# 2017 Men's Ford National Hockey League

The 2017 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 19th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Wellington, New Zealand, from 16 to 24 September.
North Harbour won the title for the fifth time, defeating Auckland 5–3 in the final. Capital finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 6–1 against Southern.

## Participating teams

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

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | –– North Harbour | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | –– Capital | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | –– Southern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
* 16 September 2017 14:30 (NZST)
| North Harbour –– | 4–3 | –– Capital |
| Capizzi 28' Bennett 48', 55' Symonds 58' | Report | S. Miskimmin 12', 38' Buddle 45' |
* Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 16 September 2017 16:30 (NZST)
| Midlands –– | 1–2 | –– Southern |
| A. Hayward 2' | Report | Gilbert 2' Ross 35' |
* Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
* 18 September 2017 17:00 (NZST)
| North Harbour –– | 4–0 | –– Southern |
| Shimmins 39' Harris 49', 51' Bennett 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
* 18 September 2017 19:00 (NZST)
| Capital –– | 5–2 | –– Midlands |
| Jongejan 13' Van Woerkom 42', 50' D. Lett 48' Buddle 56' | Report | A. Hayward 11' Sarikaya 24' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
* 20 September 2017 17:00 (NZST)
| Midlands –– | 0–5 | –– North Harbour |
| | Report | Harris 3' Capizzi 4' Bennett 24' Jeram 29' Wild 50' |
* Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 20 September 2017 19:00 (NZST)
| Southern –– | 1–2 | –– Capital |
| K. O'Connor 37' | Report | Wookey 50' Jongejan 52' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | –– Auckland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | –– Central | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | –– Canterbury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | –– Northland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
* 16 September 2017 10:30 (NZST)
| Canterbury –– | 10–1 | –– Northland |
| Lane 4', 37', 39', 57' Hayde 14' Newman 28', 32', 52' D. Keaney 41' Brydon 49' | Report | Fouhy 50' |
* Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
* 16 September 2017 12:30 (NZST)
| Central –– | 0–3 | –– Auckland |
| | Report | A. Panchia 20' J. Panchia 37' Ritchie 51' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
* 18 September 2017 13:00 (NZST)
| Central –– | 7–1 | –– Northland |
| Atkinson 15', 23' Thomas 28', 54' Young 34' Cohen 43' Phillips 53' | Report | Down 47' |
* Umpires: Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 18 September 2017 15:00 (NZST)
| Auckland –– | 2–0 | –– Canterbury |
| Radonovich 37' Kinder 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 20 September 2017 13:00 (NZST)
| Northland –– | 1–4 | –– Auckland |
| Down 18' | Report | Crooks 5', 37' McGeorge 22', 50' |
* Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
* 20 September 2017 15:00 (NZST)
| Canterbury –– | 0–2 | –– Central |
| | Report | Phillips 16' Atkinson 56' |
* Umpires: Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

### Classification round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | | | |
| –– North Harbour | 7 | | | |
| –– North Harbour | 7 | 23 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 | | |
| –– Northland | 0 | 23 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 | |
| –– Northland | 0 | –– North Harbour | 2 | |
| 21 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | | –– North Harbour | 2 | |
| 21 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | –– Southern | 1 | |
| –– Central | 2 | –– Southern | 1 | |
| –– Central | 2 | | | | 24 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| –– Southern | 3 | | | | 24 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| –– Southern | 3 | | | | –– North Harbour | 5 |
| 21 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | | | | | –– North Harbour | 5 |
| 21 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | | | | –– Auckland | 3 |
| –– Auckland (pen) | 2 (4) | | | | –– Auckland | 3 |
| –– Auckland (pen) | 2 (4) | 23 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 | | | |
| –– Midlands | 2 (3) | 23 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 | | | |
| –– Midlands | 2 (3) | –– Auckland | 2 | | | |
| 21 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | | –– Auckland | 2 | | | |
| 21 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | –– Capital | 1 | | Third Place | Third Place |
| –– Capital | 2 | –– Capital | 1 | | Third Place | Third Place |
| –– Capital | 2 | | | | 24 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| –– Canterbury | 1 | | | | 24 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| –– Canterbury | 1 | | | | –– Southern | 1 |
| | | | | | –– Capital | 6 |

#### Quarter-finals

* 21 September 2017 17:00 (NZST)
| Auckland –– | 2–2 | –– Midlands |
| J. Panchia 8' Ritchie 37' | Report | Rees-Gibbs 15' Keaney 16' |
| Penalties |||
| Child Kinder McGeorge Kingstone J. Panchia —— Child | 4–3 | Mitai-Wells Rees-Gibbs Sarikaya Tanner Bouwens —— Bouwens |
* Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
* 21 September 2017 17:15 (NZST)
| North Harbour –– | 7–0 | –– Northland |
| Capizzi 1' Jeram 2', 27' Shimmins 8' Bartholomew 17' Harris 26', 33' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
* 21 September 2017 19:00 (NZST)
| Capital –– | 2–1 | –– Canterbury |
| Wookey 24' Jongejan 50' | Report | Lane 20' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 21 September 2017 19:15 (NZST)
| Central –– | 2–3 | –– Southern |
| Thomas 4' Wilcox 19' | Report | Ross 12' Davidson 42' O'Connor 58' |
* Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 23 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 |
| –– Northland | 0 |
| –– Northland | 0 | 24 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| –– Central | 10 | 24 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| –– Central | 10 | –– Central | 3 |
| 23 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 | | –– Central | 3 |
| 23 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 | –– Midlands | 4 |
| –– Midlands (pen) | 3 (3) | –– Midlands | 4 |
| –– Canterbury | 3 (1) | | |
| –– Canterbury | 3 (1) | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 24 September 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
| | | –– Northland | 0 |
| | | –– Canterbury | 11 |

##### Crossover

* 23 September 2017 10:15 (NZST)
| Midlands –– | 3–3 | –– Canterbury |
| Tanner 11' Sarikaya 51' Mitai-Wells 59' | Report | Lane 9', 18' Mouldey 36' |
| Penalties |||
| Sarikaya Bouwens Lyons Tanner | 3–1 | Deavin Lane Hayde D. Keaney |
* Umpires: Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 23 September 2017 10:30 (NZST)
| Central –– | 10–0 | –– Northland |
| Wilson 4' Atkinson 13', 26', 42' Cronin 30' Phillips 33' Thomas 43', 48', 50' Cohen 44' | Report | |
* Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 24 September 2017 08:45 (NZDT)
| Northland –– | 0–11 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Lane 4', 31', 37', 58', 58', 59' Hayde 5' N. Findlay 18', 46', 55' Connell 58' |
* Umpires: Lee Eriskine (NZL) Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 24 September 2017 10:30 (NZDT)
| Central –– | 3–4 | –– Midlands |
| Wilson 18' Thomas 32' Atkinson 34' | Report | Mitai-Wells 48' A. Hayward 50', 60' R. Hayward 55' |
* Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semi-finals

* 23 September 2017 12:30 (NZST)
| Auckland –– | 2–1 | –– Capital |
| Ritchie 50' Child 53' | Report | Buddle 3' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
* 23 September 2017 14:30 (NZST)
| North Harbour –– | 2–1 | –– Southern |
| Bennett 5' Jeram 20' | Report | Davidson 34' |
* Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

##### Third and fourth place

* 24 September 2017 11:00 (NZDT)
| Southern –– | 1–6 | –– Capital |
| Davidson 2' | Report | S. Miskimmin 10' Van Woerkom 11', 21' D. Lett 34', 39' Buddle 35' |
* Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)

##### Final

* 24 September 2017 15:00 (NZDT)
| North Harbour –– | 5–3 | –– Auckland |
| Bennett 30', 52', 58' Capizzi 53' Muir 60' | Report | Radonovich 15' J. Panchia 38', 45+' |
* Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– North Harbour | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 24 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Auckland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 18 | Silver Medal |
| | –– Capital | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Southern | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | |
| 5 | –– Midlands | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 7 | |
| 6 | –– Central | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 12 | |
| 7 | –– Canterbury | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 9 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 49 | −46 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 134 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match.
13 goals
* –– Samuel Lane
8 goals
* –– Cory Bennett
7 goals
* –– Martin Atkinson
* –– Dylan Thomas
5 goals
* –– Daniel Harris
4 goals
* –– Jared Panchia
* –– Sebastian Buddle
* –– Benedict van Woerkom
* –– Andrew Hayward
* –– Robert Capizzi
* –– Kalyan Jeram
3 goals
* –– Michael Ritchie
* –– Nicholas Findlay
* –– Dominic Newman
* –– Daan Jongejan
* –– Dane Lett
* –– Samuel Miskimmin
* –– Hayden Phillips
* –– Lachlan Davidson
2 goals
* –– Joseph Crooks
* –– Hamish McGeorge
* –– Benjamin Radonovich
* –– Cameron Hayde
* –– Oscar Wookey
* –– Jordan Cohen
* –– Nicholas Wilson
* –– Leo Mitai-Wells
* –– Aidan Sarikaya
* –– Joshua Down
* –– Kirk Shimmins
* –– Kieran O'Connor
* –– Nicholas Ross
1 goal
* –– Marcus Child
* –– Jonathan Kinder
* –– Arun Panchia
* –– David Brydon
* –– George Connell
* –– Declan Keaney
* –– Thomas Mouldey
* –– Luther Cronin
* –– Mackenzie Wilcox
* –– Matthew Young
* –– Richard Hayward
* –– Jonathan Keaney
* –– Matthew Rees-Gibbs
* –– Benjamin Tanner
* –– Nathan Fouhy
* –– Joseph Bartholomew
* –– George Muir
* –– Matthew Symonds
* –– Warren Wild
* –– Nathan Gilbert
Source: Hockey New Zealand