The 2006 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 16th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held from 17 April through to 21 May 2006 at various venues, before culminating in Hobart for the finals.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 7 April – 21 May | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  QLD Blades (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Tassie Tigers | ||
| Third place |  Azuma Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 52 | ||
| Goals scored | 266 (5.12 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Chris Ciriello (15 goals) | ||
| Best player | Mark Knowles | ||
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QLD Blades won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating the Tassie Tigers 1–0 in the final. Azuma Vikings finished in third place after defeating WA Thundersticks 5–4 in penalties after a 5–5 draw in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Participating teams
editCompetition format
editThe 2006 Men's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.
The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.
Point allocation
edit| Points | |||||||||
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| W | WD | LD | L | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Every match in the 2006 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.
Results
editPreliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Blades
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11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 33 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Azuma Vikings
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11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 33 | |
| 3 | Tassie Tigers
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11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 24 | |
| 4 |  WA Thundersticks
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11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 20 | |
| 5 |  Adelaide Hotshots
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11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 19 | |
| 6 |  NSW Waratahs
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11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 18 | |
| 7 |  Canberra Lakers
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11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 15 | |
| 8 |  Territory Stingers
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11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 6 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
Fixtures
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Classification round
editFifth to eighth place classification
edit| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 20 May 2006 | ||||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 3 | |||||
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| Territory Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 4 | |||||
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| NSW Waratahs | 3 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs (p.s.o) | 3 (4) | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 3 (2) | |||||
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| 21 May 2006 | ||||||
| Territory Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 4 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| QLD Blades | 5 | |||||
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| WA Thundersticks | 0 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 1 | |||||
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| Tassie Tigers | 0 | |||||
| Azuma Vikings | 1 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers | 2 | |||||
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| WA Thundersticks | 5 (4) | |||||
| Azuma Vikings (p.s.o) | 5 (5) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
edit| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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| Mark Knowles
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Chris Ciriello
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Dean Butler
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Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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QLD Blades
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13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 42 | Gold Medal |
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Tassie Tigers
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13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 27 | Silver Medal |
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Azuma Vikings
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13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 34 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | WA Thundersticks
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13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Hotshots
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13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 25 | |
| 6 | NSW Waratahs
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13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 20 | |
| 7 | Canberra Lakers
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13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 18 | |
| 8 | Territory Stingers
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13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 6 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
editThere were 266 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 5.12 goals per match.
15 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Evan Gilson- Matthew Hotchkis
- Lucas Judge
Joel Carroll- Benjamin Collier
- Cameron Finlay
- Casey Henwood
- Brendan Narkle
- Adam Spry
George Clutton- Liam de Young
Jonathan Gibson- Charles Rundle
- Dale Stephen
- Craig Victory
Paul Ancher- Oliver Close
- Edward Ockenden
- Michael Park
- Matthew Wells
Daniel Mirecki- Andrew Monte
- Joshua Pollard
- Ian Smyth
Geoffrey Boyce- Ian Burcher
- Aaron Hopkins
- Fergus Kavanagh
References
edit- ^ "2005–2006 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Finals – Finals Week – 21 May". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2020.