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was the 22nd edition of the men's field hockey
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tournament. The tournament was held in Australia
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's capital city, Canberra
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The QLD Blades won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the WA Thundersticks
Perth Thundersticks is an Australian field hockey club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was established in 1991 as a men's only team competing in the Australian Hockey League before expanding to include women's teams, WA Diamonds, unde ...
3–2 in the final. VIC Vikings won the bronze medal after defeating the NSW Waratahs
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3–1 in the third place match.
Teams
* Canberra Lakers
The Canberra Lakers (for sponsorship reasons referred to as Canberra Labor Club Lakers) are an Australian hockey team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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* Southern Hotshots
The Southern Hotshots are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing South Australia in the Australian Hockey League.
The 4,000-capacity State Hockey Centre is their home stadium.
Notable players
Notable players who have played for t ...
* NSW Waratahs
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* Tassie Tigers
Tassie Tigers is an Australia, Australian field hockey club based in Hobart, Tasmania. The club joined the Australian Hockey League in 1992 as a men's team. In 2019, the Tassie Tigers expanded to encompass both Tasmanian men's and women's teams, ...
* NT Stingers
The Darwin Airport Resort Territory Stingers aka NT Stingers are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Northern Territory in the Australian Hockey League.
References
Australian field hockey clubs
field hockey
Field hock ...
* VIC Vikings
* QLD Blades
* WA Thundersticks
Perth Thundersticks is an Australian field hockey club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was established in 1991 as a men's only team competing in the Australian Hockey League before expanding to include women's teams, WA Diamonds, unde ...
Results
Preliminary Round
Matches
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Classification Round
Fifth to eighth place classification
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First to fourth place classification
=Semi-finals
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=Third and fourth place
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=Final
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Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links
{{Australian Hockey League
Australian Hockey League
2012 in Australian field hockey
Sports competitions in Canberra