# 2010 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2010 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 20th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the Queensland city of Brisbane.
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, 6 & 8 progressed to Pool A, while teams ranked 2, 3, 5 & 7 progressed to 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 top team from each pool advanced to the League Final.

## Teams

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

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Vikings | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 18 | Pool A |
| 2 | QLD Blades | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 13 | Pool B |
| 3 | WA Thundersticks | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 13 | Pool B |
| 4 | NSW Waratahs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 12 | Pool A |
| 5 | Canberra Lakers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 12 | Pool B |
| 6 | NT Stingers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 6 | Pool B |
| 7 | Tassie Tigers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 6 | Pool A |
| 8 | Southern Hotshots | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 3 | Pool A |

#### Fixtures

* 18 June 2010
| VIC Vikings | 5–0 | Canberra Lakers |
| Webster 6' Mirecki 25', 48' MacKinnon 25' Wischusen 70' | Report | |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 18 June 2010
| NT Stingers | 1–4 | WA Thundersticks |
| Abbott 54' | Report | Kavanagh 6' Jacobs 41' Park 61' Taylor 67' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 18 June 2010
| NSW Waratahs | 6–3 | Tassie Tigers |
| Paterson 26', 47' Matheson 31' Orchard 32', 35', 54' | Report | Ockenden 3' Cock 22' Middleton 48' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 18 June 2010
| Southern Hotshots | 3–2 | QLD Blades |
| Hughes 21' Wickham 31' Schubert 38' | Report | De Young 19' Knowles 70' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 19 June 2010
| Tassie Tigers | 4–5 | VIC Vikings |
| Cock 25' Ancher 46' Simpson 58' Tremayne 67' | Report | McLennan 10', 33' Ford 15' Wischusen 26', 29' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 19 June 2010
| NSW Waratahs | 4–2 | Canberra Lakers |
| Sutherland 8' Miller 9', 56' Orchard 13' | Report | D. Hotchkis 37' Conroy 66' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 19 June 2010
| WA Thundersticks | 1–1 | QLD Blades |
| Mitton 62' | Report | Whetton 18' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 19 June 2010
| Southern Hotshots | 0–2 | NT Stingers |
| | Report | T. Carroll 3' Ginolfi 36' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 20 June 2010
| Canberra Lakers | 1–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| Turner 8' | Report | Cock 32', 46' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 20 June 2010
| QLD Blades | 4–1 | NT Stingers |
| Whetton 29' Wilson 32', 53' Gohdes 70' | Report | Gabriel 50' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 20 June 2010
| VIC Vikings | 4–2 | NSW Waratahs |
| McLennan 5', 19' Ford 34' MacKinnon 56' | Report | Matheson 28' Miller 47' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 20 June 2010
| WA Thundersticks | 7–0 | Southern Hotshots |
| Taylor 1' Boyce 8' Mitton 10', 12', 41' Kavanagh 17' Park 19' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 3 July 2010
| Tassie Tigers | 3–4 | WA Thundersticks |
| Deavin 32', 42' Cock 44' | Report | Mitton 2', 27' Hearn 8' Reece 31' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 3 July 2010
| QLD Blades | 4–3 | NSW Waratahs |
| Wilson 26' Hammond 34' M. Bates 53' Whetton 69' | Report | Butturini 46' Paterson 58', 64' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 3 July 2010
| VIC Vikings | 6–2 | Southern Hotshots |
| Mirecki 17', 45' McLennan 31' Simpson 49' Ford 57' Webster 66' | Report | Schubert 26' Wickham 70' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 3 July 2010
| NT Stingers | 0–3 | Canberra Lakers |
| | Report | Turner 11', 48' Wallace 33' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 4 July 2010
| WA Thundersticks | 1–2 | VIC Vikings |
| Burcher 21' | Report | MacKinnon 9' Ford 49' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 4 July 2010
| NSW Waratahs | 6–1 | NT Stingers |
| Govers 19' Orchard 23', 55' Miller 30', 44' Lobsey 59' | Report | Lockley 54' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 4 July 2010
| Southern Hotshots | 3–4 | Tassie Tigers |
| Claxton 17' Wickham 46' Cox 52' | Report | Ockenden 14' Clifford 16' Cock 49' Deavin 63' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 4 July 2010
| Canberra Lakers | 4–3 | QLD Blades |
| Backhus 5' Turner 32', 69' Wallace 58' | Report | Wilson 41' M. Bates 43' Hammond 68' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 21 August 2010
| WA Thundersticks | 1–2 | Canberra Lakers |
| Mitton 10' | Report | Archibald 14' Wallace 42' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 21 August 2010
| Southern Hotshots | 3–5 | NSW Waratahs |
| Wickham 27', 63' Schubert 36' | Report | Orchard 11', 41' Miller 21', 23' Butturini 44' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 21 August 2010
| NT Stingers | 3–4 | VIC Vikings |
| Abbott 21', 36' T. Carroll 66' | Report | MacKinnon 39' Ford 47', 69' Philpott 66' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 21 August 2010
| Tassie Tigers | 0–11 | QLD Blades |
| | Report | De Young 7', 23', 49' Wilson 15', 47' Whetton 29', 51' Gohdes 35' Dwyer 36', 45' Burns 53' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 22 August 2010
| Canberra Lakers | 6–0 | Southern Hotshots |
| Wallace 4' Backhus 35' Hinde 40', 44', 49' Turner 61' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 22 August 2010
| NT Stingers | 4–2 | Tassie Tigers |
| T. Carroll 53' Abbott 57', 63' Poulton 66' | Report | Ockenden 31', 45' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 22 August 2010
| QLD Blades | 5–0 | VIC Vikings |
| Wilson 23' Whetton 27' Gohdes 50' T. Bates 58' Burns 66' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 22 August 2010
| NSW Waratahs | 1–4 | WA Thundersticks |
| Sutherland 63' | Report | Taylor 8', 57' Burcher 40' Boyne 65' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW Waratahs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 9 |
| 2 | VIC Vikings | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | Tassie Tigers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | Southern Hotshots | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
* 24 August 2010
| VIC Vikings | 3–3 | Southern Hotshots |
| Simpson 19' Ford 32' Mirecki 70' | Report | Stacy 33' Bowden 36' Claxton 52' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 24 August 2010
| NSW Waratahs | 5–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| Miller 3', 21', 32' Paterson 7' Govers 11' | Report | Deavin 17' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 25 August 2010
| VIC Vikings | 3–1 | Tassie Tigers |
| Webster 15' Ford 45' Pollard 50' | Report | Shaw 32' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 25 August 2010
| NSW Waratahs | 6–1 | Southern Hotshots |
| Todd 7' Paterson 25' Matheson 27' Miller 38' Orchard 43' Sutherland 46' | Report | Wickham 50' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 27 August 2010
| VIC Vikings | 2–7 | NSW Waratahs |
| McLennan 2' Ford 48' | Report | Miller 20' Paterson 23', 37' Lobsey 30' Sutherland 44', 62' Govers 64' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 27 August 2010
| Tassie Tigers | 3–1 | Southern Hotshots |
| Marshall 7' Lucas 14' Ockenden 64' | Report | Schubert 27' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD Blades | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Canberra Lakers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | NT Stingers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
* 24 August 2010
| QLD Blades | 4–1 | NT Stingers |
| Whetton 15', 52' Elder 17' Dwyer 22' | Report | Abbott 24' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 24 August 2010
| WA Thundersticks | 3–1 | Canberra Lakers |
| Mitton 7' Dancer 51' Taylor 56' | Report | Turner 10' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 25 August 2010
| QLD Blades | 3–3 | Canberra Lakers |
| Dwyer 28' De Young 32' Whetton 61' | Report | Turner 22', 45' Archibald 35' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 25 August 2010
| WA Thundersticks | 5–1 | NT Stingers |
| Mitton 6', 37', 57' Boyne 14' Burcher 50' | Report | Lockley 33' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 27 August 2010
| QLD Blades | 6–0 | WA Thundersticks |
| Gohdes 11', 57' M. Bates 32' Wilson 35', 36' Whetton 52' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 27 August 2010
| Canberra Lakers | 2–2 | NT Stingers |
| Turner 34' Wallace 64' | Report | Abbott 18', 30' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

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

* 28 August 2010
| Southern Hotshots | 1–3 | NT Stingers |
| Hughes 56' | Report | Gabriel 22' Tribe 31' Abbott 36' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 28 August 2010
| Tassie Tigers | 2–7 | Canberra Lakers |
| Deavin 5' Tremayne 49' | Report | Turner 15', 15', 42' Wallace 48' Gilson 50' Backhus 58' Davidson 67' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

##### Third and fourth place

* 28 August 2010
| VIC Vikings | 2–1 | WA Thundersticks |
| Ford 5' Wischusen 55' | Report | Burcher 56' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

##### Final

* 28 August 2010
| NSW Waratahs | 1–7 | QLD Blades |
| Miller 21' | Report | Dwyer 3' Hammond 6' Whetton 29', 62' De Young 41' T. Bates 53' Wilson 70' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 255 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 5.8 goals per match.
13 goals
* Glenn Turner
* Joshua Miller
12 goals
* Jacob Whetton
11 goals
* Trent Mitton
10 goals
* Jason Wilson
* Russell Ford
9 goals
* Simon Orchard
* Desmond Abbott
8 goals
* Mark Paterson
6 goals
* Jack Wallace
* Liam de Young
* Thomas Wickham
* Geoffrey Cock
* Alastair McLennan
5 goals
* Troy Sutherland
* Jamie Dwyer
* Matthew Gohdes
* Timothy Deavin
* Edward Ockenden
* Daniel Mirecki
* Travis Taylor
4 goals
* Grant Schubert
* Paul MacKinnon
* Timothy Wischusen
* Ian Burcher
3 goals
* Garry Backhus
* Kenji Hinde
* Kieran Govers
* Eli Matheson
* Travis Carroll
* Michael Bates
* Robert Hammond
* James Webster
2 goals
* Ryan Archibald
* Matthew Butturini
* Thomas Lobsey
* Jason Gabriel
* Adrian Lockley
* Timothy Bates
* Jacob Burns
* Matthew Claxton
* Scott Hughes
* Nicholas Tremayne
* Glenn Simpson
* Craig Boyne
* Fergus Kavanagh
* Alastair Park
1 goal
* Daniel Conroy
* Ian Davidson
* Evan Gilson
* Daniel Hotchkis
* Andrew Todd
* Jonathan Ginolfi
* Benjamin Poulton
* Cody Tribe
* Troy Elder
* Mark Knowles
* Fraser Bowden
* Daniel Cox
* Jake Stacy
* Paul Ancher
* Adam Clifford
* Warren Lucas
* Phillip Marshall
* Dougal Middleton
* William Shaw
* Heath Simpson
* Andrew Philpott
* Joshua Pollard
* Matthew Boyce
* Brent Dancer
* Gregory Hearn
* Andrew Jacobs
* Gregory Reece
Source: Clearing House