2012 Men's Australian Hockey League

2012 Men's
Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Canberra
Dates	16–27 October
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	QLD Blades (7th title)
Runner-up	WA Thundersticks
Third place	VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	197 (5.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Chris Ciriello (12 goals)
Best player	Simon Orchard
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The 2012 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 22nd edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Australia's capital city, Canberra.^[1]

The QLD Blades won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 3–2 in the final.^[2] VIC Vikings won the bronze medal after defeating the NSW Waratahs 3–1 in the third place match.^[3]

Teams

• Canberra Lakers
• Southern Hotshots

• NSW Waratahs
• Tassie Tigers

• NT Stingers
• VIC Vikings

• QLD Blades
• WA Thundersticks

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Blades	7	5	1	1	30	11	+19	16	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	WA Thundersticks	7	5	0	2	29	15	+14	15
3	NSW Waratahs	7	5	0	2	27	16	+11	15
4	VIC Vikings	7	4	1	2	26	14	+12	13
5	Tassie Tigers	7	3	2	2	25	20	+5	11
6	Southern Hotshots	7	3	0	4	14	20	−6	9
7	Canberra Lakers	7	1	0	6	11	34	−23	3
8	NT Stingers	7	0	0	7	3	35	−32	0

Source: Clearing House

Matches

16 October 2012 09:00 Tassie Tigers 5–3 Canberra Lakers Doerner  9' Lawler  31' Budgeon  44' Boulton  51', 68' Report Hotchkis  18' Lobsey  26' Baxter  40' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

16 October 2012 11:00 Southern Hotshots 1–5 NSW Waratahs Webber  15' Report T. White  3' Miller  4', 33', 38' Butturini  25' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

16 October 2012 13:00 QLD Blades 6–0 WA Thundersticks Whetton  5' Dwyer  19', 33', 46' Wotherspoon  49' Gohdes  69' Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

16 October 2012 15:00 VIC Vikings 4–0 NT Stingers Pollard  9' Ford  34' Ciriello  40', 66' Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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17 October 2012 09:00 NSW Waratahs 5–3 QLD Blades Miller  2' F. Ogilvie  27' Walters  44' Govers  60' Butturini  64' Report Dwyer  11' Beale  40' Elder  50' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

17 October 2012 11:00 Tassie Tigers 3–5 WA Thundersticks Doerner  28' Budgeon  30', 70' Report Boyne  13', 52' Schubert  41', 57' Burcher  44' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

17 October 2012 13:00 NT Stingers 0–3 Canberra Lakers Report Davidson  18' Pike  35' Wallace  59' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

17 October 2012 15:00 VIC Vikings 5–2 Southern Hotshots Simpson  18' Ciriello  25', 38', 50', 64' Report Joyce  34' Webber  68' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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18 October 2012 09:00 WA Thundersticks 6–0 NT Stingers Boyne  20', 35' Bates  26', 44' Schubert  39' Kavanagh  52' Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

18 October 2012 11:00 NSW Waratahs 4–2 Tassie Tigers Buttutini  4' Pearce  33' Miller  53', 70' Report Doerner  12' Boulton  56' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

18 October 2012 13:00 VIC Vikings 2–4 QLD Blades Mirecki  11' Philpott  32' Report Wotherspoon  17' Elder  39', 57' De Young  55' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

18 October 2012 15:00 Southern Hotshots 4–1 Canberra Lakers Cleghorn  27' Hughes  38' Joyce  48', 66' Report Hawes  14' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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20 October 2012 09:00 NT Stingers 0–3 Southern Hotshots Report Joyce  43'  68' Bowden  70' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

20 October 2012 11:00 QLD Blades 2–2 Tassie Tigers Swann  34' Beale  41' Report Lawler  17' Deavin  36' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

20 October 2012 13:00 VIC Vikings 6–1 Canberra Lakers  2' Webster  17' Kleinschmidt  29' Pollard  34' Ciriello  45', 50' Report Jewell  13' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

20 October 2012 15:00 WA Thundersticks 4–1 NSW Waratahs Bates  17' Mitton  28' Boyne  42' Jacobs  70' Report Willis  57' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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21 October 2012 09:00 Tassie Tigers 5–1 Southern Hotshots Doerner  7', 30' Boulton  17' Budgeon  29' Cock  55' Report Cleghorn  4' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

21 October 2012 11:00 QLD Blades 6–0 NT Stingers Wotherspoon  6' Hammond  17' Dwyer  28', 59' Beale  42' Elder  52' Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

21 October 2012 13:00 Canberra Lakers 1–4 NSW Waratahs Pike  35' Report Miller  3' Pearce  26' Tribe  64' F. Ogilvie  65' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

21 October 2012 15:00 WA Thundersticks 4–2 VIC Vikings Mitton  30', 43' Boyne  42' Jacobs  52' Report  28' Pollard  38' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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23 October 2012 09:00 NSW Waratahs 1–5 VIC Vikings Butturini  31' Report Fraser  9' Ciriello  40' Kleinschmidt  44' Pollard  50' Guest  54' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

23 October 2012 11:00 Canberra Lakers 1–9 WA Thundersticks Hinde  37' Report Bausor  4', 46' Mitton  5' Bates  11', 51' Dancer  34' Park  36' Boyne  43', 70' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

23 October 2012 13:00 Southern Hotshots 1–3 QLD Blades Cleghorn  70' Report  8' Knowles  19' Whetton  40' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

23 October 2012 15:00 NT Stingers 3–6 Tassie Tigers Crooks  19' Hayward  50' Haami-Jones  53' Report Ockenden  8' Doerner  13', 26', 44' Budgeon  30' Deavin  63' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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24 October 2012 09:00 Canberra Lakers 1–6 QLD Blades Pike  24' Report Wotherspoon  6', 70' Swyer  44', 53' Posselt  63' Gohdes  68' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

24 October 2012 11:00 Southern Hotshots 2–1 WA Thundersticks Oliver  51' Wickham  65' Report Jacobs  19' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

24 October 2012 13:00 Tassie Tigers 2–2 VIC Vikings Doerner  13' Ockenden  70' Report MacKinnon  46' Ciriello  57' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

24 October 2012 15:00 NSW Waratahs 7–0 NT Stingers  10', 43' Pearce  14', 18' Miller  27' Orchard  60' K. Ogilvie  69' Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place
	26 October 2012
	Tassie Tigers	1
					27 October 2012
	NT Stingers	2
					NT Stingers	2
	26 October 2012
					Canberra Lakers	1
	Southern Hotshots	2
	Canberra Lakers	3
					Seventh Place
					27 October 2012
					Tassie Tigers	4
					Southern Hotshots	1

Crossover

26 October 2012 09:00 Southern Hotshots 2–3 Canberra Lakers Claxton  16' Wickham  67' Report Hawes  48' Jorgensen  63' Jewell  70' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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26 October 2012 11:00 Tassie Tigers 1–2 NT Stingers Doerner  33' Report Gabriel  8' Hayward  66' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Seventh and eighth place

27 October 2012 09:00 Tassie Tigers 4–1 Southern Hotshots Clifford  16' Doerner  35' Budgeon  56' Ockenden  70' Report Joyce  67' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Fifth and sixth place

27 October 2012 11:00 NT Stingers 2–1 Canberra Lakers Crooks  6' A. Lockley  36' Report Pike  19' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 October 2012
	QLD Blades	3
					27 October 2012
	VIC Vikings	0
					QLD Blades	3
	26 October 2012
					WA Thundersticks	2
	WA Thundersticks	3
	NSW Waratahs	1
					Third Place
					27 October 2012
					VIC Vikings	3
					NSW Waratahs	1

Semi-finals

26 October 2012 13:00 WA Thundersticks 3–1 NSW Waratahs Bates  8', 35', 40' Report Orchard  5' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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26 October 2012 15:00 QLD Blades 3–0 VIC Vikings Whetton  32'  40' Dwyer  70' Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Third and fourth place

27 October 2012 13:00 VIC Vikings 3–1 NSW Waratahs Ford  62' Ciriello  66', 70' Report Ogilvie  19' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Final

27 October 2012 15:00 QLD Blades 3–2 WA Thundersticks Wotherspoon  12' Dwyer  26' Posselt  50' Report Boyne  32' Bausor  56' Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	QLD Blades	9	7	1	1	36	13	+23	22	Gold Medal
	WA Thundersticks	9	6	0	3	34	19	+15	18	Silver Medal
	VIC Vikings	9	5	1	3	29	18	+11	16	Bronze Medal
4	NSW Waratahs	9	5	0	4	29	22	+7	15
5	NT Stingers	9	2	0	7	7	37	−30	6
6	Canberra Lakers	9	2	0	7	15	38	−23	6
7	Tassie Tigers	9	4	2	3	30	23	+7	14
8	Southern Hotshots	9	3	0	6	17	27	−10	9

Source: Clearing House

Goalscorers

References

1. "Australian Hockey League Champions crowned". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
2. "Thundersticks Beaten in AHL Grand Final". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
3. "Queensland Crowned 2012 Australian Hockey League Champions". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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