The 2014 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 24th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the South Australia city of Adelaide.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| City | Adelaide | ||
| Dates | 4–11 October 2014 | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | State Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Tassie Tigers (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  WA Thundersticks | ||
| Third place |  Victorian Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 134 (5.58 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Blake Govers (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Eddie Ockenden | ||
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Tassie Tigers won the gold medal for the first time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw.[1] The VIC Vikings won the bronze medal for the first time by defeating the QLD Blades 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 4–4 draw.[2]
Competition FormatEdit
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.
TeamsEdit
ResultsEdit
First RoundEdit
Pool AEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tassie Tigers
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 |  QLD Blades
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Canberra Lakers
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  SA Hotshots
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Pool BEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | VIC Vikings
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | NSW Waratahs
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  NT Stingers
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Second RoundEdit
Pool C (Medal Round)Edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | WA Thundersticks
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Tassie Tigers
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | VIC Vikings
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | QLD Blades
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Pool D (Classification Round)Edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | NSW Waratahs
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | NT Stingers
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Canberra Lakers
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | SA Hotshots
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Classification MatchesEdit
Seventh and eighth placeEdit
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Fifth and sixth placeEdit
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Third and fourth placeEdit
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FinalEdit
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AwardsEdit
| Player of the Tournament | Topscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Play the Whistle |
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| Eddie Ockenden
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Blake Govers
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Leon Hayward
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Tassie Tigers
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StatisticsEdit
Final StandingsEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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Tassie Tigers
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 11 | Gold Medal |
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WA Thundersticks
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | Silver Medal |
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VIC Vikings
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 11 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | QLD Blades
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | NSW Waratahs
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 12 | |
| 6 | NT Stingers
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Canberra Lakers
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 7 | |
| 8 | SA Hotshots
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 2 |
Source: Hockey Australia
GoalscorersEdit
There were 134 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Hockey Australia
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Tassie Tigers hockey team brings home the bacon". news.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "TAS Tigers, NSW Arrows win". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2019.