2017 Women's Australian
Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityPerth
Dates28 September – 8 October
Teams10
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsVictoria (state) VIC Vipers (3rd title)
Runner-upQueensland QLD Scorchers
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored124 (3.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)New South Wales Emily Smith
Victoria (state) Emily Hurtz
Western Australia Penny Squibb (7 goals)
Best playerQueensland Stephanie Kershaw
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The 2017 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 25th edition of women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Perth, Western Australia between 28 September – 8 October.[1]

In the 2017 edition, invitational teams from New Zealand and India competed in the tournament alongside the Australian states and territories.[2]

VIC Vipers won the tournament for the third time, by defeating defending champions QLD Scorchers 2–1 in a penalty shoot-out, after the final finished a 2–2 draw. NSW Arrows won the bronze medal after defeating the NZL Development team 3–1 in the third and fourth playoff.[3]

Competition format

Teams are split evenly into pools A and B where they compete in a single round-robin format.

At the conclusion of the initial pool stage, the top two teams in each pool progress to the medal playoffs in Pool C, while the remaining six teams progress to the classification matches in Pool D.

In Pool D, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. Final ranking in Pool D determines the final tournament standing from fifth to tenth place.

In Pool C, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. The top two teams then progress to the final, while the bottom two teams contest the third and fourth place playoff.[4]

Participating teams

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host state Western Australia WA Diamonds
29 September – 8 October 2016 2016 Women's AHL Western Australia Perth, WA Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
New South Wales NSW Arrows
Northern Territory NT Pearls
Queensland QLD Scorchers
South Australia SA Suns
Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Invitational Teams  India
 New Zealand

Results

All times are in AWST: (UTC+08:00)

First round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Scorchers 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10 Medal Round
2  NZL Development 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
3 Western Australia WA Diamonds 4 2 0 2 11 7 +4 6
4 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2
5 Northern Territory NT Pearls 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
28 September 2017
14:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 4–2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Clarke field hockey ball 31'
Squibb field hockey ball 33', 38', 49'		 Report Gray field hockey ball 19'
Deacon field hockey ball 24'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
28 September 2017
16:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 5–0 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Dwyer field hockey ball 2'
Taylor field hockey ball 36', 52'
Fey field hockey ball 53'
Lammon field hockey ball 57'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
29 September 2017
17:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 3–0  NZL Development
Fey field hockey ball 13'
S. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 16'
Kershaw field hockey ball 27'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)
30 September 2017
17:30
WA Diamonds Western Australia 5–0 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Slattery field hockey ball 12', 32'
Frusher field hockey ball 27'
Squibb field hockey ball 33'
Broek field hockey ball 37'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
30 September 2017
19:30
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 0–2  NZL Development
Report Hull field hockey ball 36'
Ritchie field hockey ball 58'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
1 October 2017
15:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 2–4 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Squibb field hockey ball 6'
Slattery field hockey ball 60'		 Report Fey field hockey ball 8'
Greiner field hockey ball 23'
Kershaw field hockey ball 29'
S. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 51'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
2 October 2017
13:30
NT Pearls Northern Territory 0–2  NZL Development
Report Steele field hockey ball 6'
Curtis field hockey ball 36'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Shweta Patil (IND)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
2 October 2017
15:30
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 1–1 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Gray field hockey ball 9' Report M. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 17'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
3 October 2017
13:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2–2 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Evans field hockey ball 24'
Commerford field hockey ball 49'		 Report Johansen field hockey ball 50', 56'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
3 October 2017
15:00
NZL Development  1–0 Western Australia WA Diamonds
Ivory field hockey ball 57' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Medal Round
2 New South Wales NSW Arrows 4 2 1 1 12 5 +7 7
3 South Australia SA Suns 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7
4  IND Development 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
28 September 2017
10:00
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 0–2 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Report E. Smith field hockey ball 25'
Wilson field hockey ball 52'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
28 September 2017
12:00
VIC Vipers Victoria (state) 4–1 South Australia SA Suns
Breen field hockey ball 29'
Gravenall field hockey ball 39'
Hurtz field hockey ball 42'
Ratcliffe field hockey ball 43'		 Report Spano field hockey ball 49'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
29 September 2017
15:00
VIC Vipers Victoria (state) 3–1  IND Development
Hurtz field hockey ball 22'
Utri field hockey ball 41'
Ratcliffe field hockey ball 55'		 Report Dubey field hockey ball 47'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
29 September 2017
19:00
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 0–5 South Australia SA Suns
Report Spano field hockey ball 6'
McMahon field hockey ball 30', 34'
Shand field hockey ball 50'
Penington field hockey ball 53'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Shweta Patil (IND)
30 September 2017
15:30
NSW Arrows New South Wales 7–0  IND Development
E. Smith field hockey ball 2', 48'
Schonell field hockey ball 6'
Hemmingway field hockey ball 12'
Watterson field hockey ball 18'
Nobbs field hockey ball 46'
Wilson field hockey ball 52'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
1 October 2017
13:00
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 0–4 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Report Breen field hockey ball 5'
Ratcliffe field hockey ball 23'
Hurtz field hockey ball 35', 55'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)
2 October 2017
17:30
SA Suns South Australia 3–1  IND Development
McMahon field hockey ball 26', 44'
Blatchford field hockey ball 28'		 Report Thoudam field hockey ball 22'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
2 October 2017
19:30
NSW Arrows New South Wales 2–4 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Watterson field hockey ball 28', 59' Report Ratcliffe field hockey ball 2', 19'
Brazel field hockey ball 34'
Hammond field hockey ball 57'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
3 October 2017
17:00
IND Development  1–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Sangita field hockey ball 19' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
3 October 2017
19:00
NSW Arrows New South Wales 1–1 South Australia SA Suns
Wilson field hockey ball 59' Report K. Holland-Smith field hockey ball 43'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

Second round

Fifth to tenth place classification

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Western Australia WA Diamonds 5 5 0 0 18 5 +13 15
2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
3 South Australia SA Suns 5 3 0 2 11 8 +3 9
4 Northern Territory NT Pearls 5 1 2 2 5 11 −6 5
5  IND Development 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 4
6 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 5 0 0 5 2 12 −10 0
5 October 2017
14:00
NT Pearls Northern Territory 0–2 South Australia SA Suns
Report MacLachlan field hockey ball 33'
Penington field hockey ball 39'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Shweta Patil (IND)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
5 October 2017
16:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 1–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Gray field hockey ball 58' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
5 October 2017
18:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 2–1  IND Development
Tonkin field hockey ball 13'
Frusher field hockey ball 19'		 Report Dubey field hockey ball 56'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
6 October 2017
14:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 3–1 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Tonkin field hockey ball 27'
Broek field hockey ball 27'
Squibb field hockey ball 48'		 Report McCambridge field hockey ball 33'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
6 October 2017
16:00
NT Pearls Northern Territory 1–1  IND Development
Peris field hockey ball 15' Report Gagandeep field hockey ball 22'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Shweta Patil (AUS)
6 October 2017
18:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 3–0 South Australia SA Suns
Gray field hockey ball 30'
Bone field hockey ball 41'
Economos field hockey ball 56'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 2
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)
7 October 2017
12:00
NT Pearls Northern Territory 2–1 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Collard field hockey ball 36'
Capewell field hockey ball 40'		 Report King field hockey ball 17'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
7 October 2017
16:00
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2–0  IND Development
Smith field hockey ball 18', 53' Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
7 October 2017
20:00
WA Diamonds Western Australia 4–1 South Australia SA Suns
Slattery field hockey ball 7', 55'
Squibb field hockey ball 22'
Clarke field hockey ball 34'		 Report Hunt field hockey ball 60'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Scorchers 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Final
2 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3 New South Wales NSW Arrows 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  NZL Development 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
5 October 2017
12:00
NZL Development  2–2 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Ritchie field hockey ball 11'
Ivory field hockey ball 40'		 Report Nanscawen field hockey ball 29'
Hurtz field hockey ball 49'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
5 October 2017
14:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2–0 New South Wales NSW Arrows
M. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 4'
Kershaw field hockey ball 52'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
6 October 2017
12:00
NZL Development  1–4 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Ivory field hockey ball 52' Report Wilson field hockey ball 28'
E. Smith field hockey ball 51', 54'
Schonell field hockey ball 57'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
6 October 2017
14:00
QLD Scorchers Queensland 3–1 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Wilkinson field hockey ball 11'
M. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 31', 46'		 Report Hurtz field hockey ball 59'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Janelle Bond (AUS)
Third and fourth place
8 October 2017
11:00
NSW Arrows New South Wales 3–1  NZL Development
E. Smith field hockey ball 12', 59'
Watterson field hockey ball 18'		 Report Tuilotolava field hockey ball 7'
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Final
8 October 2017
15:30
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2–2 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Taylor field hockey ball 51'
M. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 53'		 Report Hurtz field hockey ball 15'
Nanscawen field hockey ball 60'
Penalties
Taylor Penalty shoot-out scored
S. Fitzpatrick Penalty shoot-out missed
Malone Penalty shoot-out missed
Kershaw Penalty shoot-out missed
Fey Penalty shoot-out missed		 1–2 Penalty shoot-out missed van den Assem
Penalty shoot-out missed Nanscawen
Penalty shoot-out missed Bates
Penalty shoot-out scored Hurtz
Penalty shoot-out scored Hammond
Perth Hockey Stadium: Pitch 1
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Awards

Best Player Topscorer(s) Player of the Final Best Goalkeeper Play the Whistle
Queensland Stephanie Kershaw New South Wales Emily Smith
Victoria (state) Emily Hurtz
Western Australia Penny Squibb		 Victoria (state) Rachael Lynch Victoria (state) Rachael Lynch Victoria (state) VIC Vipers

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Victoria (state) VIC Vipers 7 4 2 1 20 11 +9 14 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Queensland QLD Scorchers 7 5 2 0 20 6 +14 17 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) New South Wales NSW Arrows 7 4 1 2 19 9 +10 13 Bronze Medal
4 New Zealand NZL Futures 7 3 1 3 9 12 −3 10 Fourth Place
5 Western Australia WA Diamonds 7 5 0 2 20 10 +10 15 Fifth Place
6 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 7 3 2 2 11 9 +2 11 Sixth Place
7 South Australia SA Suns 7 3 1 3 13 13 0 10 Seventh Place
8 Northern Territory NT Pearls 7 1 2 4 5 18 −13 5 Eighth Place
9  IND Development 7 1 1 5 5 18 −13 4 Ninth Place
10 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 7 0 0 7 2 18 −16 0 Tenth Place

Goalscorers

There were 124 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Australian Hockey League returns to Perth". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 AHL Women's Draw" (PDF). Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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