# 2011 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2011 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 21st edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.
The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.

## Competition format

The format included five-round matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two-round matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.
After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.
The teams ranked 1, 4, 5 & 8 went into pool A and the teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 went into pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches the teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final and classification matches to determine the remaining six team's final positions.

## Teams

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

## Venues

| Sydney | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart |
| Sydney Olympic Park | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart |
| Capacity: 8,000 | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart |
| Perth | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart |
| Perth Hockey Stadium | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart |
| Capacity: 6,000 | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart | SydneyCanberraPerthDarwinHobart |
| Canberra | Darwin | Hobart |
| National Hockey Centre | Marrara Hockey Centre | Tasmanian Hockey Centre |

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD Blades | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 19 | Pool A |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 18 | Pool B |
| 3 | VIC Vikings | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 12 | Pool B |
| 4 | NSW Waratahs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 9 | Pool A |
| 5 | Canberra Lakers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 9 | Pool A |
| 6 | Tassie Tigers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 8 | Pool B |
| 7 | NT Stingers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 5 | Pool B |
| 8 | Southern Hotshots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 0 | Pool A |

#### Round matches

* 10 June 2011 17:00
| VIC Vikings | 5–2 | NSW Waratahs |
| Webster 3' McLennan 11' Simpson 24' Ciriello 46', 54' | Report | Govers 2' Butturini 44' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 10 June 2011 18:00
| NT Stingers | 2–1 | Southern Hotshots |
| Carroll 7' A. Lockley 27' | Report | Webber 45' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 10 June 2011 19:00
| Canberra Lakers | 3–3 | Tassie Tigers |
| Turner 11', 62' Howson 45' | Report | Cock 10' Doerner 34' Middleton 51' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 10 June 2011 20:00
| QLD Blades | 3–1 | WA Thundersticks |
| Gohdes 25' Smith 64', 68' | Report | Schubert 70' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 11 June 2011 15:00
| Tassie Tigers | 1–3 | VIC Vikings |
| Ockenden 46' | Report | Simpson 26' Ciriello 43' McKinnon 53' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 11 June 2011 17:00
| Canberra Lakers | 3–7 | NSW Waratahs |
| McGlaughlin 14' Devlin 41' Turner 46' | Report | Ogilvie 1', 5' Pearce 11' Butturini 30' Govers 49', 65' Lobsey 52' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 11 June 2011 17:00
| WA Thundersticks | 3–0 | Southern Hotshots |
| Kavanagh 2' Schubert 4', 40' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 11 June 2011 19:00
| QLD Blades | 2–1 | NT Stingers |
| T. Bates 35' Swann 70+' | Report | Carroll 56' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 12 June 2011 13:00
| NSW Waratahs | 2–7 | Tassie Tigers |
| Imer 13' Govers 66' | Report | Doerner 8', 12', 16', 29' Ockenden 25', 32', 56' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 12 June 2011 15:00
| VIC Vikings | 3–5 | Canberra Lakers |
| Webster 5', 25' McKinnon 56' | Report | Turner 15' Kershaw 21' McGlaughlin 23' Wallace 51' Hotchkis 69' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 12 June 2011 17:00
| Southern Hotshots | 2–3 | QLD Blades |
| Stacy 50' Oliver 67' | Report | Dillion 7' Swann 29' Wilson 60' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 12 June 2011 19:00
| NT Stingers | 1–5 | WA Thundersticks |
| Carroll 35' | Report | Pike 18', 37', 39' Mitton 29' Kavanagh 65' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 25 June 2011 12:00
| NSW Waratahs | 1–3 | QLD Blades |
| Lobsey 46' | Report | Wilson 14' T. Bates 20' Gohdes 29' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 25 June 2011 12:00
| Canberra Lakers | 1–2 | WA Thundersticks |
| Turner 58' | Report | Charlesworth 6' Mitton 20' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 25 June 2011 14:00
| Tassie Tigers | 2–2 | NT Stingers |
| Doerner 43' Tremayne 62' | Report | A. Lockley 26' Carroll 69' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 25 June 2011 14:00
| Southern Hotshots | 4–5 | VIC Vikings |
| Faizal 38', 40', 65' Oliver 63' | Report | Mirecki 6' Kleinschmidt 26' Webster 28', 43' Ford 51' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 26 June 2011 12:00
| NT Stingers | 1–9 | NSW Waratahs |
| Hill 31' | Report | Pearce 4', 22', 28' Butturini 5', 15' M. Paterson 7' Miller 11' Lobsey 51' Willis 70' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 26 June 2011 12:00
| WA Thundersticks | 3–1 | VIC Vikings |
| Mitton 4' Park 6' Dancer 63' | Report | Mirecki 13' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 26 June 2011 14:00
| QLD Blades | 5–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| Dillion 13' Knowles 49' Swann 61' M. Bates 66' Whetton 69' | Report | Lawler 18' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 26 June 2011 14:00
| Southern Hotshots | 2–6 | Canberra Lakers |
| Webber 18' McGregor 65' | Report | Hotchkis 30' Hermkens 32', 45' Judge 38' Borrett 51' Turner 58' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 6 August 2011 14:00
| Tassie Tigers | 3–6 | WA Thundersticks |
| Marshall 32' Cock 40' Middleton 67' | Report | Boyne 30', 54' Pike 27' Dancer 30' Park 53' Mitton 69' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 6 August 2011 16:00
| QLD Blades | 5–0 | VIC Vikings |
| Gibbs 4' Gohdes 31', 55' T. Bates 57' M. Bates 70' | Report | |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 6 August 2011 18:00
| NT Stingers | 4–4 | Canberra Lakers |
| Carroll 1' J. Lockley 24' A. Lockley 32' Hill 61' | Report | Hawes 12' Hermkens 17', 39', 48' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 6 August 2011 20:00
| NSW Waratahs | 4–1 | Southern Hotshots |
| T. White 50' Pearce 52', 65' Butturini 55' | Report | Hughes 24' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 7 August 2011 14:00
| VIC Vikings | 3–1 | NT Stingers |
| Ciriello 8' McLennan 19' Kleinschmidt 22' | Report | Gabriel 3' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 7 August 2011 16:00
| Southern Hotshots | 1–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| Stacy 47' | Report | McCambridge 29', 61' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 7 August 2011 18:00
| WA Thundersticks | 4–2 | NSW Waratahs |
| Mitton 6', 47', 70' Jacobs 49' | Report | M. Paterson 30' Miller 67' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 7 August 2011 20:00
| Canberra Lakers | 2–2 | QLD Blades |
| Judge 24', 59' | Report | Gohdes 47' Garske 70' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

### Classification round
#### Pool matches
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | QLD Blades | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Southern Hotshots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
* 9 August 2011 12:00
| NSW Waratahs | 3–5 | Canberra Lakers |
| I. Paterson 30' Butturini 63', 64' | Report | Hermkens 5', 17' Borrett 41' Davidson 45' Turner 46' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 9 August 2011 16:00
| QLD Blades | 1–2 | Southern Hotshots |
| Garske 19' | Report | McGregor 32' O'Shea 54' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 10 August 2011 12:00
| NSW Waratahs | 6–1 | Southern Hotshots |
| Miller 35', 67' Butturini 57', 58' M. Paterson 64' Pearce 68' | Report | Oliver 52' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 10 August 2011 18:00
| QLD Blades | 4–1 | Canberra Lakers |
| Wilson 22' Gohdes 46' Beale 56' Gibbs 65' | Report | Hermkens 25' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 12 August 2011 12:00
| Canberra Lakers | 7–1 | Southern Hotshots |
| Turner 9', 37' Judge 30', 63' Hermkens 41' Borrett 53' Wallace 64' | Report | Wickham 18' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 12 August 2011 14:00
| QLD Blades | 0–4 | NSW Waratahs |
| | Report | Miller 13' Lobsey 30' Butturini 49' White 62' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 |
| 3 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 | NT Stingers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
* 9 August 2011 14:00
| VIC Vikings | 9–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| Wischusen 3', 61' Ciriello 15' Ellis 25' Ford 47', 65' Webster 54' Simpson 57' Fraser 67' | Report | McCambridge 4' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 9 August 2011 18:00
| WA Thundersticks | 3–1 | NT Stingers |
| Pike 7' Jacobs 17' Boyne 53' | Report | Gabriel 70' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 10 August 2011 14:00
| VIC Vikings | 6–3 | NT Stingers |
| Wischusen 1' Ford 21' McKinnon 32', 67' Ciriello 46' Webster 61' | Report | Carroll 41' Haami-Jones 43' Poulton 65' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 10 August 2011 16:00
| WA Thundersticks | 4–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| Boyne 12' Mitton 24' Pike 55', 62' | Report | Ancher 8' Ockenden 59' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 12 August 2011 10:00
| Tassie Tigers | 2–1 | NT Stingers |
| McCambridge 42' Budgeon 56' | Report | Poulton 66' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 12 August 2011 16:00
| WA Thundersticks | 3–1 | VIC Vikings |
| Pike 23', 35' Boyne 26' | Report | Ellis 11' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

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

* 13 August 2011 09:00
| Southern Hotshots | 2–3 | NT Stingers |
| Wickham 23' Claxton 67' | Report | Lockley 7', 11', 39' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 13 August 2011 11:00
| QLD Blades | 5–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| Wilson 7', 42' Garske 26' Bates 64' Beale 65' | Report | Cock 44' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

##### Third and fourth place

* 13 August 2011 13:00
| Canberra Lakers | 3–5 | VIC Vikings |
| Kershaw 53' Hermkens 58', 66' | Report | Webster 5' Ciriello 25', 31' Kleinschmidt 42' McKinnon 54' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

##### Final

* 13 August 2011 15:00
| NSW Waratahs | 3–4 | WA Thundersticks |
| Butturini 7' Pearce 29' Paterson 65' | Report | Boyne 19' Pike 37', 69' Dancer 46' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

## Awards

| Top Goalscorers | Player of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
| Wouter Hermkens Sam Pike | Eddie Ockenden | Sam Pike |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | WA Thundersticks | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 30 | Gold Medal |
| | NSW Waratahs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC Vikings | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 21 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Lakers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 15 | |
| 5 | QLD Blades | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 25 | |
| 6 | Tassie Tigers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 11 | |
| 7 | NT Stingers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 8 | |
| 8 | Southern Hotshots | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 3 | |