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.

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[]

Fixtures[]

9 September 2018 13:30  ––  1–5  ––  Canterbury  40' Report Lane  6', 40', 42' Brydon  15'  53' , Dunedin Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

9 September 2018 14:00 Midlands  ––  1–0  ––  Auckland  6' Report , Hamilton Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

9 September 2018 14:00  ––  5–0  ––  Central  14', 44' Lett  29'  53'  60' Report , Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

11 September 2018 19:30 Auckland  ––  3–3  ––  North Harbour  8', 15'  15' Report Bennett  26', 32', 50' Penalties 2–0 S. Edwards , Auckland Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

13 September 2018 19:30 North Harbour  ––  10–2  ––  Midlands S. Edwards  5', 50' Bennett  7'  30'  35'  42', 57'  54'  57'  58' Report  38'  50' , Auckland Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

15 September 2018 12:00 Canterbury  ––  2–0  ––  Auckland Brydon  28'  55' Report , Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

15 September 2018 14:00  ––  0–3  ––  Central Report Thomas  20', 59' Hiha  50' , Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

15 September 2018 16:30 North Harbour  ––  2–3  ––  Bennett  29'  40' Report  20'  24'  43' , Wellington Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

16 September 2018 12:30 Canterbury  ––  3–2  ––  Midlands Pollard  3'  10'  26' Report  29'  58' , Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

16 September 2018 16:30 Central  ––  1–4  ––  Auckland  13' Report Smith  25', 43', 55' A. Panchia  37' , Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

17 September 2018 11:00  ––  2–4  ––  North Harbour  13'  58' Report  21' Bennett  38', 44'  55' , Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

17 September 2018 13:00  ––  3–1  ––  Midlands  26'  54'  55' Report  25' , Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

18 September 2018 11:00 Central  ––  4–4  ––  North Harbour  9' McAleese  28' Phillips  46'  60' Report Bennett  29', 49'  39' S. Edwards  46' Penalties McAleese Hiha Thomas —— Thomas McAleese 2–3 Muir Coughlan —— Muir , Wellington Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

18 September 2018 13:00 Auckland  ––  2–0  ––   45'  53' Report , Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

18 September 2018 15:00 Canterbury  ––  2–2  ––  Brydon  24' Lane  58' Report  8'  60' Penalties Pollard Lane Newman 3–2 Hilton Lett , Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

19 September 2018 15:00 Central  ––  4–3  ––  Canterbury Thomas  19', 45'  43' Phillips  53' Report Lane  7'  30' Pollard  51' , Wellington Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

19 September 2018 17:00 Midlands  ––  2–3  ––   11'  59' Report  9'  45', 48' , Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

19 September 2018 19:00 Auckland  ––  2–0  ––  A. Panchia  17'  35' Report , Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

20 September 2018 17:00 Midlands  ––  4–3  ––  Central  3', 10'  11'  37' Report Thomas  19', 47' Phillips  52' , Wellington Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

20 September 2018 19:00 North Harbour  ––  3–3  ––  Canterbury  15' Muir  31' Bennett  53' Report  18' Newman  39'  50' Penalties Muir 0–3 Pollard Newman , Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

21 September 2018 19:00  ––  4–4  ––   11' Lett  41', 60'  60' Report  20'  33'  44'  53' Penalties 1–2 , Wellington Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Classification round[]

Fifth to seventh place classification[]

Crossover[]

22 September 2018 12:15 Midlands  ––  3–2  ––   9'  42'  42' Report  27'  54' , Wellington Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place[]

23 September 2018 11:30 Central  ––  7–2  ––  Midlands  7'  10'  21', 39'  22' Thomas  37', 52' Report  24'  51' , Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semi-finals[]

22 September 2018 14:00 Canterbury  ––  2–3  ––  North Harbour Pollard  7', 49' Report  23'  29' Bennett  34' , Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

22 September 2018 16:00  ––  2–1  ––  Auckland Lett  60'  60' Report Smith  53' , Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

Third and fourth place[]

23 September 2018 11:45 Canterbury  ––  6–1  ––  Auckland  2', 30' Lane  5', 54', 57' Pollard  22' Report Smith  49' , Wellington Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Final[]

23 September 2018 16:00 North Harbour  ––  1–1  ––   57' Report  3' Penalties Coughlan Edwards Muir —— 2–3 Hilton Lett —— , Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	––	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	––	7	1	1	0	5	12	23	−11	6

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References[]

External links[]

• Official website