2016 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2016 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 24th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.

2016 Women's Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityPerth
Teams10
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsQueensland QLD Scorchers (6th title)
Runner-upVictoria (state) VIC Vipers
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored134 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Victoria (state) Emily Hurtz (5 goals)
Best playerVictoria (state) Georgia Nanscawen
2015 (previous) (next) 2017

Queensland Scorchers won the gold medal for the sixth time by defeating the Victorian Vipers 3–2 in the final. NSW Arrows won the bronze medal by defeating Canberra Strikers 2–1 in the third place playoff.[1]

Competition format

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The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, each consisting of five teams in a round robin format. Throughout the pool stage however, teams from each pool competed in crossover matches with the teams in the other pool, with each team playing one crossover match.

At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams of Pools A and B progressed through to the semi-finals, where the top placed teams of each pool competed against the second placed team of each pool, with the winners progressing to the final.

The bottom three teams in each pool move into Pool C (Classification Round), where teams carry over points from previous matches, and play the remaining teams. The final placings in Pool C carry over to final placings in the tournament.

Teams

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Domestic Teams

International Teams

Results

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First round

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  • Note: All dates and times of crossover matches have been bolded and points have been added to teams' respective pools.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   QLD Scorchers 5 4 0 1 12 3 +9 12 Semi-finals
2   Canberra Strikers 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9
3   WA Diamonds (H) 5 3 0 2 11 9 +2 9
4   NZL Futures 5 2 1 2 6 10 −4 7
5   Tassie Van Demons 5 0 1 4 3 12 −9 1
Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts
29 September 2016
10:30
NZL Futures   3–1   Malaysia Tigress
Ackroyd   12'
Tinning   21'
Robinson   44'
Report Zaki   23'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour
Courtney Pearson
29 September 2016
12:00
Tassie Van Demons   0–2   QLD Scorchers
Report Taylor   19'
Kenny   21'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Shannon Scott
Michelle Pecar
29 September 2016
14:00
WA Diamonds   4–1   Canberra Strikers
Gibbs   11'
Squibb   20'56'
Flynn   41'
Report Commerford   32'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann
Janelle Bond

30 September 2016
12:30
Canberra Strikers   3–1   NZL Futures
Gray   34'38'
Evans   45'
Report Wium   55'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Ayu Zainuddin
Shannon Scott
30 September 2016
14:30
QLD Scorchers   0–2   WA Diamonds
Report Slattery   30'
Luff   36'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler
Karen Bennett

1 October 2016
15:00
Canberra Strikers   4–0   Tassie Van Demons
Evans   2'
M. Bone   18'
Flanagan   27'
Gray   44'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler
Michelle Pecar
1 October 2016
17:00
NZL Futures   1–0   WA Diamonds
Tinning   12' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann
Kylie Seymour
1 October 2016
19:00
QLD Scorchers   3–0   NT Pearls
Wilkinson   26'
Holzberger   45'
Dwyer   48'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Ayu Zainuddin
Karen Bennett

3 October 2016
15:30
VIC Vipers   2–0   Tassie Van Demons
Ratcliffe   9'
Brazel   44'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie
Kristy Robertson

4 October 2016
15:30
WA Diamonds   3–2   Tassie Van Demons
Pascov   7'
Gibbs   24'
Luff   60'
Report McCallister   15'
Spence   34'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Shannon Scott
Bernadette Pangrazio
4 October 2016
17:30
NZL Futures   0–5   QLD Scorchers
Report Malone   14'
M. Fitzpatrick   20'58'
Kenny   54'
Wilkinson   56'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler
Kristy Robertson
4 October 2016
19:30
Canberra Strikers   3–0   SA Suns
Evans   7'
Gray   49'
Cartwright   51'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour
Karen Bennett

5 October 2016
10:30
NSW Arrows   5–2   WA Diamonds
Simpson   5'
Farrell   8'18'
Stewart   27'
Hayes   45'
Report Gibbs   26'
Broek   35'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Karen Bennett
Courtney Pearson
5 October 2016
12:30
Tassie Van Demons   1–1   NZL Futures
Geeves   29' Report Ritchie   15'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Ayu Zainuddin
Kerryl Chandler
5 October 2016
14:30
QLD Scorchers   2–1   Canberra Strikers
Holzberger   31'
Malone   47'
Report Evans   37'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour
Rhiannon Murrie

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   VIC Vipers 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 12 Semi-finals
2   NSW Arrows 5 3 1 1 17 9 +8 10
3   Malaysia Tigress 5 2 1 2 17 15 +2 7
4   SA Suns 5 2 0 3 8 13 −5 6
5   NT Pearls 5 0 0 5 2 19 −17 0
29 September 2016
10:30
NZL Futures   3–1   Malaysia Tigress
Ackroyd   12'
Tinning   21'
Robinson   44'
Report Zaki   23'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour
Courtney Pearson
29 September 2016
12:30
SA Suns   1–4   NSW Arrows
Grist   56' Report Morgan   16'37'
Hanna   18'
Williams   53'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Karen Bennett
Kristy Robertson
29 September 2016
14:30
NT Pearls   0–3   VIC Vipers
Report Gravenall   10'
Schubach   38'50'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio
Kerryl Chandler

30 September 2016
12:30
NT Pearls   1–7   Malaysia Tigress
Fitzsimmons   18' Report Siti O.   9'52'
Nurul   10'56'
Hanis   20'
Sayuti   41'
Raja   58'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Michelle Pecar
Kristy Robertson
30 September 2016
14:00
VIC Vipers   3–1   NSW Arrows
Nanscawen   2'
Hurtz   18'55'
Report Simpson   19'
Umpires:
Courtney Pearson
Bernadette Pangrazio

1 October 2016
15:30
VIC Vipers   1–3   SA Suns
Barden   12' Report Apps   5'
Watters   14'
Bright   60'
Umpires:
Janelle Bond
Shannon Scott
1 October 2016
17:30
NSW Arrows   3–3   Malaysia Tigress
Williams   19'45'
Wilson   34'
Report Fazilla   21'
Siti R.   23'
Hanis   30'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie
Bernadette Pangrazio
1 October 2016
19:00
QLD Scorchers   3–0   NT Pearls
Wilkinson   26'
Holzberger   45'
Dwyer   48'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Ayu Zainuddin
Karen Bennett

3 October 2016
15:30
VIC Vipers   2–0   Tassie Van Demons
Ratcliffe   9'
Brazel   44'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie
Kristy Robertson
3 October 2016
17:30
Malaysia Tigress   4–2   SA Suns
Siti R.   4'30'
Fazilla   33'
Awang   37'
Report Holland-Smith   7'
Claxton   27'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann
Courtney Pearson
3 October 2016
19:00
NSW Arrows   4–0   NT Pearls
Patterson   6'
Williams   7'
Stewart   27'
Simpson   41'
Report
Umpires:
Ayu Zainuddin
Janelle Bond

4 October 2016
19:30
Canberra Strikers   3–0   SA Suns
Evans   7'
Gray   49'
Cartwright   51'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour
Karen Bennett

5 October 2016
10:30
NSW Arrows   5–2   WA Diamonds
Simpson   5'
Farrell   8'18'
Stewart   27'
Hayes   45'
Report Gibbs   26'
Broek   35'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Karen Bennett
Courtney Pearson
5 October 2016
12:00
Malaysia Tigress   2–6   VIC Vipers
Hanis   14'58' Report Hurtz   10'19'
Nanscawen   20'
Gravenall   21'31'
Padget   52'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Michelle Pecar
Janelle Bond
5 October 2016
14:00
SA Suns   2–1   NT Pearls
Spano   30'47' Report Emblem   51'
Perth Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson
Bernadette Pangrazio

Second round

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Pool C (Classification round)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   WA Diamonds 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9
2   NZL Futures 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8
3   Malaysia Tigress 4 2 1 1 13 7 +6 7
4   Tassie Van Demons 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
5   SA Suns 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
6   NT Pearls 4 1 0 3 4 12 −8 3
7 October 2016
08:00
Tassie Van Demons   1–2   NT Pearls
Murphy   21' Report Fitzsimmons   37'60'
Umpires:
Courtney Pearson
Ayu Zainuddin
7 October 2016
10:00
Malaysia Tigress   1–1   NZL Futures
Mansur   42' Report Wium   13'
Umpires:
Michelle Pecar
Shannon Scott
7 October 2016
12:00
WA Diamonds   2–1   SA Suns
Slattery   32'49' Report Spano   46'
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio
Kerryl Chandler

8 October 2016
10:00
SA Suns   0–2   Tassie Van Demons
Report Brennan   27'
Blackwell   54'
Umpires:
Michelle Pecar
Kristy Robertson
8 October 2016
14:00
NZL Futures   2–0   NT Pearls
Robinson   37'
Ritchie   40'
Report
Umpires:
Courtney Pearson
Ayu Zainuddin
8 October 2016
18:00
WA Diamonds   3–1   Malaysia Tigress
Buckley   3'
Peacock   35'
Broek   45'
Report Ruhani   53'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie
Shannon Scott

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 October 2016
 
 
  VIC Vipers4
 
9 October 2016
 
  Canberra Strikers1
 
  VIC Vipers2
 
7 October 2016
 
  QLD Scorchers3
 
  QLD Scorchers2
 
 
  NSW Arrows0
 
Third Place
 
 
9 October 2016
 
 
  Canberra Strikers1
 
 
  NSW Arrows2
Semi-finals
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7 October 2016
14:00
VIC Vipers   4–1   Canberra Strikers
Ratcliffe   1'
Hurtz   31'
Nanscawen   43'
Taylor   56'
Report Curtis   21'
Umpires:
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

7 October 2016
16:00
QLD Scorchers   2–0   NSW Arrows
Greiner   27'
Kenny   41'
Report
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Third and fourth place
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9 October 2016
12:00
Canberra Strikers   1–2   NSW Arrows
Curtis   26' Report Hanna   37'
Allendorf   41'
Umpires:
Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Final
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9 October 2016
14:00
VIC Vipers   2–3   QLD Scorchers
Gravenall   7'
Taylor   60'
Report S. Fitzpatrick   36'
Greiner   39'
Kenny   60'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Karen Bennett (NZL)

Awards

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Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final Goalkeeper of the Tournament Play the Whistle
  Georgia Nanscawen   Emily Hurtz   Jordyn Holzberger   Clare Comerford   NZL Futures

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    QLD Scorchers 7 6 0 1 17 5 +12 18 Gold Medal
    VIC Vipers 7 5 0 2 21 10 +11 15 Silver Medal
    NSW Arrows 7 4 1 2 19 12 +7 13 Bronze Medal
4   Canberra Strikers 7 3 0 4 14 13 +1 9 Fourth Place
5   WA Diamonds 7 5 0 2 16 11 +5 15 Fifth Place
6   NZL Futures 7 3 2 2 9 11 −2 11 Sixth Place
7   Malaysia Tigress 7 2 2 3 19 19 0 8 Seventh Place
8   Tassie Van Demons 7 1 1 5 6 14 −8 4 Eighth Place
9   SA Suns 7 2 0 5 9 17 −8 6 Ninth Place
10   NT Pearls 7 1 0 6 4 22 −18 3 Tenth Place

Goalscorers

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There were 134 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Women's Australian Hockey League". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.