# 2013 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2013 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 23rd edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Victoria city of Melbourne.
The QLD Blades won the gold medal for the eighth time by defeating the VIC Vikings 3–1 in the final. NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the Canberra Lakers 9–2 in the third place match.

## Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round-robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.
The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth-place match.
The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth-place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth-place match.

## Teams

* Canberra Lakers
* NSW Waratahs
* NT Stingers
* QLD Blades
* SA Hotshots
* Tassie Tigers
* VIC Vikings
* WA Thundersticks

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD Blades | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | NT Stingers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | SA Hotshots | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 1 | |
* 27 September 2013 17:00
| NSW Waratahs | 4–4 | SA Hotshots |
| Pearce 1' Butturini 40' Paterson 53' Miller 58' | Report | Smith 14' Oliver 19' Gill 35' Joyce 64' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 27 September 2013 19:15
| QLD Blades | 4–2 | NT Stingers |
| Douglas 26' Wilson 22' 51' Knowles 62' | Report | Reardon 45' Crowley 63' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 29 September 2013 11:30
| NT Stingers | 4–2 | SA Hotshots |
| Haami-Jones 35' A. Lockley 37' Tribe 62' Gilmour 70' | Report | Cox 14' Wickham 32' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 29 September 2013 13:30
| NSW Waratahs | 3–4 | QLD Blades |
| Johnson 8' White 9' Butturini 48' | Report | Dwyer 24', 35' Boyde 44' Whetton 55' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 1 October 2013 11:30
| QLD Blades | 8–0 | SA Hotshots |
| Whetton 3', 7' Beale 15' Hammond 25' Boyde 28', 61' Posselt 35' Knowles 38' | Report | |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 1 October 2013 13:30
| NT Stingers | 2–4 | NSW Waratahs |
| Crowley 58' A. Lockley 67' | Report | Miller 5' Lobsey 12' Butturini 40' Johnson 53' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |
* 27 September 2013 17:15
| WA Thundersticks | 2–3 | Canberra Lakers |
| Bates 2' Pike 11' | Report | Turner 39' Kershaw 45' Sutherland 52' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 27 September 2013 19:00
| VIC Vikings | 7–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| Mirecki 24', 38', 48', 66' Ciriello 30' Kleinschmidt 32' Webster 64' | Report | Budgeon 52' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 29 September 2013 15:30
| Canberra Lakers | 7–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| Kershaw 13' Sutherland 22', 59' Baxter 35', 53' D. Hotchkis 55' Davidson 66' | Report | Boulton 21' Edwards 50' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 29 September 2013 17:30
| VIC Vikings | 4–0 | WA Thundersticks |
| Zull 8' Ford 61', 68' Ciriello 65' | Report | |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 1 October 2013 15:30
| WA Thundersticks | 1–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| Park 16' | Report | Middleton 25' Cock 54' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 1 October 2013 17:30
| Canberra Lakers | 1–2 | VIC Vikings |
| Turner 3' | Report | Simpson 45', 55' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

### Second round
#### Pool C (Medal Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD Blades | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
* 2 October 2013 17:30
| NSW Waratahs | 1–2 | Canberra Lakers |
| Paterson 52' | Report | M. Hotchkis 45' Sutherland 65' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 2 October 2013 19:30
| QLD Blades | 2–2 | VIC Vikings |
| Wotherspoon 5' Hammond 35' | Report | Seccull 17' Ford 68' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 4 October 2013 15:30
| QLD Blades | 5–1 | Canberra Lakers |
| De Young 4' 24' Rintala 27' Whetton 42' Wilson 46' | Report | Kershaw 30' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 4 October 2013 17:30
| NSW Waratahs | 5–1 | VIC Vikings |
| Pearce 22', 65' Paterson 54', 61' Urquhart 58' | Report | Seccull 52' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

#### Pool D (Classification Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | NT Stingers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | SA Hotshots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
* 2 October 2013 13:30
| SA Hotshots | 4–3 | WA Thundersticks |
| Wickham 6', 17' Joyce 35' Tamlin 51' | Report | Boyne 40' Pike 43' Schubert 48' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 2 October 2013 15:30
| NT Stingers | 2–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| Hullick 12', 57' | Report | Ockenden 44', 55' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 4 October 2013 11:30
| SA Hotshots | 2–6 | Tassie Tigers |
| Joyce 21' Gill 67' | Report | McCambridge 13', 54' Budgeon 17', 28' Middleton 22' Mackey 32' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre
* 4 October 2013 13:30
| NT Stingers | 2–1 | WA Thundersticks |
| M. Lockley 22' Hayward 63' | Report | Pike 24' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

### Classification matches
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 5 October 2013 10:30
| SA Hotshots | 1–2 | WA Thundersticks |
| Wickham 50' | Report | Boyne 15' Main 61' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 5 October 2013 12:30
| Tassie Tigers | 4–3 | NT Stingers |
| Cock 11', 33' Boulton 53' Budgeon 65' | Report | Hayward 21', 61' Hullick 40' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

#### Third and fourth place

* 5 October 2013 14:30
| NSW Waratahs | 9–2 | Canberra Lakers |
| Paterson 5' Lobsey 16' H. Ogilvie 20', 58' Miller 21', 67' Orchard 33' F. Ogilvie 38', 40' | Report | Sutherland 39' Kershaw 42' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

#### Final

* 5 October 2013 16:30
| QLD Blades | 3–1 | VIC Vikings |
| Dwyer 9' Wilson 22' De Young 33' | Report | Ciriello 35' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Topscorer(s) | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Play the Whistle |
| Eddie Ockenden | Troy Sutherland Mark Paterson | Andrew Charter | SA Hotshots |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | QLD Blades | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | VIC Vikings | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 10 | Silver Medal |
| | NSW Waratahs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Lakers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 9 | |
| 5 | Tassie Tigers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 10 | |
| 6 | NT Stingers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 | WA Thundersticks | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 | |
| 8 | SA Hotshots | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 4 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 139 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.79 goals per match.
5 goals
* Troy Sutherland
* Mark Paterson
4 goals
* Aaron Kershaw
* Joshua Miller
* Jacob Whetton
* Tom Wickham
* Nicholas Budgeon
* Daniel Mirecki
3 goals
* Matthew Butturini
* Duncan Pearce
* Jeremy Hayward
* Jamie Hullick
* Scott Boyde
* Jamie Dwyer
* Jason Wilson
* Cameron Joyce
* Geoff Cock
* Chris Ciriello
* Russell Ford
* Sam Pike
2 goals
* Adam Baxter
* Glenn Turner
* Matthew Johnson
* Thomas Lobsey
* Flynn Ogilvie
* Heath Ogilvie
* Tyler Crowley
* Adrian Lockley
* Liam de Young
* Robert Hammond
* Mark Knowles
* Harrison Gill
* Angus Boulton
* Sam McCambridge
* Dougal Middleton
* Eddie Ockenden
* Adam Seccull
* Glenn Simpson
* Craig Boyne
1 goal
* Iain Davidson
* Daniel Hotchkis
* Matthew Hotchkis
* Simon Orchard
* Peter Urquhart
* Tristan White
* Will Gilmour
* Tarrant Haami-Jones
* Mitchell Lockley
* Joe Reardon
* Cody Tribe
* Daniel Beale
* Justin Douglas
* Kane Posselt
* Aidan Rintala
* Dylan Wotherspoon
* Daniel Cox
* Alistair Oliver
* Jacob Smith
* Glyn Tamlin
* Jeremy Edwards
* Kurt Mackey
* Aaron Kleinschmidt
* James Webster
* Gordon Zull
* Timothy Bates
* Frank Main
* Alistair Park
* Grant Schubert
2 own goals
* QLD Blades (against NT and ACT)
Source: Hockey Australia