2012 Men's Australian Hockey League
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| City | Canberra | ||
| Dates | 16–27 October | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | National Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  QLD Blades (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  WA Thundersticks | ||
| Third place |  VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 197 (5.47 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Chris Ciriello (12 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Simon Orchard | ||
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The 2012 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 22nd edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Australia's capital city, Canberra.[1]
The QLD Blades won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 3–2 in the final.[2]VIC Vikings won the bronze medal after defeating the NSW Waratahs 3–1 in the third place match.[3]
Teams
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Blades | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 16 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 15 | |
| 3 | NSW Waratahs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 15 | |
| 4 | VIC Vikings | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 13 | |
| 5 |  Tassie Tigers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 11 | |
| 6 |  Southern Hotshots | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 9 | |
| 7 |  Canberra Lakers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 3 | |
| 8 |  NT Stingers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 35 | −32 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 26 October 2012 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 1 | |||||
| 27 October 2012 | ||||||
| NT Stingers | 2 | |||||
| NT Stingers | 2 | |||||
| 26 October 2012 | ||||||
| Canberra Lakers | 1 | |||||
| Southern Hotshots | 2 | |||||
| Canberra Lakers | 3 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 27 October 2012 | ||||||
| Tassie Tigers | 4 | |||||
| Southern Hotshots | 1 | |||||
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 | |||||
| 26 October 2012 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 3 | |||||
| 27 October 2012 | ||||||
| VIC Vikings | 0 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 3 | |||||
| 26 October 2012 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 2 | |||||
| WA Thundersticks | 3 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs | 1 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 27 October 2012 | ||||||
| VIC Vikings | 3 | |||||
| NSW Waratahs | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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 | QLD Blades | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 22 | Gold Medal |
 | WA Thundersticks | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 18 | Silver Medal |
 | VIC Vikings | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | NSW Waratahs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 15 | |
| 5 | NT Stingers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 6 | |
| 6 | Canberra Lakers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 6 | |
| 7 | Tassie Tigers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 14 | |
| 8 | Southern Hotshots | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 9 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
References
- ^"Australian Hockey League Champions crowned". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^"Thundersticks Beaten in AHL Grand Final". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^"Queensland Crowned 2012 Australian Hockey League Champions". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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