The 2004 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 14th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne, from 17 to 29 February 2004.
QLD Blades won the tournament for the third time after defeating the WA Thundersticks 4–1 in the final. VIC Vikings finished in third place after defeating NSW Panthers 4–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.
Participating teams
Canberra Lakers NSW Panthers Territory Stingers QLD Blades Adelaide Hotshots Tassie Tigers VIC Vikings WA Thundersticks
Competition format The 2004 Men's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.
Point allocation All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were as follows:
· 3 points for a win · 1 points to each team in the event of a draw · 1 point will be awarded to the winner of the shoot-out · 0 points to the loser of the match
Results All times are local (AEDT).
Preliminary round Standings
Fixtures
Classification round
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
References
External links Hockey Australia