The 2018 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the men's

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tournament. The 2018 edition of the tournament was be held between 6 – 28 October, and featured a new format from previous editions. The finals phase of the 2018 tournament was held in the

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city of the

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, from the 25 – 28 October. QLD Blades won the tournament for a record tenth time after defeating

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5–3 in the gold-medal match.

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claimed the bronze medal after defeating the

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1–0.

Competition format

Unlike previous editions of the Men's Australian Hockey League, the 2018 edition will include a very different format. Instead of the tournament being held at a single venue, the teams will play at least one home and away match during the pool stage, before converging on a singular venue for the

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. The teams will be divided into two Pool A and Pool B, both consisting of four teams, with each team playing each other once. The teams will then progress to the Classification round, with each team playing a qualifying match, before progressing to either the fifth to eighth place playoffs, or the first to fourth place playoffs.

Participating teams

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* QLD Blades * SA Hotshots *

* VIC Vikings * WA Thundersticks

Venues

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Quarterfinals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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=Seventh and eighth place

=Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

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=Third and fourth place

=Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

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2018 in Australian field hockey Sports competitions on the Gold Coast, Queensland