2018 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2018 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 20th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Wellington, New Zealand between 9–23 September.

2018 Women's
Ford National Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityWellington
Dates9–23 September
Teams8
Venue(s)National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions ––  North Harbour (4th title)
Runner-up ––  Central
Third place ––  Midlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored115 (3.59 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Kaitlin Cotter
 ––  Kirsten Pearce (7 goals)
2017 (previous) (next) 2019

North Harbour won the title for the 4th time, defeating Central 2–0 in the final.[1][2] Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 1–0 over Auckland.[3]

Participating teams edit

The following eight teams competed for the title:

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  North Harbour 7 4 1 1 1 17 4 +13 19 Advanced to Final
2  ––  Central 7 3 2 0 2 14 7 +7 16
3  ––  Midlands 7 3 2 0 2 13 9 +4 16 Advanced to Third-place match
4  ––  Auckland 7 3 0 3 1 15 13 +2 15
5  ––  Canterbury 7 2 2 3 0 18 8 +10 15
6  ––  Capital 7 2 1 2 2 11 14 −3 12
7  ––  Northland 7 1 2 1 3 12 17 −5 9
8  ––  Southern 7 0 0 0 7 4 32 −28 0
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.

Fixtures edit

9 September 2018
14:00
Northland  ––  0–4  ––  North Harbour
Report Winterbottom   8'
Tice   27'
Pearce   34'41'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Auckland  ––  1–1  ––  Midlands
Smith   50' Report Davey   15'
Penalties
Tuilotolava  
Lench  
Inglis  
Steele  
2–4   Lukin
  Davey
  Scharf
  Jaques
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Central  ––  4–0  ––  Capital
Cotter   1'3'56'
Shannon   44'
Report
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Amber Church (NZL)
9 September 2018
14:00
Canterbury  ––  9–1  ––  Southern
Wium   12'26'42'48'
MacLachlan   13'
Willis   27'
Fremaux   37'
Butt   53'
Cox   57'
Report Shirley   47'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Karen Bennett (NZL)

15 September 2018
10:30
Northland  ––  4–0  ––  Southern
Alexander   40'56'
Cooper   43'
Smith   52'
Report
Umpires:
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
15 September 2018
12:30
Capital  ––  2–2  ––  Canterbury
Simmonds   19'
Smith   37'
Report Butt   34'46'
Penalties
MacAdre  
Simmonds  
Eastman  
0–3   Fremaux
  Willis
  Tinning
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
15 September 2018
14:30
Central  ––  1–2  ––  Midlands
Cotter   26' Report FitzSimons   8'
Morton   11'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
15 September 2018
16:00
North Harbour  ––  4–1  ––  Auckland
Pearson   18'
Pearce   44'45'48'
Report Doar   23'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

16 September 2018
10:30
Canterbury  ––  2–2  ––  Northland
Willis   44'
Grant   60'
Report Taseska   3'
Smith   58'
Penalties
Fremaux  
Willis  
Tinning  
Grant  
Wium  
——
Fremaux  
3–4   McDonnell
  Taseska
  Heywood
  Gunson
  Jones
——
  Gunson
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
16 September 2018
12:15
Southern  ––  0–1  ––  Central
Report Ralph   51'
Umpires:
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
16 September 2018
14:30
Auckland  ––  2–2  ––  Capital
Ghalesha   30'
Lench   33'
Report Cooper   21'
MacAdre   43'
Penalties
Tuilotolava  
Willis  
Lench  
1–4   Reidy
  Van Woerkom
  Hull
  MacAdre
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
16 September 2018
16:15
Midlands  ––  0–3  ––  North Harbour
Report Pearson   39'44'
Pearce   45'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)

17 September 2018
13:00
Northland  ––  2–3  ––  Auckland
McDonnell   47'50' Report Steele   18'
Lench   31'
Dowe   60'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
17 September 2018
15:00
North Harbour  ––  0–0  ––  Central
Report
Penalties
Elliot  
Pearce  
Webster  
Tice  
Pearson  
——
Webster  
Elliot  
2–3   Ralph
  Shannon
  Norman
  Rainey
  Crowley
——
  Norman
  Rainey
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
17 September 2018
17:00
Midlands  ––  0–2  ––  Canterbury
Report Cox   38'
Anderson   60'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
17 September 2018
19:00
Southern  ––  1–3  ––  Capital
McNaughtan   41' Report McLean   19'
Seeley   56'
Simmonds   60'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)

19 September 2018
13:00
Southern  ––  0–5  ––  Midlands
Report Jaques   19'59'
Morton   30'
Robinson   41'59'
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
19 September 2018
15:15
Capital  ––  2–2  ––  Northland
McLean   18'
Hull   24'
Report Taseska   129'
Gunson   60+'
Penalties
Reidy  
Van Woerkom  
MacAdre  
Hull  
Smith  
1–2   Heywood
  Taseska
  Doar
  McDonnell
  Gunson
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
19 September 2018
17:15
Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Central
Ritchie   18'
Doar   24'
Ghalesha   58'
Report Cotter   35'36'
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
19 September 2018
19:15
North Harbour  ––  0–0  ––  Canterbury
Report
Penalties
Elliot  
Hyatt-Brown  
Webster  
Dickins  
Winterbottom  
4–3   Willis
  Wium
  Tinning
  MacLachlan
  Grant
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Amber Church (NZL)

20 September 2018
13:15
Midlands  ––  2–2  ––  Northland
Morton   51'
Davies   55'
Report Laybourn   6'
Alexander   15'
Penalties
Davey  
Lukin  
Keddell  
Jaques  
Scharf  
2–1   Gunson
  McDonnell
  Jones
  Doar
  Taseska
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
20 September 2018
15:15
Auckland  ––  4–1  ––  Southern
Ritchie   6'24'34'
Steele   57'
Report Jopp   31'
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
20 September 2018
17:15
Central  ––  2–2  ––  Canterbury
Damons   2'
Ralph   14'
Report Wium   12'
Fremaux   60'
Penalties
Ralph  
Shannon  
Norman  
Rainey  
2–0   Willis
  Wium
  Tinning
  MacLachlan
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
20 September 2018
19:15
Capital  ––  2–0  ––  North Harbour
MacAdre   11'
Eastman   57'
Report
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)

22 September 2018
10:00
Northland  ––  0–4  ––  Central
Report Norman   5'
Walraven   19'
Cotter   36'
Shannon   57'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
22 September 2018
12:00
Canterbury  ––  1–1  ––  Auckland
Butt   26' Report Smith   43'
Penalties
Fremaux  
Wium  
Tinning  
Willis  
3–2   Tuilotolava
  Ghalesha
  Ritchie
  Steele
  Dowe
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
22 September 2018
14:15
Midlands  ––  3–0  ––  Capital
Morton   13'
Tanner   17'
FitzSimons   29'
Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
22 September 2018
16:15
North Harbour  ––  6–1  ––  Southern
Hyatt-Brown   4'
Dickins   36'58'
Pearson   39'
Webster   45'
Winterbottom   57'
Report Carey   32'
Umpires:
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Classification round edit

Seventh and eighth place edit

23 September 2018
09:15
Northland  ––  2–1  ––  Southern
Doar   15'
Jones   43'
Report Peyroux   32'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place edit

23 September 2018
09:30
Canterbury  ––  3–2  ––  Capital
Fremaux   5'
MacLachlan   36'
Willis   45'
Report Reidy   18'
Eastman   53'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

Third and fourth place edit

23 September 2018
09:45
Midlands  ––  1–0  ––  Auckland
Scharf   13' Report
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)

Final edit

23 September 2018
13:45
North Harbour  ––  2–0  ––  Central
Winterbottom   26'
Pearce   42'
Report
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
   ––  North Harbour 8 5 1 1 1 19 4 +15 23 Gold Medal
   ––  Central 8 3 2 0 3 14 9 +5 16 Silver Medal
   ––  Midlands 8 4 2 0 2 14 9 +5 20 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Auckland 8 3 0 3 2 15 14 +1 15
5  ––  Canterbury 8 3 2 3 0 21 10 +11 19
6  ––  Capital 8 2 1 2 3 13 17 −4 12
7  ––  Northland 8 2 2 1 3 14 18 −4 13
8  ––  Southern 8 0 0 0 8 5 34 −29 0

Goalscorers edit

There were 115 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.59 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "North Harbour women, Capital men win National Hockey League titles". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "North Harbour women and Capital men Capture Ford NHL Titles". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "2018 Ford National Hockey League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links edit