# 2014 Under 18 Men's Australian Championships

The 2014 Men's Under 18 Australian Championships was a field hockey tournament held in Australia's capital city, Canberra from 4–12 April.
QLD won the gold medal, defeating NSW State 8–2 in the final. WA won the bronze medal by defeating VIC Blue 5–1 in the third place playoff.

## Teams

* ACT
* NSW Blue
* NSW State
* NT
* QLD
* SA
* TAS
* VIC Blue
* VIC White
* WA

## Results
### Preliminary round

* Each team played one crossover match; points have been added to teams' respective pools.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | WA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | VIC Blue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | VIC White | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | |
| 4 | SA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | NT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | |
* 4 April 2014 15:00
| NT | 1–2 | VIC White |
| Edgar 29' | Report | Currie 13' Cullen 63' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 4 April 2014 19:00
| WA | 5–0 | SA |
| Tate 4', 57' Lloyd 27' Rasmussen 64' Bird 69' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 4 April 2014 21:00
| VIC Blue | 6–2 | NSW Blue |
| Scanlon 21', 35+' Hendry 40' Allan 57' Parry 58' McBride 66' | Report | Sharp 4' Donovan 69' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 5 April 2014 09:00
| VIC Blue | 5–2 | VIC White |
| Meaden 6' Allan 9' Scanlon 29' Hendry 39', 56' | Report | Currie 4' Henderson 49' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 5 April 2014 11:00
| WA | 9–0 | NT |
| Lloyd 7', 56' Hill 30' Tate 26', 55', 69' Rasmussen 30', 35', 67' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 5 April 2014 15:00
| ACT | 2–0 | SA |
| Baldwin 56' Sinclair 67' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 6 April 2014 10:00
| SA | 6–4 | NT |
| Cameron 39' Willson 45' Busiko 53' Anastasiou 61', 67' Casey 63' | Report | Edgar 17', 37' J. Andrade 30' Southwood 34' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 6 April 2014 14:00
| VIC Blue | 2–2 | WA |
| Stock 16' Hendry 38' | Report | Tate 3' Golding 49' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 6 April 2014 18:00
| VIC White | 1–14 | NSW State |
| Coates 43' | Report | Hinton 3', 21' Brand 13' Lovett 15', 18', 41', 64' Stewart 18' Boyle 25', 69' Butterick 29' Farmilo 30', 53' Hughes 64' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 8 April 2014 09:00
| VIC White | 2–7 | WA |
| Lyon 7' Rennie 62' | Report | Rasmussen 5' De Bes 28' Golding 37' Lloyd 44' Bird 46' Gerrard 48' Barton 54' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 8 April 2014 13:00
| SA | 1–5 | VIC Blue |
| Casey 40' | Report | Braithwaite 10' Parry 40' Allan 49' McBride 68' Forsyth 69' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 8 April 2014 17:00
| QLD | 7–0 | NT |
| Gilmour 5', 26' Warne 9', 18', 68' Rintala 17', 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 9 April 2014 10:00
| WA | 3–0 | TAS |
| Rasmussen 27', 30' Golding 50' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 9 April 2014 12:00
| SA | 2–3 | VIC White |
| Casey 5' Willson 54' | Report | Lyon 24' Henderson 34' Coates 40' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 9 April 2014 16:00
| NT | 1–6 | VIC Blue |
| Coolwell 34' | Report | Hassall 2' Parry 6', 47' Stock 52' Allan 61' Steffens 65' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | NSW State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | NSW Blue | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 6 | |
| 4 | ACT | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 | TAS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 2 | |
* 4 April 2014 13:00
| QLD | 6–4 | NSW State |
| Weyer 13', 59' Gilmour 14', 51' Warne 22' Pavitt 67' | Report | Hinton 7' Hughes 20', 49' Farmilo 45' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 4 April 2014 17:00
| TAS | 1–1 | ACT |
| Austin 43' | Report | Sinclair 6' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 4 April 2014 21:00
| VIC Blue | 6–2 | NSW Blue |
| Scanlon 21', 35+' Hendry 40' Allan 57' Parry 58' McBride 66' | Report | Sharp 4' Donovan 69' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 5 April 2014 13:00
| TAS | 3–3 | QLD |
| Austin 11', 37' McCarthy 18' | Report | Rintala 14', 29' Anderson 27' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 5 April 2014 15:00
| ACT | 2–0 | SA |
| Baldwin 56' Sinclair 67' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 5 April 2014 17:00
| NSW State | 5–0 | NSW Blue |
| Flack 14' Farmilo 33' Hinton 42', 62' Lovett 63' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 6 April 2014 12:00
| ACT | 2–7 | QLD |
| Sinclair 30' Whittle 49' | Report | Gilmour 24' Carseldine 28' Crane 32' Pavitt 35' Rintala 41', 53' Warne 42' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 6 April 2014 16:00
| NSW Blue | 4–0 | TAS |
| Doolan 3' Donovan 50' Anderson 53' J. Staines 57' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 6 April 2014 18:00
| VIC White | 1–14 | NSW State |
| Coates 43' | Report | Hinton 3', 21' Brand 13' Lovett 15', 18', 41', 64' Stewart 18' Boyle 25', 69' Butterick 29' Farmilo 30', 53' Hughes 64' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 8 April 2014 11:00
| NSW State | 10–1 | TAS |
| Brand 14', 27', 45' Harrison 17', 57' Hinton 22' Lovett 24' Stewart 50', 61' Boyle 51' | Report | Honey 11' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 8 April 2014 15:00
| NSW Blue | 3–2 | ACT |
| J. Staines 6' Carr 57' Miotto 70' | Report | McLennan 52' Baker 65' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 8 April 2014 17:00
| QLD | 7–0 | NT |
| Gilmour 5', 26' Warne 9', 18', 68' Rintala 17', 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 9 April 2014 10:00
| WA | 3–0 | TAS |
| Rasmussen 27', 30' Golding 50' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 9 April 2014 14:00
| NSW State | 2–0 | ACT |
| Stewart 49' Boyle 63' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 9 April 2014 18:00
| QLD | 9–2 | NSW Blue |
| Carseldine 12', 40', 69' Crane 15', 39' Gibbs 22' Gilmour 35', 46', 62' | Report | J. Staines 54' Sharp 55' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

### Classification round
#### Fifth to tenth place classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW Blue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Fifth-place match |
| 2 | TAS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Fifth-place match |
| 3 | ACT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Seventh-place match |
| 4 | SA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Seventh-place match |
| 5 | NT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | Ninth-place match |
| 6 | VIC White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | Ninth-place match |

##### Crossover matches

* 11 April 2014 10:00
| VIC White | 0–1 | TAS |
| | Report | Austin 43' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 11 April 2014 12:00
| SA | 2–2 | ACT |
| Larwood 32' Cameron 51' | Report | Sinclair 6' Deane 38' |
| Penalties |||
| | 5–6 | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 11 April 2014 14:00
| NSW Blue | 4–3 | NT |
| Grey 5', 18' Sharp 8', 56' | Report | J. Andrade 4', 14' Coolwell 35' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

##### Ninth and tenth place

* 12 April 2014 08:30
| NT | 3–3 | VIC White |
| Edgar 3' I. Andrade 7' Rintala 60' | Report | Rennie 32' Aquino 59' Minchin 61' |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–1 | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 12 April 2014 10:45
| ACT | 2–0 | SA |
| Baker 18' McLennan 26' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 12 April 2014 13:00
| NSW Blue | 5–1 | TAS |
| Miotto 8' Doolan 28' Carr 35' Sharp 62' Mayo 70' | Report | Burgess 54' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 11 April 2014 | 11 April 2014 |
| WA | 3 (3) |
| WA | 3 (3) | 12 April 2014 | 12 April 2014 |
| NSW State (pen.) | 3 (4) | 12 April 2014 | 12 April 2014 |
| NSW State (pen.) | 3 (4) | NSW State | 2 |
| 11 April 2014 | 11 April 2014 | | NSW State | 2 |
| 11 April 2014 | 11 April 2014 | QLD | 8 |
| QLD | 4 | QLD | 8 |
| VIC Blue | 2 | | |
| VIC Blue | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 April 2014 | 12 April 2014 |
| | | WA | 5 |
| | | VIC Blue | 1 |

##### Semi-finals

* 11 April 2014 16:00
| QLD | 4–2 | VIC Blue |
| Howard 17' Gilmour 47' Rintala 53', 62' | Report | Allan 51' Scanlon 67' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre
* 11 April 2014 18:00
| WA | 3–3 | NSW State |
| Bird 34' Rasmussen 36' Benetti 61' | Report | Hughes 22' Farmilo 42' Butterick 45' |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–4 | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

##### Third and fourth place

* 12 April 2014 15:15
| WA | 5–1 | VIC Blue |
| Barton 10' Thomas 19' De Bes 47', 69' Rasmussen 59' | Report | Stock 40' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

##### Final

* 12 April 2014 17:30
| NSW State | 2–8 | QLD |
| Ninness 8' Butterick 9' | Report | Pavitt 17' O'Driscoll 30', 67', 70' Fletcher 43' Mackay 53' Weyer 55' Carseldine 60' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer(s) | Fair Play Award |
| Nathanael Stewart | Tyler Gilmour Alec Rasmussen | NSW Blue AND QLD |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | QLD | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| | NSW State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 13 | Silver Medal |
| | WA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 17 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | VIC Blue | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 13 | |
| 5 | NSW Blue | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 12 | |
| 6 | TAS | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 5 | |
| 7 | ACT | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 8 | |
| 8 | SA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 4 | |
| 9 | NT | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 1 | |
| 10 | VIC White | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 7 | |