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2018 Women's Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityGold Coast (finals venue)
Dates6 – 28 October
Teams8
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNew South Wales NSW Arrows (10th title)
Runner-upQueensland QLD Scorchers
Third placeAustralian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored155 (6.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Queensland Rebecca Greiner
Queensland Jodie Kenny
Victoria (state) Emily Hurtz (9 goals)
Best playerAustralian Capital Territory Elena Tice
Victoria (state) Lily Brazel
← 2017 (previous) (next) 2019 →

The 2018 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The 2018 edition of the tournament was held between 6 – 28 October, and featured a new format from previous editions.[1]

The finals phase of the 2018 tournament was held in the Queensland city of the Gold Coast, from the 25 – 28 October.[2]

NSW Arrows won the tournament for the tenth time, after defeating the QLD Scorchers 7–6 in the gold medal match.[3] Canberra Strikers won the bronze medal after defeating VIC Vipers 2–0 in a penalty shoot-out following a 4–4 draw.

Competition format

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Unlike previous editions of the Women's Australian Hockey League, the 2018 edition will include a very different format. Instead of the tournament being held at a single venue, the teams will play at least one home and away match during the pool stage, before converging on a singular venue for the Classification Round.[4]

The teams will be divided into two Pool A and Pool B, both consisting of four teams, with each team playing each other once. The teams will then progress to the Classification round, with each team playing a qualifying match, before progressing to either the fifth to eighth place playoffs, or the first to fourth place playoffs.

Rule Innovations

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As well as a new format, the 2018 AHL brought in new rule innovations from standard international hockey.[5]

Field Goal Conversions

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When a field goal is scored the same athlete will have an automatic one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper for an extra goal.

Power Plays

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Each team possesses a five-minute Power Play to use at the end of either the second or fourth quarters, when teams are reduced to nine players each and where that team’s goals are worth double.

The allocation of Power Plays will be decided by the team which wins a pre-game coin toss. For example, if the coin toss winner elects to take their Power Play at end of the fourth quarter, the opposition must use at theirs at the end of the second quarter.

In the second and fourth quarters, the clock is initially set for 10 minutes, then re-set for a further five minutes for the Power Play. Play will re-commence with a centre pass taken by the team in possession of the Power Play.

Point Allocation

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All matches must have an outright result so drawn matches will be decided in a penalty shoot-out. Match points will be as follows:

· 5 points for a win
· 2 points to each team in the event of a draw
· 1 point will be awarded to the winner of the shoot-out
· 0 points to the loser of the match

Participating teams

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Venues

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Sydney Melbourne Perth
Sydney Olympic Park State Netball and Hockey Centre Perth Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 6,000
Adelaide
State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 4,000
Brisbane
Queensland State Hockey Centre
Capacity: 1,000
Canberra Hobart Darwin
National Hockey Centre Tasmanian Hockey Centre Marrara Hockey Centre
Gold Coast
Finals Venue: Gold Coast Hockey Centre

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1 Queensland QLD Scorchers 3 2 0 0 1 23 6 +17 10
2 New South Wales NSW Arrows 3 2 0 0 1 13 6 +7 10
3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 10
4 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 3 0 0 0 3 1 26 −25 0
Source: Hockey Australia
6 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
NSW Arrows New South Wales 5–3 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Smith field hockey ball 4', 4'
Watterson field hockey ball 38'
Stewart field hockey ball 50', 50' 		Report Kenny field hockey ball 27'
Greiner field hockey ball 58', 58'
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
6 October 2018
17:30 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 0–3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Report Evans field hockey ball 12'
M. Bone field hockey ball 55', 56'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
14 October 2018
13:00 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 1–8 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Lawrence field hockey ball 60' Report Watterson field hockey ball 13', 13'
Jenner field hockey ball 26'
Stewart field hockey ball 30', 30', 55', 55'
Johnston field hockey ball 54'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Caroline Davis (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
14 October 2018
13:00 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 1–5 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Taseska field hockey ball 10' Report Taylor field hockey ball 22', 40'
Greiner field hockey ball 60', 60', 60'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
20 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2–0 New South Wales NSW Arrows
Middleton field hockey ball 28', 28' Report
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
20 October 2018
18:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 15–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Kershaw field hockey ball 3', 3'
Malone field hockey ball 10', 10', 27', 27', 27', 46', 46'
Greiner field hockey ball 23', 23'
Kenny field hockey ball 28', 28', 28'
Holzberger field hockey ball 39' 		Report
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers 3 3 0 0 0 15 0 +15 15
2 South Australia SA Suns 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 10
3 Western Australia WA Diamonds 3 1 0 0 2 7 5 +2 5
4 Northern Territory NT Pearls 3 0 0 0 3 1 21 −20 0
Source: Hockey Australia
7 October 2018
14:00 (ACST)
SA Suns South Australia 3–2 Western Australia WA Diamonds
Welstead field hockey ball 28', 28', 28' Report Rogers-Uff field hockey ball 41'
Tonkin field hockey ball 54'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
7 October 2018
17:00 (ACST)
NT Pearls Northern Territory 0–13 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Report Utri field hockey ball 7', 42', 42'
Brazel field hockey ball 7'
Hurtz field hockey ball 11', 15', 44', 44'
Gravenall field hockey ball 30'
Ratcliffe field hockey ball 30', 40', 40'
Hammond field hockey ball 45'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
Lauren Berndt (AUS)
13 October 2018
15:45 (AEST)
VIC Vipers Victoria (state) 1–0 Western Australia WA Diamonds
Ratcliffe field hockey ball 60' Report
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Cassigy Gallagher (AUS)
13 October 2018
17:00 (ACST)
SA Suns South Australia 3–0 Northern Territory NT Pearls
McMahon field hockey ball 30', 30', 41' Report
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
20 October 2018
16:00 (AWST)
WA Diamonds Western Australia 5–1 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Squibb field hockey ball 40', 40', 56', 56'
Slattery field hockey ball 43' 		Report Martin-Brown field hockey ball 8'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
21 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
VIC Vipers Victoria (state) 1–0 South Australia SA Suns
Gravenall field hockey ball 45' Report
State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)

Classification round

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QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October 2018
 
 
Queensland QLD Scorchers13
 
27 October 2018
 
Northern Territory NT Pearls0
 
Queensland QLD Scorchers2
 
25 October 2018
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers1
 
South Australia SA Suns0 (2)
 
28 October 2018
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers (p.s.o)0 (4)
 
Queensland QLD Scorchers6
 
25 October 2018
 
New South Wales NSW Arrows7
 
New South Wales NSW Arrows6
 
27 October 2018
 
Western Australia WA Diamonds0
 
New South Wales NSW Arrows4
 
25 October 2018
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vipers3 Third place match
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vipers6
 
28 October 2018
 
Tasmania Tassie Van Demons0
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers (p.s.o)4 (2)
 
 
Victoria (state) VIC Vipers4 (0)
 

Quarterfinals

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25 October 2018
13:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 13–0 Northern Territory NT Pearls
Kenny field hockey ball 15+', 43', 49'
Greiner field hockey ball 22', 22'
Wilkinson field hockey ball 24', 24'
Eleison field hockey ball 25'
Kershaw field hockey ball 28', 29', 49', 49'
M. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 33' 		Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
25 October 2018
14:45 (AEST)
SA Suns South Australia 0–0 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Report
Penalties
Spano Penalty shoot-out missed
Evans Penalty shoot-out scored
Welstead Penalty shoot-out missed
Claxton Penalty shoot-out scored 		2–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Taseska
Penalty shoot-out scored Middleton
Penalty shoot-out missed Tice
Penalty shoot-out scored Evans
Penalty shoot-out scored E. Bone
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
25 October 2018
16:30 (AEST)
VIC Vipers Victoria (state) 6–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Padget field hockey ball 5', 5'
Ratcliffe field hockey ball 18', 41', 41'
Brazel field hockey ball 20' 		Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Caroline Davis (AUS)
25 October 2018
18:15 (AEST)
NSW Arrows New South Wales 6–0 Western Australia WA Diamonds
Jenner field hockey ball 11', 28', 28'
Smith field hockey ball 31', 31'
Stewart field hockey ball 34' 		Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth place match
 
      
 
27 October 2018
 
 
Northern Territory NT Pearls0
 
28 October 2018
 
South Australia SA Suns5
 
South Australia SA Suns2 (3)
 
27 October 2018
 
Western Australia WA Diamonds (p.s.o)2 (4)
 
Western Australia WA Diamonds10
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Van Demons0
 
Seventh place match
 
 
28 October 2018
 
 
Northern Territory NT Pearls5
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Van Demons3
Crossover
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October 2018
08:45 (AEST)
NT Pearls Northern Territory 0–5 South Australia SA Suns
Report Talbot field hockey ball 17', 17'
Spano field hockey ball 26'
Grist field hockey ball 53', 54'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Caroline Davis (AUS)
October 2018
10:30 (AEST)
WA Diamonds Western Australia 10–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Slattery field hockey ball 4', 46', 46'
Broek field hockey ball 11', 59', 59', 59'
Squibb field hockey ball 20'
Bestall field hockey ball 27', 27' 		Report
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
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October 2018
08:45 (AEST)
NT Pearls Northern Territory 5–3 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
J. Graf field hockey ball 18', 18'
Lidbetter field hockey ball 33', 33'
G. Graf field hockey ball 41' 		Report Gunn field hockey ball 6', 6'
Arthur field hockey ball 55'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Nicola Brown (AUS)
Caroline Davis (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
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October 2018
08:45 (AEST)
SA Suns South Australia 2–2 Western Australia WA Diamonds
Grist field hockey ball 15', 60' Report Broek field hockey ball 58', 58'
Penalties
McMahon Penalty shoot-out scored
Welstead Penalty shoot-out missed
Evans Penalty shoot-out scored
Claxton Penalty shoot-out missed
Spano Penalty shoot-out scored
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McMahon Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Malan
Penalty shoot-out missed Squibb
Penalty shoot-out missed Rockliff
Penalty shoot-out scored Broek
Penalty shoot-out scored Slattery
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Penalty shoot-out scored Slattery
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Michelle Farnill (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finals
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27 October 2018
12:30 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2–1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Holzberger field hockey ball 14'
Kenny field hockey ball 25' 		Report Bailey-Price field hockey ball 48'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Nicola Brown (AUS)
27 October 2018
14:00 (AEST)
NSW Arrows New South Wales 4–3 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Smith field hockey ball 30', 30'
Williams field hockey ball 36', 36' 		Report Hurtz field hockey ball 47', 47', 55'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Third and fourth place
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28 October 2018
12:30 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 4–4 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers
Gaughan field hockey ball 23', 23'
E. Bone field hockey ball 34'
Tice field hockey ball 45' 		Report Brazel field hockey ball 17', 17'
Hurtz field hockey ball 57', 57'
Penalties
Taseska Penalty shoot-out missed
Middleton Penalty shoot-out scored
Tice Penalty shoot-out scored 		2–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Hurtz
Penalty shoot-out missed Ratcliffe
Penalty shoot-out missed Brazel
Penalty shoot-out missed Bates
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Tamara Leonard (AUS)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Final
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28 October 2018
15:30 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 6–7 New South Wales NSW Arrows
S. Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 12', 12', 56'
Kenny field hockey ball 33'
Kershaw field hockey ball 59', 59' 		Report Williams field hockey ball 5', 5'
Hayes field hockey ball 21', 21'
Farrell field hockey ball 35'
Stewart field hockey ball 49'
Wilson field hockey ball 53'
Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

Awards

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Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Australian Capital Territory Elena Tice
Victoria (state) Lily Brazel 		Queensland Rebecca Greiner
Queensland Jodie Kenny
Victoria (state) Emily Hurtz 		New South Wales Kaitlin Nobbs Victoria (state) Rachael Lynch

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 6 5 0 0 1 30 15 +15 25 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Queensland QLD Scorchers 6 4 0 0 2 44 14 +30 20 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 6 2 2 0 2 11 11 0 16 Bronze Medal
4 Victoria (state) VIC Vipers 6 4 0 1 1 28 8 +20 22
5 Western Australia WA Diamonds 6 2 1 0 3 19 13 +6 13
6 South Australia SA Suns 6 3 0 2 1 13 5 +8 19
7 Northern Territory NT Pearls 6 1 0 0 5 6 42 −36 5
8 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 6 0 0 0 6 4 47 −43 0
Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers

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There were 155 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 6.46 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

References

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  1. ^ "2018 AHL Schedule & Details Announced Ahead Of 2019 Revamp". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL)". haockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ "NSW Arrows Claim Last-Ever AHL Title In Thriller". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 AHL Fixture" (PDF). Hockey Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ^ "A Simple Breakdown Of The 2018 AHL Rule Innovations". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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