2006 Men's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 7 April – 21 May | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  QLD Blades (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Tassie Tigers | ||
| Third place |  Azuma Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 52 | ||
| Goals scored | 266 (5.12 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Chris Ciriello (15 goals) | ||
| Best player | Mark Knowles | ||
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The 2006 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 16th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held from 17 April through to 21 May 2006 at various venues, before culminating in Hobart for the finals.[1]
QLD Blades won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating the Tassie Tigers 1–0 in the final. Azuma Vikings finished in third place after defeating WA Thundersticks 5–4 in penalties after a 5–5 draw in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Competition format
The 2006 Men's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.
The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.
Point allocation
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| W | WD | LD | L | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Every match in the 2006 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Blades |
11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 33 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Azuma Vikings |
11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 33 | |
| 3 | Tassie Tigers |
11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 24 | |
| 4 |  WA Thundersticks |
11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 20 | |
| 5 |  Adelaide Hotshots |
11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 19 | |
| 6 |  NSW Waratahs |
11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 18 | |
| 7 |  Canberra Lakers |
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 15 | |
| 8 |  Territory Stingers |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 6 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 20 May 2006 | ||||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 3 | |||||
| 21 May 2006 | ||||||
| Territory Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 4 | |||||
| 20 May 2006 | ||||||
| NSW Waratahs | 3 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs (p.s.o) | 3 (4) | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 3 (2) | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 21 May 2006 | ||||||
| Territory Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 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 | |||||
| 20 May 2006 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 5 | |||||
| 21 May 2006 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 0 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 1 | |||||
| 20 May 2006 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 0 | |||||
| Azuma Vikings | 1 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 May 2006 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 5 (4) | |||||
| Azuma Vikings (p.s.o) | 5 (5) | |||||
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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| Mark Knowles |
Chris Ciriello |
Dean Butler |
