The 2019 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 21st and final edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Tauranga, New Zealand, from 14 to 22 September.
North Harbour won the title for the sixth time, defeating Auckland 2–1 in the final.[1][2] Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Capital in the third place match, 2–1.[3]
Participating teams
For the first time in history, the NHL hosted an international team from Australia, comprising players from the country's most southern state, Tasmania. The following eight teams competed for the title:
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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WD
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LD
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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1
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–– Capital
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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13
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5
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+8
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12
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Advanced to Pool C
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2
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–– Auckland
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3
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2
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0
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0
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1
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9
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6
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+3
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8
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3
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Tasmania
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3
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1
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0
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0
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2
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4
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8
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−4
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4
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4
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–– Central
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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5
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12
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−7
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0
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Source:
Hockey New ZealandRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
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Auckland ––
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5–2
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–– Central
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Fraser 17' Keaney 31' Rowsell 33' Finlayson 55' McGeorge 56'
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Report
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Scanlon 2' Peel 39'
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Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
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Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
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Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
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Capital ––
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3–2
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–– Auckland
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Logan 8' Yeo 26' Miskimmin 56'
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Report
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Finlayson 18' Mitai-Wells 38'
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Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL)
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Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
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Pool B
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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WD
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LD
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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1
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–– Canterbury
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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13
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6
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+7
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12
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Advanced to Pool C
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2
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–– North Harbour
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3
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2
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0
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0
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1
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8
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6
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+2
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8
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3
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–– Southern
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3
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1
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0
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0
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2
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5
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10
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−5
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4
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4
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–– Midlands
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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6
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10
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−4
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0
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Source:
Hockey New ZealandRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
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Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
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Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
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Canterbury ––
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7–2
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–– Southern
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Connell 13' Jackson 14' Anderson 34' Newman 35' Summers 38' Wakeling 40' Lane 60'
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Report
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J. O'Connor 10' Dempster 39'
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Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL)
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Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
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Midlands ––
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1–3
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–– Southern
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Rees-Gibbs 57'
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Report
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Thomas 19', 42', 50'
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Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
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Classification round
Pool C
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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WD
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LD
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
|
1
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–– Auckland
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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10
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4
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+6
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12
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Advanced to Final
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2
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–– North Harbour
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3
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2
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0
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0
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1
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6
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6
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0
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8
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3
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–– Canterbury
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3
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1
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0
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0
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2
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6
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8
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−2
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4
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4
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–– Capital
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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7
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11
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−4
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0
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Source:
Hockey New ZealandRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
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Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
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Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
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Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
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Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
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Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
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Pool D
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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WD
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LD
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
|
1
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–– Central
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3
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2
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1
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0
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0
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10
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7
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+3
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10
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2
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–– Southern
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3
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1
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0
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1
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1
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6
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7
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−1
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5
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3
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–– Midlands
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3
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1
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0
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0
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2
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7
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8
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−1
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4
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4
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Tasmania
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3
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0
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1
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1
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1
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6
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7
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−1
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3
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Source:
Hockey New ZealandRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
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Umpires: Bren Duckworth (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
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Umpires: Bren Duckworth (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
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Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
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Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
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Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL)
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Classification matches
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
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Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
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Third and fourth place
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
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Final
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
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Statistics
Final standings
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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WD
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LD
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L
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GF
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GA
|
GD
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Pts
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Qualification
|
|
–– North Harbour
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7
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5
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0
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0
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2
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16
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13
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+3
|
20
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Gold Medal
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–– Auckland
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7
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5
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0
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0
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2
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20
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12
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+8
|
20
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Silver Medal
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–– Canterbury
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7
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5
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0
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0
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2
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23
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16
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+7
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20
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Bronze Medal
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4
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–– Capital
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7
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3
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0
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0
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4
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22
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20
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+2
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12
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5
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–– Southern
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7
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2
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1
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1
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3
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14
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20
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−6
|
11
|
6
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–– Central
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7
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2
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1
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1
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3
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18
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22
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−4
|
11
|
7
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Tasmania
|
7
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2
|
1
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1
|
3
|
13
|
17
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−4
|
11
|
8
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–– Midlands
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7
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1
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0
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0
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6
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15
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21
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−6
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4
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Goalscorers
There were 141 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 5.04 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- –– Hamish McGeorge
- –– Dwayne Rowsell
- –– Moss Jackson
- –– Rowan Yeo
- –– Samuel Hiha
- –– Koji Yamasaki
- –– Matthew Rees-Gibbs
- –– Benji Edwards
- –– Kieran O'Connor
- Hayden Beltz
- James Thomas
2 goals
- –– Simon Child
- –– Nicholas Finlayson
- –– Shae Iswar
- –– Jonathan Keaney
- –– Leo Mitai-Wells
- –– Trent Summers
- –– Daniel Harris
- –– Sajan Patel
- –– Sean Findlay
- –– Andrew Scanlon
- –– Reuben Andrews
- –– Frithjof de Jong
- –– Daniel Scanlon
- –– Xavier Guy
- Brenton Watson
1 goal
- –– Marcus Child
- –– Zander Fraser
- –– Joseph Hanks
- –– Kim Kingstone
- –– Peter Anderson
- –– Joseph Bartholomew
- –– David Brydon
- –– George Connell
- –– Llewelyn Heale
- –– Bradley Shaw
- –– Gus Wakeling
- –– Oliver Logan
- –– Harrison Miskimmin
- –– Jacob Smith
- –– Benedict van Woerkom
- –– Benjamin Collier
- –– Jason Peel
- –– Richard Hayward
- –– Chad Whitehead
- –– James Coughlan
- –– Mitchell Hayde
- –– Connor Herewini
- –– Kalyan Jeram
- –– Richmond Lum
- –– George Muir
- –– Mitchell Ottow
- –– Callum Dempster
- –– Nathan Gilbert
- –– Joseph O'Connor
- –– Nicholas Ross
- –– Jonathan Thorn
- –– Jordan Ward
- Joshua Brooks
- Alexander Hogan-Jones
- Ian McHugh
- Benjamin Read
- Oliver Smith
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References
External links