2015 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2015 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 23rd edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.

2015 Women's Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CitySydney
Teams8
Venue(s)Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
ChampionsQueensland QLD Scorchers (5th title)
Runner-upVictoria (state) VIC Vipers
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored97 (4.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Victoria (state) Emily Hurtz (6 goals)
Best playerSouth Australia Jane Claxton
2014 (previous) (next) 2016

The Queensland Scorchers won the gold medal for the fifth time by defeating the Victorian Vipers 2–1 in the final.[1]

Competition format

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The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.

The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.

The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.

Teams

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Results

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First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   NSW Arrows 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to Medal Round
2   Canberra Strikers 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   WA Diamonds 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4   Tassie Van Demons 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
25 September 2015
17:00
WA Diamonds   2–0   Tassie Van Demons
Lammers   45'
Slattery   52'
Report
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Rhianon Fernando (AUS)
25 September 2015
19:00
NSW Arrows   1–0   Canberra Strikers
Williams   52' Report
Umpires:
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

26 September 2015
17:00
NSW Arrows   7–0   Tassie Van Demons
Hayes   4'
Smith   6'54'
Williams   36'
Simpson   53'
Stewart   56'
Brazel   60'
Report
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
26 September 2015
19:00
Canberra Strikers   2–1   WA Diamonds
Gray   52'
Bailey-Price   55'
Report Slattery   22'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

28 September 2015
13:00
Canberra Strikers   4–1   Tassie Van Demons
Flanagan   1'34'37'
Bone   57'
Report McCambridge   44'
Umpires:
Michelle Pecar (AUS)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
28 September 2015
15:00
NSW Arrows   5–2   WA Diamonds
Stewart   6'
Farrell   13'
Morgan   36'
Smith   45'
Jenner   48'
Report Lammers   40'
Slattery   58'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   VIC Vipers 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to Medal Round
2   NSW Arrows 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3   SA Suns 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4   Tassie Van Demons 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
25 September 2015
13:00
VIC Vipers   3–0   NT Pearls
Messent   3'43'
Hurtz   32'
Report
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
25 September 2015
15:00
QLD Scorchers   2–1   SA Suns
Kenny   6'
Blyth   22'
Report Nance   19'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Michelle Pecar (AUS)

26 September 2015
13:00
QLD Scorchers   9–0   NT Pearls
J. Dwyer   10'
Allendorf   17'24'34'
Kenny   23'30'
S. Fitzpatrick   42'
M. Fitzpatrick   48'
Taylor   54'
Report
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
26 September 2015
15:00
SA Suns   0–2   VIC Vipers
Report Hurtz   35'
Nanscawen   45'
Umpires:
Michelle Pecar (AUS)
Sarah Allanson (AUS)

28 September 2015
17:00
SA Suns   5–1   NT Pearls
Busiko   2'
Welstead   23'
McMahon   47'55'
Parker   57'
Report Richards   5'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Rhianon Fernando (AUS)
28 September 2015
19:00
QLD Scorchers   0–2   Victorian Vipers
Report Nanscawen   34'
Hurtz   47'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Sarah Allanson (AUS)

Second round

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Pool C (Medal round)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   QLD Scorchers 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
2   VIC Vipers 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   NSW Arrows 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
4   Canberra Strikers 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
29 September 2015
17:00
Canberra Strikers   2–6   QLD Scorchers
Gray   24'52' Report M. Fitzpatrick   6'
Allendorf   15'32'
S. Fitzpatrick   29'58'
Kershaw   48'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
29 September 2015
19:00
NSW Arrows   3–2   VIC Vipers
Hanna   5'8'
Stewart   18'
Report Taylor   15'
Nanscawen   30'
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

1 October 2015
17:00
VIC Vipers   3–1   Canberra Strikers
Hurtz   4'34'
Messent   12'
Report Evans   7'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
1 October 2015
19:00
NSW Arrows   1–2   QLD Scorchers
Stewart   22' Report Kenny   33'
J. Dwyer   59'
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

Pool D (Classification round)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   WA Diamonds 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2   SA Suns 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3   Tassie Van Demons 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   NT Pearls 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
29 September 2015
13:00
Tassie Van Demons   1–0   NT Pearls
Brennan   12' Report
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
29 September 2015
15:00
WA Diamonds   3–2   SA Suns
Lammers   3'
Slattery   20'
Flynn   36'
Report Parker   9'
Grist   43'
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Rhianon Fernando (AUS)

1 October 2015
13:00
SA Suns   2–1   Tassie Van Demons
van Bodegom   9'
McMahon   20'
Report Hinton   48'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Michelle Pecar (AUS)
1 October 2015
15:00
WA Diamonds   4–0   NT Pearls
Esslemont   8'
Nelson   20'29'
Squibb   45'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Rhianon Fernando (AUS)

Classification games

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Seventh and eighth place

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2 October 2015
13:00
Tassie Van Demons   2–2   NT Pearls
Newlyn   29'
Spence   60'
Report Swann   35'
Patterson   45'
Penalties
Spence  
McCambridge  
Murphy  
Donovan  
Calvert  
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Calvert  
1–2   Swann
  Scriven
  Peris
  Divall
  Richards
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  Peris
Umpires:
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

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2 October 2015
15:00
WA Diamonds   2–1   SA Suns
Wilson   7'
Denning   25'
Report Busiko   4'
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

Third and fourth place

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2 October 2015
17:00
NSW Arrows   3–1   Canberra Strikers
Jenner   12'
Smith   52'56'
Report Watson   49'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

Final

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2 October 2015
19:00
QLD Scorchers   2–1   VIC Vipers
Kenny   21'
Blyth   32'
Report Hurtz   4'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Awards

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Best Player Topscorer Player of the Final Best Goalkeeper
  Jane Claxton   Emily Hurtz   Rachael Lynch   Rachael Lynch

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    Queensland Scorchers 6 5 0 1 21 7 +14 15 Gold Medal
    Victorian Vipers 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Silver Medal
    New South Wales Arrows 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 15 Bronze Medal
4   Canberra Strikers 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6 Fourth Place
5   WA Diamonds 6 4 0 2 14 10 +4 12 Fifth Place
6   SA Suns 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 Sixth Place
7   NT Pearls 6 0 1 5 3 24 −21 1 Seventh Place
8   Tassie Van Demons 6 1 1 4 5 17 −12 4 Eighth Place
Source: [1]

Goalscorers

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6 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Women's Australian Hockey League". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.