2019_Men's_Premier_Hockey_League_(South_Africa)
The 2019 Men's Premier Hockey League was the 4th edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament men's field hockey championship of South Africa.[1]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Johannesburg | ||
| City | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)–4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Randburg Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Drakensberg Dragons | ||
| Runner-up | Mapungubwe Mambas | ||
| Third place | Garden Route Gazelles | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 102 (5.37 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Keegan Hezlett (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Nqobile Ntuli | ||
| Best young player | Mustaphaa Cassiem | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Rob McKinley | ||
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Format
The 2019 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.
During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.
Point allocation
Match points were distributed as follows:
- 4 points: win by 3+ goals
- 3 points: win and shoot-out win
- 1 point: shoot-out loss
- 0 points: loss
Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey's team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country's most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft.[2]
Addo Elephants
Head Coach: Cheslyn Gie
- Onke Letuka
- Matthew Davies
- Lungani Gabela
- Aiden Tun
- Zamo Ngubo
- Chris Makaba
- Reza Rosenberg
- Cerezo Comerasamy
- Jared de Kock
- Cody Posthumus
- Andrew Buckley
- Bjorn Sorenson
- Rusten Abrahams
- Laython Coombs
- Sinoxolo Mbekeni
- Gareth Heyns
- Julian Hykes (C)
- Chad Futcher
- Matthew Martins (GK)
- Liyabona Sigwabe
Drakensberg Dragons
Head Coach: Siphesihle Ntuli
- Jethro Eustice (C)
- Ross Hetem
- Cody van Wyk
- Melrick Maddocks
- Dylan Swanepoel
- Suubi Mugerwa-Sekawabe
- Amkelwe Letuka
- Nqobile Ntuli
- Trevor de Lora
- Chad Cairncross
- Ignatius Malgraff
- Mattew de Sousa
- Miguel da Graca
- Francois Pretorius
- Ryan Crowe
- Richard Pautz
- Pierre Botma
- Andile Ndlovu
- Cameron Ryan
- Gowan Jones (C, GK)
- Sizwe Mthembu (GK)
Golden Gate Gladiators
Head Coach:Neville Rothman
- Taine Bird
- Mpumelelo Maphumula
- Tumi Ramphele
- Angelo Walstroom
- Tevin Peterson
- Luke Wynford
- Idrees Abdulla
- Michael Horan
- Matthew Dewar
- Jared Campbell
- Michael van den Berg
- Guy Morgan
- Michael Newland-Nel
- Sam Mvimbi
- Peter Jarvis
- Jacques van Tonder
- Clayton Saker
- Bayanda Simetu
- Kyle Coker
Garden Route Gazelles
Head Coach: Ashlin Freddy
- Siya Nolutshungu (GK)
- Brandon James
- Senswesihle Ngubane
- Hans Neethling
- Berne Burger
- Daniel Sibbald
- Marvin Simmons
- Keenan Horne (C)
- Lance Louw
- Jonty Robinson (C)
- Taylor Dart
- Dayne Samboer
- Charlie Bowren
- Taine Paton
- Jayson Reed
- Brett Walraven
- Connor Beauchamp
- Reece Arendse
- Kewan Harries
- Abenathi Botha
- Sizwe Mthembu (GK)
Maropeng Cavemen
Head Coach: Mark Sanders
- Dayaan Cassiem
- Gerald Mpopo
- James Watters
- Michael Abrahams
- Lethu Thomo
- Cameron Mackay
- Spencer Botes
- Mark Chong
- Keegan Hezlett
- Callum Buchanan
- Nicholas Pio
- Donovan Cheng
- Clinton Panther
- Joshua Finlay
- Nduduzo Lembethe
- Brynn Cleak
- Adrian Abrahams
- Courtney Halle
- Rassie Pieterse
- Craig Wiid
Mapungubwe Mambas
Head Coach: Lungile Tsolekile
- Rob Mckinley (GK)
- Luthando Jonas
- Ryan Mann
- Wade Dollman
- Tevin Kok
- Owen Mvimbi (C)
- Caleb Syce
- Cole Walbrugh
- Niel Raath
- Greg Last (C)
- Mjekejwa Mohlaba
- Michael Marki
- Ross Gonzalves
- Ryan Julius
- Damian Kimfley
- Matt Brown
- Tommy Hammond
- Mustaphaa Cassiem
- Robin Jones
- Bulelani Ngqukuvana
Pool stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Mapungubwe Mambas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 15 | Semi-Final |
| 2 | –– Drakensberg Dragons | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | –– Garden Route Gazelles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 | –– Maropeng Cavemen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | –– Addo Elephants | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | –– Golden Gate Gladiators | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 1 |
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Source: SA Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Matches
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More information Golden Gate Gladiators, 1-7 ...
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More information Mapungubwe Mambas, 5-1 ...
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More information Mapungubwe Mambas, 3-2 ...
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More information Addo Elephants, 6-3 ...
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Classification stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 August 2019 | ||||||
| Drakensberg Dragons | 3 | |||||
| 4 August 2019 | ||||||
| Maropeng Cavemen | 1 | |||||
| Drakensberg Dragons | 4 | |||||
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| Mapungubwe Mambas | 0 | |||||
| Mapungubwe Mambas (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Garden Route Gazelles | 1(0) | |||||
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| 4 August 2019 | ||||||
| Maropeng Cavemen | 2 | |||||
| Garden Route Gazelles | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
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More information Player of the tournament, Goalkeeper of the tournament ...
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer | Young Player of the tournament |
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| Nqobile Ntuli (Dragons)[4] | Rob Mckinley (Mambas)[4] | Keegan Hezlett (Cavemen)[4] | Mustaphaa Cassiem (Mambas)[4] |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team |
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 | Drakensberg Dragons |
 | Mapungubwe Mambas |
 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| 4 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| 5 | Addo Elephants |
| 6 | Golden Gate Gladiators |
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There have been 102 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 5.37 goals per match.
5 goals
- Keegan Hezlett (Maropeng Cavemen)
4 goals
- Connor Beauchamp (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Mustaphaa Cassiem (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Cerezo Comerasamy (Addo Elephants)
- Julian Hykes (Addo Elephants)
- Nqobile Ntuli (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Richard Pautz (Drakensberg Dragons)
3 goals
- Pierre Botma (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Wade Dollman (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Keenan Horne (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Brandon James (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Ignatius Malgraff (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Sinoxolo Mbekeni (Addo Elephants)
- Marvin Simmons (Garden Route Gazelles)
2 goals
- Reece Arendse (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Berne Burger (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Dayaan Cassiem (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Ryan Crowe (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Miguel da Graca (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Courtney Halle (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Ross Hetem (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Luthando Jonas (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Tevin Kok (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Cameron Mackay (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Sam Mvimbi (Golden Gate Gladiators)
- Hans Neethling (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Tumi Ramphele (Golden Gate Gladiators)
- Reza Rosenberg (Addo Elephants)
- Dylan Swanepoel (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Craig Wiid (Maropeng Cavemen)
1 goal
- Idrees Abdulla (Golden Gate Gladiators)
- Michael Abrahams (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Spencer Botes (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Matt Brown (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Callum Buchanan (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Chad Cairncross (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Chad Futcher (Addo Elephants)
- Ross Gonzalves (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Gareth Heyns (Addo Elephants)
- Greg Last (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Amkelwe Letuka (Drakensberg Dragons)
- Lance Louw (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Gerald Mpopo (Maropeng Cavemen)
- Owen Mvimbi (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Senswesihle Ngubane (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Taine Paton (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Niel Raath (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Daniel Sibbald (Garden Route Gazelles)
- Caleb Syce (Mapungubwe Mambas)
- Angelo Walstroom (Golden Gate Gladiators)
Source: SAHA
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- "THE CTM PHL for 2019 ready to go after draft completed - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa". Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- van Schalkwyk, Annette (7 August 2019). "GALLERY: Worthy champions after best of battles in PHL". Comaro Chronicle. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.