2017 Women's Australian Hockey League

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]

2017 Women's Australian
Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityPerth
Dates28 September – 8 October
Teams10
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsVictoria (state) VIC Vipers (3rd title)
Runner-upQueensland QLD Scorchers
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored124 (3.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)New South Wales Emily Smith
Victoria (state) Emily Hurtz
Western Australia Penny Squibb (7 goals)
Best playerQueensland Stephanie Kershaw
2016 (previous) (next) 2018

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

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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

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Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host state   WA Diamonds
29 September – 8 October 2016 2016 Women's AHL   Perth, WA   Canberra Strikers
  NSW Arrows
  NT Pearls
  QLD Scorchers
  SA Suns
  Tassie Van Demons
  VIC Vipers
Invitational Teams   India
  New Zealand

Results

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

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   QLD Scorchers 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10 Medal Round
2   NZL Development 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
3   WA Diamonds 4 2 0 2 11 7 +4 6
4   Canberra Strikers 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2
5   NT Pearls 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
28 September 2017
14:00
WA Diamonds   4–2   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   5–0   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   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   5–0   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   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   2–4   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   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   1–1   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   2–2   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   WA Diamonds
Ivory   57' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   VIC Vipers 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Medal Round
2   NSW Arrows 4 2 1 1 12 5 +7 7
3   SA Suns 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7
4   IND Development 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5   Tassie Van Demons 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
28 September 2017
10:00
Tassie Van Demons   0–2   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   4–1   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   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   0–5   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   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   0–4   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   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   2–4   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   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   1–1   SA Suns
Wilson   59' Report K. Holland-Smith   43'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

Second round

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Fifth to tenth place classification

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Pool D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   WA Diamonds 5 5 0 0 18 5 +13 15
2   Canberra Strikers 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
3   SA Suns 5 3 0 2 11 8 +3 9
4   NT Pearls 5 1 2 2 5 11 −6 5
5   IND Development 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 4
6   Tassie Van Demons 5 0 0 5 2 12 −10 0
5 October 2017
14:00
NT Pearls   0–2   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   1–0   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   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   3–1   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   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   3–0   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   2–1   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   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   4–1   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

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Pool C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   QLD Scorchers 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Final
2   VIC Vipers 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3   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   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   2–0   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   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   3–1   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
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8 October 2017
11:00
NSW Arrows   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
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8 October 2017
15:30
QLD Scorchers   2–2   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

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Best Player Topscorer(s) Player of the Final Best Goalkeeper Play the Whistle
  Stephanie Kershaw   Emily Smith
  Emily Hurtz
  Penny Squibb
  Rachael Lynch   Rachael Lynch   VIC Vipers

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    VIC Vipers 7 4 2 1 20 11 +9 14 Gold Medal
    QLD Scorchers 7 5 2 0 20 6 +14 17 Silver Medal
    NSW Arrows 7 4 1 2 19 9 +10 13 Bronze Medal
4   NZL Futures 7 3 1 3 9 12 −3 10 Fourth Place
5   WA Diamonds 7 5 0 2 20 10 +10 15 Fifth Place
6   Canberra Strikers 7 3 2 2 11 9 +2 11 Sixth Place
7   SA Suns 7 3 1 3 13 13 0 10 Seventh Place
8   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   Tassie Van Demons 7 0 0 7 2 18 −16 0 Tenth Place

Goalscorers

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There were 124 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References

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  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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