2011 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2011 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 19th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the Northern Territory city of Darwin.

2011 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
Teams8
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Australia Southern Suns (2nd title)
Runner-upNew South Wales NSW Arrows
Third placeWestern Australia WA Diamonds
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored199 (4.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tasmania Sofie McLeod
Western Australia Ashleigh Nelson (9 goals)
Best playerQueensland Jodie Schulz
2010 (previous) (next) 2012

The Southern Suns won the gold medal for the second time by defeating the NSW Arrows 1–0 in the final.[1]

Competition format

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The format included five-round matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two-round matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.

After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.

The teams ranked 1, 4, 5 & 8 went into pool A and the teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 went into pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches the teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final and classification matches to determine the remaining six team's final positions.[1]

Teams

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Venues

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Sydney
Sydney Olympic Park
Capacity: 8,000
 
Melbourne
State Netball Hockey Centre
Capacity: 8,000
 
Adelaide
State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 4,000
 
Cairns
Cairns North Sports Precinct
Darwin
Marrara Hockey Centre

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   VIC Vipers 7 6 0 1 21 3 +18 18 Pool A
2   QLD Scorchers 7 6 0 1 24 9 +15 18 Pool B
3   NSW Arrows 7 5 0 2 20 7 +13 15
4   Southern Suns 7 4 1 2 19 10 +9 13 Pool A
5   WA Diamonds 7 2 1 4 22 17 +5 7
6   Tassie Van Demons 7 2 0 5 14 28 −14 6 Pool B
7   ACT Strikers 7 1 2 4 9 19 −10 5
8   NT Pearls 7 0 0 7 1 37 −36 0 Pool A

Round matches

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6 May 2011
17:00
Tassie Van Demons   0–5   VIC Vipers
Report Purser   8'
Nanscawen   14'
Joseph   17'
Trost   38'
Schubach   41'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 May 2011
17:00
QLD Scorchers   3–2   WA Diamonds
Ashton   22'68'
Schulz   32'
Report A. Nelson   57'61'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
6 May 2011
19:00
ACT Strikers   0–2   NSW Arrows
Report Webster   10'
Close   41'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
6 May 2011
19:00
NT Pearls   0–6   Southern Suns
Report Evans   4'28'
Eshuis   17'63'
Buchecker   54'55'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

7 May 2011
15:00
ACT Strikers   0–6   VIC Vipers
Report Trost   25'
Peake   26'
Messent   34'
Schubach   46'
Riordan   53'
Nanscawen   55'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 May 2011
15:00
Southern Suns   4–3   WA Diamonds
Kiel   14'
Pisani   33'66'
Sharland   47'
Report McGurk   18'
A. Nelson   55'
Symons   66'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
7 May 2011
17:00
NSW Arrows   6–1   Tassie Van Demons
Phillips   14'17'65'
White   42'62'
Close   46'
Report Calvert   54'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
7 May 2011
17:00
QLD Scorchers   6–0   NT Pearls
Schulz   11'23'45'
Ashton   29'
Johnson   31'
Holcroft   43'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

8 May 2011
13:00
Tassie Van Demons   4–1   ACT Strikers
McLeod   29'42'
Wilson   37'42'
Report M. Bone   70'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
8 May 2011
13:00
Southern Suns   3–2   QLD Scorchers
McMahon   22'
Buchecker   45'
Eshuis   70'
Report Blyth   31'
Olivieri   55'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
8 May 2011
15:00
VIC Vipers   2–1   NSW Arrows
Messent   1'
Trost   69'
Report White   58'
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
8 May 2011
15:00
WA Diamonds   8–0   NT Pearls
Si. Nelson   6'
Pascov   17'
Symons   37'
Liddelow   47'
McGurk   57'62'
Smith   59'
Denning   64'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

21 May 2011
12:00
ACT Strikers   2–2   WA Diamonds
Michelsen   5'
McGowan   21'
Report McGurk   32'
Pascov   48'
Stadium:
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
21 May 2011
14:00
Southern Suns   0–1   VIC Vipers
Report Riordan   42'
Stadium:
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
21 May 2011
17:00
Tassie Van Demons   6–1   NT Pearls
K. Pearce   28'
McLeod   42'
Wilson   50'
F. Pearce   60'
Calvert   64'
Cooling   67'
Report Langham   35'
Stadium:
Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns
21 May 2011
19:00
QLD Scorchers   3–1   NSW Arrows
Korner   46'55'
Blyth   68'
Report Purdy   21'
Stadium:
Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns

22 May 2011
12:00
VIC Vipers   2–0   WA Diamonds
Riordan   17'
Nanscawen   35'
Report
Stadium:
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
22 May 2011
14:00
Southern Suns   2–2   ACT Strikers
Reynolds   5'
Buchecker   42'
Report Glynn   24'65'
Stadium:
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
22 May 2011
14:30
NSW Arrows   5–0   NT Pearls
Close   23'33'
Rivers   26'
Purdy   47'
Phillips   63'
Report
Stadium:
Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns
22 May 2011
16:30
QLD Scortchers   5–0   Tassie Van Demons
Ashton   14'
Schulz   20'
Holcroft   55'
Olivieri   63'
J. Dwyer   68'
Report
Stadium:
Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns

28 May 2011
14:00
NSW Arrows   1–0   Southern Suns
Hurtz   32' Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
28 May 2011
16:00
QLD Scorchers   2–1   VIC Vipers
Korner   8'
Olivieri   14'
Report Schubach   39'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
28 May 2011
18:00
NT Pearls   0–2   ACT Strikers
Report Underwood   57'
Evans   58'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
28 May 2011
20:00
Tassie Van Demons   2–6   WA Diamonds
McLeod   1'37' Report Boyce   27'
A. Nelson   39'62'
Sh. Nelson   59'61'
Liddelow   67'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

29 May 2011
14:00
NT Pearls   0–4   VIC Vipers
Report Nanscawen   10'70'
Messent   18'
Berriman   48'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
29 May 2011
16:00
Southern Suns   4–1   Tassie Van Demons
Eshuis   12'
Reynolds   32'45'
Evans   63'
Report F. Pearce   56'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
29 May 2011
18:00
QLD Scorchers   3–2   ACT Strikers
Olivieri   12'
Hudson   41'
Ashton   60'
Report Glynn   19'
M. Bone   65'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
29 May 2011
20:00
WA Diamonds   1–4   NSW Arrows
A. Nelson   41' Report White   19'
Hurtz   42'
Webster   60'
Rivers   63'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

Classification round

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Pool matches

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Pool A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Southern Suns 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
2   WA Diamonds 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
3   VIC Vipers 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
4   NT Pearls 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20 0
31 May 2011
14:00
Southern Suns   3–2   WA Diamonds
Parker   27'47'
Reynolds   70'
Report Munro   64'
Symons   67'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
31 May 2011
18:00
VIC Vipers   5–0   NT Pearls
Riordan   4'65'66'70'
Trost   32'
Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

1 June 2011
14:00
Southern Suns   5–1   NT Pearls
Connolly   6'
McMahon   34'
Buchecker   37'
Eshuis   47'
Greenshields   65'
Report Eiser   26'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
1 June 2011
20:00
VIC Vipers   0–1   WA Diamonds
Report A. Nelson   5'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

2 June 2011
16:00
WA Diamonds   11–0   NT Pearls
Searle   15'34'
A. Nelson   17'55'
Boyce   41'31'
Munro   33'
Si. Nelson   51'
Ciallella   57'58'
Denning   68'
Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
2 June 2011
18:00
VIC Vipers   1–1   Southern Suns
Riordan   29' Report Buchecker   34'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Pool B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   NSW Arrows 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
2   QLD Scorchers 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   ACT Strikers 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4   Tassie Van Demons 3 0 1 2 4 12 −8 1
31 May 2011
16:00
NSW Arrows   7–0   Tassie Van Demons
Hollywood   3'
Cobbin   10'
Rivers   31'
White   41'
Close   50'
Hurtz   57'
Smith   65'
Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
31 May 2011
20:00
QLD Scorchers   2–0   ACT Strikers
Korner   12'
Ashton   65'
Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

1 June 2011
16:00
NSW Arrows   2–1   ACT Strikers
Cobbin   40'
Webster   45'
Report Glynn   24'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
1 June 2011
18:00
QLD Scorchers   3–2   Tassie Van Demons
Blyth   40'59'
Ashton   50'
Report Wilson   2'
McLeod   46'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

2 June 2011
14:00
Tassie Van Demons   2–2   ACT Strikers
McLeod   18'63' Report Evans   21'
Underwood   63'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
2 June 2011
20:00
QLD Scorchers   0–1   NSW Arrows
Report Webster   4'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

Classification matches

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Seventh and eighth place
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4 June 2011
14:00
NT Pearls   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Tassie Van Demons
Pointer   21'
Van Der Kruijs   34'79'
Report K. Pearce   15'
McLeod   37'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Fifth and sixth place
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4 June 2011
16:00
ACT Strikers   4–0   VIC Vipers
McGowan   33'
Michelsen   44'
Glynn   49'70'
Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Third and fourth place
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4 June 2011
18:00
WA Diamonds   4–3   QLD Scorchers
Liddelow   6'
Ciallella   18'
Munro   35'
Si. Nelson   62'
Report Olivieri   12'
Schulz   27'
Korner   69'
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Final
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4 June 2011
20:00
Southern Suns   1–0   NSW Arrows
Parker   33' Report
Stadium:
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

Awards

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Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Player of the Final
  Sofie McLeod
  Ashleigh Nelson
  Jodie Schulz   Kayla Sharland

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    Southern Suns 11 7 2 2 29 14 +15 23 Gold Medal
    NSW Arrows 11 8 0 3 30 9 +21 24 Silver Medal
    WA Diamonds 11 5 1 5 40 23 +17 16 Bronze Medal
4   QLD Scorchers 11 8 0 3 32 16 +16 24
5   ACT Strikers 11 2 3 6 16 25 −9 9
6   VIC Vipers 11 7 1 3 27 9 +18 22
7   NT Pearls 11 1 0 10 5 60 −55 3
8   Tassie Van Demons 11 2 1 8 20 43 −23 7

Goalscorers

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There were 199 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 4.52 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Clearing House

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2010-11" (PDF). Clearinghouse for Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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