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 |  WA Thundersticks (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Blades | ||
| Third place |  VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 178 (4.94 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Luke Doerner (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Bevan George | ||
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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]
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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| 1 | QLD Blades |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | VIC Vikings |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 17 | |
| 3 | WA Thundersticks |
7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | |
| 4 |  Tassie Tigers |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 12 | |
| 5 |  Southern Hotshots |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
| 6 |  Canberra Lakers |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 9 | |
| 7 |  NSW Waratahs |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 3 | |
| 8 |  NT Stingers |
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]
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| Southern Hotshots | 3 | |||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| NT Stingers | 2 | |||||
| Southern Hotshots | 1 | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| NSW Waratahs | 5 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 2 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs | 4 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| NT Stingers | 0 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 3 | |||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 1 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 2 | |||||
| 7 March 2008 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 4 | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 1 | |||||
| WA Thundersticks | 2 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 8 March 2008 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 1 | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 3 | |||||
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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| Bevan George |
Luke Doerner |
Aaron Hopkins |
