2016 Handball League Australia
| Season | 1 | 
|---|---|
| Champion | Sydney University | 
| Matches played | 12 | 
| Goals scored | 585 (48.75 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Viktor 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]
The inaugural competition was won by current Australian and Oceania champions Sydney University Handball Club.
Calendar
| Date | Host city | Tournament | 
|---|---|---|
| 2–3 June 2016 | Geelong, Victoria | Oceania Champions Cup & Australian Handball Club Championship | 
| 2–4 September 2016 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Handball League Australia | 
| 10–11 December 2016 | Sydney, New South Wales | Handball League Australia Finals | 
Franchises


BW

SK

SU

Hks
Location of teams in the 2016 Australian Handball League
Hks – UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club
SK – Saint Kilda Handball Club
SU – Sydney University
Legend:
Hks – UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club
SK – Saint Kilda Handball Club
SU – Sydney University
| Team | Qualification | 
|---|---|
|  Sydney University Handball Club | Current Oceania, Australian & New South Wales Champion's [3] | 
|   UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club | Combined University of Technology Sydney & University of Canberra[4] | 
|  Brisbane Wolves | Combined from University of Queensland, Northern Panthers & Logan Wizards [5] | 
| .svg.png) Saint Kilda Handball Club | Victorian Champion [6] | 
Results
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sydney University | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 103 | +71 | 12 | 
|   Hawks HC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 162 | −9 | 7 | 
| .svg.png) St Kilda HBC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 143 | 138 | +5 | 5 | 
|  Brisbane Wolves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 182 | −67 | 0 | 
Source: 
Round 1 – Geelong (Victoria)
| 2 June 2016 10:50 | Sydney University | 38–20 | Hawks HC | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong Referees: Freya Brent, Jessica Fearnside | 
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| 2 June 2016 13:10 | Brisbane Wolves | 20–32 | St Kilda HBC | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong Referees: Kiki Lange, Daniela Diedrich | 
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| 3 June 2016 14:20 | Sydney University | 18–17 | St Kilda HBC | Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong | 
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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 | 
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Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viktor Bruhn |   Hawks HC | 28 | 
| 2 |  Alexandre Niyama | .svg.png) St Kilda HBC | 27 | 
| 3 | .svg.png) Scott Marshall |  Brisbane Wolves | 24 | 
| 4 |  Joan Cornellà |  Sydney University | 21 | 
| 5 |  Fabien Guillard | .svg.png) St Kilda HBC | 20 | 
| 6 | .svg.png) Caleb Gahan |  Sydney University  Brisbane Wolves | 19 | 
| 7 | .svg.png) Robert Ridley |   Hawks HC | 18 | 
| 8 |  Pierre Bonnin |  Sydney University | 17 | 
|  Daan Versleeuwen |  Sydney University | ||
| .svg.png) Tomasz Szklarski |  Sydney University | 
References
- ^ "National league competition begins". Handballaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/national-league-competition-begins National League competition begins. Handball Australia
- ^ "Sydney Uni HC – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ "UTS-UC Hawks – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ "Brisbane Wolves – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ "St Kilda HBC – Handball League Australia". Handball-league.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
External links
- Official webpage
- Handball Australia webpage
- Competition details on Handball Australia webpage
- NSW CLUBS TO COMPETE IN AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. NSWHF webpage. 31 May 2016.
- Geelong ready to host Australian club championships. Handball Australia. 1 June 2016.
- Sydney University aiming to defend title. 2 June 2016.
- Draw on Handball Victoria Webpage
- Day three report. Handball Australia. 4 June 2016. Archived 4 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine