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 country Australia
CityPerth
Dates28 September – 8 October
Teams10
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions VIC Vikings (4th title)
Runner-up QLD Blades
Third place NSW Waratahs
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored168 (4.8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kieron Arthur
Chris Ciriello (9 goals)
Best player Mark Knowles
← 2016 (previous) (next) 2018 →

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

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
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

Pool A
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
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)
Pool D
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)
Pool C
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
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
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
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

Final Standings
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

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

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

  • Joel Rintala

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References
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  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.
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