2011 Men's Australian Hockey League

The 2011 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 21st edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.

2011 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Teams8
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsWestern Australia WA Thundersticks (9th title)
Runner-upNew South Wales NSW Waratahs
Third placeVictoria (state) VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored257 (5.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australian Capital Territory Wouter Hermkens
New South Wales Matthew Butturini
Western Australia Sam Pike (11 goals)
Best playerTasmania Eddie Ockenden
2010 (previous) (next) 2012

The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.[1]

Competition format

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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, 5 & 8 went into pool A and the teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 went into 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 teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final and classification matches to determine the remaining six team's final positions.[2]

Teams

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Venues

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Sydney
Sydney Olympic Park
Capacity: 8,000
 
Perth
Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 6,000
 
Canberra Darwin Hobart
National Hockey Centre Marrara Hockey Centre Tasmanian Hockey Centre

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   QLD Blades 7 6 1 0 23 8 +15 19 Pool A
2   WA Thundersticks 7 6 0 1 24 11 +13 18 Pool B
3   VIC Vikings 7 4 0 3 20 21 −1 12
4   NSW Waratahs 7 3 0 4 27 24 +3 9 Pool A
5   Canberra Lakers 7 2 3 2 24 23 +1 9
6   Tassie Tigers 7 2 2 3 19 22 −3 8 Pool B
7   NT Stingers 7 1 2 4 12 26 −14 5
8   Southern Hotshots 7 0 0 7 11 25 −14 0 Pool A

Round matches

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10 June 2011
17:00
VIC Vikings   5–2   NSW Waratahs
Webster   3'
McLennan   11'
Simpson   24'
Ciriello   46'54'
Report Govers   2'
Butturini   44'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
10 June 2011
18:00
NT Stingers   2–1   Southern Hotshots
Carroll   7'
A. Lockley   27'
Report Webber   45'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
10 June 2011
19:00
Canberra Lakers   3–3   Tassie Tigers
Turner   11'62'
Howson   45'
Report Cock   10'
Doerner   34'
Middleton   51'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
10 June 2011
20:00
QLD Blades   3–1   WA Thundersticks
Gohdes   25'
Smith   64'68'
Report Schubert   70'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

11 June 2011
15:00
Tassie Tigers   1–3   VIC Vikings
Ockenden   46' Report Simpson   26'
Ciriello   43'
McKinnon   53'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
11 June 2011
17:00
Canberra Lakers   3–7   NSW Waratahs
McGlaughlin   14'
Devlin   41'
Turner   46'
Report Ogilvie   1'5'
Pearce   11'
Butturini   30'
Govers   49'65'
Lobsey   52'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
11 June 2011
17:00
WA Thundersticks   3–0   Southern Hotshots
Kavanagh   2'
Schubert   4'40'
Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
11 June 2011
19:00
QLD Blades   2–1   NT Stingers
T. Bates   35'
Swann   70+'
Report Carroll   56'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

12 June 2011
13:00
NSW Waratahs   2–7   Tassie Tigers
Imer   13'
Govers   66'
Report Doerner   8'12'16'29'
Ockenden   25'32'56'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
12 June 2011
15:00
VIC Vikings   3–5   Canberra Lakers
Webster   5'25'
McKinnon   56'
Report Turner   15'
Kershaw   21'
McGlaughlin   23'
Wallace   51'
Hotchkis   69'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
12 June 2011
17:00
Southern Hotshots   2–3   QLD Blades
Stacy   50'
Oliver   67'
Report Dillion   7'
Swann   29'
Wilson   60'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
12 June 2011
19:00
NT Stingers   1–5   WA Thundersticks
Carroll   35' Report Pike   18'37'39'
Mitton   29'
Kavanagh   65'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

25 June 2011
12:00
NSW Waratahs   1–3   QLD Blades
Lobsey   46' Report Wilson   14'
T. Bates   20'
Gohdes   29'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
25 June 2011
12:00
Canberra Lakers   1–2   WA Thundersticks
Turner   58' Report Charlesworth   6'
Mitton   20'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
25 June 2011
14:00
Tassie Tigers   2–2   NT Stingers
Doerner   43'
Tremayne   62'
Report A. Lockley   26'
Carroll   69'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
25 June 2011
14:00
Southern Hotshots   4–5   VIC Vikings
Faizal   38'40'65'
Oliver   63'
Report Mirecki   6'
Kleinschmidt   26'
Webster   28'43'
Ford   51'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

26 June 2011
12:00
NT Stingers   1–9   NSW Waratahs
Hill   31' Report Pearce   4'22'28'
Butturini   5'15'
M. Paterson   7'
Miller   11'
Lobsey   51'
Willis   70'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
26 June 2011
12:00
WA Thundersticks   3–1   VIC Vikings
Mitton   4'
Park   6'
Dancer   63'
Report Mirecki   13'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
26 June 2011
14:00
QLD Blades   5–1   Tassie Tigers
Dillion   13'
Knowles   49'
Swann   61'
M. Bates   66'
Whetton   69'
Report Lawler   18'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
26 June 2011
14:00
Southern Hotshots   2–6   Canberra Lakers
Webber   18'
McGregor   65'
Report Hotchkis   30'
Hermkens   32'45'
Judge   38'
Borrett   51'
Turner   58'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

6 August 2011
14:00
Tassie Tigers   3–6   WA Thundersticks
Marshall   32'
Cock   40'
Middleton   67'
Report Boyne   30'54'
Pike   27'
Dancer   30'
Park   53'
Mitton   69'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 August 2011
16:00
QLD Blades   5–0   VIC Vikings
Gibbs   4'
Gohdes   31'55'
T. Bates   57'
M. Bates   70'
Report
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 August 2011
18:00
NT Stingers   4–4   Canberra Lakers
Carroll   1'
J. Lockley   24'
A. Lockley   32'
Hill   61'
Report Hawes   12'
Hermkens   17'39'48'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 August 2011
20:00
NSW Waratahs   4–1   Southern Hotshots
T. White   50'
Pearce   52'65'
Butturini   55'
Report Hughes   24'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

7 August 2011
14:00
VIC Vikings   3–1   NT Stingers
Ciriello   8'
McLennan   19'
Kleinschmidt   22'
Report Gabriel   3'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 August 2011
16:00
Southern Hotshots   1–2   Tassie Tigers
Stacy   47' Report McCambridge   29'61'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 August 2011
18:00
WA Thundersticks   4–2   NSW Waratahs
Mitton   6'47'70'
Jacobs   49'
Report M. Paterson   30'
Miller   67'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 August 2011
20:00
Canberra Lakers   2–2   QLD Blades
Judge   24'59' Report Gohdes   47'
Garske   70'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Classification round

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Pool matches

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Pool A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   NSW Waratahs 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
2   Canberra Lakers 3 2 0 1 13 8 +5 6
3   QLD Blades 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4   Southern Hotshots 3 1 0 2 4 14 −10 3
9 August 2011
12:00
NSW Waratahs   3–5   Canberra Lakers
I. Paterson   30'
Butturini   63'64'
Report Hermkens   5'17'
Borrett   41'
Davidson   45'
Turner   46'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
9 August 2011
16:00
QLD Blades   1–2   Southern Hotshots
Garske   19' Report McGregor   32'
O'Shea   54'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

10 August 2011
12:00
NSW Waratahs   6–1   Southern Hotshots
Miller   35'67'
Butturini   57'58'
M. Paterson   64'
Pearce   68'
Report Oliver   52'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
10 August 2011
18:00
QLD Blades   4–1   Canberra Lakers
Wilson   22'
Gohdes   46'
Beale   56'
Gibbs   65'
Report Hermkens   25'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

12 August 2011
12:00
Canberra Lakers   7–1   Southern Hotshots
Turner   9'37'
Judge   30'63'
Hermkens   41'
Borrett   53'
Wallace   64'
Report Wickham   18'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
12 August 2011
14:00
QLD Blades   0–4   NSW Waratahs
Report Miller   13'
Lobsey   30'
Butturini   49'
White   62'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Pool B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   WA Thundersticks 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9
2   VIC Vikings 3 2 0 1 16 7 +9 6
3   Tassie Tigers 3 1 0 2 5 14 −9 3
4   NT Stingers 3 0 0 3 5 11 −6 0
9 August 2011
14:00
VIC Vikings   9–1   Tassie Tigers
Wischusen   3'61'
Ciriello   15'
Ellis   25'
Ford   47'65'
Webster   54'
Simpson   57'
Fraser   67'
Report McCambridge   4'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
9 August 2011
18:00
WA Thundersticks   3–1   NT Stingers
Pike   7'
Jacobs   17'
Boyne   53'
Report Gabriel   70'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

10 August 2011
14:00
VIC Vikings   6–3   NT Stingers
Wischusen   1'
Ford   21'
McKinnon   32'67'
Ciriello   46'
Webster   61'
Report Carroll   41'
Haami-Jones   43'
Poulton   65'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
10 August 2011
16:00
WA Thundersticks   4–2   Tassie Tigers
Boyne   12'
Mitton   24'
Pike   55'62'
Report Ancher   8'
Ockenden   59'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

12 August 2011
10:00
Tassie Tigers   2–1   NT Stingers
McCambridge   42'
Budgeon   56'
Report Poulton   66'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
12 August 2011
16:00
WA Thundersticks   3–1   VIC Vikings
Pike   23'35'
Boyne   26'
Report Ellis   11'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Classification matches

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Seventh and eighth place
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13 August 2011
09:00
Southern Hotshots   2–3   NT Stingers
Wickham   23'
Claxton   67'
Report Lockley   7'11'39'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Fifth and sixth place
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13 August 2011
11:00
QLD Blades   5–1   Tassie Tigers
Wilson   7'42'
Garske   26'
Bates   64'
Beale   65'
Report Cock   44'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Third and fourth place
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13 August 2011
13:00
Canberra Lakers   3–5   VIC Vikings
Kershaw   53'
Hermkens   58'66'
Report Webster   5'
Ciriello   25'31'
Kleinschmidt   42'
McKinnon   54'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Final
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13 August 2011
15:00
NSW Waratahs   3–4   WA Thundersticks
Butturini   7'
Pearce   29'
Paterson   65'
Report Boyne   19'
Pike   37'69'
Dancer   46'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney

Awards

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Top Goalscorers Player of the Tournament Player of the Final
  Wouter Hermkens
  Sam Pike
  Eddie Ockenden   Sam Pike

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    WA Thundersticks 11 10 0 1 38 18 +20 30 Gold Medal
    NSW Waratahs 11 5 0 6 43 34 +9 15 Silver Medal
    VIC Vikings 11 7 0 4 41 31 +10 21 Bronze Medal
4   Canberra Lakers 11 4 3 4 40 36 +4 15
5   QLD Blades 11 8 1 2 33 16 +17 25
6   Tassie Tigers 11 3 2 6 25 41 −16 11
7   NT Stingers 11 2 2 7 20 39 −19 8
8   Southern Hotshots 11 1 0 10 17 42 −25 3

References

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  1. ^ "WA Thundersticks defeat NSW Waratahs in AHL Grand Final". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.