2002 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2002 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 10th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 2 March through to 14 April 2003.^[1]

2002 Women's
Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	2 March – 14 April
Teams	8
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	NSWIS Arrows (7th title)
Runner-up	QLD Scorchers
Third place	Canberra Strikers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	51
Goals scored	208 (4.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nicole Hudson (16 goals)
Best player	Louise Dobson
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NSWIS Arrows won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating QLD Scorchers 4–2 in the final. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 3–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.^[2]

Participating teams

• Canberra Strikers
• NSWIS Arrows
• Territory Pearls
• QLD Scorchers
• Adelaide Suns
• Tassie Van Demons
• VIS Vipers
• WAIS Diamonds

Competition format

The 2002 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.

The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.

Point allocation

Points
W	WD	LD	L
3	2	1	0

Every match in the 2003 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Scorchers	10	8	0	2	0	31	7	+24	35	Semi-finals
2	NSWIS Arrows	11	7	1	0	3	23	12	+11	31
3	Canberra Strikers	11	6	1	2	2	36	16	+20	28
4	Adelaide Suns	10	3	3	1	3	16	15	+1	24
5	WAIS Diamonds	11	4	1	1	5	26	22	+4	21
6	VIS Vipers	11	5	0	0	6	21	22	−1	18
7	Tassie Van Demons	11	3	1	1	6	14	22	−8	12
8	Territory Pearls	11	0	0	0	11	6	57	−51	0

Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

2 March 2002 15:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers Cancelled Adelaide Suns Report Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

2 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) Tassie Van Demons 4–1 WAIS Diamonds Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

2 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) VIS Vipers 1–2 NSWIS Arrows Report Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

2 March 2002 16:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 7–2 Territory Pearls Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

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3 March 2002 13:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 12–2 Territory Pearls Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

3 March 2002 13:30 (AEDT) Tassie Van Demons 1–3 WAIS Diamonds Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

3 March 2002 15:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 5–1 Adelaide Suns Report Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

3 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) VIS Vipers 1–4 NSWIS Arrows Report Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

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9 March 2002 13:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 1–1 WAIS Diamonds Militz  20' Report Smithson  42' Penalties 3–2 Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

9 March 2002 14:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 6–0 Tassie Van Demons Report Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

9 March 2002 16:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 2–0 VIS Vipers Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

9 March 2002 20:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–4 NSWIS Arrows Report Stadium: Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin

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10 March 2002 12:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 2–0 Tassie Van Demons Report Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Brisbane

10 March 2002 13:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 4–1 WAIS Diamonds Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

10 March 2002 14:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 1–2 VIS Vipers Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

10 March 2002 18:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–2 NSWIS Arrows Report Stadium: Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin

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16 March 2002 13:00 (AEDT) NSWIS Arrows 2–3 Canberra Strikers Report Stadium: Cooke Hockey Complex, Bathurst

16 March 2002 13:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 1–1 Tassie Van Demons Pickett  64' Report Carr  32' Penalties 3–1 Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

16 March 2002 17:00 (AWST) WAIS Diamonds 1–3 QLD Scorchers Smithson  65' Report Hudson  25', 43', 62' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

16 March 2002 20:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–2 VIS Vipers Report Dobson  8' Smith  40' Stadium: Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin

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17 March 2002 13:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 1–1 Tassie Van Demons Callow  40' Report Langham-Pritchard  47' Penalties 1–3 Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

17 March 2002 15:00 (AEDT) NSWIS Arrows 1–3 Canberra Strikers Report Stadium: Cooke Hockey Complex, Bathurst

17 March 2002 15:00 (AWST) WAIS Diamonds 0–2 QLD Scorchers Report Holmes  25' Hudson  38' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

17 March 2002 18:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 1–6 VIS Vipers Caden  28' Report Austin  10' Dobson  17', 35', 68' Smith  43' Durajski  54' Stadium: Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin

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23 March 2002 13:00 (AEST) VIS Vipers 3–0 Adelaide Suns Report Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

23 March 2002 13:00 (AEST) NSWIS Arrows 2–1 (a.e.t.) QLD Scorchers Morrison  25' Tassell  75' Report Hudson  68' Stadium: Olympic Hockey Centre, Sydney

23 March 2002 15:00 (AEST) Tassie Van Demons 3–0 Territory Pearls Langham  14' White  20' Paget  68' Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

23 March 2002 17:00 (AWST) WAIS Diamonds 1–0 Canberra Strikers Smithson  52' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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24 March 2002 12:00 (AEST) Tassie Van Demons 1–0 Territory Pearls Langham-Pritchard  51' Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

24 March 2002 13:00 (AEST) VIS Vipers 0–3 Adelaide Suns Report Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

24 March 2002 15:00 (AEST) NSWIS Arrows Unknown QLD Scorchers Report Stadium: Olympic Hockey Centre, Sydney

24 March 2002 15:00 (AWST) WAIS Diamonds 2–2 Canberra Strikers Smithson  55' Buswell  68' Report S. Taylor  9', 19' Penalties 3–2 Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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8 April 2002 12:00 (ACST) QLD Scorchers 5–1 VIS Vipers Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

8 April 2002 14:00 (ACST) Canberra Strikers 2–0 Tassie Van Demons Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

8 April 2002 16:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 1–12 WAIS Diamonds Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

8 April 2002 18:00 (ACST) NSWIS Arrows 1–0 Adelaide Suns Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

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9 April 2002 12:00 (ACST) Tassie Van Demons 2–4 VIS Vipers Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

9 April 2002 14:00 (ACST) QLD Scorchers 2–2 Canberra Strikers Holmes  14', 51' Report Powell  24' Smyth  52' Penalties 3–4 Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

9 April 2002 16:00 (ACST) Adelaide Suns 3–0 Territory Pearls Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

9 April 2002 18:00 (ACST) WAIS Diamonds 2–3 NSWIS Arrows Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

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11 April 2002 10:00 (ACST) NSWIS Arrows 2–1 Tassie Van Demons Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

11 April 2002 12:00 (ACST) QLD Scorchers 5–0 Territory Pearls Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

11 April 2002 14:00 (ACST) VIS Vipers 1–2 WAIS Diamonds Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

11 April 2002 16:00 (ACST) Adelaide Suns 2–2 Canberra Strikers Bakurski  49' Mitchell-Taverner  67' Report Jennings  33' Paterson  38' Penalties 3–0 Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place
	13 April 2002
	WAIS Diamonds	2
					14 April 2002
	Territory Pearls	1
					WAIS Diamonds	3
	13 April 2002
					VIS Vipers	2
	VIS Vipers	3
	Tassie Van Demons	0
					Seventh place
					14 April 2002
					Territory Pearls	0
					Tassie Van Demons	5

Crossover

13 April 2002 08:00 (ACST) WAIS Diamonds 2–1 Territory Pearls Liddelow  28' Napier  52' Report Ainslie  12' Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

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13 April 2002 10:00 (ACST) VIS Vipers 3–0 Tassie Van Demons Durajski  47' Bazeley  52' Purcell  64' Report Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

Seventh and eighth place

14 April 2002 09:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–5 Tassie Van Demons Report Langham-Pritchard  9', 13' Paget  33' Pickup  40' Langham  49' Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

Fifth and sixth place

14 April 2002 11:00 (ACST) WAIS Diamonds 3–2 VIS Vipers Smithson  5' Halliday  9' Napier  54' Report Johnston  9' Durajski  30' Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	13 April 2002
	QLD Scorchers	3
					14 April 2002
	Adelaide Suns	2
					QLD Scorchers	2
	13 April 2002
					NSWIS Arrows	4
	NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t)	2
	Canberra Strikers	1
					Third place
					14 April 2002
					Adelaide Suns	2
					Canberra Strikers	3

Semi-finals

13 April 2002 12:00 (ACST) QLD Scorchers 3–2 Adelaide Suns Holmes  2' Hudson  11' Willems  37' Report Callow  13' Mitchell-Taverner  32' Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

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13 April 2002 14:00 (ACST) NSWIS Arrows 2–1 (a.e.t.) Canberra Strikers Morrison  14' Banning  77' Report Powell  45' Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

Third and fourth place

14 April 2002 13:00 (ACST) Adelaide Suns 2–3 Canberra Strikers Militz  38' Callow  51' Report Staunton  5' Arrold  32' Smyth  34' Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

Final

14 April 2002 15:00 (ACST) QLD Scorchers 2–4 NSWIS Arrows Korner  48' Hudson  62' Report Morrison  4', 53' Banning  34' Richardson  59' Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide