2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League

The 2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 20th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 9 to 23 September.

2018 Men's
Ford National Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates9–23 September
Teams8
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions ––  Capital (5th title)
Runner-up ––  North Harbour
Third place ––  Canterbury
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored140 (5.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Cory Bennett (11 goals)
Best player ––  Dane Lett
← 2017 (previous) (next) 2019 →

Capital won the title for the fifth time, defeating North Harbour 3–2 in penalties, after the final finished as a 1–1 draw.[1][2] Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Auckland 6–1.[3]

Participating Teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

Results

All times are local (NZST).

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Canterbury 6 3 2 0 1 18 12 +6 16 Advanced to Semi-Finals
2  ––  Capital 6 3 0 2 1 17 11 +6 14
3  ––  Auckland 6 3 1 0 2 11 7 +4 14
4  ––  North Harbour 6 2 1 2 1 26 17 +9 12
5  ––  Central 6 2 0 1 3 15 20 −5 9
6  ––  Midlands 6 2 0 0 4 12 22 −10 8
7  ––  Southern 6 1 1 0 4 10 20 −10 6
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures
9 September 2018
13:30
Southern  ––  1–5  ––  Canterbury
Ward  40' Report Lane  6', 40', 42'
Brydon  15'
Summers  53'
McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Midlands  ––  1–0  ––  Auckland
Weber  6' Report
Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
Umpires:
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Capital  ––  5–0  ––  Central
Kepes  14', 44'
Lett  29'
Finlayson  53'
Miskimmin  60'		 Report
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
11 September 2018
19:30
Auckland  ––  3–3  ––  North Harbour
Crooks  8', 15'
Keaney  15'		 Report Bennett  26', 32', 50'
Penalties
McGeorge
Keaney
O'Connor
Fraser 		2–0 S. Edwards
Guy
Jeram
Symonds
Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
13 September 2018
19:30
North Harbour  ––  10–2  ––  Midlands
S. Edwards  5', 50'
Bennett  7'
Greentree  30'
B. Edwards  35'
Capizzi  42', 57'
Hendricks  54'
Wild  57'
Jeram  58'		 Report Weber  38'
Scanlon  50'
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
15 September 2018
12:00
Canterbury  ––  2–0  ––  Auckland
Brydon  28'
Bain  55'		 Report
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
15 September 2018
14:00
Southern  ––  0–3  ––  Central
Report Thomas  20', 59'
Hiha  50'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
15 September 2018
16:30
North Harbour  ––  2–3  ––  Capital
Bennett  29'
Capizzi  40'		 Report Harris  20'
Yeo  24'
Finlayson  43'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
16 September 2018
12:30
Canterbury  ––  3–2  ––  Midlands
Pollard  3'
Summers  10'
Bain  26'		 Report Weber  29'
Wyndham-Smith  58'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
16 September 2018
16:30
Central  ––  1–4  ––  Auckland
Peel  13' Report Smith  25', 43', 55'
A. Panchia  37'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
17 September 2018
11:00
Southern  ––  2–4  ––  North Harbour
Thomas  13'
Davidson  58'		 Report Jeram  21'
Bennett  38', 44'
Bartholomew  55'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
17 September 2018
13:00
Capital  ––  3–1  ––  Midlands
MacIntyre  26'
Buddle  54'
Harris  55'		 Report Wyndham-Smith  25'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
18 September 2018
11:00
Central  ––  4–4  ––  North Harbour
Cohen  9'
McAleese  28'
Phillips  46'
Peel  60'		 Report Bennett  29', 49'
Capizzi  39'
S. Edwards  46'
Penalties
McAleese
Hiha
Thomas
Atkinson
Cronin
——
Thomas
McAleese 		2–3 Muir
Capizzi
Jeram
Coughlan
Symonds
——
Muir
Capizzi
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
18 September 2018
13:00
Auckland  ––  2–0  ––  Southern
Hami-Jones  45'
McGeorge  53'		 Report
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
18 September 2018
15:00
Canterbury  ––  2–2  ––  Capital
Brydon  24'
Lane  58'		 Report MacIntyre  8'
Harris  60'
Penalties
Pollard
Lane
Newman
Bain 		3–2 Hilton
Harris
Miskimmin
Lett
Van Woerkom
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
19 September 2018
15:00
Central  ––  4–3  ––  Canterbury
Thomas  19', 45'
Peel  43'
Phillips  53'		 Report Lane  7'
Darling  30'
Pollard  51'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
19 September 2018
17:00
Midlands  ––  2–3  ––  Southern
Milicich  11'
Weber  59'		 Report Buschl  9'
Gilbert  45', 48'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
19 September 2018
19:00
Auckland  ––  2–0  ––  Capital
A. Panchia  17'
Crooks  35'		 Report
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
20 September 2018
17:00
Midlands  ––  4–3  ––  Central
Weber  3', 10'
Wyndham-Smith  11'
Neild  37'		 Report Thomas  19', 47'
Phillips  52'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
20 September 2018
19:00
North Harbour  ––  3–3  ––  Canterbury
Wild  15'
Muir  31'
Bennett  53'		 Report Jackson  18'
Newman  39'
Bain  50'
Penalties
Muir
Guy
Capizzi 		0–3 Pollard
Newman
Bain
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
21 September 2018
19:00
Capital  ––  4–4  ––  Southern
Yeo  11'
Lett  41', 60'
Van Woerkom  60'		 Report Ward  20'
Davidson  33'
Gilbert  44'
Thomas  53'
Penalties
Buckley
Buddle
Bolhuis
Finlayson
Jongejan 		1–2 Ward
Davidson
Thorn
Buschl
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Fifth to seventh place classification
 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
 
 
 
23 September 2018
 
 
 ––  Central7
 
22 September 2018
 
 ––  Midlands2
 
 ––  Midlands3
 
 
 ––  Southern2
 
Crossover
22 September 2018
12:15
Midlands  ––  3–2  ––  Southern
Weber  9'
Herewini  42'
Milicich  42'		 Report Gilbert  27'
Ward  54'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
23 September 2018
11:30
Central  ––  7–2  ––  Midlands
Spackman  7'
Peel  10'
Atkinson  21', 39'
Hanks  22'
Thomas  37', 52'		 Report Andrews  24'
Weber  51'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-FinalsFinal
 
      
 
22 September 2018
 
 
 ––  Canterbury2
 
23 September 2018
 
 ––  North Harbour3
 
 ––  North Harbour1 (2)
 
22 September 2018
 
 ––  Capital (pen.)1 (3)
 
 ––  Capital2
 
 
 ––  Auckland1
 
Third Place
 
 
23 September 2018
 
 
 ––  Canterbury6
 
 
 ––  Auckland1
Semi-finals
22 September 2018
14:00
Canterbury  ––  2–3  ––  North Harbour
Pollard  7', 49' Report Capizzi  23'
Jeram  29'
Bennett  34'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
22 September 2018
16:00
Capital  ––  2–1  ––  Auckland
Lett  60'
Jongejan  60'		 Report Smith  53'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Third and fourth place
23 September 2018
11:45
Canterbury  ––  6–1  ––  Auckland
Bain  2', 30'
Lane  5', 54', 57'
Pollard  22'		 Report Smith  49'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Final
23 September 2018
16:00
North Harbour  ––  1–1  ––  Capital
Jeram  57' Report Buddle  3'
Penalties
Coughlan
Capizzi
Jeram
Edwards
Muir
——
Jeram 		2–3 Hilton
Van Woerkom
Miskimmin
Lett
Harris
——
Van Woerkom
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 ––  Capital 8 4 1 2 1 20 13 +7 20 Gold Medal
 ––  North Harbour 8 3 1 3 1 30 20 +10 17 Silver Medal
 ––  Canterbury 8 4 2 0 2 26 16 +10 20 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Auckland 8 3 1 0 4 13 15 −2 14
5  ––  Central 7 3 0 1 3 22 22 0 13
6  ––  Midlands 8 3 0 0 5 17 31 −14 12
7  ––  Southern 7 1 1 0 5 12 23 −11 6
Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 140 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.19 goals per match.

11 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  •  ––  Dane Lett
  •  ––  Jason Peel
  •  ––  Kalyan Jeram
  •  ––  Jack Gilbert

3 goals

2 goals

  •  ––  Arun Panchia
  •  ––  Trent Summers
  •  ––  Sebastian Buddle
  •  ––  Nicholas Finlayson
  •  ––  Gabriel Kepes
  •  ––  Oliver MacIntyre
  •  ––  Rowan Yeo
  •  ––  Martin Atkinson
  •  ––  Stirling Milicich
  •  ––  Warren Wild
  •  ––  Lachlan Davidson
  •  ––  Dylan Thomas

1 goal

  •  ––  Tarrant Hami-Jones
  •  ––  Jonathan Keaney
  •  ––  Hamish McGeorge
  •  ––  Lawrence Darling
  •  ––  Moss Jackson
  •  ––  Dominic Newman
  •  ––  Daan Jongejan
  •  ––  Harrison Miskimmin
  •  ––  Benedict van Woerkom
  •  ––  Jordan Cohen
  •  ––  Joseph Hanks
  •  ––  Samuel Hiha
  •  ––  Shea McAleese
  •  ––  Dion Spackman
  •  ––  Reuben Andrews
  •  ––  Connor Herewini
  •  ––  Timothy Neild
  •  ––  Daniel Scanlon
  •  ––  Joseph Bartholomew
  •  ––  Benji Edwards
  •  ––  Connor Greentree
  •  ––  Kenneth Hendricks
  •  ––  George Muir
  •  ––  Malachi Buschl

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References
  1. "North Harbour women, Capital men win National Hockey League titles". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. "North Harbour women and Capital men Capture Ford NHL Titles". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "2018 Ford National Hockey League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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