# 2016 Handball League Australia

The 2016 Handball League Australia was the first round robin handball league in Australia. The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states.
The inaugural competition was won by current Australian and Oceania champions Sydney University Handball Club.

## Calendar

| Date | Host city | Tournament |
| 2–3 June 2016 | Geelong, Victoria | Oceania Champions Cup & Australian Handball Club Championship |
| 2–4 September 2016 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Handball League Australia |
| November 2016 | Brisbane, Queensland | Handball League Australia Cancelled |
| 10–11 December 2016 | Sydney, New South Wales | Handball League Australia Finals |

## Franchises

Legend:
| Team | Qualification |
| Sydney University Handball Club | Current Oceania, Australian & New South Wales Champion's |
| UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club | Combined University of Technology Sydney & University of Canberra |
| Brisbane Wolves | Combined from University of Queensland, Northern Panthers & Logan Wizards |
| Saint Kilda Handball Club | Victorian Champion |

## Results
### Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sydney University | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 103 | +71 | 12 |
| Hawks HC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 162 | −9 | 7 |
| St Kilda HBC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 143 | 138 | +5 | 5 |
| Brisbane Wolves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 182 | −67 | 0 |

### Round 1 – Geelong (Victoria)

| 2 June 2016 10:50 | Sydney University | 38–20 | Hawks HC | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong Referees: Freya Brent, Jessica Fearnside |
| 2 June 2016 10:50 | | Report | | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong Referees: Freya Brent, Jessica Fearnside |
| 2 June 2016 13:10 | Brisbane Wolves | 20–32 | St Kilda HBC | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong Referees: Kiki Lange, Daniela Diedrich |
| 2 June 2016 13:10 | | Report | | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong Referees: Kiki Lange, Daniela Diedrich |
| 3 June 2016 14:20 | Sydney University | 18–17 | St Kilda HBC | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |
| 3 June 2016 14:20 | | Report | | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |

### Round 2 – Canberra (ACT)

| 2 September 2016 17:30 | Sydney University | 29–19 | Hawks HC | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2 September 2016 17:30 | Joan Cornella 9 | (12–8) | Karl Warrerner 5 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2 September 2016 17:30 | | Report | | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 12:00 | Sydney University | 30–11 | Brisbane Wolves | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 12:00 | Luka Krajnc 7 | (14–5) | Hamish Langenberg 4 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 12:00 | | Report | | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 14:00 | St Kilda HBC | 22–22 | Hawks HC | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 14:00 | Fabien Guillard 6 | (14–9) | Karl Warrerner 5 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 14:00 | | Report | | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 19:00 | St Kilda HBC | 26–21 | Brisbane Wolves | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 19:00 | 2 players 4 | (12–9) | Scott Marshall 6 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 3 September 2016 19:00 | | Report | | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 4 September 2016 11:00 | Hawks HC | 24–20 | Brisbane Wolves | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 4 September 2016 11:00 | Agustin Bruno 7 | (12–6) | 2 players 4 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 4 September 2016 11:00 | | Report | | Australian Institute of Sport |

### Round 3 – Brisbane (QLD)

Cancelled

### Round 4 – Sydney (NSW)

| 10 December 2016 11:30 | Sydney University | 32-15 | Brisbane Wolves | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 11:30 | Joan Cornella 7 | (19-6) | Caleb Gahan 6 | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 11:30 | | Report | | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 16:00 | Sydney University | 27-21 | St Kilda HBC | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 16:00 | Tomasz Szklarski 7 | (16-11) | Pedro De Xavier Pinto 7 | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 16:00 | | Report | | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 18:00 | Brisbane Wolves | 28-38 | Hawks HC | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 18:00 | Scott Marshall 8 | (10-19) | Viktor Bruhn 12 | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 10 December 2016 18:00 | | Report | | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 11 December 2016 13:30 | St Kilda HBC | 25-30 | Hawks HC | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 11 December 2016 13:30 | | (19-17) | | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |
| 11 December 2016 13:30 | | Report | | Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Viktor Bruhn | Hawks HC | 28 |
| 2 | Alexandre Niyama | St Kilda HBC | 27 |
| 3 | Scott Marshall | Brisbane Wolves | 24 |
| 4 | Joan Cornellà | Sydney University | 21 |
| 5 | Fabien Guillard | St Kilda HBC | 20 |
| 6 | Caleb Gahan | Sydney University Brisbane Wolves | 19 |
| 7 | Robert Ridley | Hawks HC | 18 |
| 8 | Pierre Bonnin | Sydney University | 17 |
| 8 | Daan Versleeuwen | Sydney University | 17 |
| 8 | Tomasz Szklarski | Sydney University | 17 |