2010 Men's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  QLD Blades (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  NSW Waratahs | ||
| Third place |  VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 44 | ||
| Goals scored | 255 (5.8 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Joshua Miller (14 goals) | ||
| Best player | Simon Orchard Desmond Abbott | ||
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The 2010 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 20th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the Queensland city of Brisbane.
The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the NSW Waratahs 4–3 in the final.[1]
The format included five round-matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two round-matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.
After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.
The teams ranked 1, 4, 6 & 8 progressed to Pool A, while teams ranked 2, 3, 5 & 7 progressed to Pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches, the top team from each pool advanced to the League Final.[2]
Teams
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | VIC Vikings |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 18 | Pool A |
| 2 | QLD Blades |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 13 | Pool B |
| 3 |  WA Thundersticks |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 13 | |
| 4 | NSW Waratahs |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 12 | Pool A |
| 5 |  Canberra Lakers |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 12 | Pool B |
| 6 | NT Stingers |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Tassie Tigers |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 6 | Pool A |
| 8 |  Southern Hotshots |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 3 |
Source: Clearing House
Fixtures
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Classification round
Pool matches
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | NSW Waratahs |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 9 |
| 2 | VIC Vikings |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | Tassie Tigers |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | Southern Hotshots |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
Source: Clearing House
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | QLD Blades |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Canberra Lakers |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | NT Stingers |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
Source: Clearing House
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Classification matches
Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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