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1999 Women's Australian Hockey League

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1999 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates25 June – 18 July
Teams7
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNew South Wales NSW Arrows (4th title)
Runner-upAustralian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Third placeQueensland QLD Scorchers
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored90 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australian Capital Territory Katrina Powell (8 goals)
Best playerAustralian Capital Territory Katrina Powell
1998 (previous) (next) 2000

The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 25 June through to 18 July 1999.[1]

NSW Arrows won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Canberra Strikers 3–0 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 1–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating teams

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Venues

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Sydney Adelaide Brisbane
State Hockey Centre Pines Hockey Stadium Queensland Hockey Centre
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 3,000
Melbourne
Doncaster Hockey Club
Canberra
Lyneham Hockey Centre
Hobart
Tasmanian Hockey Centre
Toowoomba
Clyde Park Hockey Stadium

Competition format

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The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.

Teams from 7 of Australia's 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.

Point allocation

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Points
W WD LD L
3 2 1 0

Every match in the 1999 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

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Scorchers 6 4 1 0 1 11 6 +5 14 Semi-finals
2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 6 3 1 1 1 11 9 +2 12
3 South Australia Adelaide Suns 6 2 2 1 1 8 7 +1 11
4 New South Wales NSW Arrows 6 2 1 1 2 15 11 +4 9
5 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 6 2 1 0 3 11 13 −2 8
6 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers 6 1 1 1 3 12 12 0 6
7 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds 6 0 0 3 3 11 21 −10 3
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

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25 June 1999
13:00 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 2–3 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Wallington field hockey ball 43'
B. Langham field hockey ball 60'
Report J. Towers field hockey ball 7'
Twitt field hockey ball 12'
K. Towers field hockey ball 40'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Sydney

26 June 1999
12:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 0–1 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Report C. Souter field hockey ball 17'
Stadium:
Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra
26 June 1999
13:30 (AEST)
NSW Arrows New South Wales 7–2 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Robards field hockey ball 32'
J. Towers field hockey ball 38'
Annan field hockey ball 47'
Booth field hockey ball 49'
Tassell field hockey ball 52'
Banning field hockey ball 59'
K. Towers field hockey ball 61'
Report Hakwes field hockey ball 23'
Andrews field hockey ball 24'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Sydney
26 June 1999
14:00 (AEST)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 0–1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Report Powell field hockey ball 30'
Stadium:
Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra

27 June 1999
12:00 (AEST)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 1–1 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Collett field hockey ball 56' Report Taylor field hockey ball 35'
Penalties
4–3
Stadium:
Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra
27 June 1999
13:30 (AEST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Ringrose field hockey ball 47' Report B. Langham field hockey ball 27'
Walker field hockey ball 78'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Sydney
27 June 1999
14:00 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 0–3 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Report Baker field hockey ball 45'
Faulkner field hockey ball 56'
Callow field hockey ball 70+'
Stadium:
Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra

2 July 1999
14:30 (AEST)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 2–3 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
B. Imison field hockey ball 67'
Dobson field hockey ball 69'
Report M. Langham field hockey ball 4'
McDonald field hockey ball 26'
B. Langham field hockey ball 35+'
Stadium:
Doncaster Hockey Club, Melbourne

3 July 1999
12:00 (ACST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 4–2 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Powell field hockey ball 21'
MacKinnon field hockey ball 34'61'
Smyth field hockey ball 69'
Report Starre field hockey ball 25'28'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
3 July 1999
14:00 (ACST)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 1–0 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Collett field hockey ball 23' Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
3 July 1999
14:30 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 1–2 Queensland QLD Scorchers
B. Langham field hockey ball 43' Report Skirving field hockey ball 62'
Mott field hockey ball 66'
Stadium:
Doncaster Hockey Club, Melbourne

4 July 1999
12:00 (ACST)
NSW Arrows New South Wales 3–2 (a.e.t.) Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Morrison field hockey ball 26'
Booth field hockey ball 70'
K. Towers field hockey ball 75'
Report Powell field hockey ball 13'48'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
4 July 1999
14:00 (ACST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 2–2 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Ringrose field hockey ball 10'
Starre field hockey ball 45'
Report McIlwraith field hockey ball 30'
C. Souter field hockey ball 33'
Penalties
2–3
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
4 July 1999
14:30 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 3–2 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Mott field hockey ball 4'31'
Faulkner field hockey ball 10'
Report Purcell field hockey ball 32'
Truscott field hockey ball 47'
Stadium:
Doncaster Hockey Club, Melbourne

9 July 1999
17:00 (AEST)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 1–1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
C. Souter field hockey ball 58' Report Paterson field hockey ball 54'
Penalties
3–4
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

10 July 1999
13:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 1–0 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Callow field hockey ball 37' Report
Stadium:
Clyde Park Hockey Stadium, Toowoomba
10 July 1999
14:00 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 3–2 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Wallington field hockey ball 6'
B. Langham field hockey ball 51'64'
Report Wood field hockey ball 46'
Delaine field hockey ball 60'
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
10 July 1999
15:00 (AEST)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 4–2 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Harvey field hockey ball 24'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 34'
N. Smith field hockey ball 35'
Spalding field hockey ball 38'
Report Andrews field hockey ball 22'56'
Stadium:
Clyde Park Hockey Stadium, Toowoomba

11 July 1999
11:00 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 3–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Powell field hockey ball 14'67'
Staunton field hockey ball 32'
Report
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
11 July 1999
13:00 (AEST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 2–2 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Mounsey field hockey ball 14'
Andrews field hockey ball 57'
Report Faulkner field hockey ball 17'
Callow field hockey ball 64'
Penalties
2–4
Stadium:
Queensland Hockey Centre, Brisbane
11 July 1999
15:00 (AEST)
NSW Arrows New South Wales 2–3 (a.e.t.) Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
J. Towers field hockey ball 13'
Banning field hockey ball 42'
Report B. Imison field hockey ball 23'
Spalding field hockey ball 40'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 74'
Stadium:
Queensland Hockey Centre, Brisbane

Classification round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 July 1999
 
 
Queensland QLD Scorchers2
 
18 July 1999
 
New South Wales NSW Arrows3
 
New South Wales NSW Arrows3
 
17 July 1999
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers0
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers2
 
 
South Australia Adelaide Suns0
 
Third place
 
 
18 July 1999
 
 
Queensland QLD Scorchers (a.e.t)1
 
 
South Australia Adelaide Suns0

Semi-finals

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17 July 1999
11:30 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2–3 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Faulkner field hockey ball 53'
Mott field hockey ball 55'
Report J. Towers field hockey ball 31'
K. Towers field hockey ball 40'
Banning field hockey ball 65'
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

17 July 1999
13:30 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2–0 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Powell field hockey ball 13'39' Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Third and fourth place

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18 July 1999
11:30 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 1–0 (a.e.t.) South Australia Adelaide Suns
Mott field hockey ball 82' Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Final

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18 July 1999
13:30 (AEST)
NSW Arrows New South Wales 3–0 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
J. Towers field hockey ball 31'
Ellick field hockey ball 38'
Morrison field hockey ball 42'
Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra

Awards

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Player of the League Top Goalscorer Player of the Final
Australian Capital Territory Katrina Powell Australian Capital Territory Katrina Powell New South Wales Melanie Twitt

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s) New South Wales NSW Arrows 8 4 1 1 2 21 13 +8 15 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 8 4 1 1 2 13 12 +1 15 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Queensland QLD Scorchers 8 4 2 0 2 14 9 +5 16 Bronze Medal
4 South Australia Adelaide Suns 8 2 2 2 2 8 10 −2 12 Fourth place
5 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 6 2 1 0 3 11 13 −2 8 Eliminated in
group stage
6 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers 6 1 1 1 3 12 12 0 6
7 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds 6 0 0 3 3 11 21 −10 3

Goalscorers

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There were 90 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1999" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "ARROWS RIGHT ON TARGET WITH TITLE NUMBER FOUR". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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