2017 Handball League Australia

{{Infobox handball league season | competition = Handball League Australia | logo = | image = | pixels = <!-- width of image in pixels (px) --> | alt = | caption = | season = 2 | dates = | winners = Saint Kilda Handball Club | shieldtitle = | shield = | premiers = | promoted = | relegated = | continentalcup1 = | continentalcup1qualifiers = | continentalcup2 = | continentalcup2qualifiers = | continentalcup3 = | continentalcup3qualifiers = | continentalcup4 = | continentalcup4qualifiers = | matches = 12 + 4 = 16 | matches footnote = | total goals = 867 | total goals footnote = | average goals = 54.19 | best player = | league topscorer = | best goalkeeper = | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | longest wins = Sydney University 7 | longest unbeaten = Sydney University 7 | longest winless = Brisbane Wolves 8 | longest losses = Brisbane Wolves 8 | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | attendance = | average attendance = | prevseason = 2016 | nextseason = 2018 | updated = 2018-07-06 }}

The '''2017 Australian Handball League''' is the second season round robin handball league in Australia. The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states.

==Calendar== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width=150| Date ! width=250| Host city ! width=450| Tournament |- |May 2017 || Geelong, Victoria || Oceania Champions Cup & Australian Handball Club Championship |- |July 2017 || Gold Coast, Queensland || Handball League Australia |- |<s>TBA</s> || <s>Canberra, Australian Capital Territory</s> || <s>Handball League Australia</s> Cancelled |- |November 18, 19 || Sydney, New South Wales || Handball League Australia Finals |}

==Franchises== {{Location map+ |Australia |float=right |width=300 |caption=Location of teams in the '''2017 Australian Handball League'''<br /> Legend:<br /> BW – Brisbane Wolves<br />Hks – UTS/UC Hawks<br />SK – St Kilda HC<br />SU – Sydney University||places= {{Location map~ |Australia |lat=-27.441944 |long=153.017778 |label_size=80|label=BW }} {{Location map~ |Australia |lat=-37.825278 |long=144.983889 |label_size=80|label=SK |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Australia |lat=-33.760000 |long=151.273333 |label_size=80|label=SU |position=right}} {{Location map~ |Australia |lat=-35.405278 |long=149.095556 |label_size=80|label=Hks |position=bottom}} }} {| class="wikitable" |- ! width=150| Team ! width=500| Qualification |- |{{flagicon|New South Wales}} '''Sydney University Handball Club''' || Current Oceania, Australian & New South Wales Champion's |- |{{flagicon|New South Wales}}{{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} '''UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club''' || Combined University of Technology Sydney & University of Canberra |- | {{flagicon|Queensland}} '''Brisbane Wolves''' || Combined from University of Queensland, Northern Panthers & Logan Wizards |- | {{flagicon|Victoria}} '''Saint Kilda Handball Club''' || Victorian Champion |}

==Results==

===Table=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2 |show_positions=n

|team1=SYD|name_SYD={{flagicon|New South Wales}} Sydney University |team2=STK|name_STK={{flagicon|Victoria}} St Kilda HC |team3=UTS|name_UTS={{flagicon|New South Wales}}{{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} UTS-UC Hawks |team4=BRI|name_BRI={{flagicon|Queensland}} Brisbane Wolves |win_SYD=6|draw_SYD=0|loss_SYD=0|gf_SYD=189|ga_SYD=136 |win_STK=3|draw_STK=1|loss_STK=2|gf_STK=143|ga_STK=147 |win_UTS=2|draw_UTS=1|loss_UTS=3|gf_UTS=175|ga_UTS=178 |win_BRI=0|draw_BRI=0|loss_BRI=6|gf_BRI=146|ga_BRI=192 |update=complete|source= }}

===Round 1 – Geelong (Victoria)=== {{handballbox |date= 11 May 2017 |time= 10:00 |team1= Sydney University |score= 31-17 |team2= Brisbane Wolves |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/537/ Report] |goals1= Puentes (7) |goals2 =Duffy & Gahan (4) |HT= 14-9 |twomin1= 2 |yellow1= 3 |red1= |twomin2= 3 |yellow2= 3 |red2= |stadium= Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} ---- {{handballbox |date= 12 May 2017 |time= 10:20 |team1= St Kilda |score= 15-15 |team2= UTS-UC Hawks |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/537/ Report] |goals1= Pahlen (3) |goals2= Warrerner (6) |HT= 9-9 |twomin1= 2 |yellow1= 1 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2= |red2= |stadium= Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} ---- {{handballbox |date= 13 May 2017 |time= 15:20 |team1= Sydney University |score= 26-11 |team2= St Kilda |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/535/ Report] |goals1= Cornella (8) |goals2= Pinto (4) |HT= 11-6 |twomin1=6 |yellow1= 2 |red1= |twomin2= 3 |yellow2= 1 |red2= |stadium= Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} {{handballbox |date= 13 May 2017 |time= 16:40 |team1= Brisbane Wolves |score= 32-38 |team2= UTS-UC Hawks |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/534/ Report] |goals1= Gahan & Marshall (7) |goals2= Dlb (12) |HT= 14-16 |twomin1= 6 |yellow1= 4 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2= |red2= |stadium= Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} ---- {{handballbox |date= 14 May 2017 |time= 10:20 |team1= St Kilda |score= 32-23 |team2= Brisbane Wolves |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/533/ Report] |goals1= Nicolas (10) |goals2= Gahan (8) |HT= 16-18 |twomin1= 1 |yellow1= 1 |red1= |twomin2= 2 |yellow2= |red2= |stadium= Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} {{handballbox |date= 14 May 2017 |time= 13:00 |team1= Sydney University |score= 30-24 |team2= UTS-UC Hawks |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/532/ Report] |goals1= Versleeuwen (7) |goals2= Besseman & Dlb (6) |HT= 19-11 |twomin1= 3 |yellow1= 1 |red1= |twomin2= 2 |yellow2= 1 |red2= |stadium= Corio Leisuretime Center, Geelong |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }}

===Round 2 – Gold Coast (Queensland)=== {{handballbox |date= 29 July 2017 |time= 09:30 |team1= Brisbane Wolves |score= 17-25 |team2= St Kilda |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/531/ Report] |goals1= Gahan (8) |goals2= Rohl (8) |HT= 9-13 |twomin1=1 |yellow1= 3 |red1= |twomin2= 1 |yellow2= 2 |red2= |stadium= Runaway Bay Sport Super Centre, Gold Coast |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} {{handballbox |date= 29 July 2017 |time= 11:00 |team1= Sydney University |score= 36-32 |team2= UTS-UC Hawks |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/527/ Report] |goals1= Szklarski (13) |goals2= Warrerner (11) |HT= 16-11 |twomin1= |yellow1= 2 |red1= |twomin2= 2 |yellow2= 3 |red2= |stadium= Runaway Bay Sport Super Centre, Gold Coast |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} {{handballbox |date= 29 July 2017 |time= 14:00 |team1= Sydney University |score= 33-26 |team2= St Kilda |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/526/ Report] |goals1= Carvalho & Kwiatkowski (8) |goals2= Stabel (8) |HT= 17-11 |twomin1= 1 |yellow1= 3 |red1= |twomin2= 2 |yellow2= 3 |red2= |stadium= Runaway Bay Sport Super Centre, Gold Coast |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} {{handballbox |date= 29 July 2017 |time= 15:30 |team1= Brisbane Wolves |score= 31-33 |team2= UTS-UC Hawks |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/530/ Report] |goals1= Gahan (8) |goals2= Warrerner (8) |HT= 16-11 |twomin1= |yellow1= 2 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2= 2 |red2= |stadium= Runaway Bay Sport Super Centre, Gold Coast |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} ---- {{handballbox |date= 30 July 2017 |time= 11:30 |team1= UTS-UC Hawks |score= 33-34 |team2= St Kilda |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/528/ Report] |goals1= Warrerner (10) |goals2= Pahlen & Stabel (8) |HT= 16-16 |twomin1= |yellow1= 3 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2= 3 |red2= |stadium= Runaway Bay Sport Super Centre, Gold Coast |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} {{handballbox |date= 30 July 2017 |time= 14:00 |team1= Brisbane Wolves |score= 26-33 |team2= Sydney University |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/529/ Report] |goals1= Gahan (12) |goals2= Szklarski (13) |HT= 13-17 |twomin1= 2 |yellow1= 2 |red1= |twomin2= 1 |yellow2= 1 |red2= |stadium= Runaway Bay Sport Super Centre, Gold Coast |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }}

===Round 3 – Canberra (ACT)=== ''Cancelled''

===Finals - Sydney=== {{4TeamBracket-with 3rd | RD1=Semifinals | RD2=Final | RD2b=Small Final | Team-Width=150 | RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=Brisbane Wolves | RD1-score1=32 | RD1-seed2=1 | RD1-team2='''Sydney University''' | RD1-score2='''34''' | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3='''St Kilda''' | RD1-score3='''28''' | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=UTS-UC Hawks | RD1-score4=20

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Sydney University | RD2-score1=17 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2='''St Kilda''' | RD2-score2='''22'''

| RD2b-seed1=3 | RD2b-team1= '''UTS-UC Hawks''' | RD2b-score1='''34''' | RD2b-seed2=4 | RD2b-team2=Brisbane Wolves | RD2b-score2=27 }}

====Semi-finals==== {{handballbox |date= 18 November 2017 |time= 18:30 |team1= 4. Brisbane Wolves |score= 32-34 |team2= 1. Sydney University |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/brisbane-wolves-vs-sydney-uni-hc/ Report] |goals1= Gahan & Marshall (8) |goals2= Szklarski (16) |HT= 13-10 |twomin1= 5 |yellow1= 1 |red1= |twomin2= 2 |yellow2= |red2= |stadium= Sydney Boys High School, Sydney |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }} {{handballbox |date= 18 November 2017 |time= 20:00 |team1= 2. St Kilda |score= 28-20 |team2= 3. UTS-UC Hawks |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/st-kilda-hbc-vs-uts-hawks/ Report] |goals1= Phalan (7) |goals2= Warrener (5) |HT= 15-10 |twomin1= 3 |yellow1= 2 |red1= |twomin2= 2 |yellow2= 1 |red2= |stadium= Sydney Boys High School, Sydney |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }}

===Bronze Medal match=== {{handballbox |date= 19 November 2017 |time= 10:30 |team1= UTS-UC Hawks |score= 34–27 |team2= Brisbane Wolves |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/uts-hawks-vs-brisbane-wolves/ Report] |goals1= Warrener & Turecek (9) |goals2= Gahan (7) |HT= 21–13 |twomin1= |yellow1= 1 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2= 2 |red2= |stadium= Valentine Sports Park, Sydney |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }}

===Gold Medal match=== {{handballbox |date= 19 November 2017 |time= 12:30 |team1= Sydney University |score= 17-22 |team2= St Kilda |report= [http://www.handball-league.com.au/event/sydney-uni-hc-vs-st-kilda-hbc/ Report] |goals1= Sancho (4) |goals2= Guillard (8) |HT= 10-10 |twomin1= 1 |yellow1= 2 |red1= |twomin2= |yellow2= 1 |red2= |stadium= Valentine Sports Park, Sydney |attendance= |referee= |refnat= }}

==Final standings== {| class="wikitable" font-size: 90%; |- ! colspan=2 | Classification |- valign="top" | {{Gold1}} || {{flagicon|Victoria}} Saint Kilda Handball Club |- | {{Silver2}} || {{flagicon|New South Wales}} Sydney University Handball Club |- | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagicon|New South Wales}}{{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club |- | 4 || {{flagicon|Queensland}} Brisbane Wolves |- |}

==References== {{reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170806140343/http://www.handballaocc.com.au/ Round 1 results] * [https://wolveshandballclub.wixsite.com/wolveshc/fixtures-results Wolves season review]

==External links== * [http://www.handball-league.com.au/ Official webpage] * [http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/ Handball Australia webpage]

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