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 country	Australia
City	Perth
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	QLD Scorchers (6th title)
Runner-up	VIC Vipers
Third place	NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	134 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emily Hurtz (5 goals)
Best player	Georgia Nanscawen
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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

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

Domestic Teams

• Canberra Strikers
• New South Wales Arrows
• NT Pearls
• Queensland Scorchers
• SA Suns
• Tassie Van Demons
• Victorian Vipers
• WA Diamonds

International Teams

• Malaysia Tigress
• New Zealand Futures

Results

First round

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

Pool A

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Source: Hockey Australia

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Pool C (Classification round)

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

Source: Hockey Australia

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

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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

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 October 2016
	VIC Vipers	4
					9 October 2016
	Canberra Strikers	1
					VIC Vipers	2
	7 October 2016
					QLD Scorchers	3
	QLD Scorchers	2
	NSW Arrows	0
					Third Place
					9 October 2016
					Canberra Strikers	1
					NSW Arrows	2

Semi-finals

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)

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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

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

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

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

Final standings

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

Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

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

5 goals

• Emily Hurtz

4 goals

• Naomi Evans
• Laura Gray
• Hanis Onn
• Siti Ruhani
• Mariah Williams
• Jodie Kenny
• Hannah Gravenall

3 goals

• Nurul Mansur
• Molly Simpson
• Natasha FitzSimons
• Michaela Spano
• Georgia Nanscawen
• Annie Gibbs
• Kathryn Slattery

2 goals

• Michaela Curtis
• Siti Othman
• Fazilla Sylvester
• Lisa Farrell
• Kate Hanna
• Georgina Morgan
• Grace Stewart
• Deanna Ritchie
• Amy Robinson
• Catherine Tinning
• Emily Wium
• Madison Fitzpatrick
• Rebecca Greiner
• Jordyn Holzberger
• Ambrosia Malone
• Britt Wilkinson
• Madeleine Ratcliffe
• Danielle Schubach
• Sophie Taylor
• Roos Broek
• Melissa Luff
• Penny Squibb

1 goal

• Meredith Bone
• Jenna Cartwright
• Kalindi Commerford
• Anna Flanagan
• Sayuti Faiezah
• Zaki Naimah
• Norsharina Shabuddin
• Awang Surizan
• Murphy Allendorf
• Greta Hayes
• Mikaela Patterson
• Abigail Wilson
• Josie Ackroyd
• Jade Emblem
• Kirstin Dwyer
• Savannah Fitzpatrick
• Renee Taylor
• Isabella Apps
• Tarryn Bright
• Jane Claxton
• Emily Grist
• Lucy Holland-Smith
• Amy Watters
• Stephanie Blackwell
• Eleanor Brennan
• Nicole Geeves
• Ainsley McCallister
• Madeleine Murphy
• Amelia Spence
• Laura Barden
• Lily Brazel
• Hayley Padget
• Jemma Buckley
• Kyra Flynn
• Caitlin Pascov
• Candyce Peacock

Source: Hockey Australia