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Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

Women's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[1][2]

2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Dates7 – 26 March
Teams10
Venue(s)State Netball and Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up India
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored136 (5.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nicole Hudson
New Zealand Krystal Forgesson
Scotland Victoria Bunce (5 goals)
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The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.[3]

Squads edit

Main article: Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's team squads

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 27 2 +25 12 Semi-finals
2   India 4 2 1 1 18 7 +11 7
3   Malaysia 4 2 0 2 7 15 −8 6
4   South Africa 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
5   Nigeria 4 0 0 4 1 28 −27 0
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
16 March 2006
13:00
Malaysia   4–0   Nigeria
Nadia   32'
Intan   46', 54'
Norfarhara   65' 		Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Anne McRae (SCO)
16 March 2006
18:00
Australia   4–2   India
Beattie   1'
Smith   23'
Sanders   41'
Skirving   70' 		Report Lakra   13'
Kharb   22'
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Alison Hill (ENG)
17 March 2006
14:00
Nigeria   1–4   South Africa
Bulus   54' Report Hector   12'
Wilson   32'
Bright   41'
Marescia   53'
Umpires:
Alison Hill (ENG)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
17 March 2006
21:00
Australia   8–0   Malaysia
Sanders   9', 49'
Arrold   23'
Hollywood   25'
Hudson   28'
Faulkner   49'
Blyth   57'
Skirving   65' 		Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
18 March 2006
13:30
South Africa   2–2   India
Du Buisson   8', 12' Report Pradhan   29', 69'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Alison Hill (ENG)
19 March 2006
11:00
Nigeria   0–12   Australia
Report Blyth   1'
Skirving   7'
Arrold   16', 19'
Hudson   30', 35', 53'
Halliday   32'
Beattie   39'
Taylor   51'
Smith   58'
Hollywood   62'
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
20 March 2006
08:30
Malaysia   2–1   South Africa
Siti   24'
Kannagi   43' 		Report Du Buisson   46'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Anne McRae (SCO)
20 March 2006
10:30
India   8–0   Nigeria
Mamta   2', 31'
Jyoti   11'
Sanggai   32'
Saba   34'
Sarita   36'
Jasjeet   47', 66' 		Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Alison Hill (ENG)
21 March 2006
13:30
Australia   3–0   South Africa
Faulkner   13'
Arrold   50'
Skirving   62' 		Report
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Alison Hill (ENG)
21 March 2006
21:00
Malaysia   1–6   India
Intan   61' Report Jasjeet   21'
Jyoti   27'
Sarita   30'
Mamta   32'
Asunta   41'
Saba   47'
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anne McRae (SCO)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 4 4 0 0 20 1 +19 12 Semi-finals
2   England 4 3 0 1 20 4 +16 9
3   Scotland 4 2 0 2 11 8 +3 6
4   Canada 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 3
5   Barbados 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
16 March 2006
11:00
Barbados   0–4   Canada
Report Buker   4'
Michaluk   41'
Rushton   48'
Hume   65'
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
16 March 2006
16:00
New Zealand   2–1   Scotland
Sharland   17'
Igasan   40' 		Report Judge   59'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
17 March 2006
13:30
Canada   0–5   England
Report Wright   7'
Walsh   13', 42', 55'
Grant   58'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (ASU)
Anne McRae (SCO)
17 March 2006
16:30
Barbados   0–11   New Zealand
Report Dillon   13'
Forgesson   14', 31', 56'
Igasan   35+'
Maley   36'
Harrison   37', 38', 64'
Kreft   59'
Hollands   67'
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
18 March 2006
10:30
England   5–0   Scotland
Rogers   4', 37'
Clewlow   18', 40'
Grant   64' 		Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
19 March 2006
13:00
Canada   0–3   New Zealand
Report Forgesson   26'
Igasan   53'
Sharland   54'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Alison Hill (ENG)
20 March 2006
13:30
England   10–0   Barbados
Herbert   6'
Cullen   14', 32', 34', 53'
Grant   27', 66'
Richardson   41'
Wright   44'
Danson   61' 		Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
20 March 2006
20:30
Canada   1–2   Scotland
Michaluk   2' Report Semple   33'
Judge   45'
Umpires:
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
21 March 2006
16:00
England   0–4   New Zealand
Report Harrison   19'
Forgesson   58'
Dillon   61'
Muirhead   62'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
21 March 2006
19:00
Scotland   8–0   Barbados
Clement   14'
Bunce   28', 34', 49', 61', 67'
Semple   62'
Judge   65' 		Report
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Tracey Wrigley (NZL)

Classification round edit

Fifth to tenth place classification edit

Ninth and tenth place edit
23 March 2006
08:30
Nigeria   1–4   Barbados
Agbo   19' Report Davis   13'
Greaves   45', 62'
Haynes   58'
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Seventh and eighth place edit
23 March 2006
20:00
Canada   2–5   South Africa
Michaluk   38'
Rushton   50' 		Report Wilson   8', 25', 65'
Taylor   57'
Du Buisson   69'
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Nor Piza Hassan (MAS)
Fifth and sixth place edit
23 March 2006
13:30
Malaysia   0–3   Scotland
Report Rochlin   1'
Clement   13'
Simpson   35'
Umpires:
Alison Hill (ENG)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
23 March 2006
 
 
  Australia3
 
25 March 2006
 
  England0
 
  Australia1
 
23 March 2006
 
  India0
 
  New Zealand0
 
 
  India1
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
35 March 2006
 
 
  England (pen.)0 (3)
 
 
  New Zealand0 (1)
Semi-finals edit
23 March 2006
11:00
Australia   3–0   England
Hollywood   28'
Halliday   37'
Faulkner   69' 		Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anne McRae (SCO)
23 March 2006
17:30
New Zealand   0–1   India
Report Surinder   62'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Bronze-medal match edit
25 March 2006
10:30
England   0–0   New Zealand
Report
Penalties
3–1
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Gold-medal match edit
25 March 2006
13:00
Australia   1–0   India
Hudson   62' Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anne McRae (SCO)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

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
    Australia 6 6 0 0 31 2 +29 18 Gold Medal
    India 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10 Silver Medal
    England 6 3 1 2 20 7 +13 10 Bronze Medal
4   New Zealand 6 4 1 1 20 2 +18 13 Fourth place
5   Scotland 5 3 0 2 14 8 +6 9 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Malaysia 5 2 0 3 7 18 −11 6
7   South Africa 5 2 1 2 12 10 +2 7
8   Canada 5 1 0 4 7 15 −8 3
9   Barbados 5 1 0 4 4 34 −30 3
10   Nigeria 5 0 0 5 2 32 −30 0
Source: The CGF

Goalscorers edit

There were 136 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.04 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  2. ^ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  3. ^ "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
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