2002 Men's Australian Hockey League

March 2026 March 2026 2002 Men'sAustralian Hockey League Australia 8 8 8 9 March – 21 April Western Australia WA Thundersticks 6 Queensland QLD Blades Victoria VIC Vikings 52 Victoria Andrew Smith 23 Tasmania Zain Wright 2001 2001 Men's National Hockey League 2003 2003 Men's Australian Hockey League The 2002 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 11th edition of Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, and the first under the Australian Hockey League name. The tournament was held across various cities in Australia, from 9 March to 21 April 2002.https://ascwrstorageprod001.ausport.gov.au/assets/852786-hdqfjLNGh5lxTjmLTC3JCA.pdf?sv=2025-11-05&st=2026-03-28T06%3A09%3A28Z&se=2026-03-28T14%3A09%3A28Z&sr=b&sp=r&sig=LzcnkewoMtxWs%2Bi7d700GrnpCGi2DNegf5G2q%2B4QOes%3D Hockey Australia – Annual Report 2001/2002 Government of Australia ascwrstorageprod001.ausport.gov.au 29 March 2026 The WA Thundersticks won their sixth title, defeating the QLD Blades 4–1 in the final.2002 AHL - Men http://www.hockey.org.au/tournaments/competition_details.asp?CompetitionID=113 https://web.archive.org/web/20020628062039/http://www.hockey.org.au/tournaments/competition_details.asp?CompetitionID=113 dead 28 June 2002 Hockey Australia hockey.org.au 29 March 2026 dmy-all Participating teams Teams from each of Australia's eight states and territories competed in the league. 24em South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers New South Wales NSW Panthers Queensland QLD Blades Tasmania Tassie Tigers Northern Territory Territory Stingers Victoria VIC Vikings Western Australia WA Thundersticks Preliminary round Pool main WL OT goals WD LD complete Hockey Australia QLD NSW WAT VIC TAS CAN ADL TER MR MR MR MR CR CR CR CR 1 0 0 10 23 56 3 6 0 1 4 34 26 4 6 1 0 4 34 36 8 8 2 0 1 64 25 8 6 0 0 5 33 36 6 0 0 0 11 9 51 7 0 0 4 51 31 3 7 0 2 2 44 31 4 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers New South Wales NSW Panthers Queensland QLD Blades Tasmania Tassie Tigers Northern Territory Territory Stingers Victoria VIC Vikings Western Australia WA Thundersticks Q green1 Medal round Classification round Fixtures 9 March 2002 15:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Hotshots South Australia 4–5 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report Schubert PC 26 FG 38 FG 59Knight PC 50 Lynn PC 2McIntyre PC 34Woodhouse FG 43Wishart PC 48 PC 63 Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide 9 March 2002 16:00 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 4–2 Tasmania Tassie Tigers Report O'Shea FG 28 PC 38Knowles FG 54Brennan PC 68 Bent FG 4Close FG 51 Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane 9 March 2002 18:00 (AEDT) Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 3–2 Victoria VIC Vikings Report Stebbings FG 23 FG 50Judge FG 49 Stacy PC 39Duff FG 47 National Hockey Centre, Canberra 9 March 2002 18:00 (ACST) Territory Stingers Northern Territory 2–6 New South Wales NSW Panthers Report Butcher FG 32Lenoir FG 70 Harris FG 4Taylor PC 32 PC 49 PC 52King FG 68 Marrarra Hockey Centre, Darwin 10 March 2002 14:00 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 9–3 Tasmania Tassie Tigers Report O'Shea FG 6Hammond PS 17Eglington FG 23 FG 39Brennan FG 27 PC 47 PS 60 FG 62Bisley FG 30 Page FG 15 PC 54Guest PS 66 Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane 10 March 2002 15:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Hotshots South Australia 1–5 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report Lee FG 66 Lynn PC 5Bolton FG 13Gibson FG 52Woodhouse FG 63 FG 66 Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide 10 March 2002 16:00 (AEDT) Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 2–4 Victoria VIC Vikings Report Gilson FG 28Judge FG 46 Smith PC 7Stacy PC 17Duff PC 33Dawson FG 54 National Hockey Centre, Canberra 10 March 2002 20:00 (ACST) Territory Stingers Northern Territory 0–7 New South Wales NSW Panthers Report Harris PS 21 PC 41Charlton PC 26Naylor PC 59Mulcair FG 63 Marrarra Hockey Centre, Darwin 16 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) NSW Panthers New South Wales 1–0 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers Report Naylor FG 59 Bathurst Hockey Centre, Bathurst 16 March 2002 15:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Hotshots South Australia 0–3 Tasmania Tassie Tigers Report Shaw PC 7 PC 59Close FG 18 Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide 16 March 2002 18:00 (ACST) Territory Stingers Northern Territory 0–3 Victoria VIC Vikings Report Smith FG 5Dawson FG 24J. Brooks FG 38 Marrarra Hockey Centre, Darwin 16 March 2002 19:00 (AWST) WA Thundersticks Western Australia 4–5 yes Queensland QLD Blades Report McIntyre FG 21Wishart PC 35M. Boyce FG 64Bolton PC 70 O'Shea FG 23Brown FG 27 FG 36Brennan PC 34 PS 75 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth 17 March 2002 13:00 (AEDT) NSW Panthers New South Wales 2–6 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers Report Taylor PS 45 Stebbings FG 7Z. Hawes FG 17 PC 24Judge FG 35Taylor FG 38L. MacKinnon FG 50 Bathurst Hockey Centre, Bathurst 17 March 2002 15:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Hotshots South Australia 2–4 Tasmania Tassie Tigers Report Stephen PC 27Korcz PC 37 Shaw PC 9 PC 20 PC 50Page PC 31 Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide 17 March 2002 17:00 (AWST) WA Thundersticks Western Australia 3–2 Queensland QLD Blades Report Woodhouse FG 10Gibson FG 27Lynn FG 32 Brown PC 44Eglington PC 70 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth 17 March 2002 20:00 (ACST) Territory Stingers Northern Territory 0–5 Victoria VIC Vikings Report T. Brooks FG 4Smith FG 10Ford FG 39Duff PS 55Dawson PC 63 Marrarra Hockey Centre, Darwin 22 March 2002 19:00 (AEDT) Tassie Tigers Tasmania 6–2 Northern Territory Territory Stingers Report Shaw PC 6Burrows FG 54Richardson FG 57Close FG 64 D. Hennessy PC 2O'Brien PC 14 Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart 23 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) NSW Panthers New South Wales 1–7 Queensland QLD Blades Olympic Hockey Centre, Sydney 23 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) VIC Vikings Victoria 8–2 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 23 March 2002 18:00 (AEDT) Tassie Tigers Tasmania 4–2 Northern Territory Territory Stingers Report Guest PC 45Burrows PC 60Page FG 66Close FG 69 O'Brien PS 17 PC 48 Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart 23 March 2002 19:00 (AWST) WA Thundersticks Western Australia 2–0 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers Report Bolton FG 13Tobita PC 68 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth 24 March 2002 13:00 (AEDT) NSW Panthers New South Wales 2–8 Queensland QLD Blades Olympic Hockey Centre, Sydney 24 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) VIC Vikings Victoria 7–3 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Report Ford FG 1Smith PC 29 PC 33 PC 52 PC 66 PC 69 PC 70 Knight FG 5Schiller FG 8 FG 67 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 24 March 2002 17:00 (AWST) WA Thundersticks Western Australia 4–5 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers Report Tobita PC 28Wishart PC 38Woodhouse PC 58M. Boyce PC 68 L. MacKinnon FG 2Judge FG 23 FG 24 FG 60J. Hawes FG 60 Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth 5 April 2002 18:00 (AEST) Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 4–0 Northern Territory Territory Stingers Report Judge FG 11Bishop FG 12Stebbings PC 38Z. Hawes PC 70 National Hockey Centre, Canberra 6 April 2002 14:00 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 9–2 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Report Brown PC 12 PC 35Dwyer FG 15 FG 40 PS 41 PC 48Eglington FG 15Bisley FG 43 FG 70 Stephen FG 42Victory FG 54 Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane 6 April 2002 14:00 (AEST) VIC Vikings Victoria 3–4 New South Wales NSW Panthers Report Thompson PC 2Smith PC 16 PC 64 Taylor FG 35 PS 47Commens FG 37Smith PC 68 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 6 April 2002 15:00 (AEST) Tassie Tigers Tasmania 3–8 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report Burrows PC 23 FG 42Shaw PC 64 Gaudoin PS 21Davison FG 27Lee PC 41Bolton PC 46Woodhouse FG 49 PC 52 FG 56 FG 69 Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart 6 April 2002 17:00 (AEST) Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 4–3 Northern Territory Territory Stingers Report Dawson PC 14Stebbings FG 21 FG 37Archibald FG 50 C. Hennessy FG 23McDonald FG 55D. Hennessy PC 58 National Hockey Centre, Canberra 7 April 2002 13:30 (AEST) Tassie Tigers Tasmania 1–2 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report Burrows FG 55 Bolton PC 26Hopkins PC 29 Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart 7 April 2002 14:00 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 6–2 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane 7 April 2002 14:00 (AEST) VIC Vikings Victoria 6–2 New South Wales NSW Panthers Report Smith PC 8 FG 54 PC 55Dawson FG 17T. Brooks FG 39Duff PS 45 Taylor PC 47Smith PC 70 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 15 April 2002 09:00 (AEST) NSW Panthers New South Wales 4–2 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Report Smith PC 15Taylor PC 34 PS 45Naylor FG 69 Stephen FG 10Schubert FG 37 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 15 April 2002 11:00 (AEST) Territory Stingers Northern Territory 0–6 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report Woodhouse FG 16 FG 29 FG 68George FG 17Gaudoin PC 27McIntyre FG 31 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 15 April 2002 13:00 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 8–3 Victoria VIC Vikings Report Elder FG 14 FG 31Dwyer FG 27O'Shea FG 29 FG 57 FG 63Eglington PC 35 PC 58 Hiskins FG 29Smith PC 43 PC 49 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 15 April 2002 15:00 (AEST) Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 2–3 Tasmania Tassie Tigers Report Z. Hawes PC 5Judge FG 46 Shaw PS 17 PC 44Close FG 67 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 16 April 2002 09:00 (AEST) WA Thundersticks Western Australia 2–3 yes New South Wales NSW Panthers Report Gaudoin PC 32Bolton FG 38 McCann PC 27 FG 54Gilbert FG 72 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 16 April 2002 11:00 (AEST) Adelaide Hotshots South Australia 4–0 Northern Territory Territory Stingers Report Victory PC 14Schubert PC 21Schiller FG 52Lee PC 21 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 16 April 2002 13:00 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 4–3 yes Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers Report Dwyer PC 17Elder PC 52 FG 74De Young FG 53 Z. Hawes PC 8J. Hawes PS 16Taylor FG 60 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 16 April 2002 15:00 (AEST) VIC Vikings Victoria 3–4 Tasmania Tassie Tigers Report Smith FG 33McLennan FG 35Hiskins FG 54 Burrows FG 5 PC 44Shaw PS 26Wells PC 57 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 18 April 2002 09:00 (AEST) Adelaide Hotshots South Australia 1–5 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers Report Knight PC 56 Turner FG 12Bishop FG 26Z. Hawes PC 54Paul MacKinnon FG 56 PS 62 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 18 April 2002 11:00 (AEST) Territory Stingers Northern Territory 0–2 Queensland QLD Blades Report Dwyer PC 14Elder FG 14 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 18 April 2002 13:00 (AEST) Tassie Tigers Tasmania 0–2 New South Wales NSW Panthers Report Smith FG 2 PC 32 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 18 April 2002 15:00 (AEST) VIC Vikings Victoria 7–3 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report T. Brooks FG 2McLennan FG 5 FG 8 FG 46Hiskins FG 29Smith PC 32 FG 48 Bolton PC 21Webster FG 59 FG 70 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne Classification round Bracket Crossovers Fifth place Seventh place 190 55 high 20 April Tasmania Tassie Tigers 8 Northern Territory Territory Stingers 2 20 April Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 7 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots 2 21 April Tasmania Tassie Tigers (a.e.t) 4 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers 3 21 April Northern Territory Territory Stingers (a.e.t) 2 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots 1 Crossovers 20 April 2002 08:30 (AEST) Tassie Tigers Tasmania 8–2 Northern Territory Territory Stingers Report Shaw PC 4 PC 50Bent FG 11Hawson FG 20Burrows FG 25Lucas FG 41Poke FG 59Woolford FG 69 Keirs FG 54Lenoir FG 65 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 20 April 2002 10:30 (AEST) Canberra Lakers Australian Capital Territory 7–2 South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Report Dawson PC 11J. Hawes PS 14L. MacKinnon FG 22 FG 40 FG 69Archibald FG 26Bishop FG 65 Stephen PC 43Victory PS 55 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne Seventh and eighth place 21 April 2002 09:00 (AEST) Territory Stingers Northern Territory 2–1 yes South Australia Adelaide Hotshots Report D. Hennessy PC 25O'Brien FG 80 Korcz FG 23 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne Fifth and sixth place 21 April 2002 11:00 (AEST) Tassie Tigers Tasmania 4–3 yes Australian Capital Territory Canberra Lakers Report Burrows PC 17 PC 51 PC 73Shaw PS 39 Bishop FG 4Stebbings FG 44Z. Hawes PC 55 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne Medal round Bracket Semi-finals Final Third place 190 55 high 20 April Queensland QLD Blades 5 Victoria VIC Vikings 2 20 April New South Wales NSW Panthers 1 Western Australia WA Thundersticks 3 21 April Queensland QLD Blades 1 Western Australia Perth Thundersticks 4 21 April Victoria VIC Vikings 5 New South Wales NSW Panthers 1 Semi-finals 20 April 2002 12:30 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 5–2 Victoria VIC Vikings Report Eglington FG 3Dwyer FG 6 FG 37Elder PC 54 PC 59 Hiskins FG 29Smith PC 40 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne 20 April 2002 14:30 (AEST) NSW Panthers New South Wales 1–3 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report Taylor PS 12 Gaudoin PC 16Davison FG 31 FG 64 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne Third and fourth place 21 April 2002 13:00 (AEST) VIC Vikings Victoria 5–1 New South Wales NSW Panthers Report Hiskins PC 8 FG 15 FG 52Duff FG 10Ford PC 47 Smith FG 53 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne Final 21 April 2002 15:00 (AEST) QLD Blades Queensland 1–4 Western Australia WA Thundersticks Report Brennan FG 69 Woodhouse FG 33Webster PC 59 FG 66McIntyre FG 61 Victorian State Hockey Centre, Melbourne References External links Hockey Australia Category:Australian Hockey League