The 2015 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 17th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 29 August to 20 September.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 29 August – 20 September | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 8 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Capital (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Southern | ||
| Third place | –– Auckland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 180 (5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Nicholas Haig (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Blair Tarrant | ||
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Capital won the title for the fourth time, defeating Southern 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as 0–0 draw.[1][2] Auckland finished in third place defeating Canterbury 3–2 in the third place match.[3]
Participating teams
editThe following eight teams competed for the title:
- –– Auckland
- –– Canterbury
- –– Capital
- –– Central
- –– Midlands
- –– Northland
- –– North Harbour
- –– Southern
Results
editAll times are local (NZST).
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Auckland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 24 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Southern | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 18 | |
| 3 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 18 | |
| 4 | –– Capital | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 | |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 14 | |
| 6 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 13 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 6 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 0 |
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
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Classification round
editFifth to eighth place classification
edit| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
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| –– North Harbour | 6 | |||||
| 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Northland | 0 | |||||
| –– North Harbour | 2 | |||||
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| –– Canterbury | 3 | |||||
| –– Canterbury | 6 | |||||
| –– Central | 1 | |||||
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| –– Northland | 1 | |||||
| –– Central | 5 | |||||
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 | |||||
| 19 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Auckland | 2 | |||||
| 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Capital | 3 | |||||
| –– Capital (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 19 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Southern | 0 (3) | |||||
| –– Southern | 2 | |||||
| –– Midlands | 0 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| –– Auckland | 3 | |||||
| –– Midlands | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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–– Capital | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 20 | Gold Medal |
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–– Southern | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 23 | Silver Medal |
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–– Auckland | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 28 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | |
| 5 | –– Canterbury | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 21 | |
| 6 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 18 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 10 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 49 | −37 | 0 |
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Goalscorers
editThere were 180 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
- –– Stephen Jenness
- –– Isaac Staples
- –– Hugo Inglis
5 goals
- –– Dominic Newman
- –– Zachery Woods
- –– Jeremy Morris
4 goals
- –– Simon Child
- –– Dwayne Rowsell
- –– Samuel Lane
- –– Martin Atkinson
- –– Desmond Abbott
- –– Matthew Rees-Gibbs
- –– Cory Bennett
- –– James Coughlan
- –– Genki Mitani
- –– Kane Russell
3 goals
- –– Marcus Child
- –– Jared Panchia
- –– Richard Bain
- –– William Davidson
- –– Benedict van Woerkom
- –– Samuel Jimmieson
- –– James Linehan
- –– Steven Edwards
2 goals
- –– Joseph Crooks
- –– Jonathan Keaney
- –– Kim Kingstone
- –– Cameron Hayde
- –– Oliver Logan
- –– Nitin Ahuja
- –– Matthew Young
- –– Nicholas Woods
- –– Andrew Scanlon
- –– Robert Capizzi
- –– David Kosoof
- –– Richmond Lum
- –– Kieran O'Connor
1 goal
- –– Ryan Archibald
- –– Jonathon Bilkey
- –– Timothy Drummond
- –– Arun Panchia
- –– Michael Ritchie
- –– George Connell
- –– Trevor Garrett
- –– Mitchell Hayde
- –– Angus Hazlett
- –– Jason Niles
- –– Nicholas Finlayson
- –– Blair Hilton
- –– Dane Lett
- –– Harrison Miskimmin
- –– Bradley Read
- –– Alexander Shaw
- –– Jacob Smith
- –– Matthew Symonds
- –– Rowan Yeo
- –– Jake Blanks
- –– Tarrant Hami-Jones
- –– Leo Mitai-Wells
- –– Benjamin Tanner
- –– Joshua Ephraums
- –– Lloyd Gurr
- –– Cameron Hellier
- –– Dion Watts
- –– Nicholas Elder
- –– James Hanham
- –– Alexander Hannon
- –– Jackson Humphries
- –– Craig Jones
- –– Nathaniel Joy
- –– Callum Bailey
- –– Kirk Shimmins
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References
edit- ^ "Auckland Women, Capital Men win Ford NHL". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Hockey: Capital Men claim shield in thrilling shootout". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2015 Ford National League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2021.