The 2016 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 18th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 6 cities across New Zealand, from 17 August to 23 September.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 27 August – 17 September | ||
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Canterbury (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– North Harbour | ||
| Third place | –– Midlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 91 (3.79 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Amy Robinson (5 goals) | ||
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Canterbury won the title for the 3rd time, defeating North Harbour 3–2 in the final.[1][2] Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 2–1 over Auckland.[3]
Participating teams edit
The following eight teams competed for the title:
- –– Auckland
- –– Canterbury
- –– Capital
- –– Central
- –– Midlands
- –– Northland
- –– North Harbour
Results edit
Preliminary round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Canterbury | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 21 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | –– North Harbour | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 17 | |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to Third Place Match |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 14 | |
| 5 | –– Capital | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | |
| 6 | –– Northland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 4 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 |
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Classification round edit
Fifth and sixth place edit
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Third and fourth place edit
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Final edit
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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–– Canterbury | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 25 | Gold Medal |
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–– North Harbour | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 17 | Silver Medal |
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–– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 18 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Auckland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 | |
| 5 | –– Capital | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 8 | |
| 6 | –– Northland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 5 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 |
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Statistics edit
There were 91 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.79 goals per match.
5 goals
- –– Amy Robinson
4 goals
3 goals
- –– Samantha Harrison
- –– Hannah Hill
- –– Caitlin Procter
- –– Alia Jaques
- –– Kate Kernaghan
- –– Kimberley Tanner
- –– Samantha Polovnikoff
- –– Stephanie Dickins
2 goals
- –– Fiona Burnett
- –– Madison Doar
- –– Nicola McDonnell
- –– Anna Wetherall
- –– Melissa Simpson
- –– Elizabeth Thompson
- –– Jacqueline Eden
- –– Joie Leigh
- –– Anna MacKechnie
- –– Cassandra Reid
- –– Jennifer Storey
- –– Charlotte Eastman
- –– Katherine van Woerkom
- –– Tori Robinson
- –– Natasha FitzSimons
- –– Lauren Turner
- –– Ella Hyatt-Brown
1 goal
- –– Danielle Jones
- –– Julia King
- –– Deanna Ritchie
- –– Libby Bird
- –– Bridget Kiddle
- –– Emily Maguire
- –– Rachel McCann
- –– Olivia Merry
- –– Kelsey Linton
- –– Felicity Reidy
- –– Aniwaka Roberts
- –– Tyler Lench
- –– Annie McNaughtan
- –– Pippa Norman
- –– Susannah Gilbert
- –– Oriwa Hepi
- –– Ellie McCleery
- –– Arnica Palmer
- –– Laura Douglas
- –– Kelsey Eaton
- –– Neve McLean
- –– Stephanie Elliot
- –– Annie Judge
- –– Courtney Winterbottom
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References edit
- ^ "Midlands, Canterbury take out Ford NHL titles". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Midlands Men and Canterbury Women take out Ford NHL titles". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "2016 National Hockey League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 17 March 2021.