| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Gold Coast | ||
| Dates | 5 – 14 April 2018 | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue(s) | Gold Coast Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | .svg.png.webp) Australia (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  New Zealand | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 117 (4.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Sam Ward (9 goals) | ||
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The men's field hockey event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre from 5 to 14 April 2018.[1] Australia won the gold medal after defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final, continuing their dominance in the event with a sixth consecutive gold medal, having won the men's tournament every time it has been held.
Umpires
Twelve umpires for the men's event were appointed by the International Hockey Federation.[2]
- Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
- Tim Bond (NZL)
- Ben de Young (AUS)
- Jamie Hooper (WAL)
- Deepak Joshi (IND)
- Tyler Klenk (CAN)
- Eric Koh (MAS)
- Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
- David Sweetman (SCO)
- Paul Walker (ENG)
- Deon Nel (RSA)
Results
All times are local (UTC+10)
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Australia (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 5th–6th place match | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 7th–8th place match | 
| 5 |  South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 9th–10th place match | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 5th–6th place match | 
| 4 |  Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7th–8th place match | 
| 5 |  Wales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 9th–10th place match | 
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Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | |||||
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| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 2 | |||||
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|  England | 1 | |||||
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 2 | |||||
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|  New Zealand | 3 | |||||
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|  England | 2 | |||||
|  India | 1 | |||||
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Gold-medal match
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Statistics
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
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|  | .svg.png.webp) Australia (H) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 18 | Gold Medal | 
|  |  New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 12 | Silver Medal | 
|  |  England | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 10 | Bronze Medal | 
| 4 |  India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 10 | Fourth place | 
| 5 |  Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage | 
| 6 |  Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Pakistan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | |
| 10 |  South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | 
Goalscorers
There were 117 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
 Ali Mubashar Ali Mubashar
 Alan Forsyth Alan Forsyth
 Gareth Furlong Gareth Furlong
3 goals
2 goals
.svg.png.webp) Jeremy Hayward Jeremy Hayward
.svg.png.webp) James Kirkpatrick James Kirkpatrick
 Varun Kumar Varun Kumar
 Dilpreet Singh Dilpreet Singh
 Mandeep Singh Mandeep Singh
 Faizal Saari Faizal Saari
 Stephen Jenness Stephen Jenness
 George Muir George Muir
 Jared Panchia Jared Panchia
 Nic Woods Nic Woods
 Mohammad Irfan Jr. Mohammad Irfan Jr.
 Arslan Qadir Arslan Qadir
 Kenneth Bain Kenneth Bain
 Robert Harwood Robert Harwood
 Tom Carson Tom Carson
1 goal
.svg.png.webp) Daniel Beale Daniel Beale
.svg.png.webp) Matthew Dawson Matthew Dawson
.svg.png.webp) Flynn Ogilvie Flynn Ogilvie
.svg.png.webp) Jacob Whetton Jacob Whetton
.svg.png.webp) Tom Wickham Tom Wickham
.svg.png.webp) Aran Zalewski Aran Zalewski
.svg.png.webp) Gordon Johnston Gordon Johnston
.svg.png.webp) Matthew Sarmento Matthew Sarmento
 Liam Ansell Liam Ansell
 David Condon David Condon
 David Goodfield David Goodfield
 Harry Martin Harry Martin
 Phil Roper Phil Roper
 Iain Sloan Iain Sloan
 Manpreet Singh Manpreet Singh
 Rupinder Pal Singh Rupinder Pal Singh
 S.V. Sunil S.V. Sunil
 Amirol Arshad Amirol Arshad
 Ramadan Rosli Ramadan Rosli
 Shahril Saabah Shahril Saabah
 Fitri Saari Fitri Saari
 Joel van Huizen Joel van Huizen
 Cory Bennett Cory Bennett
 Marcus Child Marcus Child
 Dane Lett Dane Lett
 Nick Ross Nick Ross
 Shafqat Rasool Shafqat Rasool
 Dayaan Cassiem Dayaan Cassiem
 Ryan Crowe Ryan Crowe
 Timothy Drummond Timothy Drummond
 Gareth Heyns Gareth Heyns
 Ryan Julius Ryan Julius
 Reza Rosenberg Reza Rosenberg
 Benjamin Francis Benjamin Francis
 Luke Hawker Luke Hawker
 Rupert Shipperley Rupert Shipperley
Source: FIH
