Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
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The men's field hockey event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre from 5 to 14 April 2018.[1] Australia won the gold medal after defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final, continuing their dominance in the event with a sixth consecutive gold medal, having won the men's tournament every time it has been held.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Gold Coast | ||
| Dates | 5 – 14 April 2018 | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue | Gold Coast Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  New Zealand | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 117 (4.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Sam Ward (9 goals) | ||
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Umpires
Twelve umpires for the men's event were appointed by the International Hockey Federation.[2]
- Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
- Tim Bond (NZL)
- Ben de Young (AUS)
- Jamie Hooper (WAL)
- Deepak Joshi (IND)
- Tyler Klenk (CAN)
- Eric Koh (MAS)
- Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
- David Sweetman (SCO)
- Paul Walker (ENG)
- Deon Nel (RSA)
Results
All times are local (UTC+10)
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Canada |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 |  South Africa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 9th–10th place match |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | England |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 |  Wales |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 9th–10th place match |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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Classification matches
Ninth and tenth place
Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 13 April 2018 | ||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| 14 April 2018 | ||||||
| England | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| 13 April 2018 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 14 April 2018 | ||||||
| England | 2 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
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Statistics
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Australia (H) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 18 | Gold Medal |
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New Zealand |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 12 | Silver Medal |
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England |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | India |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Malaysia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Scotland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | |
| 7 | Pakistan |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Canada |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | |
| 9 | Wales |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | |
| 10 | South Africa |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 |
Goalscorers
There were 117 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
Ali Mubashar
Alan Forsyth
Gareth Furlong
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Daniel Beale- Matthew Dawson
- Flynn Ogilvie
- Jacob Whetton
- Tom Wickham
- Aran Zalewski
Gordon Johnston- Matthew Sarmento
Liam Ansell- David Condon
- David Goodfield
- Harry Martin
- Phil Roper
- Ian Sloan
Manpreet Singh- Rupinder Pal Singh
- S.V. Sunil
Amirol Arshad- Ramadan Rosli
- Shahril Saabah
- Fitri Saari
- Joel van Huizen
Cory Bennett- Marcus Child
- Dane Lett
- Nick Ross
- Shafqat Rasool
Dayaan Cassiem- Ryan Crowe
- Timothy Drummond
- Gareth Heyns
- Ryan Julius
- Reza Rosenberg
- Benjamin Francis
- Luke Hawker
- Rupert Shipperley
Source: FIH