# 2015 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2015 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 25th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Northern Territory city of Darwin.
The QLD Blades won the tournament for the ninth time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 2–1 in the final. The Tassie Tigers won the bronze medal after defeating the VIC Vikings 4–3 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 pools A and B 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 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | SA Hotshots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | |
* 25 September 2015 14:00
| NSW Waratahs | 7–2 | SA Hotshots |
| Ogilvie 11' Elliott 18', 48' K. Govers 22' B. Govers 30', 45', 54' | Report | White 53' Larwood 58' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
* 25 September 2015 16:00
| Tassie Tigers | 1–2 | QLD Blades |
| Ockenden 37' | Report | Dwyer 22' Kenny 53' |
* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Glen Munday (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 14:00
| Tassie Tigers | 4–1 | SA Hotshots |
| Boulton 8' Mackey 47', 48' Dick 54' | Report | Joyce 55' |
* Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 16:00
| QLD Blades | 4–3 | NSW Waratahs |
| Imer 8' Gohdes 13' Dwyer 36' Cramer 53' | Report | Hill 35' Craig 40' Orchard 43' |
* Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 18:00
| Tassie Tigers | 4–2 | NSW Waratahs |
| Dick 12' Ockenden 14' Mackey 17' Cock 34' | Report | Craig 38' B. Govers 46' |
* Umpires: Glen Munday (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 20:00
| QLD Blades | 3–0 | SA Hotshots |
| Whetton 16', 59' Dwyer 30' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | NT Stingers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | |
* 25 September 2015 18:00
| WA Thundersticks | 6–4 | VIC Vikings |
| Main 17' Wickham 21' Mitton 37' Bausor 41' Bates 43', 58' | Report | Webster 23' Ciriello 51' Simpson 51' Kleinschmidt 57' |
* Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)
* 25 September 2015 20:00
| NT Stingers | 1–1 | Canberra Lakers |
| Duguid 32' | Report | Sutherland 33' |
* Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 18:00
| WA Thundersticks | 3–0 | Canberra Lakers |
| Wickham 2', 47' Bates 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 20:00
| VIC Vikings | 6–1 | NT Stingers |
| Pollard 5' Randhawa 29' Ciriello 40' Arunasalam 43' Kleinschmidt 46' Simmonds 49' | Report | Lockley 22' |
* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 14:00
| VIC Vikings | 2–2 | Canberra Lakers |
| Kleinschmidt 14' Pollard 31' | Report | Sutherland 18' Kershaw 44' |
* Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 16:00
| WA Thundersticks | 4–2 | NT Stingers |
| Zalewski 17' Mitton 19', 59' Harvie 34' | Report | Hullick 52' Duguid 57' |
* Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD Blades | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
* 29 September 2015 18:00
| Tassie Tigers | 1–3 | VIC Vikings |
| Ockenden 59' | Report | Simpson 9' Ciriello 33' Simmonds 53' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
* 29 September 2015 20:00
| QLD Blades | 2–0 | WA Thundersticks |
| Knowles 19' Whetton 47' | Report | |
* Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Zeke Newman (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 18:00
| WA Thundersticks | 3–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| Wickham 12' Bausor 29' Bates 46' | Report | Welch 27' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Adam Kearns (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 20:00
| QLD Blades | 3–1 | VIC Vikings |
| Wotherspoon 15', 24' Dwyer 47' | Report | Ciriello 21' |
* Umpires: Murray Grimes (AUS) Tim Pullman (AUS)

#### Pool D (Classification Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 |
| 2 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | SA Hotshots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | NT Stingers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
* 29 September 2015 14:00
| NSW Waratahs | 5–1 | Canberra Lakers |
| B. Govers 9' K. Govers 34' Craig 39' Orchard 43' White 57' | Report | Staines 14' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre Umpires: Glen Munday (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
* 29 September 2015 16:00
| SA Hotshots | 3–2 | NT Stingers |
| Powardy 39', 47' White 42' | Report | Boyde 46', 53' |
* Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 14:00
| Canberra Lakers | 2–1 | SA Hotshots |
| Kershaw 16' Sutherland 60' | Report | Wells 54' |
* Umpires: Andrew Hickman (AUS) Scott Embry (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 16:00
| NSW Waratahs | 5–0 | NT Stingers |
| K. Govers 34' Hayes 38', 53' B. Govers 39', 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Glen Munday (AUS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

### Classification Games
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 2 October 2015 14:00
| SA Hotshots | 5–3 | NT Stingers |
| Cox 6' Larwood 24', 26' Wyld 28', 39' | Report | Abbott 12', 19' Lockley 56' |
* Umpires: Stephen Versteegh (AUS) Glen Munday (AUS)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 2 October 2015 16:00
| NSW Waratahs | 7–0 | Canberra Lakers |
| Ogilvie 7' B. Govers 39', 43', 52' Hayes 54' Orchard 57' Hill 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Tim Pullman (AUS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 2 October 2015 18:00
| VIC Vikings | 3–4 | Tassie Tigers |
| Ellis 15' Arunasalam 42' Gilmour 44' | Report | Middleton 29', 51' Deavin 40' Dick 53' |
* Umpires: Scott Embry (AUS) Adam Barry (AUS)

#### Final

* 2 October 2015 20:30
| QLD Blades | 2–1 | WA Thundersticks |
| Cramer 31', 51' | Report | Bausor 46' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Murray Grime (AUS)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Topscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
| Eddie Ockenden | Blake Govers | Andrew Charter | Cale Cramer |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | QLD Blades | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | Gold Medal |
| | WA Thundersticks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 12 | Silver Medal |
| | Tassie Tigers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | VIC Vikings | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | NSW Waratahs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 12 | |
| 6 | Canberra Lakers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 5 | |
| 7 | SA Hotshots | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 6 | |
| 8 | NT Stingers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 123 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.12 goals per match.
10 goals
* Blake Govers
4 goals
* Jamie Dwyer
* Chris Ciriello
* Timothy Bates
* Tom Wickham
3 goals
* Troy Sutherland
* Tom Craig
* Kieran Govers
* Jack Hayes
* Simon Orchard
* Cale Cramer
* Jacob Whetton
* Luke Larwood
* James Dick
* Kurt Mackey
* Eddie Ockenden
* Aaron Kleinschmidt
* Chris Bausor
* Trent Mitton
2 goals
* Aaron Kershaw
* Jack Elliott
* Nick Hill
* Flynn Ogilvie
* Des Abbott
* Scott Boyde
* Robert Duguid
* Jarrod Lockley
* Dylan Wotherspoon
* Cooper Powardy
* Cameron White
* Ruben Wyld
* Dougal Middleton
* Kiran Arunasalam
* Joshua Pollard
* Joshua Simmonds
* Glenn Simpson
1 goal
* Ben Staines
* Tristan White
* Jamie Hullick
* Matthew Gohdes
* Adam Imer
* Shane Kenny
* Mark Knowles
* Daniel Cox
* Cameron Joyce
* Chris Wells
* Angus Boulton
* Geoff Cock
* Tim Deavin
* Jack Welch
* Justin Ellis
* Will Gilmour
* Jayshaan Randhawa
* James Webster
* Jake Harvie
* Frank Main
* Aran Zalewski
Source: Hockey Australia