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2008 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2008 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 16th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 24 March – 5 April 2008.[1]

2008 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityPerth
Dates24 March – 5 April
Teams8
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsWestern Australia WA Diamonds (5th title)
Runner-upQueensland QLD Scorchers
Third placeAustralian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored144 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Western Australia Sian Smithson (7 goals)
Best playerQueensland Madonna Blyth
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2009 →

WA Diamonds won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating QLD Scorchers 2–0 in the final. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating NSW Arrows 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating teams

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Competition format

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The 2008 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.

Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.

Point Allocation

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All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were as follows:

· 3 points for a win
· 1 points to each team in the event of a draw
· 1 point will be awarded to the winner of the shoot-out
· 0 points to the loser of the match

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   WA Diamonds 7 6 0 0 1 21 4 +17 18 Semi-finals
2   QLD Scorchers 7 6 0 0 1 21 4 +17 18
3   NSW Arrows 7 6 0 0 1 21 8 +13 18
4   Canberra Strikers 7 3 1 0 3 18 23 −5 11
5   VIC Vipers 7 2 1 1 3 17 16 +1 9
6   Southern Suns 7 2 0 1 4 8 24 −16 7
7   NT Pearls 7 1 0 0 6 14 26 −12 3
8   Tassie Van Demons 7 0 0 0 7 5 20 −15 0
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Pool matches

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25 March 2008
12:00
Canberra Strikers   3–1   Tassie Van Demons
Harrison   14'
Allen   33'
Young   59' 		Report Blake   55'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
25 March 2008
14:00
Southern Suns   0–5   QLD Scorchers
Report Bennett   7'
Lambert   27', 53'
Faulkner   45'
Beattie   58'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Catherine Mok (AUS)
25 March 2008
16:00
VIC Vipers   5–3   NT Pearls
Van Veenendaal   6'
O'Conner   20', 46'
Trost   36'
Merrett   39' 		Report Mountain   9', 47'
Gale   53'
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
25 March 2008
18:00
WA Diamonds   0–1   NSW Arrows
Report Hollywood   38'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
26 March 2008
12:00
Southern Suns   2–6   Canberra Strikers
Swann   44'
Sharland   65' 		Report Taylor   15', 46'
Allen   43', 59'
Forgesson   58', 60'
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
26 March 2008
14:00
NT Pearls   1–6   WA Diamonds
Young   62' Report Liddelow   5'
Buckley   31', 66'
Ciallella   35'
Halliday   43', 45'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Catherine Mok (AUS)
26 March 2008
16:00
Tassie Van Demons   1–5   VIC Vipers
Wilson   30' Report Messent   7', 67', 70'
Merrett   53'
Van Veenendaal   61'
Umpires:
Leah Giddey (AUS)
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
26 March 2008
18:00
NSW Arrows   0–1   QLD Scorchers
Report M. Hudson   23'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
27 March 2008
12:00
QLD Scorchers   4–0   NT Pearls
Faulkner   16', 31', 68'
Lambert   23' 		Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Leah Giddey (AUS)
27 March 2008
14:00
Southern Suns   0–4   WA Diamonds
Report Ciallella   6'
Liddelow   12'
Halliday   27'
Walker   61'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
27 March 2008
16:00
Tassie Van Demons   1–2   NSW Arrows
Cooling   49' Report Barber   58'
Hurtz   63'
Umpires:
Catherine Mok (AUS)
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
27 March 2008
18:00
Canberra Strikers   2–2   VIC Vipers
Allen   12'
Young   67' 		Report Trahar   44'
Trost   47'
Penalties
Harrison  
Allen  
Young  
Forgesson  
Arrold   		4–3   Messent
  Trost
  Joseph
  Chau
  O'Conner
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
29 March 2008
12:00
VIC Vipers   0–1   WA Diamonds
Report Smithson   11'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Leah Giddey (AUS)
29 March 2008
14:00
NSW Arrows   6–1   Southern Suns
Rivers   3'
James   6'
Hurtz   10'
Hollywood   12'
Barber   28'
Sanders   31' 		Report Lange   43'
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
29 March 2008
16:00
QLD Scorchers   4–2   Canberra Strikers
Blyth   8'
Richards   25'
N. Hudson   44', 54' 		Report Forgesson   42'
Lucas   60'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
29 March 2008
18:00
Tassie Van Demons   1–5   NT Pearls
Jones   23' Report Ono   13'
Mountain   33'
Chiu   38'
Gale   53'
Clarke   62'
Umpires:
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
30 March 2008
12:00
NSW Arrows   4–3   VIC Vipers
Cocking   18'
Hollywood   21', 38'
Hurtz   66' 		Report Messent   29'
Merrett   43'
Riordan   52'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
30 March 2008
14:00
NT Pearls   3–4   Canberra Strikers
Pericles   2'
Ono   45', 70+' 		Report Young   12'
Taylor   23'
Harrison   50'
Allen   65'
Umpires:
Catherine Mok (AUS)
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
30 March 2008
16:00
WA Diamonds   2–1   QLD Scorchers
Halliday   13'
Munro   15' 		Report Beattie   29'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
30 March 2008
18:00
Tassie Van Demons   0–1   Southern Suns
Report Saunders   20'
Umpires:
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
1 April 2008
12:00
VIC Vipers   0–4   QLD Scorchers
Report Faulkner   19', 37'
Eiser   45'
Attard   56'
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Catherine Mok (AUS)
1 April 2008
14:00
NSW Arrows   5–1   Canberra Strikers
Hollywood   3', 8'
James   22'
Hamahona   38'
Rivers   44' 		Report Harrison   40'
Umpires:
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
1 April 2008
16:00
NT Pearls   1–3   Southern Suns
Ono   63' Report Sharland   11', 44'
Hampton   13'
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
1 April 2008
18:00
WA Diamonds   2–1   Tassie Van Demons
Munro   17'
Smithson   66' 		Report Douglas   37'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Leah Giddey (AUS)
2 April 2008
12:00
NT Pearls   1–3   NSW Arrows
Ono   51' Report Hurtz   11'
Eastham   13'
Rivers   16'
Umpires:
Catherine Mok (AUS)
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
2 April 2008
14:00
QLD Scorchers   2–0   Tassie Van Demons
N. Hudson   14'
Reuter   65' 		Report
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
2 April 2008
16:00
Southern Suns   1–2 (a.e.t.)   VIC Vipers
Sharland   58' Report Riordan   23'
Messent   82'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Leah Giddey (AUS)
2 April 2008
18:00
WA Diamonds   6–0   Canberra Strikers
Smithson   9', 16', 65'
Pamenter   32'
Munro   63'
Liddelow   70' 		Report
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

Classification round

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
4 April 2008
 
 
  VIC Vipers0
 
5 April 2008
 
  Tassie Van Demons (a.e.t)1
 
  Tassie Van Demons0
 
4 April 2008
 
  Southern Suns1
 
  Southern Suns (a.e.t)2
 
 
  NT Pearls1
 
Seventh Place
 
 
5 April 2008
 
 
  VIC Vipers2
 
 
  NT Pearls0
Crossover
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4 April 2008
12:00
VIC Vipers   0–1 (a.e.t.)   Tassie Van Demons
Report Jones   73'
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
Leah Giddey (AUS)
4 April 2008
14:00
Southern Suns   2–1 (a.e.t.)   NT Pearls
Sharland   18', 81' Report Ono   44'
Umpires:
Catherine Mok (AUS)
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
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5 April 2008
10:00
VIC Vipers   2–0   NT Pearls
Van Veenendaal   18', 28' Report
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-Hee (AUS)
Deborah Rollason (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
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5 April 2008
12:00
Tassie Van Demons   0–1   Southern Suns
Report Stacy   58'
Umpires:
Catherine Mok (AUS)
Leah Giddey (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 April 2008
 
 
  WA Diamonds (a.e.t)4
 
5 April 2008
 
  Canberra Strikers3
 
  WA Diamonds2
 
4 April 2008
 
  QLD Scorchers0
 
  QLD Scorchers (a.e.t)1
 
 
  NSW Arrows0
 
Third and Fourth Place
 
 
5 April 2008
 
 
  Canberra Strikers2
 
 
  NSW Arrows0
Semi-finals
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4 April 2008
16:00
WA Diamonds   4–3 (a.e.t.)   Canberra Strikers
Pamenter   9'
Halliday   12'
Smithson   64', 73' 		Report Desmet   15'
Allen   18'
Young   45'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
4 April 2008
18:00
QLD Scorchers   1–0 (a.e.t.)   NSW Arrows
N. Hudson   82' Report
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Third and fourth place
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5 April 2008
14:00
Canberra Strikers   2–0   NSW Arrows
Arrold   20'
Stewart   34' 		Report
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Final
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5 April 2008
16:00
WA Diamonds   2–0   QLD Scorchers
Munro   50'
Halliday   65' 		Report
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Awards

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Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final
  Madonna Blyth   Sian Smithson   Kobie McGurk

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    WA Diamonds 9 7 1 0 1 27 7 +20 23 Gold Medal
    QLD Scorchers 9 6 1 0 2 22 6 +16 20 Silver Medal
    Canberra Strikers 9 4 1 1 3 23 27 −4 15 Bronze Medal
4   NSW Arrows 9 6 0 1 2 21 11 +10 19
5   Southern Suns 9 3 1 1 4 11 25 −14 12
6   Tassie Van Demons 9 0 1 0 8 6 21 −15 2
7   VIC Vipers 9 3 1 2 3 19 17 +2 13
8   NT Pearls 9 1 0 1 7 15 30 −15 4
Source: Clearing House

Goalscorers

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There were 144 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Clearing House

References

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  1. ^ "2007-2008 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport. Retrieved 25 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "AHL". Hockey WA. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ^ Regulations
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