# 2016 Under 18 Men's Australian Championships

The 2016 Men's Under 18 Australian Championships was a field hockey tournament held in the Tasmanian city of Launceston from 8–17 July.
WA won the gold medal, defeating NSW State 2–1 in penalties after the final finished a 3–3 draw. VIC Blue won the bronze medal by defeating TAS 3–2 in the third place playoff.

## Teams

* ACT
* NSW Blue
* NSW State
* NT
* QLD 1
* QLD 2
* SA
* TAS
* VIC Blue
* VIC White
* WA

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | SA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | QLD 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | |
| 5 | VIC White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 | |
* 8 July 2016 09:30
| WA | 2–2 | NSW State |
| Taylor 11' Puzey 35' | Report | Hazell 4' Gallagher 17' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)
* 8 July 2016 11:30
| SA | 4–4 | QLD 1 |
| Ferme 28' Fry 41', 51' Busiko 69' | Report | Fitzpatrick 9', 32' Farrell 61' Perkins 66' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 09:00
| SA | 0–2 | WA |
| | Report | Ryan 5' Green 70+' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 11:00
| VIC White | 2–9 | NSW State |
| Schreck 12' Barnett 67' | Report | Stahl 6' Hazell 11', 27' Halyard 17', 42', 61' Graf 25' Carr 65', 70' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Sam Hamilton (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 09:30
| QLD 1 | 0–6 | NSW State |
| | Report | Halyard 24' Hazell 33', 63' Brown 35+' Nyrhinen 43' Gallagher 67' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 11:30
| WA | 6–0 | VIC White |
| Golding 26', 30', 48' Pattern-Williams 55' Green 60' Taylor 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 15:30
| WA | 1–1 | QLD 1 |
| Taylor 31' | Report | Farrell 70' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 17:30
| SA | 4–1 | VIC White |
| Busiko 3', 10', 44' Higgins 60' | Report | Kerr-Nelson 42' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 13:00
| NSW State | 2–2 | SA |
| Hazell 21' Turner 56' | Report | Busiko 6', 31' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Sam Hamilton (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 15:00
| QLD 1 | 3–1 | VIC White |
| Ferns 17' Fitzpatrick 58' McCoombes 70' | Report | Snowden 69' |
* Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Blue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 15 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | TAS | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | NSW Blue | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | QLD 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | ACT | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 4 | |
| 6 | NT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 3 | |
* 8 July 2016 13:30
| NT | 0–2 | QLD 2 |
| | Report | Karri 19', 24' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS)
* 8 July 2016 15:30
| TAS | 5–1 | ACT |
| Bailey 21' Redman 22' Smith 24' Burgess 25' McCulloch 41' | Report | Knight 49' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Sam Hamilton (AUS)
* 8 July 2016 17:30
| NSW Blue | 1–4 | VIC Blue |
| Lewin 38' | Report | Ephraums 2', 45' Rennie 21' Johnson 70' |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 13:00
| NSW Blue | 1–3 | TAS |
| Hudson 23' | Report | McCulloch 44' McCarthy 44' Bailey 52' |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 15:00
| NT | 7–2 | ACT |
| Havercroft 5' Farmer 9' Southwood 40' Vaitekenas 42', 44', 45' Hochman 50' | Report | Knight 54', 56' |
* Umpires: Todd Gilroy (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 17:00
| QLD 2 | 3–6 | VIC Blue |
| Hardy 13', 40', 70' | Report | Ephraums 8', 35' Poppenbeek 9', 36' Rennie 57' Mulder 62' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 13:30
| QLD 2 | 1–4 | NSW Blue |
| Sugio 9' | Report | Smith 13' Galvin 14' Carr 29' Roberts 45' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Aidan Elliot (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 15:30
| VIC Blue | 8–2 | ACT |
| Johnson 19' Ephraums 29', 41', 54', 67' Rennie 49' Dalton 50' Pane 52' | Report | Gupte 14' Knight 41' |
* Umpires: Sam Hamilton (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 17:30
| TAS | 4–0 | NT |
| Gill 13' McCarthy 33', 46' McCulloch 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Jake Sheppeard (AUS)
* 12 July 2016 09:00
| ACT | 4–3 | NSW Blue |
| Knight 3', 31' McLennan 39' Gupte 69' | Report | Roberts 15' Dolby 23' Smith 49' |
* Umpires: Jordan Moore (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 09:30
| TAS | 3–5 | VIC Blue |
| McCulloch 23' Gill 35' McCarthy 52' | Report | McBride 8' Poppenbeek 20' Ephraums 32', 54' Rennie 34' |
* Umpires: Todd Gilroy (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 11:30
| ACT | 3–3 | QLD 2 |
| Gupte 51' Hides 66', 69' | Report | Karri 14', 48' Weyer 70' |
* Umpires: Jordan Moore (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 13:30
| NSW Blue | 8–2 | NT |
| Dolby 16', 31', 35+' Galvin 19' Carr 46' Roberts 54', 70' O'Daly 62' | Report | Havercroft 25', 33' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Sam Hamilton (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 09:00
| QLD 2 | 2–3 | TAS |
| Karri 68', 69' | Report | McCarthy 4' Burgess 16' McCulloch 29' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 11:00
| VIC Blue | 4–1 | NT |
| Ephruams 4', 68' Henderson 29' Dalton 59' | Report | Southwood 39' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Christopher Harris (AUS)

### Classification round
#### Ninth to eleventh place classification
##### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ACT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | NT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | VIC White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
* 15 July 2016 12:00
| ACT | 6–2 | NT |
| Knight 7', 12', 33', 46' Norberg 25' Daley 39' | Report | Pace 37' McEvoy 65' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)
* 16 July 2016 09:00
| VIC White | 4–7 | NT |
| Kerr-Nelson 9', 20' Barnett 22', 40' | Report | Havercroft 27' Vaitekenas 35+', 47', 67', 67' Kilburn 65' Hochman 70' |
* Umpires: Zac Tinning (AUS) Christopher Harris (AUS)
* 17 July 2016 09:00
| VIC White | 2–7 | ACT |
| Fernandes 23' Barnett 58' | Report | Knight 8', 16', 47' Hides 36', 50' Gupte 40' Orr 68' |
* Umpires: Nathan Chambers (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 |
| SA | 3 |
| SA | 3 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| QLD 2 | 0 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| QLD 2 | 0 | SA | 0 |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | | SA | 0 |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | NSW Blue | 1 |
| NSW Blue | 1 | NSW Blue | 1 |
| QLD 1 | 1 | | |
| QLD 1 | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| | | QLD 2 | 2 |
| | | QLD 1 | 3 |

##### Crossover

* 16 July 2016 11:00
| SA | 3–0 | QLD 2 |
| Blight 10' Busiko 22', 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Nathan Chambers (AUS)
* 16 July 2016 15:00
| NSW Blue | 1–1 | QLD 1 |
| Hudson 8' | Report | Yates 22' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Jordan Moore (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 17 July 2016 15:00
| QLD 2 | 2–3 | QLD 1 |
| Wilson 47' Fossey 53' | Report | Ford 7' Chappell 24' Wilcox 64' |
* Umpires: Jordan Moore (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 17 July 2016 17:00
| SA | 0–1 | NSW Blue |
| | Report | Carr 45' |
* Umpires: Sam Hamilton (AUS) Christopher Harris (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classificiation

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 |
| NSW State | 7 |
| NSW State | 7 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| TAS | 0 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| TAS | 0 | NSW State | 3 (1) |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | | NSW State | 3 (1) |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | WA (pen.) | 3 (2) |
| VIC Blue | 2 | WA (pen.) | 3 (2) |
| WA | 3 | | |
| WA | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| | | TAS | 2 |
| | | VIC Blue | 3 |

##### Semi-finals

* 16 July 2016 15:00
| NSW State | 7–0 | TAS |
| Turner 5', 63' Carr 13' Hazell 26', 28' Wigham 62' Nyrhinen 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Aidan Elliot (AUS)
* 16 July 2016 17:00
| VIC Blue | 2–3 | WA |
| Ephraums 36', 55' | Report | Andrew 8' Green 18' Collins 52' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 17 July 2016 11:30
| TAS | 2–3 | VIC Blue |
| McCulloch 25' McCarthy 51' | Report | Poppenbeek 35+', 43', 69' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Jake Sheppeard (AUS)

##### Final

* 16 July 2016 18:15
| NSW State | 3–3 | WA |
| Nyrhinen 9' Wigham 47' Carr 50' | Report | Green 23' Ryan 29' Leaversuch 51' |
| Penalties |||
| Carr Graf Halyard Nyrhinen Mackay | 1–2 | Pattern-Williams Green Fraser Andrew Murray |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | WA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 12 | Gold Medal |
| | NSW State | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 12 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC Blue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 18 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | TAS | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 12 | |
| 5 | NSW Blue | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 10 | |
| 6 | SA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | |
| 7 | QLD 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | |
| 8 | QLD 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 4 | |
| 9 | ACT | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 10 | |
| 10 | NT | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 6 | |
| 11 | VIC White | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 0 | |