# 2014 Men's Australian Hockey League

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.
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. 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.

## Competition format

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.

## Teams

* Canberra Lakers
* NSW Waratahs
* NT Stingers
* QLD Blades
* SA Hotshots
* Tassie Tigers
* VIC Vikings
* WA Thundersticks

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | QLD Blades | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | SA Hotshots | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 | |
* 4 October 2014 13:30
| QLD Blades | 4–3 | Canberra Lakers |
| Whetton 19', 25' Wotherspoon 47' Douglas 55' | Report | Turner 13' M. Hotchkis 28' Kershaw 34' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Tim Pullman Glen Munday
* 4 October 2014 17:30
| Tassie Tigers | 3–3 | SA Hotshots |
| Ancher 39' Middleton 55' McCambridge 60' | Report | Bowden 3', 27' Oliver 15' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Michael McLean Adam Barry
* 5 October 2014 13:30
| QLD Blades | 0–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| | Report | Arthur 12' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Jeremy Coleman Murray Grime
* 5 October 2014 17:30
| Canberra Lakers | 4–2 | SA Hotshots |
| D. Hotchkis 1' M. Hotchkis 17' Kershaw 30' Baxter 50' | Report | Oliver 8' Child 42' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Zeke Newman Glen Munday
* 7 October 2014 13:30
| Canberra Lakers | 1–3 | Tassie Tigers |
| D. Hotchkis 57' | Report | Cock 20' McCambridge 29' Arthur 43' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Zeke Newman Murray Grime
* 7 October 2014 17:30
| QLD Blades | 3–3 | SA Hotshots |
| Reardon 24' Wotherspoon 38' Whetton 45' | Report | Claxton 48' Tamlin 57' Oliver 60' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Scott Embry Stephen Versteegh

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | NT Stingers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | |
* 4 October 2014 15:30
| VIC Vikings | 6–2 | NSW Waratahs |
| Zull 5' McLennan 10' Webster 16' Ciriello 23', 57' Mirecki 49' | Report | Govers 21', 37' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Stephen Rogers Murray Grime
* 4 October 2014 19:30
| NT Stingers | 1–3 | WA Thundersticks |
| J. Hayward 59' | Report | Zalewski 19' Bausor 31' Boyne 50' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Levi Stephen Stephen Versteegh
* 5 October 2014 15:30
| VIC Vikings | 4–2 | NT Stingers |
| Ford 14' Ciriello 26', 46' Cross 34' | Report | Haami-Jones 10' A. Lockley 35' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Stephen Rogers Scott Embry
* 5 October 2014 19:30
| NSW Waratahs | 2–3 | WA Thundersticks |
| Hayes 11' Govers 19' | Report | Boyne 6' Bausor 12' Ashford 51' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Tim Pullman Levi Stephen
* 7 October 2014 15:30
| VIC Vikings | 1–0 | WA Thundersticks |
| Pollard 34' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Adam Barry Tim Pullman
* 7 October 2014 19:30
| NSW Waratahs | 2–1 | NT Stingers |
| Walters 3' Dawson 38' | Report | J. Hayward 38' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Michael McLean Jeremy Coleman

### Second round
#### Pool C (Medal Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | QLD Blades | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
* 8 October 2014 17:30
| QLD Blades | 1–3 | WA Thundersticks |
| Wotherspoon 5' | Report | Bausor 40' Mitton 48', 50' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Stephen Versteegh Tim Pullman
* 8 October 2014 19:30
| Tassie Tigers | 5–3 | VIC Vikings |
| Ancher 13', 53' McCambridge 14' Edwards 35' Ockenden 43' | Report | Seccull 18' Pollard 38' Ciriello 58' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Stephen Rogers Adam Barry
* 10 October 2014 17:30
| Tassie Tigers | 1–5 | WA Thundersticks |
| Arthur 12' | Report | Zalewski 20' Bausor 45', 57' Mitton 46', 59' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Stephen Rogers Stephen Versteegh
* 10 October 2014 19:30
| QLD Blades | 3–3 | VIC Vikings |
| Douglas 1' Reardon 27' Gohdes 50' | Report | Pollard 22' Webster 37' Ciriello 44' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Murray Grime Levi Stephen

#### Pool D (Classification Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | NT Stingers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | SA Hotshots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 0 |
* 8 October 2014 13:30
| SA Hotshots | 4–5 | NT Stingers |
| Claxton 14' White 50' Child 58' Oliver 59' | Report | J. Hayward 6', 34' Pearce 8' A. Lockley 18' Dede 57' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Glen Munday Zeke Newman
* 8 October 2014 13:30
| Canberra Lakers | 2–4 | NSW Waratahs |
| M. Hotchkis 25' Turner 35' | Report | Govers 17', 60' Miller 34' Walters 52' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Michael McLean Levi Stephen
* 10 October 2014 13:30
| SA Hotshots | 2–7 | NSW Waratahs |
| Wickham 7' Claxton 40' | Report | Dawson 6' Hill 18' Govers 24', 32', 40' H. Ogilvie 42' Craig 54' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Jeremy Coleman Glen Munday
* 10 October 2014 15:30
| Canberra Lakers | 2–2 | NT Stingers |
| Turner 52' Baxter 52' | Report | Pearce 22' A. Lockley 23' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Scott Embry Michael McLean

### Classification matches
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 11 October 2014 12:30
| Canberra Lakers | 8–0 | SA Hotshots |
| Turner 7', 31' Kershaw 14', 33' Davidson 39', 41' Shepherd 52' M. Hotchkis 59' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Jeremy Coleman Adam Barry

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 11 October 2014 14:30
| NSW Waratahs | 3–2 | NT Stingers |
| Miller 30', 47' Govers 57' | Report | J. Hayward 25', 50' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Glen Munday Scott Embry

#### Third and fourth place

* 11 October 2014 16:30
| VIC Vikings | 4–4 | QLD Blades |
| Zull 6' Arunasalam 7', 54' Sherren 44' | Report | Douglas 10' Rintala 38' Reardon 43' Whetton 50' |
| Penalties |||
| Webster Pollard Simpson Ford Ciriello | 4–2 | Beale Wotherspoon Gohdes Douglas |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Murray Grime Levi Stephen

#### Final

* 11 October 2014 18:30
| WA Thundersticks | 2–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| Bausor 2' Mitton 6' | Report | McCambridge 46' Ockenden 48' |
| Penalties |||
| Brown Kavanagh Zalewski McGuire Bausor —— McGuire | 2–3 | Mackey Deavin Edwards Shaw Ockenden —— Ockenden |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Stephen Rogers Tim Pullman

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Topscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Play the Whistle |
| Eddie Ockenden | Blake Govers | Leon Hayward | Tassie Tigers |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | Tassie Tigers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 11 | Gold Medal |
| | WA Thundersticks | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC Vikings | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 11 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | QLD Blades | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | NSW Waratahs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 12 | |
| 6 | NT Stingers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Canberra Lakers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 7 | |
| 8 | SA Hotshots | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 2 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 134 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match.
9 goals
* Blake Govers
6 goals
* Jeremy Hayward
* Chris Ciriello
* Chris Bausor
5 goals
* Glenn Turner
* Trent Mitton
4 goals
* Aaron Kershaw
* Matthew Hotchkis
* Jacob Whetton
* Alistair Oliver
* Sam McCambridge
3 goals
* Joshua Miller
* Adrian Lockley
* Justin Douglas
* Joe Reardon
* Dylan Wotherspoon
* Matthew Claxton
* Paul Ancher
* Kieron Arthur
* Joshua Pollard
2 goals
* Adam Baxter
* Iain Davidson
* Daniel Hotchkis
* Matthew Dawson
* Joshua Walters
* Duncan Pearce
* Fraser Bowden
* Marcus Child
* Eddie Ockenden
* Kiran Arunasalam
* James Webster
* Gordon Zull
* Craig Boyne
* Aran Zalewski
1 goal
* Stuart Shepherd
* Tom Craig
* Jack Hayes
* Nick Hill
* Heath Ogilvie
* Belema Dede
* Tarrant Haami-Jones
* Matthew Gohdes
* Aidan Rintala
* Glyn Tamlin
* Cameron White
* Tom Wickham
* Geoff Cock
* Jeremy Edwards
* Dougal Middleton
* Tim Cross
* Russell Ford
* Alistair McLennan
* Daniel Mirecki
* Adam Seccull
* Jake Sherren
* Ben Ashford
Source: Hockey Australia