2016 Handball League Australia

Last updated
Handball League Australia
Season1
Champion Sydney University
Matches played12
Goals scored585 (48.75 per match)
Top goalscorerViktor Bruhn (28)
Biggest home win Sydney - Hawks
38 - 20
Biggest away win Wolves - Kilda
20 - 32
Highest scoring Wolves - Hawks
28 - 38 (66)
Longest winning run Sydney University 6
Longest unbeaten run Sydney University 6
Longest winless run Brisbane Wolves 6
Longest losing run Brisbane Wolves 6
← inaugural season
2017
All statistics correct as of 2017-12-07.

The 2016 Handball League Australia was the first round robin handball league in Australia. [1] The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states. [2]

Contents

The inaugural competition was won by current Australian and Oceania champions Sydney University Handball Club.

Calendar

DateHost cityTournament
2–3 June 2016 Geelong, Victoria Oceania Champions Cup & Australian Handball Club Championship
2–4 September 2016 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Handball League Australia
November 2016 Brisbane, Queensland Handball League Australia Cancelled
10–11 December 2016 Sydney, New South Wales Handball League Australia Finals

Franchises

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BW
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SK
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SU
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Hks
Location of teams in the 2016 Australian Handball League

Legend:

BW – Brisbane Wolves
Hks – UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club
SK – Saint Kilda Handball Club
SU – Sydney University
TeamQualification
Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney University Handball Club Current Oceania, Australian & New South Wales Champion's [3]
Flag of New South Wales.svg Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club Combined University of Technology Sydney & University of Canberra [4]
Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane Wolves Combined from University of Queensland, Northern Panthers & Logan Wizards [5]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Saint Kilda Handball Club Victorian Champion [6]

Results

Table

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney University 6600174103+7112
Flag of New South Wales.svg Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Hawks HC 631215316297
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg St Kilda HBC 6213143138+55
Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane Wolves 6006115182670
Source: [ citation needed ]

Round 1 – Geelong (Victoria)

2 June 2016
10:50
Sydney University 38–20 Hawks HC Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong
Referees: Freya Brent, Jessica Fearnside
Report
2 June 2016
13:10
Brisbane Wolves 20–32 St Kilda HBC Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong
Referees: Kiki Lange, Daniela Diedrich
Report
3 June 2016
14:20
Sydney University 18–17 St Kilda HBC Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong
Report

Round 2 – Canberra (ACT)

2 September 2016
17:30
Sydney University 29–19 Hawks HC Australian Institute of Sport
Joan Cornella 9(12–8)Karl Warrerner 5
Report
3 September 2016
12:00
Sydney University 30–11 Brisbane Wolves Australian Institute of Sport
Luka Krajnc 7(14–5)Hamish Langenberg 4
Report
3 September 2016
14:00
St Kilda HBC 22–22 Hawks HC Australian Institute of Sport
Fabien Guillard 6(14–9)Karl Warrerner 5
Report
3 September 2016
19:00
St Kilda HBC 26–21 Brisbane Wolves Australian Institute of Sport
2 players 4(12–9)Scott Marshall 6
Report
4 September 2016
11:00
Hawks HC 24–20 Brisbane Wolves Australian Institute of Sport
Agustin Bruno 7(12–6)2 players 4
Report

Round 3 – Brisbane (QLD)

Cancelled

Round 4 – Sydney (NSW)

10 December 2016
11:30
Sydney University 32-15 Brisbane Wolves Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
Joan Cornella 7(19-6)Caleb Gahan 6
Report
10 December 2016
16:00
Sydney University 27-21 St Kilda HBC Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
Tomasz Szklarski 7(16-11)Pedro De Xavier Pinto 7
Report
10 December 2016
18:00
Brisbane Wolves 28-38 Hawks HC Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
Scott Marshall 8(10-19)Viktor Bruhn 12
Report
11 December 2016
13:30
St Kilda HBC 25-30 Hawks HC Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
(19-17)
Report

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Bruhn Flag of New South Wales.svg Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Hawks HC 28
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Niyama Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg St Kilda HBC 27
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Marshall Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane Wolves 24
4 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Cornellà Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney University 21
5 Flag of France.svg Fabien Guillard Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg St Kilda HBC 20
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caleb Gahan Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney University
Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane Wolves
19
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Ridley Flag of New South Wales.svg Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Hawks HC 18
8 Flag of France.svg Pierre Bonnin Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney University 17
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan Versleeuwen Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney University
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomasz Szklarski Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney University

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