# 2014 Men's Ford National Hockey League

The 2014 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 16th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 30 August to 14 September.
Auckland won the title for the fourth time, defeating Midlands 3–0 in the final. Canterbury finished in third place, defeating Southern 4–0 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 | –– Auckland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 22 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 20 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | –– Southern | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 19 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 16 | |
| 6 | –– Capital | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 8 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 4 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 30 August 2014 13:30
| Southern –– | 2–1 | –– Auckland |
| Dungey 41' Crooks 51' | Report | Archibald 53' |
* Logan Park, Dunedin Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Devendra Patel (NZL)
* 30 August 2014 14:00
| Northland –– | 2–5 | –– North Harbour |
| Watene 53' Rintala 60+' | Report | Bennett 5' J. Bartholomew 25', 39', 52' Wild 59' |
* Kensington Sports Park, Whangārei Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 30 August 2014 14:30
| Canterbury –– | 5–1 | –– Capital |
| C. Hayde 14', 42', 43' Connell 43' Davidson 58' | Report | Hilton 39' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 30 August 2014 15:00
| Central –– | 0–5 | –– Midlands |
| | Report | Petherick 4' Keaney 8' Herewini 26' Rees-Gibbs 35' Z. Woods 59' |
* TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 14:00
| Auckland –– | 8–1 | –– Northland |
| S. Miskimmin 8', 40' J. Panchia 14', 29', 47' Keshoor 15' Louden 28' Rowsell 56' | Report | Laidlaw 55' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Timothy Bond (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 14:00
| Southern –– | 0–1 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Haig 53' |
* Aorangi Park, Timaru Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 15:00
| Midlands –– | 1–1 | –– North Harbour |
| Deavin 58' | Report | Joy 30' |
| Penalties |||
| Rees-Gibbs Mitai-Ngatai Deavin N. Woods Whitehead | 2–3 | Coughlan Alexander-Parker Muir Evans Green |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 15:00
| Capital –– | 5–1 | –– Central |
| Jones 11' Van Woerkom 15' Hilton 23' J. Smith 38' H. Miskimmin 52' | Report | Atkinson 19' |
* Mazengarb Reserve, Paraparaumu Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 11:00
| Midlands –– | 3–2 | –– Canterbury |
| Petherick 3' Z. Woods 36' Mitai-Wells 38' | Report | Orchard 41' Budgeon 58' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 13:00
| Capital –– | 3–1 | –– Northland |
| J. Smith 1' D. Lett 8' Jones 33' | Report | Rintala 5' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 15:00
| North Harbour –– | 1–1 | –– Auckland |
| Coughlan 60' | Report | Rowsell 49' |
| Penalties |||
| Edwards Green Coughlan Alexander-Parker Muir —— Edwards | 4–5 | Dwyer Archibald J. Panchia Child A. Panchia —— Dwyer |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 17:00
| Central –– | 0–1 | –– Southern |
| | Report | Crooks 38' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 10:30
| Northland –– | 2–5 | –– Midlands |
| Rintala 5' Laidlaw 51' | Report | Petherick 3', 9' Keaney 10' Z. Woods 13' Mitai-Wells 33' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 12:30
| Auckland –– | 2–1 | –– Canterbury |
| Loudon 44' Bilkey 51' | Report | Watts 21' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 14:30
| North Harbour –– | 4–1 | –– Central |
| J. Bartholomew 4' Joy 17' Evans 24' Alexander-Parker 37' | Report | Davison 9' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Mark Rippin (NZL) Timothy Bond (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 16:30
| Capital –– | 1–3 | –– Southern |
| Kepes 53' | Report | Ross 19' Kingstone 32' Dungey 54' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 12:00
| Canterbury –– | 3–1 | –– Northland |
| Bain 4' Garrett 5' Budgeon 22' | Report | Thorne 60' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Devendra Patel (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 14:00
| Central –– | 2–3 | –– Auckland |
| Davison 15+' Cosgrove 45' | Report | Child 39' Dwyer 58' Archibald 58' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 16:00
| Southern –– | 0–0 | –– North Harbour |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Ross Russell Bailey Elder Kingstone —— Bailey Ross | 3–2 | Edwards Muir Green Coughlan Alexander-Parker —— Edwards Alexander-Parker |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Mark Rippin (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 18:00
| Midlands –– | 3–0 | –– Capital |
| Herewini 4' Petherick 28', 44' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 11:30
| Auckland –– | 3–0 | –– Capital |
| Ritchie 18' Archibald 27' Radonovich 47' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 13:30
| Midlands –– | 2–2 | –– Southern |
| Petherick 4' Z. Woods 14' | Report | Paton 41' Morris 59' |
| Penalties |||
| Rees-Gibbs Deavin N. Woods Mitai-Ngatai Tanner —— Deavin | 2–1 | Ross Ashton Bailey Russell Kingstone —— Ross |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Timothy Bond (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 15:30
| Northland –– | 3–8 | –– Central |
| Yeo 2', 37' Lamb 32' | Report | Davison 3' Molloy 8', 26' Young 24', 41' Brougham 39' Finlayson 58' Joyce 60+' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 17:30
| Canterbury –– | 5–2 | –– North Harbour |
| Bain 18' Watts 21' C. Hayde 34' Garrett 38' M. Hayde 42' | Report | Alexander-Parker 11' Green 23' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 12:00
| Auckland –– | 1–0 | –– Midlands |
| J. Panchia 42' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 14:00
| Southern –– | 2–0 | –– Northland |
| Ashton 1' Bailey 2' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 16:00
| North Harbour –– | 4–0 | –– Capital |
| Coughlan 10' Alexander-Parker 12' Bennett 22' E. Bartholomew 56' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 18:00
| Canterbury –– | 6–0 | –– Central |
| Davidson 5' C. Hayde 17', 42' W. Hayde 26', 56' Budgeon 50' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 |
| –– North Harbour | 4 |
| –– North Harbour | 4 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Northland | 2 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Northland | 2 | –– North Harbour | 1 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | | –– North Harbour | 1 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | –– Capital | 0 |
| –– Capital | 4 | –– Capital | 0 |
| –– Central | 2 | | |
| –– Central | 2 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| | | –– Northland | 1 |
| | | –– Central | 6 |

##### Crossover

* 13 September 2014 14:30
| Capital –– | 4–2 | –– Central |
| J. Smith 7', 57' H. Miskimmin 22' Kepes 29' | Report | Young 6' Davison 55' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
* 13 September 2014 16:30
| North Harbour –– | 4–2 | –– Northland |
| Joy 5' Edwards 9' J. Bartholomew 35' Coughlan 41' | Report | I. Staples 16' Argent 31' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 14 September 2014 08:15
| Northland –– | 1–6 | –– Central |
| Lamb 23' | Report | Hanks 8' Davison 24', 51' Joyce 39' Cosgrove 41' Smith 50' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Mark Rippin (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 14 September 2014 08:30
| North Harbour –– | 1–0 | –– Capital |
| Green 16' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 |
| –– Auckland | 3 |
| –– Auckland | 3 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Southern | 2 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Southern | 2 | –– Auckland | 3 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | | –– Auckland | 3 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | –– Midlands | 0 |
| –– Canterbury | 2 (4) | –– Midlands | 0 |
| –– Midlands (pen.) | 2 (5) | | |
| –– Midlands (pen.) | 2 (5) | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| | | –– Southern | 0 |
| | | –– Canterbury | 4 |

##### Semi-finals

* 13 September 2014 14:00
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Southern |
| Rowsell 16' J. Panchia 31', 47' | Report | Crooks 28', 45' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 13 September 2014 16:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–2 | –– Midlands |
| Budgeon 6', 29' | Report | Keaney 14' Herewini 55' |
| Penalties |||
| Orchard Haig Budgeon C. Hayde M. Hayde —— Orchard Haig M. Hayde | 4–5 | Mitai-Ngatai Deavin Mitai-Wells N. Woods Rees-Gibbs —— Deavin Tanner N. Woods |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

##### Third and fourth place

* 14 September 2014 10:30
| Southern –– | 0–4 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Bain 1' W. Hayde 39' Davidson 59' Orchard 60+' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

##### Final

* 14 September 2014 14:20
| Auckland –– | 3–0 | –– Midlands |
| Child 3' Morar 7' J. Panchia 34' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– Auckland | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 30 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Midlands | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 21 | Silver Medal |
| | –– Canterbury | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 25 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Southern | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 24 | |
| 6 | –– Capital | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 12 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 8 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 44 | −31 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 156 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
7 goals
* –– Jared Panchia
* –– Richard Petherick
6 goals
* –– Cameron Hayde
* –– Steven Davison
5 goals
* –– Nicholas Budgeon
* –– Joseph Bartholomew
4 goals
* –– Jacob Smith
* –– Zachery Woods
* –– Joseph Crooks
3 goals
* –– Ryan Archibald
* –– Dwayne Rowsell
* –– Richard Bain
* –– William Davidson
* –– William Hayde
* –– Matthew Young
* –– Connor Herewini
* –– Jonathan Keaney
* –– Aidan Rintala
* –– Brennan Alexander-Parker
* –– James Coughlan
* –– Nathaniel Joy
2 goals
* –– Marcus Child
* –– Thomas Louden
* –– Samuel Miskimmin
* –– Trevor Garrett
* –– Simon Orchard
* –– Fergus Watts
* –– Blair Hilton
* –– Jared Jones
* –– Gabriel Kepes
* –– Harrison Miskimmin
* –– Ryan Cosgrove
* –– Cameron Joyce
* –– Benjamin Molloy
* –– Leo Mitai-Wells
* –– Sean Laidlaw
* –– Harrison Lamb
* –– Rowan Yeo
* –– Cory Bennett
* –– David Green
* –– Jason Dungey
1 goal
* –– Jonathon Bilkey
* –– Jamie Dwyer
* –– Jignesh Keshoor
* –– Veeran Morar
* –– Benjamin Radonovich
* –– Michael Ritchie
* –– George Connell
* –– Nicholas Haig
* –– Mitchell Hayde
* –– Dane Lett
* –– Benedict van Woerkom
* –– Martin Atkinson
* –– Matthew Brougham
* –– Nicholas Finlayson
* –– Joseph Hanks
* –– Robin Smith
* –– Timothy Deavin
* –– Matthew Rees-Gibbs
* –– Matthew Argent
* –– Isaac Staples
* –– Mark Thorne
* –– James Watene
* –– Elliot Bartholomew
* –– Steven Edwards
* –– Stephen Evans
* –– Warren Wild
* –– Christopher Ashton
* –– Callum Bailey
* –– Kim Kingstone
* –– Jeremy Morris
* –– Campbell Paton
* –– Nicholas Ross
Source: Hockey New Zealand