The finals week of the tournament was held in the Tasmanian city of Hobart.

The WA Thundersticks won the gold medal for the eighth time by defeating the QLD Blades 2–1 in the final.

[1] The 2009 Men's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.

Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage in home and away matches.

At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.