2016 Handball League Australia

The 2016 Handball League Australia was the first round robin handball league in Australia.[1] The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states.[2]

Handball League Australia
Season1
ChampionSydney University
Matches played12
Goals scored585 (48.75 per match)
Top goalscorerViktor Bruhn (28)
Biggest home winSydney - Hawks
38 - 20
Biggest away winWolves - Kilda
20 - 32
Highest scoringWolves - Hawks
28 - 38 (66)
Longest winning runSydney University 6
Longest unbeaten runSydney University 6
Longest winless runBrisbane Wolves 6
Longest losing runBrisbane Wolves 6
← inaugural season
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 2017-12-07.

The inaugural competition was won by current Australian and Oceania champions Sydney University Handball Club.

Calendar
Date Host city Tournament
2–3 June 2016Geelong, VictoriaOceania Champions Cup & Australian Handball Club Championship
2–4 September 2016Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryHandball League Australia
November 2016Brisbane, QueenslandHandball League Australia Cancelled
10–11 December 2016Sydney, New South WalesHandball League Australia Finals

Franchises
BW
SK
SU
Hks
Location of teams in the 2016 Australian Handball League

Legend:

BW – Brisbane Wolves
Hks – UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club
SK – Saint Kilda Handball Club
SU – Sydney University
Team Qualification
Sydney University Handball ClubCurrent Oceania, Australian & New South Wales Champion's [3]
UTS-UC Hawks Handball ClubCombined University of Technology Sydney & University of Canberra [4]
Brisbane WolvesCombined from University of Queensland, Northern Panthers & Logan Wizards [5]
Saint Kilda Handball ClubVictorian Champion [6]

Results

Table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sydney University 6 6 0 0 174 103 +71 12
Hawks HC 6 3 1 2 153 162 −9 7
St Kilda HBC 6 2 1 3 143 138 +5 5
Brisbane Wolves 6 0 0 6 115 182 −67 0
Source:

Round 1 – Geelong (Victoria)
2 June 2016
10:50		 Sydney University 38–20 Hawks HC Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong
Referees: Freya Brent, Jessica Fearnside
Report
2 June 2016
13:10		 Brisbane Wolves 20–32 St Kilda HBC Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong
Referees: Kiki Lange, Daniela Diedrich
Report
3 June 2016
14:20		 Sydney University 18–17 St Kilda HBC Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong
Report

Round 2 – Canberra (ACT)
2 September 2016
17:30		 Sydney University 29–19 Hawks HC Australian Institute of Sport
Joan Cornella 9 (12–8) Karl Warrerner 5
Report
3 September 2016
12:00		 Sydney University 30–11 Brisbane Wolves Australian Institute of Sport
Luka Krajnc 7 (14–5) Hamish Langenberg 4
Report
3 September 2016
14:00		 St Kilda HBC 22–22 Hawks HC Australian Institute of Sport
Fabien Guillard 6 (14–9) Karl Warrerner 5
Report
3 September 2016
19:00		 St Kilda HBC 26–21 Brisbane Wolves Australian Institute of Sport
2 players 4 (12–9) Scott Marshall 6
Report
4 September 2016
11:00		 Hawks HC 24–20 Brisbane Wolves Australian Institute of Sport
Agustin Bruno 7 (12–6) 2 players 4
Report

Round 3 – Brisbane (QLD)

Cancelled

Round 4 – Sydney (NSW)
10 December 2016
11:30		 Sydney University 32-15 Brisbane Wolves Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
Joan Cornella 7 (19-6) Caleb Gahan 6
Report
10 December 2016
16:00		 Sydney University 27-21 St Kilda HBC Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
Tomasz Szklarski 7 (16-11) Pedro De Xavier Pinto 7
Report
10 December 2016
18:00		 Brisbane Wolves 28-38 Hawks HC Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
Scott Marshall 8 (10-19) Viktor Bruhn 12
Report
11 December 2016
13:30		 St Kilda HBC 25-30 Hawks HC Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
(19-17)
Report

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Viktor Bruhn Hawks HC 28
2 Alexandre Niyama St Kilda HBC 27
3 Scott Marshall Brisbane Wolves 24
4 Joan Cornellà Sydney University 21
5 Fabien Guillard St Kilda HBC 20
6 Caleb Gahan Sydney University
Brisbane Wolves		 19
7 Robert Ridley Hawks HC 18
8 Pierre Bonnin Sydney University 17
Daan Versleeuwen Sydney University
Tomasz Szklarski Sydney University

References
  1. "National league competition begins". Handballaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/national-league-competition-begins National League competition begins. Handball Australia
  3. "Sydney Uni HC – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. "UTS-UC Hawks – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  5. "Brisbane Wolves – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. "St Kilda HBC – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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