2009 Men's Australian Hockey League
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Australia | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  WA Thundersticks (8th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Blades | ||
| Third place |  NSW Waratahs | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 52 | ||
| Goals scored | 258 (4.96 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jason Wilson (12 goals) | ||
| Best player | Brent Livermore | ||
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The 2009 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 19th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the Tasmanian city of Hobart.
The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the eighth time by defeating the QLD Blades 2–1 in the final.[1]
Competition format
The 2009 Men's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage in home and away matches. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.[2]
Point Allocation
All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were be decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were be as follows:
· 3 points for a win
· 1 points to each team in the event of a draw
· 0 points to the loser of the match
Teams
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Blades
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 21 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  VIC Vikings
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 15 | |
| 3 | WA Thundersticks
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 15 | |
| 4 | NSW Waratahs
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 13 | |
| 5 |  Tassie Tigers
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Canberra Lakers
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 7 | |
| 7 |  Southern Hotshots
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 3 | |
| 8 |  NT Stingers
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Fixtures
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 11 April 2009 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 3 | |||||
| 12 April 2009 | ||||||
| Southern Hotshots | 1 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers | 6 | |||||
| 11 April 2009 | ||||||
| NT Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 2 | |||||
| NT Stingers (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 12 April 2009 | ||||||
| Southern Hotshots | 3 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 2 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 April 2009 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 4 | |||||
| 12 April 2009 | ||||||
| NSW Waratahs | 2 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 1 | |||||
| 11 April 2009 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 2 | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 1 | |||||
| WA Thundersticks | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 April 2009 | ||||||
| NSW Waratahs | 4 | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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| Brent Livermore
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Jason Wilson
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Graeme Begbie
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WA Thundersticks
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9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 21 | Gold Medal |
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QLD Blades
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9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 24 | Silver Medal |
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NSW Waratahs
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9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | VIC Vikings
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9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 15 | |
| 5 | Tassie Tigers
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9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 15 | |
| 6 | NT Stingers
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9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 59 | −40 | 3 | |
| 7 | Southern Hotshots
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9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 6 | |
| 8 | Canberra Lakers
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9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 7 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
There were 258 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.96 goals per match.
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Dean Dawson- Justin Ellis
Brent Livermore- Benjamin Poulton
- Matthew Wark
Desmond Abbott- Jarrod Lockley
- Angus Robertson
- Adam Spry
Jacob Burns- Cale Cramer
- Robert Hammond
- Matthew Swann
Evan Boland- Fraser Bowden
- Matthew Claxton
- Gregory Reece
- Grant Schubert
- William Telfer
- Thomas Wickham
- Ruben Wyld
Sean Carey- David Guest
- Lloyd Stephenson
- Nicholas Tremayne
- Toby West
Declan Geraghty- Aaron Kleinschmidt
- Glenn Simpson
Craig Boyne- Fergus Kavanagh
Source: Clearing House
References
- ^ "WA secure second straight hockey title". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2008–2009" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Regulations