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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.
Tournament details
Australia Perth 12 Perth Hockey Stadium VIC Vikings (3rd title) WA Thundersticks NSW Waratahs 42 216 (5.14 per match) Chris Ciriello (10 goals) Flynn Ogilvie ← 2015 (previous) (next) 2017 → ← 2015 (previous) (next) 2017 → ← 2015 (previous) (next) 2017 →
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 .
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.
Domestic Teams
International Teams
NT Stingers 1–5 VIC Vikings
29 September 2016 16:30 Rintala 28' Report Ciriello 11', 44'Simmonds 12' Simpson 32' Kleinschmidt 43' Umpires:Zeke Newman (AUS)Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
Malaysia Tigers 1–1 NZL Development
29 September 2016 18:00 Meor 35' Report Jones 45' Umpires:Adam Barry (AUS)Glen Munday (AUS)
QLD Blades 1–3 NSW Waratahs
29 September 2016 18:30 Bell 35' Report Hill 29' T. Craig 33' McGuire 48' Umpires:Daniel Johnston (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
NZL Development 0–8 NT Stingers
30 September 2016 16:00 Report Argent 9', 21'Rintala 12', 49'J. Hayward 23'Hall 41'Gleeson 43'Crane 48' Umpires:Matthew Claxton (AUS)Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
QLD Blades 5–2 Malaysia Tigers
30 September 2016 16:30 Elder 5'Boyde 20', 29'Bell 20'Imer 44' Report Shahril 47' Ramadan 57' Umpires:Scott Embry (AUS)Zeke Newman (AUS)
VIC Vikings 1–2 NSW Waratahs
30 September 2016 20:00 Simmonds 50' Report Morley 7'Orchard 35' Umpires:Stirling Sharpe (AUS)Daniel Johnston (AUS)
QLD Blades 3–4 VIC Vikings
2 October 2016 15:00 Douglas 20', 51'Pembroke 37' Report Knee 5'Ciriello 6'Ford 28'Kleinschmidt 49' Umpires:Matthew Claxton (AUS)Andrew Spence (NZL)
NSW Waratahs 7–2 NZL Development
2 October 2016 17:00 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)
NT Stingers 1–3 Malaysia Tigers
2 October 2016 19:00 Lockley 15' Report Shahril 7' Firhan 28' Haziq 37' Umpires:Daniel Johnston (AUS)Adam Barry (AUS)
NZL Development 2–8 VIC Vikings
4 October 2016 15:00 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)
Malaysia Tigers 2–5 NSW Waratahs
4 October 2016 17:00 Shahril 16'Van Huizen 47' Report Morley 2', 24'Ogilvie 6'McGuire 15'Hill 45' Umpires:Glen Munday (AUS)Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
NT Stingers 2–4 QLD Blades
4 October 2016 19:00 Lockley 47'Wallis 55' Report Bell 2'Whetton 16'Douglas 45'Anderson 53' Umpires:James Unkles (AUS)Matthew Claxton (AUS)
NSW Waratahs 4–1 NT Stingers
5 October 2016 16:30 B. Craig 4'T. Craig 15', 57'Hill 21' Report J. Hayward 43' Umpires:Stephen Rogers (AUS)Adam Barry (AUS)
VIC Vikings 4–1 Malaysia Tigers
5 October 2016 18:00 Pollard 20'Ciriello 26'Kleinschmidt 30'Ford 34' Report Jazlan 50' Umpires:Stephen Versteegh (AUS)Zeke Newman (AUS)
NZL Development 0–12 QLD Blades
5 October 2016 20:30 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)
MAS Blue 2–4 India Under–21
29 September 2016 16:00 Faizal 4', 55' Report Qureshi 19', 42'Varun 21'Gurjant 32' Umpires:Stephen Rogers (AUS)James Unkles (AUS)
SA Hotshots 0–4 Tassie Tigers
29 September 2016 20:00 Report Arthur 32', 42', 60'Ockenden 35' Umpires:Andrew Spence (NZL)Scott Embry (AUS)
WA Thundersticks 4–1 Canberra Lakers
29 September 2016 20:30 Rayner 26'McDougall 36'Bird 42'Wickham 56' Report Monte 56' Umpires:Stephen Versteegh (AUS)Matthew Claxton (AUS)
India Under–21 3–1 SA Hotshots
30 September 2016 18:00 Gurjant 4'Ajit 14'Parvinder 20' Report Atkinson 45' Umpires:Jeremy Coleman (AUS)Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
WA Thundersticks 2–0 MAS Blue
30 September 2016 18:30 Wickham 15'Budgeon 34' Report Umpires:James Unkles (AUS)Andrew Spence (NZL)
Tassie Tigers 2–1 Canberra Lakers
30 September 2016 20:30 McCambridge 33'Welch 57' Report Staines 57' Umpires:Stephen Rogers (AUS)Glen Munday (AUS)
WA Thundersticks 1–0 Tassie Tigers
2 October 2016 15:30 Budgeon 40' Report Umpires:James Unkles (AUS)Zeke Newman (AUS)
Canberra Lakers 1–1 India Under–21
2 October 2016 17:30 S. Shepherd 17' Report Ajit 15' Umpires:Jeremy Coleman (AUS)Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
SA Hotshots 4–0 MAS Blue
2 October 2016 19:30 Atkinson 22'Willson 29'Bowden 45'Burgess 56' Report Umpires:Glen Munday (AUS)Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
India Under–21 3–2 Tassie Tigers
3 October 2016 15:00 Qureshi 10', 54'Varun 13' Report Dick 12'Shaw 50' Umpires:Zeke Newman (AUS)Adam Barry (AUS)
Malaysia Blue 1–3 Canberra Lakers
3 October 2016 17:00 Rafizul 29' Report L. Shepherd 24'Day 50'Wallace 54' Umpires:Scott Embry (AUS)Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
SA Hotshots 0–3 WA Thundersticks
3 October 2016 19:30 Report Mitton 33'Bausor 57', 60' Umpires:Stephen Rogers (AUS)Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
Canberra Lakers 7–2 SA Hotshots
5 October 2016 16:00 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)
India Under–21 3–1 WA Thundersticks
5 October 2016 18:30 Sumit 32'Varun 39', 40' Report Bausor 16' Umpires:Matthew Claxton (AUS)Glen Munday (AUS)
Tassie Tigers 1–1 Malaysia Blue
5 October 2016 20:00 Ockenden 23' Report Faizal 43' Umpires:Scott Embry (AUS)Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7
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
SA Hotshots 2–2 NZL Development
7 October 2016 08:30 Atkinson 29', 30' Report MacIntrye 11' Radovonich 46' Umpires:Stirling Sharpe (AUS)Muhammad Rais Bin Zakaria (MAS)
NT Stingers 5–1 Malaysia Blue
7 October 2016 10:30 Argent 4', 10', 31'Reardon 19'J. Hayward 22' Report Amirol 43' Umpires:Andrew Spence (NZL) Glen Munday (AUS)
NZL Development 0–3 Malaysia Blue
8 October 2016 08:00 Report Hafiz 7'Faizal 34', 52' Umpires:Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
SA Hotshots 1–5 NT Stingers
8 October 2016 12:00 Willson 11' Report Wallis 38'Rasmussen 51', 56', 60' J. Hayward 58' Umpires:Andrew Spence (NZL) Scott Embry (AUS)
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7
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
Canberra Lakers 0–3 Malaysia Tigers
7 October 2016 12:30 Report Shahril 5'Haziq 7' Ramadan 49' Umpires:Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)
QLD Blades 5–3 Tassie Tigers
7 October 2016 12:30 Beale 2', 23', 31'Whetton 30'Anderson 50' Report Ockenden 24'Arthur 39', 41' Umpires:Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Canberra Lakers 1–4 Tassie Tigers
8 October 2016 16:00 Monte 43' Report Welch 12' Ockenden 17' Read 35' Boulton 38' Umpires:Matthew Claxton (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)
Malaysia Tigers 2–4 QLD Blades
8 October 2016 20:00 Shahril 34'Najmi 35' Report Boyde 8'Beale 38'Bell 41', 46' Umpires:Stephen Versteegh (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7
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
India Under–21 3–3 VIC Vikings Penalties 3–4
7 October 2016 18:00 Varun 38', 54', 56' Report Ciriello 20', 28'Kleinschmidt 22' Manpreet Parvinder Gurjant Parvinder Santa Webster Kleinschmidt Gilmour Ford Ciriello Umpires:Stephen Rogers (AUS)Zeke Newman (AUS)
NSW Waratahs 1–1 WA Thundersticks Penalties 1–3
7 October 2016 20:00 Noblett 58' Report Bausor 52' Ogilvie Hayes Willis Sharp Zalewski Mitton Bird Umpires:Matthew Claxton (AUS) James Unkles (AUS)
India Under–21 1–5 NSW Waratahs
9 October 2016 10:00 Gurjant 25' Report Sharp 6'T. Craig 16', 59'Morley 23', 44' Umpires:Daniel Johnston (AUS)Glen Munday (AUS)
VIC Vikings 5–3 WA Thundersticks
9 October 2016 16:00 Ciriello 6', 15'Knee 25'Arunasalam 34'Philpott 54' Report Geers 7'Bausor 13', 53' Umpires:Stephen Rogers (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)
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
There were 216 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.14 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Hockey Australia
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