NSW Waratahs
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	216 (5.14 per match)
Top scorer	Chris Ciriello (10 goals)
Best player	Flynn Ogilvie
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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. The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Under–21 side 5–1 in the third place match.

Teams

Domestic Teams

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

International Teams

• India Under–21
• Malaysia Blue
• Malaysia Tigers
• NZL Development

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW Waratahs	5	5	0	0	21	7	+14	15	Advance to Medal Round
2	VIC Vikings	5	4	0	1	22	9	+13	12
3	QLD Blades	5	3	0	2	25	11	+14	9
4	Malaysia Tigers	5	1	1	3	9	16	−7	4
5	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 1–5 VIC Vikings Rintala  28' Report Ciriello  11', 44'
Simmonds  12'
Simpson  32'
Kleinschmidt  43'

Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)

29 September 2016
18:00

Malaysia Tigers 1–1 NZL Development Meor  35' Report Jones  45'

Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)

29 September 2016
18:30

QLD Blades 1–3 NSW Waratahs Bell  35' Report Hill  29'
T. Craig  33'
McGuire  48'

Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

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30 September 2016
16:00

NZL Development 0–8 NT Stingers Report Argent  9', 21'
Rintala  12', 49'
J. Hayward  23'
Hall  41'
Gleeson  43'
Crane  48'

Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

30 September 2016
16:30

QLD Blades 5–2 Malaysia Tigers Elder  5'
Boyde  20', 29'
Bell  20'
Imer  44' Report Shahril  47'
Ramadan  57'

Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

30 September 2016
20:00

VIC Vikings 1–2 NSW Waratahs Simmonds  50' Report Morley  7'
Orchard  35'

Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

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2 October 2016
15:00

QLD Blades 3–4 VIC Vikings Douglas  20', 51'
Pembroke  37' Report Knee  5'
Ciriello  6'
Ford  28'
Kleinschmidt  49'

Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)

2 October 2016
17:00

NSW Waratahs 7–2 NZL Development Hill  5'
Ogilvie  8'
T. Craig  10'
Sharp  33'
Dawson  38', 46'
McGuire  54' Report Van Woerkom  7', 59'

Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

2 October 2016
19:00

NT Stingers 1–3 Malaysia Tigers Lockley  15' Report Shahril  7'
Firhan  28'
Haziq  37'

Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

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4 October 2016
15:00

NZL Development 2–8 VIC Vikings MacIntrye  7'
Jones  20' Report Kleinschmidt  13'
Pollard  19', 25'
Gilmour  29'
Ford  32'
Ciriello  34', 56'
Simmonds  58'

Umpires:
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

4 October 2016
17:00

Malaysia Tigers 2–5 NSW Waratahs Shahril  16'
Van Huizen  47' Report Morley  2', 24'
Ogilvie  6'
McGuire  15'
Hill  45'

Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

4 October 2016
19:00

NT Stingers 2–4 QLD Blades Lockley  47'
Wallis  55' Report Bell  2'
Whetton  16'
Douglas  45'
Anderson  53'

Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)

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5 October 2016
16:30

NSW Waratahs 4–1 NT Stingers B. Craig  4'
T. Craig  15', 57'
Hill  21' Report J. Hayward  43'

Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

5 October 2016
18:00

VIC Vikings 4–1 Malaysia Tigers Pollard  20'
Ciriello  26'
Kleinschmidt  30'
Ford  34' Report Jazlan  50'

Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

5 October 2016
20:30

NZL Development 0–12 QLD Blades Report Beale  5', 43'
Elder  5', 15', 45'
Anderson  17'
Howard  19'
Whetton  26', 53'
Bell  39'
Reckers  54'
Boyde  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	WA Thundersticks	5	4	0	1	11	4	+7	12
3	Canberra Lakers	5	2	1	2	13	10	+3	7
4	Tassie Tigers	5	2	1	2	9	6	+3	7
5	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  4', 55' Report Qureshi  19', 42'
Varun  21'
Gurjant  32'

Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

29 September 2016
20:00

SA Hotshots 0–4 Tassie Tigers Report Arthur  32', 42', 60'
Ockenden  35'

Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Scott Embry (AUS)

29 September 2016
20:30

WA Thundersticks 4–1 Canberra Lakers Rayner  26'
McDougall  36'
Bird  42'
Wickham  56' Report Monte  56'

Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Matthew Claxton (AUS)

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30 September 2016
18:00

India Under–21 3–1 SA Hotshots Gurjant  4'
Ajit  14'
Parvinder  20' Report Atkinson  45'

Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)

30 September 2016
18:30

WA Thundersticks 2–0 MAS Blue Wickham  15'
Budgeon  34' Report

Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Andrew Spence (NZL)

30 September 2016
20:30

Tassie Tigers 2–1 Canberra Lakers McCambridge  33'
Welch  57' Report Staines  57'

Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)

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2 October 2016
15:30

WA Thundersticks 1–0 Tassie Tigers Budgeon  40' Report

Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

2 October 2016
17:30

Canberra Lakers 1–1 India Under–21 S. Shepherd  17' Report Ajit  15'

Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)

2 October 2016
19:30

SA Hotshots 4–0 MAS Blue Atkinson  22'
Willson  29'
Bowden  45'
Burgess  56' Report

Umpires:
Glen Munday (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

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3 October 2016
15:00

India Under–21 3–2 Tassie Tigers Qureshi  10', 54'
Varun  13' Report Dick  12'
Shaw  50'

Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

3 October 2016
17:00

Malaysia Blue 1–3 Canberra Lakers Rafizul  29' Report L. Shepherd  24'
Day  50'
Wallace  54'

Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

3 October 2016
19:30

SA Hotshots 0–3 WA Thundersticks Report Mitton  33'
Bausor  57', 60'

Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

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5 October 2016
16:00

Canberra Lakers 7–2 SA Hotshots Monte  1', 12', 56'
S. Shepherd  9'
Day  41'
L. Shepherd  48'
Staines  58' Report Oliver  1'
Cox  25'

Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

5 October 2016
18:30

India Under–21 3–1 WA Thundersticks Sumit  32'
Varun  39', 40' Report Bausor  16'

Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)

5 October 2016
20:00

Tassie Tigers 1–1 Malaysia Blue Ockenden  23' Report Faizal  43'

Umpires:
Scott Embry (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

Classification

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	Crossover				Ninth and Tenth Place
	7 October 2016
	SA Hotshots	2
					8 October 2016
	NZL Futures	2
					SA Hotshots	1
	7 October 2016
					NT Stingers	5
	NT Stingers	5
	Malaysia Blue	1
					Eleventh and Twelfth Place
					8 October 2016
					NZL Futures	0
					Malaysia Blue	3

Crossover

7 October 2016
08:30

SA Hotshots 2–2 NZL Development Atkinson  29', 30' Report MacIntrye  11'
Radovonich  46'

Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)

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7 October 2016
10:30

NT Stingers 5–1 Malaysia Blue Argent  4', 10', 31'
Reardon  19'
J. Hayward  22' Report Amirol  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  7'
Faizal  34', 52'

Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

Ninth and tenth place

8 October 2016
12:00

SA Hotshots 1–5 NT Stingers Willson  11' Report Wallis  38'
Rasmussen  51', 56', 60'
J. Hayward  58'

Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Scott Embry (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth and Sixth Place
	7 October 2016
	Canberra Lakers	0
					8 October 2016
	Malaysia Tigers	3
					Malaysia Tigers	2
	7 October 2016
					QLD Blades	4
	QLD Blades	5
	Tassie Tigers	3
					Seventh and Eighth Place
					8 October 2016
					Canberra Lakers	1
					Tassie Tigers	4

Crossover

7 October 2016
12:30

Canberra Lakers 0–3 Malaysia Tigers Report Shahril  5'
Haziq  7'
Ramadan  49'

Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

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7 October 2016
12:30

QLD Blades 5–3 Tassie Tigers Beale  2', 23', 31'
Whetton  30'
Anderson  50' Report Ockenden  24'
Arthur  39', 41'

Umpires:
Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Daniel Johnston (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

8 October 2016
16:00

Canberra Lakers 1–4 Tassie Tigers Monte  43' Report Welch  12'
Ockenden  17'
Read  35'
Boulton  38'

Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

8 October 2016
20:00

Malaysia Tigers 2–4 QLD Blades Shahril  34'
Najmi  35' Report Boyde  8'
Beale  38'
Bell  41', 46'

Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

Medal round

	Semi-Finals				Gold Medal Match
	7 October 2016
	India Under–21	3 (3)
					9 October 2016
	VIC Vikings (p.s.o)	3 (4)
					VIC Vikings	5
	7 October 2016
					WA Thundersticks	3
	NSW Waratahs	1 (1)
	WA Thundersticks (p.s.o)	1 (3)
					Bronze Medal Match
					9 October 2016
					India Under–21	1
					NSW Waratahs	5

Semi-finals

7 October 2016
18:00

India Under–21 3–3 VIC Vikings Varun  38', 54', 56' Report Ciriello  20', 28'
Kleinschmidt  22' Penalties Manpreet
Parvinder
Gurjant
Parvinder
Santa 3–4 Webster
Kleinschmidt
Gilmour
Ford
Ciriello

Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

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7 October 2016
20:00

NSW Waratahs 1–1 WA Thundersticks Noblett  58' Report Bausor  52' Penalties Ogilvie
Hayes
Willis
Sharp 1–3 Zalewski
Mitton
Bird

Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

Third and fourth place

9 October 2016
10:00

India Under–21 1–5 NSW Waratahs Gurjant  25' Report Sharp  6'
T. Craig  16', 59'
Morley  23', 44'

Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Glen Munday (AUS)

Final

9 October 2016
16:00

VIC Vikings 5–3 WA Thundersticks Ciriello  6', 15'
Knee  25'
Arunasalam  34'
Philpott  54' Report Geers  7'
Bausor  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
Flynn Ogilvie	Chris Ciriello	Chris Ciriello	Tyler Lovell	WA Thundersticks

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	VIC Vikings	7	5	1	1	30	15	+15	16	Gold Medal
	WA Thundersticks	7	4	1	2	15	10	+5	13	Silver Medal
	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	QLD Blades	7	5	0	2	34	16	+18	15
6	Malaysia Tigers	7	2	1	4	14	20	−6	7
7	Tassie Tigers	7	3	1	3	16	12	+4	10
8	Canberra Lakers	7	2	1	4	14	17	−3	7
9	NT Stingers	7	3	0	4	23	18	+5	9
10	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

• Chris Ciriello

7 goals

• Varun Kumar

6 goals

• Tom Craig
• Daniel Beale
• Robert Bell
• Chris Bausor

5 goals

• Andrew Monte
• Shahril Saabah (Tigers)
• Faizal Saari (Blue)
• Landon Morley
• Matthew Argent
• Kieron Arthur
• Aaron Kleinschmidt

4 goals

• Armaan Qureshi
• Nick Hill
• Jeremy Hayward
• Scott Boyde
• Troy Elder
• Jacob Whetton
• Martin Atkinson
• Eddie Ockenden

3 goals

• Gurjant Singh
• Robert McGuire
• Alec Rasmussen
• Joel Rintala
• Jacob Anderson
• Justin Douglas
• Russell Ford
• Joshua Pollard
• Joshua Simmonds

2 goals

• James Day
• Lewis Shepherd
• Stuart Shepherd
• Jake Staines
• Ajit Pandey
• Najmi Jazlan (Tigers)
• Haziq Samsul (Tigers)
• Ramadan Rosli (Tigers)
• Matthew Dawson
• Flynn Ogilvie
• Lachlan Sharp
• Jared Jones
• Oliver MacIntrye
• Benedict van Woerkom
• Adrian Lockley
• Blake Wallis
• Kurtis Willson
• Jack Welch
• James Knee
• Nicholas Budgeon
• Tom Wickham

1 goal

• Jack Wallace
• Parvinder Singh
• Sumit
• Amirol Aideed (Blue)
• Firhan Ashari (Tigers)
• Mustafa Rafizul Ezry (Blue)
• Meor Azuan Hassan (Tigers)
• Zaidi Hafiz Huddin (Blue)
• Joel van Huizen (Tigers)
• Ben Craig
• Luke Noblett
• Simon Orchard
• Ben Radovonich
• Oliver Crane
• Brodie Gleeson
• Ross Hall
• Joe Reardon
• Tim Howard
• Adam Imer
• Hugh Pembroke
• Rob Reckers
• Fraser Bowden
• Sean Burgess
• Daniel Cox
• Alistair Oliver
• Angus Boulton
• James Dick
• Sam McCambridge
• Ben Read
• William Shaw
• Kiran Arunasalam
• Will Gilmour
• Andrew Philpott
• Glenn Simpson
• Matthew Bird
• Tim Geers
• Trent Mitton
• Daniel Rayner
• Justin McDougall

Source: Hockey Australia