2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Hockey Championships

The 2018 Men's Under 21 Australian Hockey Championships is a Field Hockey tournament being held in the New South Wales city of Sydney between 4–11 July 2018.[1]

2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CitySydney
Teams8
Venue(s)Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
ChampionsTasmania Tasmania
Runner-upVictoria (state) Victoria
Third placeWestern Australia Western Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored107 (4.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australian Capital Territory Niranjan Gupte
New South Wales Ehren Hazell (7 goals)
2017 (previous) (next) 2019

Competition format edit

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, teams progress to the quarterfinals, where the winners progress to contest the medals, while the losing teams playoff for fifth to eighth place.[2]

Teams edit

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   NSW 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
2   VIC 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3   ACT 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
4   SA 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0
4 July 2018
12:00
NSW   3–0   ACT
Miotto   21'
Mayo   25'
Farmilo   41'
Report
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)
4 July 2018
14:00
VIC   3–2   SA
Steffens   1'
Snowden   13'
Hendry   25'
Report Wells   40'
Menadue   42'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)

5 July 2018
13:00
ACT   3–2   SA
N. Gupte   21'49'
Knight   60'
Report Busiko   46'53'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)
5 July 2018
15:00
VIC   1–0   NSW
Henderson   42' Report
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

7 July 2018
14:00
NSW   3–1   SA
Farmilo   22'
Hazell   27'
Miotto   33'
Report Nyrhinen   49'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
David Bridgford (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)
7 July 2018
16:00
ACT   4–3   VIC
N. Gupte   20'49'
McLennan   35'
Knight   39'
Report Ephraums   2'31'
Steffens   18'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   WA 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
2   NSW B 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   QLD 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
4   TAS 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
4 July 2018
16:00
QLD   3–2   TAS
Wotherspoon   7'
Hart   25'
Anderson   32'
Report McCulloch   24'59'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
4 July 2018
18:00
WA   1–0   NSW B
Flynn   17' Report
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
David Bridgford (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

5 July 2018
17:00
WA   2–3   QLD
Green   7'
Flynn   15'
Report Young   2'
Hart   41'
Buckley   55'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
5 July 2018
19:00
TAS   1–4   NSW B
McCulloch   22' Report Stahl   3'
Carr   19'54'
Dolby   51'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Jordan Moore (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

7 July 2018
10:00
QLD   2–3   NSW B
Hart   31'
Anderson   34'
Report Gallagher   25'
Wigham   48'
Carr   55'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
7 July 2018
12:00
TAS   1–4   WA
Beltz   45' Report Harvie   15'
Rasmussen   16'27'
Gavranich   47'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

Classification round edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 July 2018
 
 
  NSW3 (1)
 
10 July 2018
 
  TAS (p.s.o)3 (2)
 
  TAS4
 
8 July 2018
 
  ACT3
 
  NSW B2 (2)
 
11 July 2018
 
  ACT (p.s.o)2 (4)
 
  TAS (p.s.o)1 (3)
 
8 July 2018
 
  VIC1 (2)
 
  VIC1
 
10 July 2018
 
  QLD0
 
  VIC5
 
8 July 2018
 
  WA1 Third place match
 
  WA3
 
11 July 2018
 
  SA1
 
  ACT1
 
 
  WA3
 

Quarterfinals edit

8 July 2018
12:00
NSW B   2–2   ACT
Dolby   1'
Carr   19'
Report N. Gupte   8'
Knight   28'
Penalties
Pickering  
Thomas  
Wigham  
Walker  
2–4   Stuckey
  B. Staines
  Knight
  N. Gupte
  J. Staines
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Aidan Elliot (AUS)

8 July 2018
13:00
NSW   3–3   TAS
Hazell   20'31'36' Report Beltz   23'
Austin   53'60'
Penalties
Hazell  
Lovett  
Farmilo  
Dillon  
Flack  
1–2   Welch
  Budgeon
  Chapman
  Beltz
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)

8 July 2018
16:00
WA   3–1   SA
Bowen   28'
Green   35'
Vaitekenas   52'
Report Nyrhinen   6'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

8 July 2018
17:00
VIC   1–0   QLD
Steffens   39' Report
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
CrossoverFifth place match
 
      
 
10 July 2018
 
 
  NSW6
 
11 July 2018
 
  NSW B0
 
  NSW3 (2)
 
10 July 2018
 
  QLD (p.s.o)3 (4)
 
  QLD5
 
 
  SA1
 
Seventh place match
 
 
11 July 2018
 
 
  NSW B (p.s.o)2 (3)
 
 
  SA2 (1)
Crossover edit
10 July 2018
08:30
NSW   6–0   NSW B
Lovett   7'
Farmilo   25'43'
Hazell   28'51'
Mayo   55'
Report
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

10 July 2018
10:30
QLD   5–1   SA
Francis   2'8'
Spry   34'
Fossey   39'
Anderson   51'
Report Busiko   27'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place edit
11 July 2018
07:50
NSW B   2–2   SA
Gallagher   40'46' Report Busiko   22'
Abbott   28'
Penalties
Pickering  
Hochman  
Walker  
Thomas  
Stahl  
3–1   Whittaker
  Abbott
  Fry
  Wells
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
David Bridgford (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place edit
11 July 2018
12:10
NSW   3–3   QLD
Dillon   15'
Miotto   22'
Hazell   36'
Report Wotherspoon   5'53'
Martin   33'
Penalties
Richards  
Dillon  
Lovett  
Hazell  
2–4   Francis
  Wotherspoon
  Anderson
  Buckley
  Spry
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

First to fourth place classification edit

Semi-finals edit
10 July 2018
12:00
TAS   4–3   ACT
Welch   6'27'51'
Beltz   28'
Report N. Gupte   20'
J. Staines   26'
Knight   60'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

10 July 2018
14:00
VIC   5–1   WA
Steffens   27'43'44'
Hendry   49'
Coates   58'
Report Green   12'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)
Third and fourth place edit
11 July 2018
10:10
ACT   1–3   WA
N. Gupte   55' Report Puzey   34'
Flynn   41'
Bowen   48'
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Harley Schenk (AUS)
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
Final edit
11 July 2018
14:30
TAS   1–1   VIC
Welch   37' Report Ephraums   19'
Penalties
Welch  
McCulloch  
Gill  
Beltz  
Smith  
3–2   Ephraums
  Hendry
  Mulder
  Steffens
  Bretherton
Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    TAS 6 1 2 3 12 18 −6 5 Gold Medal
    VIC 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13 Silver Medal
    WA 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Bronze Medal
4   ACT 6 2 1 3 13 17 −4 7 Fourth Place
5   QLD 6 3 1 2 16 12 +4 10 Fifth Place
6   NSW 6 3 2 1 18 8 +10 11 Sixth Place
7   NSW B 6 2 2 2 11 14 −3 8 Seventh Place
8   SA 6 0 1 5 9 19 −10 1 Eighth Place

Goalscorers edit

There were 107 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References edit

  1. ^ "U21 Australian Championships 2018". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Championship". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.