2017 Women's Australian Hockey League

2017 Women's Australian
Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country Australia Australia
City Perth
Dates 28 September – 8 October
Teams 10
Venue(s) Perth Hockey Stadium
Top three teams
Champions Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers (3rd title)
Runner-up Queensland QLD Scorchers
Third place New South Wales NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played 35
Goals scored 124 (3.54 per match)
Top scorer(s) New South Wales Emily Smith
Victoria (Australia) Emily Hurtz
Western Australia Penny Squibb (7 goals)
Best player Queensland Stephanie Kershaw
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The 2017 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 25th edition of women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Perth, Western Australia between 28 September – 8 October.[1]

In the 2017 edition, invitational teams from New Zealand and India competed in the tournament alongside the Australian states and territories.[2]

VIC Vipers won the tournament for the third time, by defeating defending champions QLD Scorchers 2–1 in a penalty shoot-out, after the final finished a 2–2 draw. NSW Arrows won the bronze medal after defeating the NZL Development team 3–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[3]

Competition Format

Teams are split evenly into pools A and B where they compete in a single round-robin format.

At the conclusion of the initial pool stage, the top two teams in each pool progress to the medal playoffs in Pool C, while the remaining six teams progress to the classification matches in Pool D.

In Pool D, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. Final ranking in Pool D determines the final tournament standing from fifth to tenth place.

In Pool C, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. The top two teams then progress to the final, while the bottom two teams contest the third and fourth place playoff.[4]

Participating teams

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host state Western Australia WA Diamonds
29 September – 8 October 2016 2016 Women's AHL Western Australia Perth, WA Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
New South Wales NSW Arrows
Northern Territory NT Pearls
Queensland QLD Scorchers
South Australia SA Suns
Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers
Invitational Teams  India
 New Zealand

Results

All times are in AWST: (UTC+08:00)

First round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Scorchers 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10 Medal Round
2  NZL Development 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
3 Western Australia WA Diamonds 4 2 0 2 11 7 +4 6
4 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2
5 Northern Territory NT Pearls 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
28 September 2017
14:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 4 – 2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Clarke  31'
Squibb  33', 38', 49'		 Report Gray  19'
Deacon  24'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
28 September 2017
16:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 5 – 0 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Dwyer  2'
Taylor  36', 52'
Fey  53'
Lammon  57'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
29 September 2017
17:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 3 – 0  NZL Development
Fey  13'
S. Fitzpatrick  16'
Kershaw  27'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)
30 September 2017
17:30
WA Diamonds Western Australia 5 – 0 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Slattery  12', 32'
Frusher  27'
Squibb  33'
Broek  37'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
30 September 2017
19:30
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 0 – 2  NZL Development
Report Hull  36'
Ritchie  58'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
1 October 2017
15:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 2 – 4 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Squibb  6'
Slattery  60'		 Report Fey  8'
Greiner  23'
Kershaw  29'
S. Fitzpatrick  51'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
2 October 2017
13:30
NT Pearls Northern Territory 0 – 2  NZL Development
Report Steele  6'
Curtis  36'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Shweta Patil (IND)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
2 October 2017
15:30
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 1 – 1 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Gray  9' Report M. Fitzpatrick  17'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
3 October 2017
13:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2 – 2 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Evans  24'
Commerford  49'		 Report Johansen  50', 56'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
3 October 2017
15:00
NZL Development  1 – 0 Western Australia WA Diamonds
Ivory  57' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Medal Round
2 New South Wales NSW Arrows 4 2 1 1 12 5 +7 7
3 South Australia SA Suns 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7
4  IND Development 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
28 September 2017
10:00
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 0 – 2 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Report E. Smith  25'
Wilson  52'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
28 September 2017
12:00
VIC Vipers Victoria (Australia) 4 – 1 South Australia SA Suns
Breen  29'
Gravenall  39'
Hurtz  42'
Ratcliffe  43'		 Report Spano  49'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
29 September 2017
15:00
VIC Vipers Victoria (Australia) 3 – 1  IND Development
Hurtz  22'
Utri  41'
Ratcliffe  55'		 Report Dubey  47'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
29 September 2017
19:00
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 0 – 5 South Australia SA Suns
Report Spano  6'
McMahon  30', 34'
Shand  50'
Penington  53'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Shweta Patil (IND)
30 September 2017
15:30
NSW Arrows New South Wales 7 – 0  IND Development
E. Smith  2', 48'
Schonell  6'
Hemmingway  12'
Watterson  18'
Nobbs  46'
Wilson  52'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
1 October 2017
13:00
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 0 – 4 Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers
Report Breen  5'
Ratcliffe  23'
Hurtz  35', 55'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)
2 October 2017
17:30
SA Suns South Australia 3 – 1  IND Development
McMahon  26', 44'
Blatchford  28'		 Report Thoudam  22'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
2 October 2017
19:30
NSW Arrows New South Wales 2 – 4 Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers
Watterson  28', 59' Report Ratcliffe  2', 19'
Brazel  34'
Hammond  57'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
3 October 2017
17:00
IND Development  1 – 0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Sangita  19' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
3 October 2017
19:00
NSW Arrows New South Wales 1 – 1 South Australia SA Suns
Wilson  59' Report K. Holland-Smith  43'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

Second Round

Fifth to tenth place classification

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Western Australia WA Diamonds 5 5 0 0 18 5 +13 15
2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
3 South Australia SA Suns 5 3 0 2 11 8 +3 9
4 Northern Territory NT Pearls 5 1 2 2 5 11 −6 5
5  IND Development 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 4
6 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 5 0 0 5 2 12 −10 0
5 October 2017
14:00
NT Pearls Northern Territory 0 – 2 South Australia SA Suns
Report MacLachlan  33'
Penington  39'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Shweta Patil (IND)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
5 October 2017
16:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 1 – 0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Gray  58' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
5 October 2017
18:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 2 – 1  IND Development
Tonkin  13'
Frusher  19'		 Report Dubey  56'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
6 October 2017
14:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 3 – 1 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Tonkin  27'
Broek  27'
Squibb  48'		 Report McCambridge  33'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
6 October 2017
16:00
NT Pearls Northern Territory 1 – 1  IND Development
Peris  15' Report Gagandeep  22'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Shweta Patil (AUS)
6 October 2017
18:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 3 – 0 South Australia SA Suns
Gray  30'
Bone  41'
Economos  56'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)
7 October 2017
12:00
NT Pearls Northern Territory 2 – 1 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Collard  36'
Capewell  40'		 Report King  17'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
7 October 2017
16:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2 – 0  IND Development
Smith  18', 53' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
7 October 2017
20:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 4 – 1 South Australia SA Suns
Slattery  7', 55'
Squibb  22'
Clarke  34'		 Report Hunt  60'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Scorchers 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Final
2 Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3 New South Wales NSW Arrows 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  NZL Development 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
5 October 2017
12:00
NZL Development  2 – 2 Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers
Ritchie  11'
Ivory  40'		 Report Nanscawen  29'
Hurtz  49'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
5 October 2017
14:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2 – 0 New South Wales NSW Arrows
M. Fitzpatrick  4'
Kershaw  52'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
6 October 2017
12:00
NZL Development  1 – 4 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Ivory  52' Report Wilson  28'
E. Smith  51', 54'
Schonell  57'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
6 October 2017
14:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 3 – 1 Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers
Wilkinson  11'
M. Fitzpatrick  31', 46'		 Report Hurtz  59'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Third and fourth place
8 October 2017
11:00
NSW Arrows New South Wales 3 – 1  NZL Development
E. Smith  12', 59'
Watterson  18'		 Report Tuilotolava  7'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Final
8 October 2017
15:30
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2 – 2 Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers
Taylor  51'
M. Fitzpatrick  53'		 Report Hurtz  15'
Nanscawen  60'
Penalties
Taylor
S. Fitzpatrick
Malone
Kershaw
Fey 		1 – 2 van den Assem
Nanscawen
Bates
Hurtz
Hammond
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Awards

Best Player Topscorer(s) Player of the Final Best Goalkeeper Play the Whistle
Queensland Stephanie Kershaw New South Wales Emily Smith
Victoria (Australia) Emily Hurtz
Western Australia Penny Squibb		 Victoria (Australia) Rachael Lynch Victoria (Australia) Rachael Lynch Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers

Statistics

Final Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st, gold medalist(s) Victoria (Australia) VIC Vipers 7 4 2 1 20 11 +9 14 Gold Medal
2nd, silver medalist(s) Queensland QLD Scorchers 7 5 2 0 20 6 +14 17 Silver Medal
3rd, bronze medalist(s) New South Wales NSW Arrows 7 4 1 2 19 9 +10 13 Bronze Medal
4 New Zealand NZL Futures 7 3 1 3 9 12 −3 10 Fourth Place
5 Western Australia WA Diamonds 7 5 0 2 20 10 +10 15 Fifth Place
6 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 7 3 2 2 11 9 +2 11 Sixth Place
7 South Australia SA Suns 7 3 1 3 13 13 0 10 Seventh Place
8 Northern Territory NT Pearls 7 1 2 4 5 18 −13 5 Eighth Place
9  IND Development 7 1 1 5 5 18 −13 4 Ninth Place
10 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 7 0 0 7 2 18 −16 0 Tenth Place

Goalscorers

7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Australian Hockey League returns to Perth". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 AHL Women's Draw" (PDF). Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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