2019 Men's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)
The 2019 Men's Premier Hockey League was the 4th edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament men's field hockey championship of South Africa.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Johannesburg | ||
| City | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 18 July 2019–4 August 2019 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Randburg Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Drakensberg Dragons | ||
| Runner-up | Mapungubwe Mambas | ||
| Third place | Garden Route Gazelles | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 102 (5.37 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Keegan Hezlett (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Nqobile Ntuli | ||
| Best young player | Mustaphaa Cassiem | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Rob McKinley | ||
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Competition format
Format
The 2019 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.
During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.
Point allocation
Match points were be distributed as follows:
- 4 points: win by 3+ goals
- 3 points: win and shoot-out win
- 1 point: shoot-out loss
- 0 points: loss
Participating teams
Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey's team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country's most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft.[2]
Addo Elephants
Head Coach: Cheslyn Gie
- Onke Letuka
- Matthew Davies
- Lungani Gabela
- Aiden Tun
- Zamo Ngubo
- Chris Makaba
- Reza Rosenberg
- Cerezo Comerasamy
- Jared de Kock
- Cody Posthumus
- Andrew Buckley
- Bjorn Sorenson
- Rusten Abrahams
- Laython Coombs
- Sinoxolo Mbekeni
- Gareth Heyns
- Julian Hykes (C)
- Chad Futcher
- Matthew Martins (GK)
- Liyabona Sigwabe
Drakensberg Dragons
Head Coach: Siphesihle Ntuli
- Jethro Eustice (C)
- Ross Hetem
- Cody van Wyk
- Melrick Maddocks
- Dylan Swanepoel
- Suubi Mugerwa-Sekawabe
- Amkelwe Letuka
- Nqobile Ntuli
- Trevor de Lora
- Chad Cairncross
- Ignatius Malgraff
- Mattew de Sousa
- Miguel da Graca
- Francois Pretorius
- Ryan Crowe
- Richard Pautz
- Pierre Botma
- Andile Ndlovu
- Cameron Ryan
- Gowan Jones (C, GK)
- Sizwe Mthembu (GK)
Golden Gate Gladiators
Head Coach:Neville Rothman
- Taine Bird
- Mpumelelo Maphumula
- Tumi Ramphele
- Angelo Walstroom
- Tevin Peterson
- Luke Wynford
- Idrees Abdulla
- Michael Horan
- Matthew Dewar
- Jared Campbell
- Michael van den Berg
- Guy Morgan
- Michael Newland-Nel
- Sam Mvimbi
- Peter Jarvis
- Jacques van Tonder
- Clayton Saker
- Bayanda Simetu
- Kyle Coker
Garden Route Gazelles
Head Coach: Ashlin Freddy
- Siya Nolutshungu (GK)
- Brandon James
- Senswesihle Ngubane
- Hans Neethling
- Berne Burger
- Daniel Sibbald
- Marvin Simmons
- Keenan Horne (C)
- Lance Louw
- Jonty Robinson (C)
- Taylor Dart
- Dayne Samboer
- Charlie Bowren
- Taine Paton
- Jayson Reed
- Brett Walraven
- Connor Beauchamp
- Reece Arendse
- Kewan Harries
- Abenathi Botha
- Sizwe Mthembu (GK)
Maropeng Cavemen
Head Coach: Mark Sanders
- Dayaan Cassiem
- Gerald Mpopo
- James Watters
- Michael Abrahams
- Lethu Thomo
- Cameron Mackay
- Spencer Botes
- Mark Chong
- Keegan Hezlett
- Callum Buchanan
- Nicholas Pio
- Donovan Cheng
- Clinton Panther
- Joshua Finlay
- Nduduzo Lembethe
- Brynn Cleak
- Adrian Abrahams
- Courtney Halle
- Rassie Pieterse
- Craig Wiid
Mapungubwe Mambas
Head Coach: Lungile Tsolekile
- Rob Mckinley (GK)
- Luthando Jonas
- Ryan Mann
- Wade Dollman
- Tevin Kok
- Owen Mvimbi (C)
- Caleb Syce
- Cole Walbrugh
- Niel Raath
- Greg Last (C)
- Mjekejwa Mohlaba
- Michael Marki
- Ross Gonzalves
- Ryan Julius
- Damian Kimfley
- Matt Brown
- Tommy Hammond
- Mustaphaa Cassiem
- Robin Jones
- Bulelani Ngqukuvana
Results
Pool stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Mapungubwe Mambas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 15 | Semi-Final |
| 2 | –– Drakensberg Dragons | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | –– Garden Route Gazelles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 | –– Maropeng Cavemen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | –– Addo Elephants | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | –– Golden Gate Gladiators | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 1 |
Source: SA Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Matches
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Classification stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 August 2019 | ||||||
| Drakensberg Dragons | 3 | |||||
| 4 August 2019 | ||||||
| Maropeng Cavemen | 1 | |||||
| Drakensberg Dragons | 4 | |||||
| 3 August 2019 | ||||||
| Mapungubwe Mambas | 0 | |||||
| Mapungubwe Mambas (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Garden Route Gazelles | 1(0) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 August 2019 | ||||||
| Maropeng Cavemen | 2 | |||||
| Garden Route Gazelles | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer | Young Player of the tournament |
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| Nqobile Ntuli (Dragons)[4] | Rob Mckinley (Mambas)[4] | Keegan Hezlett (Cavemen)[4] | Mustaphaa Cassiem (Mambas)[4] |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
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 | Drakensberg Dragons |
 | Mapungubwe Mambas |
 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| 4 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| 5 | Addo Elephants |
| 6 | Golden Gate Gladiators |
Goalscorers
There have been 102 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 5.37 goals per match.
5 goals
- Keegan Hezlett (Maropeng Cavemen)
4 goals
- Connor Beauchamp (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Mustaphaa Cassiem (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Cerezo Comerasamy (Addo Elephants)
- Julian Hykes (Addo Elephants)
- Nqobile Ntuli (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Richard Pautz (Drakensberg Dragons)
3 goals
- Pierre Botma (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Wade Dollman (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Keenan Horne (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Brandon James (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Ignatius Malgraff (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Sinoxolo Mbekeni (Addo Elephants)
- Marvin Simmons (Garden Route Gazelles)
2 goals
- Reece Arendse (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Berne Burger (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Dayaan Cassiem (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Ryan Crowe (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Miguel da Graca (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Courtney Halle (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Ross Hetem (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Luthando Jonas (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Tevin Kok (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Cameron Mackay (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Sam Mvimbi (Golden Gate Gladiators)
- Hans Neethling (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Tumi Ramphele (Golden Gate Gladiators)
- Reza Rosenberg (Addo Elephants)
- Dylan Swanepoel (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Craig Wiid (Maropeng Cavemen)
1 goal
- Idrees Abdulla (Golden Gate Gladiators)
- Michael Abrahams (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Spencer Botes (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Matt Brown (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Callum Buchanan (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Chad Cairncross (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Chad Futcher (Addo Elephants)
- Ross Gonzalves (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Gareth Heyns (Addo Elephants)
- Greg Last (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Amkelwe Letuka (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Lance Louw (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Gerald Mpopo (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Owen Mvimbi (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Senswesihle Ngubane (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Taine Paton (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Niel Raath (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Daniel Sibbald (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Caleb Syce (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Angelo Walstroom (Golden Gate Gladiators)
Source: SAHA
References
- Zaal, Nicholas (18 August 2019). "Hockey finals blitz". Randburg Sun. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- "THE CTM PHL for 2019 ready to go after draft completed - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa". Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- van Schalkwyk, Annette (7 August 2019). "GALLERY: Worthy champions after best of battles in PHL". Comaro Chronicle. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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