2017 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017.[2]

2017 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityJohannesburg
Dates25 November – 12 December
Teams6
Venue(s)Randburg Astro
Final positions
Champions ––  Orange River Rafters (1st title)
Runner-up ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Third place ––  Blyde River Bunters
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored52 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Sulette Damons
 ––  Tiffany Jones (4 goals)
Best player ––  Kristen Paton
Best young player ––  Ongeziwe Mali[1]
Best goalkeeper ––  Nicole La Fleur[1]
2016 (previous) (next) 2018

The Orange River Rafters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the St. Lucia Lakers 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw.[3][4]

Competition format

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Format

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The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.

During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

Point allocation

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Match points will be distributed as follows:

  • 4 points: win by 3+ goals
  • 3 points: win and shoot-out win
  • 1 point: shoot-out loss
  • 0 points: loss

Participating teams

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The following teams competed for the title:

Results

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Pool stage

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Blyde River Bunters 5 3 1 0 1 7 5 +2 12 Semi-finals
2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers 5 2 1 1 1 11 8 +3 11
3  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 5 2 1 1 1 7 7 0 10
4  ––  Orange River Rafters 5 2 0 0 3 11 12 −1 7
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 −2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 −2 5
Source: South African Hockey Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

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25 November 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  0–0  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Report
Penalties
Southgate  
Gouws  
Fourie  
Paton  
C. Botha  
1–2   Smith
  Verster
  Terblanche
  Esteves
  M. Marais
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
25 November 2017
14:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  4–1  ––  Orange River Rafters
T. Jones   8'
Wood   15'
Baleni   59'
Mashau   60'
Report Mahlangu   35'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

26 November 2017
08:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Du Plessis   38' Report Rhodes   19'
Penalties
Deetlefs  
Du Plessis  
Coston  
2–0   Johnson
  Glasby
  Malan
  Sivertsen
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
26 November 2017
12:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  3–4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Small   41'
Louw   51'
Mallett   59'
Report Fourie   22'
Adams   26'
Mali   45'
Paton   59'
Umpires:
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)
26 November 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  3–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Segaole   15'29'
Luüs   55'
Report T. Jones   19'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)

2 December 2017
08:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  3–1  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes   38'
Reed   48'58'
Report Pearce   45'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
2 December 2017
12:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Van Jaarsveldt   23' Report Damons   3'23'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
2 December 2017
16:00
Wineland Wings  ––  1–3  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Davids   2' Report Evans   9'
Esteves   39'46'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)

3 December 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  2–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Maddocks   49'
S. Botha   60'
Report McNulty   58'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
3 December 2017
14:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Evans   50' Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

9 December 2017
10:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–1  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Anderson   24' Report De Jager   35'
Penalties
Botes  
S. Jones  
Reed  
Shuker  
1–3   Coston
  Du Plessis
  Van Jaarsveldt
  Da Rocha
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
9 December 2017
14:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  2–3  ––  Wineland Wings
Klaasen   23'
Chamberlain   41'
Report Richards   6'
Mayne   15'
Glasby   59'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

10 December 2017
08:00
Wineland Wings  ––  2–2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Glasby   2'
Malan   28'
Report Christie   45'
T. Jones   46'
Penalties
Richards  
Glasby  
Malan  
Johnson  
Mayne  
1–2   Botes
  S. Jones
  Bobbs
  Hubach
  Baxter
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
10 December 2017
12:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–3  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Damons   6'
Scheepers   11'
Hartel   53'
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
10 December 2017
16:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  0–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Report
Penalties
Coston  
Du Plessis  
Van Jaarsveldt  
Da Rocha  
1–3   Gouws
  Bartsch
  Pearce
  Paton
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Classification round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters0
 
12 December 2017
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters2
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters (pen.)0 (3)
 
11 December 2017
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers0 (2)
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers2
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0
 
Third place
 
 
12 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters1
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0

Semi-finals

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11 December 2017
12:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  2–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes   6'
T. Jones   37'
Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)

11 December 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Small   36'
Damons   48'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Third and fourth place

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12 December 2017
13:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Verster   45' Report
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Final

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12 December 2017
17:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  0–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Report
Penalties
Greaves  
Small  
Chamberlain  
Damons  
Scheepers  
——
Chamberlain  
Small  
3–2   Reed
  S. Jones
  T. Jones
  Bobbs
  Baxter
——
  Reed
  S. Jones
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Awards

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Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer(s) Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
 ––  Kristen Paton 2 Players (see list below)  ––  Nicole la Fleur  ––  Ongeziwe Mali

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
   ––  Orange River Rafters 7 3 1 0 3 13 12 +1 13 Gold Medal
   ––  St. Lucia Lakers 7 3 1 2 1 13 8 +5 15 Silver Medal
   ––  Blyde River Bunters 7 4 1 0 2 8 7 +1 15 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 7 2 1 1 3 7 10 −3 10
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 −2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 −2 5

Goalscorers

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There were 52 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b "National coach hails quality of Premier Hockey League - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "PHL Women 2017". saha.altiusrt.com. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Rafters, Cavemen crowned 2017 PHL champions". iol.co.za. Independent Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Orange River Rafters crowned PHL champions". ofm.co.za. OFM. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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