2004 Men's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Melbourne | ||
| Dates | 17–29 February | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | State Netball Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  QLD Blades (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  WA Thundersticks | ||
| Third place |  VIC Vikings | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 205 (5.69 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Troy Elder (11 goals) | ||
| Best player | 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 |
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| 1 | QLD Blades
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 19 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA Thundersticks
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7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 16 | |
| 3 |  NSW Panthers
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7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 15 | |
| 4 | VIC Vikings (H)
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7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 14 | |
| 5 |  Adelaide Hotshots
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7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 11 | |
| 6 |  Tassie Tigers
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7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Territory Stingers
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7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Canberra Lakers
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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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) matches won; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head result.
(H) Host
Fixtures
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Classification round
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 28 February 2004 | ||||||
| Adelaide Hotshots (a.e.t) | 4 | |||||
| 29 February 2004 | ||||||
| Canberra Lakers | 3 | |||||
| Adelaide Hotshots | 5 | |||||
| 28 February 2004 | ||||||
| Territory Stingers | 4 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers | 2 | |||||
| Territory Stingers | 3 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 29 February 2004 | ||||||
| Canberra Lakers | 5 | |||||
| Tassie Tigers | 0 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold Medal Match | |||||
| 28 February 2004 | ||||||
| QLD Blades | 2 | |||||
| 29 February 2004 | ||||||
| VIC Vikings | 0 | |||||
| QLD Blades | 4 | |||||
| 28 February 2004 | ||||||
| WA Thundersticks | 1 | |||||
| WA Thundersticks (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
| NSW Panthers | 2 | |||||
| Bronze Medal Match | ||||||
| 29 February 2004 | ||||||
| VIC Vikings | 4 | |||||
| NSW Panthers | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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QLD Blades
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9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 25 | Gold Medal |
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WA Thundersticks
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9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 18 | Silver Medal |
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VIC Vikings (H)
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9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 17 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | NSW Panthers
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9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 16 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Hotshots
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9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Territory Stingers
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9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 5 | |
| 7 | Canberra Lakers
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9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 5 | |
| 8 | Tassie Tigers
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9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 6 |
References
- ^ "2003–2004 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "AHL". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 22 November 2022.