# 2015 Under 18 Men's Australian Championships

The 2015 Men's Under 18 Australian Championships was a field hockey tournament held in the Victorian city of Melbourne from 8–16 April.
WA won the gold medal, defeating TAS 3–2 in the final. VIC Blue won the bronze medal by defeating QLD 6–3 in the third place playoff.

## Teams

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

## Results
### Preliminary round

* Each team played one crossover match; points have been added to teams' respective pools.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Blue | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | NSW Blue | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 7 | |
| 4 | SA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 3 | |
| 5 | NT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 0 | |
* 8 April 2015 11:00
| QLD | 7–2 | SA |
| Guse 1' Bonner 6' Springfield 23', 53', 62' Barnes 34' Dale 40' | Report | Busiko 35+' Abbott 51' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Aidan Elliot (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 13:00
| VIC Blue | 2–1 | NSW Blue |
| Steffens 55' McBride 63' | Report | Hazell 11' |
* Umpires: Todd Gilroy (AUS) Jai Brown (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 15:00
| NT | 3–6 | VIC White |
| Hochman 19' Kilburn 37' Vanderkley 63' | Report | Currie 22', 45', 57' Scott 35' Lyon 65', 70' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 11:30
| QLD | 2–3 | VIC Blue |
| Wotherspoon 47' Guse 54' | Report | Ephraums 6', 40' Poppenbeek 63' |
* Umpires: Todd Gilroy (AUS) Jake Sheppeard (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 13:30
| NT | 4–10 | NSW Blue |
| Southwood 35+' Andrade 49' Hochman 52' Kilburn 70+' | Report | Donovan 2', 8', 31' Turner 12', 25' J. Staines 15' Charters 16' Mackay 23' B. Staines 58' Wigham 68' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Lachlan Purser (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 15:00
| ACT | 3–1 | SA |
| McLennan 8' N. Gupte 17' Knight 57' | Report | Schulz 47' |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 10 April 2015 11:30
| SA | 4–2 | NT |
| Wells 11', 23', 28' Higgins 70' | Report | Hochman 51', 69' |
* Umpires: Todd Gilroy (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 10 April 2015 13:30
| NSW Blue | 4–4 | QLD |
| Hazell 4', 45' Brown 35+' Donovan 41' | Report | Gildea 2' Wotherspoon 7', 27', 52' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Jai Brown (AUS)
* 10 April 2015 15:00
| VIC Blue | 0–2 | WA |
| | Report | Flynn 56' Tate 69' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 11:00
| NT | 1–6 | QLD |
| Spatharis 10' | Report | Springfield 35+' Barnes 51', 60' Francis 55' Baldwin 58' Bonner 70+' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Jake Sheppeard (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 13:00
| VIC Blue | 7–2 | SA |
| Parry 1' Hassall 8', 57' McBride 21' Hendry 49' Coates 50' Steffens 66' | Report | Whittaker 20' Schulz 26' |
* Umpires: Zac Tinning (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 15:00
| NSW Blue | 4–5 | TAS |
| Wigham 34' Donovan 42' Brown 50' J. Staines 59' | Report | Beattie 8' Jones 25' Burgess 48' Buchanan 63', 70+' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 11:00
| NSW Blue | 7–2 | SA |
| Brown 7' B. Staines 25', 31' Turner 17' Galea 22' J. Staines 50' Wigham 60' | Report | Kitto 38' Richmond-Spouse 53' |
* Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Lachlan Purser (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 13:00
| VIC Blue | 12–0 | NT |
| Steffens 3' Coates 9', 26' Bretherton 10', 32', 52' Ephraums 17', 38' Parry 30', 36' Rennie 62' Henderson 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 15:00
| QLD | 2–2 | NSW State |
| Wotherspoon 18' Springfield 63' | Report | Farmilo 60' Brand 68' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | WA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | TAS | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | NSW State | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 8 | |
| 4 | ACT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 6 | |
| 5 | VIC White | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 3 | |
* 8 April 2015 11:30
| NSW State | 13–2 | ACT |
| Farmilo 2', 37', 51', 52' Mayo 4' Lovett 14', 15', 19', 27', 55' Richards 32' Sharp 34', 53' | Report | McLennan 10' N. Gupte 49' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Christopher Harris (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 13:30
| WA | 2–1 | TAS |
| Green 11', 51' | Report | Welch 16' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Lachlan Purser (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 13:00
| NT | 3–6 | VIC White |
| Hochman 19' Kilburn 37' Vanderkley 63' | Report | Currie 22', 45', 57' Scott 35' Lyon 65', 70' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 11:00
| NSW State | 2–2 | WA |
| Anderson 25' Mayo 27' | Report | Thomas 59' Green 61' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Jai Brown (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 13:00
| VIC White | 5–7 | TAS |
| Currie 28', 35', 57', 64', 69' | Report | Buchanan 23' Austin 30' Smith 49', 59' Jones 51' Beltz 58' Welch 62' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 15:00
| ACT | 3–1 | SA |
| McLennan 8' N. Gupte 17' Knight 57' | Report | Schulz 47' |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 10 April 2015 11:00
| TAS | 3–2 | NSW State |
| Welch 16' Wilkinson 50' Austin 69' | Report | Mayo 49' Richards 67' |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Lachlan Purser (AUS)
* 10 April 2015 13:00
| ACT | 2–1 | VIC White |
| McDonald 5' Morison 17' | Report | Nangle 11' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 10 April 2015 15:00
| VIC Blue | 0–2 | WA |
| | Report | Flynn 56' Tate 69' |
* Umpires: Jake Sheppeard (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 11:30
| VIC White | 0–9 | NSW State |
| | Report | Anderson 36', 63' Mayo 42' Farmilo 51', 66' Lovett 54', 64', 70' Richards 60' |
* Umpires: Christopher Harris (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 13:30
| WA | 5–1 | ACT |
| Thomas 10' Green 12' Flynn 20', 50', 60' | Report | McLennan 56' |
* Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Lachlan Purser (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 15:00
| NSW Blue | 4–5 | TAS |
| Wigham 34' Donovan 42' Brown 50' J. Staines 59' | Report | Beattie 8' Jones 25' Burgess 48' Buchanan 63', 70+' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 11:30
| WA | 7–1 | VIC White |
| Vaitekenas 4' Flynn 5' Green 9', 20', 31' Fisher 51' Andrew 67' | Report | Johnson 25' |
* Umpires: Zac Tinning (AUS) Jake Sheppeard (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 13:30
| TAS | 5–3 | ACT |
| Hinton 13' Beltz 16' Buchanan 28' Budgeon 54' Smith 68' | Report | Deane 8', 24' Stuckey 9' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Aidan Elliot (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 15:00
| QLD | 2–2 | NSW State |
| Wotherspoon 18' Springfield 63' | Report | Farmilo 60' Brand 68' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

### Classification round
#### Fifth to tenth place classification

* Results from each teams' crossover match were used in the final standings to provide a more accurate result.
Crossover Matches :
| NT | 3–6 | VIC White | ACT | 3–1 | SA |
| NSW Blue | 4–5 | TAS | QLD | 2–2 | NSW State |

##### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 13 |
| 2 | ACT | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 9 |
| 3 | NSW Blue | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 7 |
| 4 | SA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 6 |
| 5 | VIC White | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 4 |
| 6 | NT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 3 |
* 15 April 2015 09:00
| NSW Blue | 3–4 | ACT |
| Galea 33' Turner 39' B. Staines 45' | Report | Stuckey 16' McDonald 40' McLennan 63' Burnett 68' |
* Umpires: Lachlan Purser (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 15 April 2015 09:30
| NT | 1–8 | NSW State |
| Andrade 54' | Report | Carr 2', 6', 17', 41' Miotto 15', 55' Brand 52', 65' |
* Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Zac Tinning (AUS)
* 15 April 2015 11:00
| SA | 3–0 | VIC White |
| Wells 36' Larwood 39' Anastasiou 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Todd Gilroy (AUS) Christopher Harris (AUS)
* 16 April 2015 09:00
| NSW Blue | 3–3 | VIC White |
| Wigham 21' B. Staines 29' Donovan 57' | Report | Sinclair 13' Nangle 63' Cullen 67' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Christopher Harris (AUS)
* 16 April 2015 09:30
| NT | 4–2 | ACT |
| Wills 9' Hochman 43', 64' Ferns 51' | Report | Burnett 39' Deane 53' |
* Umpires: Zac Tinning (AUS) Lachlan Purser (AUS)
* 16 April 2015 11:00
| SA | 1–7 | NSW State |
| Anastasiou 46' | Report | Richard 14', 63' Lovett 31' Farmilo 34', 70' Anderson 57' Carr 66' |
* Umpires: Jai Brown (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 15 April 2015 | 15 April 2015 |
| VIC Blue | 1 |
| VIC Blue | 1 | 16 April 2015 | 16 April 2015 |
| TAS | 2 | 16 April 2015 | 16 April 2015 |
| TAS | 2 | TAS | 2 |
| 15 April 2015 | 15 April 2015 | | TAS | 2 |
| 15 April 2015 | 15 April 2015 | WA | 3 |
| WA | 8 | WA | 3 |
| QLD | 1 | | |
| QLD | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 16 April 2015 | 16 April 2015 |
| | | VIC Blue | 6 |
| | | QLD | 3 |

##### Semi-finals

* 15 April 2015 11:30
| VIC Blue | 1–2 | TAS |
| McBride 39' | Report | Budgeon 13' Buchanan 68' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Aidan Elliot (AUS)
* 15 April 2015 13:30
| WA | 8–1 | QLD |
| Taylor 3', 10' Vaitekenas 12' Harvie 18', 36' Bowen 56' Green 61' Flynn 63' | Report | Bonner 67' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Jake Sheppeard (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 15 April 2015 11:30
| VIC Blue | 6–3 | QLD |
| Poppenbeek 10' Parry 24', 33' Coates 40' Rennie 47' McBride 66' | Report | Baldwin 41' Dale 42' Bonner 67' |
* Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Todd Gilroy (AUS)

##### Final

* 16 April 2015 14:00
| TAS | 2–3 | WA |
| Welch 24' Austin 43' | Report | Green 38' Flynn 53', 66' |
* Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Jake Sheppeard (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | WA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| | TAS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC Blue | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | QLD | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | NSW State | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 14 | |
| 6 | ACT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 9 | |
| 7 | NSW Blue | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 8 | |
| 8 | SA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 6 | |
| 9 | VIC White | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 4 | |
| 10 | NT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 3 | |