# 2012 Men's Ford National Hockey League

The 2012 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 14th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 18 August to 2 September.
Auckland won the title for the third time, defeating Southern 2–1 in extra time. North Harbour finished in third place, defeating Capital 6–5 in the third place match.

## Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:
* –– Auckland
* –– Canterbury
* –– Capital
* –– Central
* –– Midlands
* –– Northland
* –– North Harbour
* –– Southern

## Results

All times are local (NZST).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Capital | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 20 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 18 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 17 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | –– Southern | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 16 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 16 | |
| 6 | –– Central | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 9 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 2 | |

#### Fixtures

* 18 August 2012 13:00
| Canterbury –– | 3–1 | –– Southern |
| Summers 19', 48' I. Staples 31' | Report | Dungey 39' |
* Aorangi Park, Timaru
* 18 August 2012 13:30
| Capital –– | 4–2 | –– Central |
| J. Smith 12' L'Huillier 42' Jones 50' Gould 63' | Report | Wilson 5' F. Watts 58' |
* National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
* 18 August 2012 14:00
| Northland –– | 0–10 | –– Auckland |
| | Report | Radovonich 24', 62', 65' Morar 30' Rowsell 41', 56' S. Miskimmin 43', 45', 69' Crooks 61' |
* Kensington Sports Park, Whangārei
* 18 August 2012 14:00
| Midlands –– | 3–1 | –– North Harbour |
| C. Hayde 15' Churchill 18' Clark 70+' | Report | Kosoof 25' |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
* 19 August 2012 14:00
| Southern –– | 4–3 | –– Capital |
| Paterson 2' Russell 37', 69' Dungey 60' | Report | Crossett 22' L'Huillier 46' J. Smith 54' |
* Logan Park, Dunedin
* 19 August 2012 15:00
| Auckland –– | 4–0 | –– Midlands |
| Rowsell 9' Radovonich 10' M. Child 26' Crooks 52' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 19 August 2012 15:00
| North Harbour –– | 3–3 | –– Northland |
| J. Bartholomew 11', 14' Laidlaw 47' | Report | Gurr 7' Ryan 32' Webb 42' |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–3 | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 19 August 2012 15:00
| Central –– | 3–0 | –– Canterbury |
| R. Smith 23' Wilson 36' Cosgrove 49' | Report | |
* Donnelly Park, Levin
* 25 August 2012 11:00
| Midlands –– | 3–5 | –– Capital |
| Churchill 2', 4' Mitai-Ngatai 17' | Report | Gyles 22' J. Smith 29', 41' Barnett 39' Jones 64' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 25 August 2012 13:00
| Central –– | 0–2 | –– North Harbour |
| | Report | J. Bartholomew 40', 65' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 25 August 2012 15:00
| Northland –– | 1–6 | –– Canterbury |
| Webb 34' | Report | Rahman 16' I. Staples 30', 53' Cocking 40' M. Hayde 60' Summers 60' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 25 August 2012 17:00
| Southern –– | 1–2 | –– Auckland |
| Russell 3' | Report | A. Shaw 27' Creffer 33' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 11:00
| Central –– | 3–2 | –– Northland |
| Wilson 45', 58' R. Smith 47' | Report | D. Watts 12' Ryan 53' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 13:00
| Capital –– | 3–3 | –– Canterbury |
| Van Woerkom 28' D. Lett 30' J. Hilton 44' | Report | Summers 51' M. Hayde 54' Wilbur 62' |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–3 | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 15:00
| North Harbour –– | 3–0 | –– Auckland |
| J. Bartholomew 19' Kosoof 48' Peterson 67' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 17:00
| Southern –– | 3–2 | –– Midlands |
| Storey 4' Russell 11' Ashton 68' | Report | Rees-Gibbs 21', 57' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 12:00
| Capital –– | 6–1 | –– Northland |
| Van Woerkom 24' L'Huillier 38', 40', 59', 62' Jones 51' | Report | Tofeeq 10' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 14:00
| North Harbour –– | 3–1 | –– Southern |
| Coughlan 1' Alexander-Parker 56' Kosoof 66' | Report | Russell 30' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 16:00
| Auckland –– | 3–3 | –– Central |
| Keshoor 17' Bilkey 45' Crooks 52' | Report | R. Smith 12' Wilson 39' Cosgrove 65' |
| Penalties |||
| | 1–3 | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 18:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–4 | –– Midlands |
| I. Staples 8' Davidson 61' | Report | C. Hayde 40' Deavin 43', 53' Clark 50' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 12:00
| Midlands –– | 7–1 | –– Northland |
| Churchill 3' Ross 25', 29' Rees-Gibbs 35' A. Hayward 44' Deavin 45' Hughes 69' | Report | Gurr 55' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 14:00
| Central –– | 1–2 | –– Southern |
| Wilson 70+' | Report | Bailey 30', 58' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 16:00
| Capital –– | 2–2 | –– North Harbour |
| Van Woerkom 20' L'Huillier 22' | Report | Kosoof 6' Coughlan 54' |
| Penalties |||
| | 1–0 | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 18:00
| Auckland –– | 6–0 | –– Canterbury |
| S. Miskimmin 11' A. Panchia 25' Ritchie 39', 57' Wickham 50' K. Hari 63' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 12:00
| Midlands –– | 4–2 | –– Central |
| Hughes 15', 31' C. Hayde 49' A. Hayward 56' | Report | Wilson 37' Cosgrove 60' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 14:00
| Northland –– | 1–2 | –– Southern |
| D. Watts 48' | Report | Bailey 9' Ashton 46' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 16:00
| Canterbury –– | 0–4 | –– North Harbour |
| | Report | Alexander-Parker 16' Kosoof 19', 64' Peterson 66' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 18:00
| Auckland –– | 2–3 | –– Capital |
| Rowsell 14' S. Miskimmin 38' | Report | J. Hilton 8' L'Huillier 19' J. Smith 68' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

### Classification round
#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
| –– Midlands | 9 |
| –– Midlands | 9 | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– Northland | 2 | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– Northland | 2 | –– Midlands | 1 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | | –– Midlands | 1 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | –– Central (a.e.t) | 2 |
| –– Central (a.e.t) | 5 | –– Central (a.e.t) | 2 |
| –– Canterbury | 4 | | |
| –– Canterbury | 4 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| | | –– Northland | 0 |
| | | –– Canterbury | 5 |

##### Crossover

* 1 September 2012 09:00
| Midlands –– | 9–2 | –– Northland |
| Hughes 2' A. Hayward 13', 37', 56', 58' Deavin 40' C. Hayde 45', 54' Ross 68' | Report | Watts 18' Gurr 62' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 1 September 2012 11:00
| Central –– | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | –– Canterbury |
| Wilson 14', 17', 60', 77' Ewington 49' | Report | Kearney 6' Brooks 19' I. Staples 35+' Davidson 66' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 2 September 2012 08:00
| Northland –– | 0–5 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Summers 15' I. Staples 28', 44', 51' Cocking 62' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 2 September 2012 12:20
| Midlands –– | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | –– Central |
| Rees-Gibbs 27' | Report | Ewington 46' Wilson 81' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
| –– Capital | 1 (4) |
| –– Capital | 1 (4) | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– Southern (pen.) | 1 (5) | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– Southern (pen.) | 1 (5) | –– Southern | 1 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | | –– Southern | 1 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | –– Auckland (a.e.t) | 2 |
| –– North Harbour | 2 | –– Auckland (a.e.t) | 2 |
| –– Auckland | 4 | | |
| –– Auckland | 4 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| | | –– Capital | 5 |
| | | –– North Harbour (a.e.t) | 6 |

##### Semi-finals

* 1 September 2012 13:00
| Capital –– | 1–1 | –– Southern |
| L'Huillier 22' | Report | Paterson 61' |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–5 | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 1 September 2012 13:00
| North Harbour –– | 2–4 | –– Auckland |
| Green 13' Alexander-Parker 43' | Report | Crooks 32', 39' Wickham 34' Radovonich 57' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Third and fourth place

* 2 September 2012 10:10
| Capital –– | 5–6 (a.e.t.) | –– North Harbour |
| L'Huillier 17' Baker 44' J. Smith 46' Van Woerkom 51' Kepes 67' | Report | L. Brill 8', 31' J. Bartholomew 24' S. Brill 52' Kosoof 59' Green 74' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Final

* 2 September 2012 12:50
| Southern –– | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | –– Auckland |
| Russell 54' | Report | M. Child 4' Wickham 71' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– Auckland | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 25 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Southern | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 18 | Silver Medal |
| | –– North Harbour | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 22 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Capital | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 21 | |
| 5 | –– Central | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 18 | |
| 6 | –– Midlands | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 20 | |
| 7 | –– Canterbury | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 13 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 2 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 195 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 5.42 goals per match.
12 goals
* –– Nicholas Wilson
10 goals
* –– Matthew L'Huillier
8 goals
* –– Isaac Staples
7 goals
* –– David Kosoof
6 goals
* –– Jacob Smith
* –– Andrew Hayward
* –– Joseph Bartholomew
* –– Kane Russell
5 goals
* –– Joseph Crooks
* –– Samuel Miskimmin
* –– Benjamin Radovonich
* –– Trent Summers
* –– Cameron Hayde
4 goals
* –– Dwayne Rowsell
* –– Benedict van Woerkom
* –– Lincoln Churchill
* –– Timothy Deavin
* –– Scott Hughes
* –– Matthew Rees-Gibbs
3 goals
* –– Thomas Wickham
* –– Jared Jones
* –– Ryan Cosgrove
* –– Robin Smith
* –– Nicholas Ross
* –– Lloyd Gurr
* –– Dion Watts
* –– Brennan Alexander-Parker
* –– Callum Bailey
2 goals
* –– Marcus Child
* –– Michael Ritchie
* –– Ryan Cocking
* –– William Davidson
* –– Mitchell Hayde
* –– Jason Hilton
* –– Andrew Ewington
* –– Richard Clark
* –– Thomas Ryan
* –– Samuel Webb
* –– Lucas Brill
* –– James Coughlan
* –– David Green
* –– Jan Peterson
* –– Christopher Ashton
* –– Jason Dungey
* –– Robert Paterson
1 goal
* –– Jonathon Bilkey
* –– Robert Creffer
* –– Ketan Hari
* –– Jignesh Keshoor
* –– Veeran Morar
* –– Arun Panchia
* –– Alexander Shaw
* –– Gareth Brooks
* –– James Kearney
* –– Mohammed Ali Rahman
* –– Redvers Wilbur
* –– Joel Baker
* –– Scott Barnett
* –– Steven Crossett
* –– Todd Gould
* –– Timothy Gyles
* –– Gabriel Kepes
* –– Dane Lett
* –– Fergus Watts
* –– Hoete Mitai-Ngatai
* –– Muhammed Tofeeq
* –– Simon Brill
* –– Sean Laidlaw
* –– Richard Storey