2007 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2007 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 17th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held from 23 February through to 1 April 2007 at various venues, before culminating in Perth for the finals.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 23 February – 1 April | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  QLD Blades (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  WA Thundersticks | ||
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 52 | ||
| Goals scored | 273 (5.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Marcus Richardson (12 goals) | ||
| Best player | Bevan George | ||
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QLD Blades won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 1–0 in the final. VIC Vikings finished in third place after defeating the Tassie Tigers 5–4 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Participating teams
Competition format
The 2007 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 2007 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
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Blades |
11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 34 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | VIC Vikings |
11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 30 | |
| 3 | WA Thundersticks |
11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 25 | |
| 4 | Tassie Tigers |
11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 23 | |
| 5 |  NSW Waratahs |
11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 22 | |
| 6 |  Canberra Lakers |
11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 20 | |
| 7 |  Territory Stingers |
11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 14 | |
| 8 |  Adelaide Hotshots |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 0 |
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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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 31 March 2007 | ||||||
| NSW Waratahs | 2 | |||||
| 1 April 2007 | ||||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 4 | |||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 5 | |||||
| 31 March 2007 | ||||||
| Territory Stingers | 3 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 2 | |||||
| Territory Stingers | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 1 April 2007 | ||||||
| NSW Waratahs | 5 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 0 | |||||
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 | |||||
| 31 March 2007 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 6 | |||||
| 1 April 2007 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 0 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 1 | |||||
| 31 March 2007 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 0 | |||||
| VIC Vikings | 0 | |||||
| WA Thundersticks | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 April 2007 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 4 | |||||
| VIC Vikings (a.e.t) | 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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| Bevan George |
Marcus Richardson |
Mark Knowles |
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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QLD Blades |
13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 40 | Gold Medal |
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WA Thundersticks |
13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 28 | Silver Medal |
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VIC Vikings |
13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 32 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Tassie Tigers |
13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Hotshots |
13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 6 | |
| 6 | Territory Stingers |
13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 18 | |
| 7 | NSW Waratahs |
13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 25 | |
| 8 | Canberra Lakers |
13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 19 |
Source: Clearing House
References
- "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2006–2007" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "Men - Finals - Finals Week - 1 April". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
External links
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