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.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  WA Thundersticks (9th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  NSW Waratahs | ||
| Third place |  VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 44 | ||
| Goals scored | 257 (5.84 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Wouter Hermkens Matthew Butturini Sam Pike (11 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Eddie Ockenden | ||
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The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.[1]
Competition format
editThe 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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| Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| Capacity: 8,000 | ||
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| Perth | ||
| Perth Hockey Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 6,000 | ||
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| Canberra | Darwin | Hobart |
| National Hockey Centre | Marrara Hockey Centre | Tasmanian Hockey Centre |
Results
editPreliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  QLD Blades
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 19 | Pool A |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 18 | Pool B |
| 3 | VIC Vikings
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 12 | |
| 4 | NSW Waratahs
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 9 | Pool A |
| 5 | Canberra Lakers
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Tassie Tigers
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 8 | Pool B |
| 7 |  NT Stingers
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7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Southern Hotshots
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 0 | Pool A |
Source: Clearing House
Round matches
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Classification round
editPool matches
editPool A
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| 1 | NSW Waratahs
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Canberra Lakers
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | QLD Blades
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Southern Hotshots
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
Source: Clearing House
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Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | WA Thundersticks
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | VIC Vikings
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 |
| 3 | Tassie Tigers
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 | NT Stingers
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
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Classification matches
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Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
edit| Top Goalscorers | Player of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
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| Wouter Hermkens Sam Pike
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Eddie Ockenden
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Sam Pike
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Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 30 | Gold Medal |
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11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 15 | Silver Medal |
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11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 21 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Lakers
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11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 15 | |
| 5 | QLD Blades
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11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 25 | |
| 6 | Tassie Tigers
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11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 11 | |
| 7 | NT Stingers
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11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 8 | |
| 8 | Southern Hotshots
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11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 3 |
Source: Clearing House
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.