# 2017 Under 21 Men's Australian Hockey Championships

The 2017 Men's Under 21 Australian Hockey Championships was a men's field hockey tournament held in the New South Wales city of Wollongong between 7–14 July 2017.

## 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

* Australian Capital Territory
* New South Wales
* Northern Territory
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 9 | Advance to medal round |
| 2 | WA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Advance to medal round |
| 3 | ACT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | Advance to 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | NT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | Advance to 5th–8th classification |
* 7 July 2017 12:00
| VIC | 7–3 | ACT |
| Scanlon 5', 41', 51' Steffens 9' Meaden 41' Hendry 44' Rennie 56' | Report | McLennan 22' J. Staines 38' Yoshikawa 60' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Andrew Brown (AUS)
* 7 July 2017 14:00
| WA | 6–0 | NT |
| Flynn 14', 49', 50', 56' De Bes 18' Gavranich 20' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 8 July 2017 13:00
| ACT | 5–1 | NT |
| Gupte 13' Walker 23' Knight 33' McLennan 35' B. Staines 48' | Report | Carr 48' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Andrew Brown (AUS) Hari Silvarajoo (SIN)
* 8 July 2017 15:00
| WA | 2–4 | VIC |
| Flynn 23', 56' | Report | Steffens 15', 58' Scanlon 35' Ephraums 48' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
* 10 July 2017 15:00
| VIC | 7–0 | NT |
| Ephraums 13', 47' Steffens 23' Rennie 32', 45' Parry 37' Stock 48' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)
* 10 July 2017 17:00
| ACT | 0–3 | WA |
| | Report | Harvie 39' Gerrard 45' Flynn 60' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Andrew Brown (AUS) Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 9 | Advance to medal round |
| 2 | QLD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | Advance to medal round |
| 3 | TAS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | Advance to 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | SA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | Advance to 5th–8th classification |
* 7 July 2017 16:00
| NSW | 8–1 | TAS |
| Farmilo 8' Govers 11' Miotto 27' Brand 28' Hazell 29', 31' Stewart 58' Mayo 60+' | Report | Beltz 38' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Aidan Elliot (AUS)
* 7 July 2017 18:00
| QLD | 3–1 | SA |
| Weyer 12', 30' Hughes 14' | Report | Willson 47' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS)
* 8 July 2017 17:00
| QLD | 3–4 | NSW |
| Rintala 18', 31' Harding 28' | Report | Farmilo 3' Miotto 30' Govers 42' Sharp 57' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS)
* 8 July 2017 19:00
| TAS | 3–1 | SA |
| Welch 2', 54' Beckett 11' | Report | Powardy 60' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) Harley Schenk (AUS)
* 10 July 2017 11:00
| NSW | 11–1 | SA |
| Farmilo 2', 29', 29', 51' Hazell 17', 40' Miotto 22', 31' Lovett 28' Govers 55' Stewart 58' | Report | Willson 39' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS)
* 10 July 2017 13:00
| TAS | 2–7 | QLD |
| Gill 28' Welch 32' | Report | Hughes 5', 16', 60' Weyer 7' Rintala 20' Harding 32' Springfield 51' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Hari Silvarajoo (SIN) Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

### Second round
#### Pool C (medal round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | QLD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | VIC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | WA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
* 11 July 2017 12:00
| VIC | 2–4 | QLD |
| Ephraums 1' Meaden 56' | Report | Rintala 23', 57' Crane 32' Harding 57' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Andrew Brown (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)
* 11 July 2017 16:00
| NSW | 2–1 | WA |
| Sharp 28', 40' | Report | Flynn 15' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Ben Hocking (AUS)
* 13 July 2017 12:00
| VIC | 1–2 | NSW |
| Hendry 48' | Report | Sharp 2' Brand 39' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Hari Silvarajoo (SIN) Aaron Gotting (AUS)
* 13 July 2017 16:00
| WA | 3–1 | QLD |
| Flynn 44', 50' Green 48' | Report | Young 41' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) Ben Hocking (AUS)

#### Pool D (classification round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | TAS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | ACT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | SA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | NT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
* 11 July 2017 11:00
| ACT | 3–3 | SA |
| Walker 26' Carr 33' Knight 39' | Report | Willson 11' Busiko 44' Larwood 48' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)
* 11 July 2017 15:00
| TAS | 0–2 | NT |
| | Report | Hullick 28' Dale 29' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Stirling Sharpe (AUS) Hari Silvarajoo (SIN)
* 13 July 2017 11:00
| ACT | 1–2 | TAS |
| B. Staines 2' | Report | Austin 14', 22' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aidan Elliot (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
* 13 July 2017 15:00
| NT | 1–2 | SA |
| Hochman 26' | Report | Evans 47' Abbott 51' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Harley Schenk (AUS)

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

* 14 July 2017 09:00
| SA | 1–4 | NT |
| Busiko 41' | Report | Andrade 21' Nyrhinen 22', 26' Hochman 47' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aaron Gotting (AUS) Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 14 July 2017 15:00
| TAS | 1–2 | ACT |
| Popowski 13' | Report | B. Staines 21' Neeson 30+' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Harley Schenk (AUS) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 14 July 2017 11:15
| VIC | 1–1 | WA |
| Steffens 44' | Report | Flynn 50' |
| Penalties |||
| Hendry Allan Scanlon Ephraums | 1–3 | Harvie Flynn Green Fraser |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Andrew Brown (AUS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)

#### Final

* 14 July 2017 15:45
| NSW | 4–3 | QLD |
| Govers 2', 18' Farmilo 25' Stewart 39' | Report | Rintala 37' Anderson 41' Weyer 60' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Hari Silvarajoo (SIN) Ben Hocking (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | NSW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 18 | Gold medal |
| | QLD | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 9 | Silver medal |
| | WA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 10 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | VIC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | ACT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 7 | Fifth place |
| 6 | TAS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 6 | Sixth place |
| 7 | NT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 6 | Seventh place |
| 8 | SA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 4 | Eighth place |

### Goalscorers

There were 130 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.42 goals per match.
11 goals
* Liam Flynn
7 goals
* Isaac Farmilo
6 goals
* Joel Rintala
5 goals
* Blake Govers
* Damon Steffens
4 goals
* Ehren Hazell
* Thomas Miotto
* Lachlan Sharp
* Bradley Hughes
* Corey Weyer
* Nathan Ephraums
* Andrew Scanlon
3 goals
* Benjamin Staines
* Nathanael Stewart
* Max Harding
* Kurtis Willson
* Jack Welch
* Benjamin Rennie
2 goals
* Aaron Knight
* Lewis McLennan
* Rory Walker
* Timothy Brand
* Nathan Hochman
* Zac Nyrhinen
* Lachlan Busiko
* Benjamin Austin
* Max Hendry
* Zachary Meaden
1 goal
* Rhiley Carr
* Niranjan Gupte
* Matthew Neeson
* Jake Staines
* Daichi Yoshikawa
* Kurt Lovett
* Joshua Mayo
* Jacob Andrade
* Lain Carr
* Elliott Dale
* Jason Hullick
* Jacob Anderson
* Oliver Crane
* Daniel Springfield
* Samuel Young
* William Abbott
* Jacob Evans
* Luke Larwood
* Cooper Powardy
* Samuel Beckett
* Hayden Beltz
* Gobrindaj Gill
* Keegan Popowski
* Ryan Parry
* Lachlan Stock
* Bryn de Bes
* Dane Gavranich
* Frazer Gerrard
* Coby Green
* Jake Harvie
Source: Hockey Australia