2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Hockey Championships

2018 Under 21 Men's Australian Hockey Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Teams	8
Venue	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	Tasmania
Runner-up	Victoria
Third place	Western Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	107 (4.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Niranjan Gupte Ehren Hazell (7 goals)
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The 2018 Men's Under 21 Australian Hockey Championships is a Field Hockey tournament being held in the New South Wales city of Sydney between 4–11 July 2018.

Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, teams progress to the quarterfinals, where the winners progress to contest the medals, while the losing teams playoff for fifth to eighth place.

Teams

• ACT
• SA

• NSW
• TAS

• NSW B
• VIC

• QLD
• WA

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NSW	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
2	VIC	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
3	ACT	3	2	0	1	7	8	−1	6
4	SA	3	0	0	3	5	9	−4	0

Source: Hockey Australia

4 July 2018
12:00

NSW 3–0 ACT Miotto  21'
Mayo  25'
Farmilo  41' Report

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

4 July 2018
14:00

VIC 3–2 SA Steffens  1'
Snowden  13'
Hendry  25' Report Wells  40'
Menadue  42'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)

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5 July 2018
13:00

ACT 3–2 SA N. Gupte  21', 49'
Knight  60' Report Busiko  46', 53'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)

5 July 2018
15:00

VIC 1–0 NSW Henderson  42' Report

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

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7 July 2018
14:00

NSW 3–1 SA Farmilo  22'
Hazell  27'
Miotto  33' Report Nyrhinen  49'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
David Bridgford (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)

7 July 2018
16:00

ACT 4–3 VIC N. Gupte  20', 49'
McLennan  35'
Knight  39' Report Ephraums  2', 31'
Steffens  18'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	WA	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
2	NSW B	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	QLD	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
4	TAS	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Source: Hockey Australia

4 July 2018
16:00

QLD 3–2 TAS Wotherspoon  7'
Hart  25'
Anderson  32' Report McCulloch  24', 59'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

4 July 2018
18:00

WA 1–0 NSW B Flynn  17' Report

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
David Bridgford (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

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5 July 2018
17:00

WA 2–3 QLD Green  7'
Flynn  15' Report Young  2'
Hart  41'
Buckley  55'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

5 July 2018
19:00

TAS 1–4 NSW B McCulloch  22' Report Stahl  3'
Carr  19', 54'
Dolby  51'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Jordan Moore (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

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7 July 2018
10:00

QLD 2–3 NSW B Hart  31'
Anderson  34' Report Gallagher  25'
Wigham  48'
Carr  55'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Todd Gilroy (AUS)

7 July 2018
12:00

TAS 1–4 WA Beltz  45' Report Harvie  15'
Rasmussen  16', 27'
Gavranich  47'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

Classification round

	Quarterfinals				Semi-finals				Final
	8 July 2018
	NSW	3 (1)
					10 July 2018
	TAS (p.s.o)	3 (2)
					TAS	4
	8 July 2018
					ACT	3
	NSW B	2 (2)
									11 July 2018
	ACT (p.s.o)	2 (4)
									TAS (p.s.o)	1 (3)
	8 July 2018
									VIC	1 (2)
	VIC	1
					10 July 2018
	QLD	0
					VIC	5
	8 July 2018
					WA	1			Third place match
	WA	3
									11 July 2018
	SA	1
									ACT	1
									WA	3

Quarterfinals

8 July 2018
12:00

NSW B 2–2 ACT Dolby  1'
Carr  19' Report N. Gupte  8'
Knight  28' Penalties Pickering
Thomas
Wigham
Walker 2–4 Stuckey
B. Staines
Knight
N. Gupte
J. Staines

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Aidan Elliot (AUS)

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8 July 2018
13:00

NSW 3–3 TAS Hazell  20', 31', 36' Report Beltz  23'
Austin  53', 60' Penalties Hazell
Lovett
Farmilo
Dillon
Flack 1–2 Welch
Budgeon
Chapman
Beltz

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)

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8 July 2018
16:00

WA 3–1 SA Bowen  28'
Green  35'
Vaitekenas  52' Report Nyrhinen  6'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

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8 July 2018
17:00

VIC 1–0 QLD Steffens  39' Report

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Nathan Jennings (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place match
	10 July 2018
	NSW	6
					11 July 2018
	NSW B	0
					NSW	3 (2)
	10 July 2018
					QLD (p.s.o)	3 (4)
	QLD	5
	SA	1
					Seventh place match
					11 July 2018
					NSW B (p.s.o)	2 (3)
					SA	2 (1)

Crossover

10 July 2018
08:30

NSW 6–0 NSW B Lovett  7'
Farmilo  25', 43'
Hazell  28', 51'
Mayo  55' Report

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Harley Schenk (AUS)

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10 July 2018
10:30

QLD 5–1 SA Francis  2', 8'
Spry  34'
Fossey  39'
Anderson  51' Report Busiko  27'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Todd Gilroy (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

11 July 2018
07:50

NSW B 2–2 SA Gallagher  40', 46' Report Busiko  22'
Abbott  28' Penalties Pickering
Hochman
Walker
Thomas
Stahl 3–1 Whittaker
Abbott
Fry
Wells

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
David Bridgford (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

11 July 2018
12:10

NSW 3–3 QLD Dillon  15'
Miotto  22'
Hazell  36' Report Wotherspoon  5', 53'
Martin  33' Penalties Richards
Dillon
Lovett
Hazell 2–4 Francis
Wotherspoon
Anderson
Buckley
Spry

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Aidan Elliot (AUS)
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

10 July 2018
12:00

TAS 4–3 ACT Welch  6', 27', 51'
Beltz  28' Report N. Gupte  20'
J. Staines  26'
Knight  60'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

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10 July 2018
14:00

VIC 5–1 WA Steffens  27', 43', 44'
Hendry  49'
Coates  58' Report Green  12'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Stirling Sharpe (AUS)
David Bridgford (AUS)

Third and fourth place

11 July 2018
10:10

ACT 1–3 WA N. Gupte  55' Report Puzey  34'
Flynn  41'
Bowen  48'

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Harley Schenk (AUS)
Todd Gilroy (AUS)

Final

11 July 2018
14:30

TAS 1–1 VIC Welch  37' Report Ephraums  19' Penalties Welch
McCulloch
Gill
Beltz
Smith 3–2 Ephraums
Hendry
Mulder
Steffens
Bretherton

Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nathan Jennings (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	TAS	6	1	2	3	12	18	−6	5	Gold Medal
	VIC	6	4	1	1	14	8	+6	13	Silver Medal
	WA	6	4	0	2	14	11	+3	12	Bronze Medal
4	ACT	6	2	1	3	13	17	−4	7	Fourth Place
5	QLD	6	3	1	2	16	12	+4	10	Fifth Place
6	NSW	6	3	2	1	18	8	+10	11	Sixth Place
7	NSW B	6	2	2	2	11	14	−3	8	Seventh Place
8	SA	6	0	1	5	9	19	−10	1	Eighth Place

Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.

7 goals

• Niranjan Gupte
• Ehren Hazell

6 goals

• Damon Steffens

4 goals

• Aaron Knight
• Isaac Farmilo
• Rhiley Carr (NSW B)
• Lachlan Busiko
• Jack Welch

3 goals

• Thomas Miotto
• Brinley Gallagher (NSW B)
• Jacob Anderson
• Liam Hart
• Blake Wotherspoon
• Hayden Beltz
• Samuel McCulloch
• Nathan Ephraums
• Liam Flynn
• Coby Green

2 goals

• Joshua Mayo
• Thomas Dolby (NSW B)
• Michael Francis
• Zac Nyrhinen
• Benjamin Austin
• Max Hendry
• Joshua Bowen
• Alec Rasmussen

1 goal

• Lewis McLennan
• Jake Staines
• Hayden Dillon
• Kurt Lovett
• Cooper Stahl (NSW B)
• Jake Wigham (NSW B)
• Douglas Buckley
• Lewis Fossey
• Reagan Martin
• Tyler Spry
• Samuel Young
• William Abbott
• Max Menadue
• Simon Wells
• Patrick Coates
• Casey Henderson
• Hugh Snowden
• Dane Gavranich
• Tom Harvie
• Marshall Puzey
• Hayden Vaitekenas

Source: Hockey Australia