2008 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2008 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 18th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Australia's capital city, Canberra.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Canberra | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | National Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  | ||
| Runner-up |  | ||
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 178 (4.94 per match) | ||
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The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the QLD Blades 4–2 in the final.[1]
Competition Format
The tournament comprised a single round-robin format in the preliminary round. At the conclusion of the preliminary round, teams ranked first to fourth progressed to the medal round, while teams ranked fifth to eighth progressed to the classification round.
Teams
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 17 | |
| 3 | |
7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | |
| 4 |  |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 12 | |
| 5 |  |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
| 6 |  |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 9 | |
| 7 |  |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 3 | |
| 8 |  |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
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Crossover
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First to fourth place classification
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 19 | Gold Medal |
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9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 21 | Silver Medal |
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9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 12 | |
| 5 | |
9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | |
9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 15 | |
| 7 | |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 12 | |
| 8 | |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
There were 176 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.89 goals per match.
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8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Clearing House
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References
- "WA Thundersticks wins AHL championship". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- Regulations
External links
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