# 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.

## Competition format

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.

## Teams

* ACT
* SA
* NSW
* TAS
* NSW B
* VIC
* QLD
* WA

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| 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

| 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | | |
| NSW | 3 (1) | | | |
| NSW | 3 (1) | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | |
| TAS (p.s.o) | 3 (2) | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | |
| TAS (p.s.o) | 3 (2) | TAS | 4 | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | TAS | 4 | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | ACT | 3 | |
| NSW B | 2 (2) | ACT | 3 | |
| NSW B | 2 (2) | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| ACT (p.s.o) | 2 (4) | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| ACT (p.s.o) | 2 (4) | | | | TAS (p.s.o) | 1 (3) |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | | | | TAS (p.s.o) | 1 (3) |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | | | VIC | 1 (2) |
| VIC | 1 | | | | VIC | 1 (2) |
| VIC | 1 | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | | |
| QLD | 0 | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | | |
| QLD | 0 | VIC | 5 | | | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | VIC | 5 | | | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | WA | 1 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| WA | 3 | WA | 1 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| WA | 3 | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| SA | 1 | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| SA | 1 | | | | ACT | 1 |
| | | | | | WA | 3 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 |
| NSW | 6 |
| NSW | 6 | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| NSW B | 0 | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| NSW B | 0 | NSW | 3 (2) |
| 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | NSW | 3 (2) |
| 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | QLD (p.s.o) | 3 (4) |
| QLD | 5 | QLD (p.s.o) | 3 (4) |
| SA | 1 | | |
| SA | 1 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| | | NSW B (p.s.o) | 2 (3) |
| | | SA | 2 (1) |

##### Crossover

* 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

* 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

* 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
##### Semi-finals

* 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

* 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

* 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
### Final standings

| 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

There were 107 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.
7 goals
* Niranjan Gupte
* Ehren Hazell
6 goals
* Damon Steffens
4 goals
* Aaron Knight
* Isaac Farmilo
* Rhiley Carr (NSW B)
* Lachlan Busiko
* Jack Welch
3 goals
* Thomas Miotto
* Brinley Gallagher (NSW B)
* Jacob Anderson
* Liam Hart
* Blake Wotherspoon
* Hayden Beltz
* Samuel McCulloch
* Nathan Ephraums
* Liam Flynn
* Coby Green
2 goals
* Joshua Mayo
* Thomas Dolby (NSW B)
* Michael Francis
* Zac Nyrhinen
* Benjamin Austin
* Max Hendry
* Joshua Bowen
* Alec Rasmussen
1 goal
* Lewis McLennan
* Jake Staines
* Hayden Dillon
* Kurt Lovett
* Cooper Stahl (NSW B)
* Jake Wigham (NSW B)
* Douglas Buckley
* Lewis Fossey
* Reagan Martin
* Tyler Spry
* Samuel Young
* William Abbott
* Max Menadue
* Simon Wells
* Patrick Coates
* Casey Henderson
* Hugh Snowden
* Dane Gavranich
* Tom Harvie
* Marshall Puzey
* Hayden Vaitekenas
Source: Hockey Australia