2002 Men's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 9 March – 21 April | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | 8 (in 8 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  WA Thundersticks (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Blades | ||
| Third place |  VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 52 | ||
| Top scorer | Andrew Smith (23 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Zain Wright | ||
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The 2002 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 11th edition of Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, and the first under the Australian Hockey League name. The tournament was held across various cities in Australia, from 9 March to 21 April 2002.[1]
The WA Thundersticks won their sixth title, defeating the QLD Blades 4–1 in the final.[2]
Teams from each of Australia's eight states and territories competed in the league.
Preliminary round
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Blades |
11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 36 | Medal round |
| 2 |  NSW Panthers |
11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 28 | |
| 3 | WA Thundersticks |
11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 27 | |
| 4 | VIC Vikings |
11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 24 | |
| 5 | Tassie Tigers |
11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 24 | Classification round |
| 6 |  Canberra Lakers |
11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 23 | |
| 7 |  Adelaide Hotshots |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Territory Stingers |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 51 | −42 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Classification round
Bracket
| Crossovers | Fifth place | |||||
| 20 April | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 8 | |||||
| 21 April | ||||||
| Territory Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers (a.e.t) | 4 | |||||
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| Canberra Lakers | 3 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 7 | |||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 21 April | ||||||
| Territory Stingers (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 1 | |||||
Crossovers
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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