# 2015 Men's Ford National Hockey League

The 2015 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 17th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 29 August to 20 September.
Capital won the title for the fourth time, defeating Southern 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as 0–0 draw. Auckland finished in third place defeating Canterbury 3–2 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 24 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Southern | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 18 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 18 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | –– Capital | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 14 | |
| 6 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 13 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 6 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 29 August 2015 14:00
| North Harbour –– | 6–3 | –– Northland |
| Edwards 5' Coughlan 19', 51' Mitani 35', 57' Capizzi 39' | Report | Staples 34', 43' Ephraums 52' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 29 August 2015 14:00
| Midlands –– | 0–1 | –– Auckland |
| | Report | M. Child 3' |
* Rosa Birch Park, Pukekohe Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Goodwright (NZL)
* 29 August 2015 14:00
| Central –– | 0–5 | –– Capital |
| | Report | Finlayson 6' Jenness 18', 49' Van Woerkom 22' Miskimmin 40' |
* Hockey Manawatu Inc, Palmerston North
* 29 August 2015 14:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–2 | –– Southern |
| Lane 11' Newman 21' | Report | Morris 34' Russell 41' |
| Penalties |||
| Haig Niles C. Hayde Bain Lane —— Haig Lane C. Hayde | 5–4 | Inglis Ross Russell Davidson Tarrant —— Inglis Ross Davidson |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
* 6 September 2015 14:00
| Auckland –– | 4–1 | –– Northland |
| Rowsell 40' Keaney 50' M. Child 55' Crooks 56' | Report | Hellier 16' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Nichol (NZL)
* 6 September 2015 14:00
| Midlands –– | 2–1 | –– Central |
| Rees-Gibbs 22', 46' | Report | Blanks 41' |
* Taupo Hockey Club, Taupō Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Devendra Patel (NZL)
* 6 September 2015 14:00
| Capital –– | 2–3 | –– Canterbury |
| Yeo 2' Jenness 59' | Report | Bain 20', 57' Lane 23' |
* National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 6 September 2015 14:00
| Southern –– | 1–2 | –– North Harbour |
| O'Connor 18' | Report | Elder 11' Coughlan 52' |
* Otago Hockey Association, Dunedin Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
* 12 September 2015 11:00
| Capital –– | 1–1 | –– Southern |
| Lett 6' | Report | Inglis 33' |
| Penalties |||
| Hilton Van Woerkom Read Miskimmin Ebbers | 3–2 | Tarrant Shimmins Ross Bailey Inglis |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
* 12 September 2015 13:00
| Canterbury –– | 4–4 | –– Central |
| Davidson 13', 42' C. Hayde 40' Lane 54' | Report | Jimmieson 1' Wilson 37', 48' Atkinson 45' |
| Penalties |||
| Lane Bain Haig C. Hayde Newman —— Haig C. Hayde | 3–4 | Alexander-Parker Hanks Davison Wilson Atkinson —— Wilson Davison |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Devendra Patel (NZL)
* 12 September 2015 15:00
| North Harbour –– | 2–7 | –– Auckland |
| Jones 38' Bennett 39' | Report | Rowsell 2' M. Child 20' S. Child 35', 45+' J. Panchia 39' Drummond 55' Ritchie 56' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Mark Rippin (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
* 12 September 2015 17:00
| Northland –– | 2–6 | –– Midlands |
| Staples 28' Scanlon 53' | Report | Tanner 13' Abbott 17' Hami-Jones 19' Rees-Gibbs 21' Z. Woods 45+', 48' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
* 13 September 2015 10:30
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Central |
| Archibald 29' Rowsell 37' Kingstone 56' | Report | Jimmieson 15+' Wilson 18' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 13 September 2015 12:30
| Canterbury –– | 3–3 | –– Midlands |
| Haig 3', 5', 58' | Report | N. Woods 10' Linehan 30', 49' |
| Penalties |||
| Bain Haig C. Hayde Davidson | 2–4 | Sarikaya N. Woods Tanner Coxhead Rees-Gibbs |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
* 13 September 2015 14:30
| Northland –– | 0–4 | –– Southern |
| | Report | Morris 11', 47' Inglis 12', 33' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
* 13 September 2015 16:30
| North Harbour –– | 1–2 | –– Capital |
| Edwards 24' | Report | Van Woerkom 25' Jenness 41' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Goodwright (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 14 September 2015 13:00
| Auckland –– | 2–1 | –– Canterbury |
| J. Panchia 34' Bilkey 51' | Report | Newman 54' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
* 14 September 2015 15:00
| Central –– | 3–4 | –– North Harbour |
| Davison 14', 14', 32' | Report | Mitani 13' Kosoof 39' Hanham 45' Joy 53' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Benjamin Goodwright (NZL)
* 14 September 2015 17:00
| Southern –– | 2–1 | –– Midlands |
| O'Connor 16' Lum 36' | Report | Abbott 54' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
* 14 September 2015 19:00
| Capital –– | 5–0 | –– Northland |
| Hilton 20' Shaw 23' Logan 29' Read 37' Jenness 45+' | Report | |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 16 September 2015 12:30
| Auckland –– | 2–1 | –– Capital |
| J. Panchia 3' Kingstone 48' | Report | Smith 59' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
* 16 September 2015 14:30
| Southern –– | 7–3 | –– Central |
| Shimmins 9' Inglis 17', 18' Morris 34' Lum 39' Bailey 40' Russell 48' | Report | Wilson 14' Ahuja 41' Davison 52' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 16 September 2015 16:30
| Northland –– | 1–6 | –– Canterbury |
| Scanlon 37' | Report | Haig 19', 26', 28', 34' Newman 34' C. Hayde 50' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Benjamin Goodwright (NZL)
* 16 September 2015 18:30
| Midlands –– | 2–0 | –– North Harbour |
| Mitai-Wells 15' Z. Woods 17' | Report | |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Devendra Patel (NZL)
* 17 September 2015 13:00
| Southern –– | 2–1 | –– Auckland |
| Russell 6' Morris 59' | Report | Rowsell 60+' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Goodwright (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
* 17 September 2015 15:00
| Midlands –– | 5–1 | –– Capital |
| Linehan 6' Rees-Gibbs 12' Z. Woods 36', 57' Abbott 43' | Report | Logan 36' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
* 17 September 2015 17:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–2 | –– North Harbour |
| Newman 14' Garrett 38' | Report | Bennett 6' Edwards 45+' |
| Penalties |||
| Lane Haig C. Hayde Garrett | 1–3 | Mitani Edwards Hanham |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
* 17 September 2015 19:00
| Central –– | 7–4 | –– Northland |
| Atkinson 1', 53' Davison 10', 26' Jimmieson 15+' Young 25', 43' | Report | Gurr 2' Watts 40' Staples 56', 57' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 |
| –– North Harbour | 6 |
| –– North Harbour | 6 | 20 September 2015 | 20 September 2015 |
| –– Northland | 0 | 20 September 2015 | 20 September 2015 |
| –– Northland | 0 | –– North Harbour | 2 |
| 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 | | –– North Harbour | 2 |
| 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 | –– Canterbury | 3 |
| –– Canterbury | 6 | –– Canterbury | 3 |
| –– Central | 1 | | |
| –– Central | 1 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 20 September 2015 | 20 September 2015 |
| | | –– Northland | 1 |
| | | –– Central | 5 |

##### Crossover

* 19 September 2015 10:00
| Canterbury –– | 6–1 | –– Central |
| Connell 4' Niles 9' Newman 13' M. Hayde 20' Lane 24' Bain 43' | Report | Wilson 60' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Devendra Patel (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
* 19 September 2015 14:00
| North Harbour –– | 6–0 | –– Northland |
| Bennett 3' Kosoof 14' Hannon 15+' Coughlan 23' Mitani 47' Humphries 54' | Report | |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Goodwright (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 20 September 2015 11:00
| Northland –– | 1–5 | –– Central |
| Staples 54' | Report | Wilson 2', 39' Atkinson 14' Ahuja 38' Davison 51' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 20 September 2015 11:15
| North Harbour –– | 2–3 | –– Canterbury |
| Hazlett 40' Davidson 43' Haig 60+' | Report | Capizzi 36' Bennett 49' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Benjamin Goodwright (NZL)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 |
| –– Auckland | 2 |
| –– Auckland | 2 | 20 September 2015 | 20 September 2015 |
| –– Capital | 3 | 20 September 2015 | 20 September 2015 |
| –– Capital | 3 | –– Capital (pen.) | 0 (4) |
| 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 | | –– Capital (pen.) | 0 (4) |
| 19 September 2015 | 19 September 2015 | –– Southern | 0 (3) |
| –– Southern | 2 | –– Southern | 0 (3) |
| –– Midlands | 0 | | |
| –– Midlands | 0 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 20 September 2015 | 20 September 2015 |
| | | –– Auckland | 3 |
| | | –– Midlands | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 19 September 2015 12:00
| Auckland –– | 2–3 | –– Capital |
| A. Panchia 8' Keaney 60' | Report | Symonds 12' Jenness 37' Van Woerkom 59' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Mark Rippin (NZL)
* 19 September 2015 14:00
| Southern –– | 2–0 | –– Midlands |
| Inglis 19' Russell 54' | Report | |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

##### Third and fourth place

* 20 September 2015 11:00
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Midlands |
| Crooks 28' S. Child 42', 47' | Report | N. Woods 9' Abbott 30' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)

##### Final

* 20 September 2015 15:00
| Capital –– | 0–0 | –– Southern |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Jenness Ebbers Read Van Woerkom Hilton | 4–3 | Inglis Ross Tarrant Bailey Shimmins |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– Capital | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 20 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Southern | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 23 | Silver Medal |
| | –– Auckland | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 28 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | |
| 5 | –– Canterbury | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 21 | |
| 6 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 18 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 10 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 49 | −37 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 180 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
8 goals
* –– Nicholas Haig
7 goals
* –– Steven Davison
* –– Nicholas Wilson
6 goals
* –– Stephen Jenness
* –– Isaac Staples
* –– Hugo Inglis
5 goals
* –– Dominic Newman
* –– Zachery Woods
* –– Jeremy Morris
4 goals
* –– Simon Child
* –– Dwayne Rowsell
* –– Samuel Lane
* –– Martin Atkinson
* –– Desmond Abbott
* –– Matthew Rees-Gibbs
* –– Cory Bennett
* –– James Coughlan
* –– Genki Mitani
* –– Kane Russell
3 goals
* –– Marcus Child
* –– Jared Panchia
* –– Richard Bain
* –– William Davidson
* –– Benedict van Woerkom
* –– Samuel Jimmieson
* –– James Linehan
* –– Steven Edwards
2 goals
* –– Joseph Crooks
* –– Jonathan Keaney
* –– Kim Kingstone
* –– Cameron Hayde
* –– Oliver Logan
* –– Nitin Ahuja
* –– Matthew Young
* –– Nicholas Woods
* –– Andrew Scanlon
* –– Robert Capizzi
* –– David Kosoof
* –– Richmond Lum
* –– Kieran O'Connor
1 goal
* –– Ryan Archibald
* –– Jonathon Bilkey
* –– Timothy Drummond
* –– Arun Panchia
* –– Michael Ritchie
* –– George Connell
* –– Trevor Garrett
* –– Mitchell Hayde
* –– Angus Hazlett
* –– Jason Niles
* –– Nicholas Finlayson
* –– Blair Hilton
* –– Dane Lett
* –– Harrison Miskimmin
* –– Bradley Read
* –– Alexander Shaw
* –– Jacob Smith
* –– Matthew Symonds
* –– Rowan Yeo
* –– Jake Blanks
* –– Tarrant Hami-Jones
* –– Leo Mitai-Wells
* –– Benjamin Tanner
* –– Joshua Ephraums
* –– Lloyd Gurr
* –– Cameron Hellier
* –– Dion Watts
* –– Nicholas Elder
* –– James Hanham
* –– Alexander Hannon
* –– Jackson Humphries
* –– Craig Jones
* –– Nathaniel Joy
* –– Callum Bailey
* –– Kirk Shimmins
Source: Hockey New Zealand