Women's Australian Hockey League

The Women's Australian Hockey League is highest level field hockey tournament for women in Australia. Until 2016, the annually contested tournament comprised teams from the eight states and territories of Australia.

Women's Australian Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
2018 Women's Australian Hockey League
SportWomen's field hockey
Founded1993
No. of teams8
ContinentAustralia (Hockey Australia)
Most recent
champion(s)		 NSW Arrows (10th title)
Most titles NSW Arrows (10 titles)

The 2016 edition of the tournament, held in Perth, Western Australia, included two international teams. Teams from Malaysia and New Zealand competed in the 2016 edition.[1]

The NSW Arrows are the most recent champions, defeating the QLD Scorchers 7–6 in gold medal match of the 2018 AHL.[2]

Teams

Domestic teams

International teams

Results

Summaries
  • Note: The following summaries comprise results from 2002 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 1993.[3]
Year Hosts Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1998 Brisbane, QLD
NSW Arrows		 4–3
QLD Scorchers
WAIS Diamonds		 3–2
Canberra Strikers
1999 Canberra, ACT
NSW Arrows		 3–0
Canberra Strikers
QLD Scorchers		 1–0
Adelaide Suns
2000 Sydney, NSW
NSWIS Arrows		 2–1
QAS Scorchers
Canberra Strikers		 4–2
WAIS Diamonds
2001 Brisbane, QLD
NSWIS Arrows		 2–1
QLD Scorchers
Canberra Strikers		 2–0
WAIS Diamonds
2002 Adelaide, SA
NSWIS Arrows		 4–2
QLD Scorchers
Canberra Strikers		 3–2
Adelaide Suns
2003 Hobart, TAS
VIS Vipers		 3–3
(5–4)
(penalties)
QLD Scorchers
Canberra Strikers		 4–3
WA Diamonds
2004 Perth, WA
WA Diamonds		 2–1
Canberra Strikers
QLD Scorchers		 2–0
NSWIS Arrows
2005 Canberra, ACT
QLD Scorchers		 3–1
WA Diamonds
NSW Arrows		 4–0
Adelaide Suns
2006 Adelaide, SA
WA Diamonds		 4–2
QLD Scorchers
Canberra Strikers		 2–1
NSW Arrows
2007 Brisbane, QLD
WA Diamonds		 2–1
QLD Scorchers
VIC Vipers		 2–1
NSW Arrows
2008 Perth, WA
WA Diamonds		 2–0
QLD Scorchers
Canberra Strikers		 2–0
NSW Arrows
2009 Melbourne, VIC
NSW Arrows		 5–3
QLD Scorchers
WA Diamonds		 2–0
Canberra Strikers
2010 Adelaide, SA
WA Diamonds		 3–1
QLD Scorchers
NSW Arrows		 1–0
VIC Vipers
2011 Darwin, NT
Southern Suns		 1–0
NSW Arrows
WA Diamonds		 4–3
QLD Scorchers
2012 Perth, WA
VIC Vipers		 5–1
NSW Arrows
QLD Scorchers		 3–0
WA Diamonds
2013 Hobart, TAS
QLD Scorchers		 0–0
(2–0)
(penalties)
WA Diamonds
NSW Arrows		 5–1
Canberra Strikers
2014 Brisbane, QLD
NSW Arrows		 3–2
QLD Scorchers
VIC Vipers		 3–0
WA Diamonds
2015 Sydney, NSW
QLD Scorchers		 2–1
VIC Vipers
NSW Arrows		 3–1
Canberra Strikers
2016 Perth, WA
QLD Scorchers		 3–2
VIC Vipers
NSW Arrows		 2–1
Canberra Strikers
2017 Perth, WA
VIC Vipers		 2–2
(2–1)
(penalties)
QLD Scorchers
NSW Arrows		 3–1
NZL Development
2018 Gold Coast, QLD
NSW Arrows		 7–6
QLD Scorchers
Canberra Strikers		 4–4
(2–0)
(penalties)
VIC Vipers

Successful teams
  • Note: The following table comprises results from 2002 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 1993.
Team Titles Runners-up Third places Fourth places
WA Diamonds 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 2005, 2013 2009, 2011 2003, 2012, 2014
QLD Scorchers 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 2004, 2012 2011
NSW Arrows 2002, 2009, 2014, 2018 2011, 2012 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
VIC Vipers 2003, 2012, 2017 2015, 2016 2007, 2014 2010, 2018
SA Suns 2011 2002, 2005
Canberra Strikers 2004 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2018 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016
 NZL Development 2017

Team appearances
Team 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total
Canberra Strikers 4th2nd3rd3rd3rd3rd2nd5th3rd5th3rd4th6th5th5th4th5th4th4th6th3rd21
NSW Arrows 1st1st1st1st1st5th4th3rd4th4th4th1st3rd2nd2nd3rd1st3rd3rd3rd1st21
NT Pearls ––8th8th8th8th5th7th7th7th8th7th8th7th7th8th7th7th10th8th7th19
QLD Scorchers 2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd4th3rd1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd21
SA Suns 7th4th7th7th4th6th6th4th5th8th5th6th5th1st6th6th6th6th9th7th6th21
Tassie Van Demons 5th5th5th6th7th7th8th8th8th6th6th8th7th8th8th7th8th8th8th10th8th21
VIC Vipers 6th6th6th5th6th1st7th6th6th3rd7th5th4th6th1st5th3rd2nd2nd1st4th21
WA Diamonds 3rd7th4th4th5th4th1st2nd1st1st1st3rd1st3rd4th2nd4th5th5th5th5th21
Malaysia Tigress ––––––––––––––––––7th––1
 NZL Development ––––––––––––––––––6th4th–2
 IND Development –––––––––––––––––––9th–1
Total77888888888888888810108170

Statistics
Women's Australian Hockey League
Year Champion Runner-up Player of the Tournament Highest Goalscorer Player of the Final
1993 NSW Arrows ACTAS Strikers Lisa Powell (Strikers) – –
1994 WAIS Diamonds QAS Scorchers Rechelle Hawkes (Diamonds) – –
1995 Adelaide Suns NSW Arrows Renita Farrell (Scorchers) – –
1996 NSW Arrows WAIS Diamonds Alyson Annan (Arrows) – –
1997 QAS Scorchers Canberra Strikers – –
1998 NSW Arrows QLD Scorchers Michelle Andrews (Diamonds) – –
1999 NSW Arrows Canberra Strikers Katrina Powell (Strikers) Katrina Powell (Strikers) Melanie Twitt (Arrows)
2000 NSW Arrows QAS Scorchers – Karen Smith (Scorchers)
2001 NSW Arrows QLD Scorchers Melanie Twitt (Arrows) Nicole Hudson (Scorchers) Nina Bonner (Arrows)
2002 NSW Arrows QLD Scorchers Louise Dobson (Vipers) –
2003 VIS Vipers QLD Scorchers Carmel Bakurski (Suns) Katrina Powell (Strikers) Rachel Imison (Vipers)
2004 WA Diamonds Canberra Strikers Emily Halliday (Diamonds)
Sarah Taylor (Strikers)		 Hope Brown (Scorchers) Emily Halliday (Diamonds)
2005 QLD Scorchers WA Diamonds Rachel Imison (Vipers) Suzie Faulkner (Scorchers) Madonna Blyth (Scorchers)
2006 WA Diamonds QLD Scorchers Peta Gallagher (Strikers) Peta Gallagher (Strikers) Emily Halliday (Diamonds)
2007 WA Diamonds QLD Scorchers Rebecca Sanders (Arrows) Suzie Faulkner (Scorchers) Kim Walker (Diamonds)
2008 WA Diamonds QLD Scorchers Madonna Blyth (Scorchers) Sian Smithson (Diamonds) Kobie McGurk (Diamonds)
2009 NSW Arrows QLD Scorchers Hope Munro (Diamonds) Emily Hurtz (Arrows) Fiona Johnson (Arrows)
2010 WA Diamonds QLD Scorchers Madonna Blyth (Scorchers) Ashleigh Nelson (Diamonds) Ashleigh Nelson (Diamonds)
2011 Southern Suns NSW Arrows Jodie Schulz (Scorchers) Ashleigh Nelson (Diamonds)
Sofie McLeod (Van Demons)		 Kayla Sharland (Suns)
2012 VIC Vipers NSW Arrows Anna Flanagan (Strikers) Renee Ashton (Scorchers) Claire Messent (Vipers)
2013 QLD Scorchers WA Diamonds Karri McMahon (Suns) Hollie Webster (Arrows) Penny Squibb (Diamonds)
2014 NSW Arrows QLD Scorchers Casey Sablowski (Arrows) Jodie Kenny (Scorchers) Casey Sablowski (Arrows)
2015 QLD Scorchers VIC Vipers Jane Claxton (Suns) Emily Hurtz (Vipers) Rachael Lynch (Vipers)
2016 QLD Scorchers VIC Vipers Georgia Nanscawen (Vipers) Emily Hurtz (Vipers) Jordyn Holzberger (Scorchers)
2017 VIC Vipers QLD Scorchers Stephanie Kershaw (Scorchers) Emily Smith (Arrows)
Penny Squibb (Diamonds)
Emily Hurtz (Vipers)		 Rachael Lynch (Vipers)
2018 NSW Arrows QLD Scorchers Elena Tice (Strikers)
Lily Brazel (Vipers)		 Rebecca Greiner (Scorchers)
Jodie Kenny (Scorchers)
Emily Hurtz (Vipers)		 Kaitlin Nobbs (Arrows)
Women's Australian Hockey League
Year Goalkeeper of the Tournament Play the Whistle
2012 – WA Diamonds
2013 Ashlee Wells (Diamonds) –
2014 – –
2015 Rachael Lynch (Vipers) –
2016 Clare Comerford (Scorchers) NZL Futures
2017 Rachael Lynch (Vipers) VIC Vipers
2018 Rachael Lynch (Vipers) –

References
  1. "AHL Teams Announced". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "2018 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. "Hockey". clearinghouseforsport.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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