2004 Men's Australian Hockey League

2004 Men's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Dates17–29 February
Teams8
VenueState Netball Hockey Centre
Final positions
ChampionsQueensland QLD Blades (3rd title)
Runner-upWestern Australia WA Thundersticks
Third placeVictoria (state) VIC Vikings
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored205 (5.69 per match)
Top scorerQueensland Troy Elder (11 goals)
Best playerVictoria (state) Stephen Mowlam
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The 2004 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 14th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne, from 17 to 29 February 2004.[1]

QLD Blades won the tournament for the third time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 4–1 in the final. VIC Vikings finished in third place after defeating NSW Panthers 4–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating teams

Competition format

The 2004 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.

Point allocation

All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were as follows:

· 3 points for a win
· 1 points to each team in the event of a draw
· 1 point will be awarded to the winner of the shoot-out
· 0 points to the loser of the match

Results

All times are local (AEDT).

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Blades 7 6 0 1 0 32 16 +16 19 Advanced to
Semi-finals
2 Western Australia WA Thundersticks 7 5 0 1 1 23 15 +8 16
3 New South Wales NSW Panthers 7 4 1 1 1 29 19 +10 15
4 Victoria (state) VIC Vikings (H) 7 4 1 0 2 23 12 +11 14
5 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots 7 3 1 0 3 21 20 +1 11
6 Tasmania Tassie Tigers 7 2 0 0 5 11 25 −14 6
7 Northern Territory Territory Stingers 7 0 1 0 6 9 21 −12 2
8 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 7 0 0 1 6 14 34 −20 1
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
(H) Host

Fixtures

Classification round

 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
28 February 2004
 
 
South Australia Adelaide Hotshots (a.e.t)4
 
29 February 2004
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers3
 
South Australia Adelaide Hotshots5
 
28 February 2004
 
Northern Territory Territory Stingers4
 
Tasmania Tassie Tigers2
 
 
Northern Territory Territory Stingers3
 
Seventh Place
 
 
29 February 2004
 
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers5
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Tigers0

Crossover

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold Medal Match
 
      
 
28 February 2004
 
 
Queensland QLD Blades2
 
29 February 2004
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vikings0
 
Queensland QLD Blades4
 
28 February 2004
 
Western Australia WA Thundersticks1
 
Western Australia WA Thundersticks (a.e.t)3
 
 
New South Wales NSW Panthers2
 
Bronze Medal Match
 
 
29 February 2004
 
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vikings4
 
 
New South Wales NSW Panthers1

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s) Queensland QLD Blades 9 8 0 1 0 38 17 +21 25 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Western Australia WA Thundersticks 9 5 1 1 2 27 21 +6 18 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Victoria (state) VIC Vikings (H) 9 5 1 0 3 27 15 +12 17 Bronze Medal
4 New South Wales NSW Panthers 9 4 1 2 2 32 26 +6 16
5 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots 9 4 2 0 3 30 27 +3 16
6 Northern Territory Territory Stingers 9 1 1 0 7 16 28 −12 5
7 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 9 1 0 2 6 22 38 −16 5
8 Tasmania Tassie Tigers 9 2 0 0 7 13 33 −20 6
Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Host

References

  1. ↑ "2003–2004 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "AHL". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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