2016 Men's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| City | Perth | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Perth Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  VIC Vikings (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  WA Thundersticks | ||
| Third place |  NSW Waratahs | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 216 (5.14 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Chris Ciriello (10 goals) | ||
| Best player | Flynn Ogilvie | ||
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The 2016 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.
For the first time, the Australian Hockey League hosted international teams from India, Malaysia and New Zealand.
The VIC Vikings won the gold medal for the third time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 5–3 in the final.[1] The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Under–21 side 5–1 in the third place match.[2]
Domestic Teams
International Teams
Results
First round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | NSW Waratahs |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 15 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | VIC Vikings |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 | |
| 3 |  QLD Blades |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia Tigers |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | |
| 5 |  NT Stingers |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 |  NZL Development |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 1 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India Under–21 |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Canberra Lakers |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Tassie Tigers |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 |  SA Hotshots |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | MAS Blue |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Classification
Ninth to twelfth place classification
| Crossover | Ninth and Tenth Place | |||||
| 7 October 2016 | ||||||
| SA Hotshots | 2 | |||||
| 8 October 2016 | ||||||
| NZL Futures | 2 | |||||
| SA Hotshots | 1 | |||||
| 7 October 2016 | ||||||
| NT Stingers | 5 | |||||
| NT Stingers | 5 | |||||
| Malaysia Blue | 1 | |||||
| Eleventh and Twelfth Place | ||||||
| 8 October 2016 | ||||||
| NZL Futures | 0 | |||||
| Malaysia Blue | 3 | |||||
Crossover
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth and Sixth Place | |||||
| 7 October 2016 | ||||||
| Canberra Lakers | 0 | |||||
| 8 October 2016 | ||||||
| Malaysia Tigers | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia Tigers | 2 | |||||
| 7 October 2016 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 4 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 5 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers | 3 | |||||
| Seventh and Eighth Place | ||||||
| 8 October 2016 | ||||||
| Canberra Lakers | 1 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers | 4 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Medal round
| Semi-Finals | Gold Medal Match | |||||
| 7 October 2016 | ||||||
| India Under–21 | 3 (3) | |||||
| 9 October 2016 | ||||||
| VIC Vikings (p.s.o) | 3 (4) | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 5 | |||||
| 7 October 2016 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 3 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs | 1 (1) | |||||
| WA Thundersticks (p.s.o) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Bronze Medal Match | ||||||
| 9 October 2016 | ||||||
| India Under–21 | 1 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs | 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 | Topscorer | Player of the Final | GK of the Tournament | Play the Whistle |
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| Flynn Ogilvie |
Chris Ciriello |
Chris Ciriello |
Tyler Lovell |
WA Thundersticks |
