2008 Men's Australian Hockey League
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Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Australia | ||
City | Canberra | ||
Teams | 8 | ||
Venue(s) | National Hockey Centre | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Runner-up | ![]() | ||
Third place | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 36 | ||
Goals scored | 178 (4.94 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Best player | ![]() | ||
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The 2008 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 18th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Australia's capital city, Canberra.
The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the QLD Blades 4–2 in the final.[1]
Competition format
The tournament comprised a single round-robin format in the preliminary round. At the conclusion of the preliminary round, teams ranked first to fourth progressed to the medal round, while teams ranked fifth to eighth progressed to the classification round.
Teams
Results
Preliminary round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 18 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 17 | |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 12 | |
5 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 9 | |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 3 | |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
Fixtures
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
7 March 2008 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
8 March 2008 | ||||||
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7 March 2008 | ||||||
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Seventh Place | ||||||
8 March 2008 | ||||||
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![]() | 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
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 March 2008 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
8 March 2008 | ||||||
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7 March 2008 | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
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Third Place | ||||||
8 March 2008 | ||||||
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 19 | Gold Medal |
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9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 21 | Silver Medal |
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9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
4 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 12 | |
5 | ![]() |
9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 | |
6 | ![]() |
9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 15 | |
7 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 12 | |
8 | ![]() |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
There were 176 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.89 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Benjamin Bishop
Craig Dent
Daniel Hotchkis
Matthew Hotchkis
Christopher Jorgensen
Seyi Onitiri
Darryn Booth
Eli Matheson
Ian Paterson
Benjamin Poulton
Douglas Bransgrove
Liam Brown
Adrian Lockley
Dean Butler
Jason Wilson
Joel Dry
Peter Kelly
Robert Porter
Nicholas Tremayne
Kiel Brown
Jonathon Charlesworth
Phillip Hulbert
Source: Clearing House
References
- ^ "WA Thundersticks wins AHL championship". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Regulations