2004 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2004 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 12th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Perth from 2–14 March 2004.[1]

2004 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityPerth
Dates2–14 March
Teams8
Venue(s)Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions WA Diamonds (2nd title)
Runner-up Canberra Strikers
Third place QLD Scorchers
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored128 (3.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hope Brown (6 goals)
Best player Sarah Taylor
Emily Halliday
← 2003 (previous) (next) 2005 →

WA Diamonds won the tournament for the second time after defeating Canberra Strikers 2–1 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating NSWIS Arrows 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating Teams

Competition Format

The 2004 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.

Point Allocation

All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were be decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were be as follows:

· 3 points for a win
· 1 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

Results
  • All times are local (AWST).

Preliminary Round
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra Strikers 7 4 2 0 1 15 5 +10 16 Semi-finals
2 QLD Scorchers 7 4 1 2 0 21 5 +16 16
3 WA Diamonds 7 5 0 1 1 14 8 +6 16
4 NSWIS Arrows 7 4 1 0 2 13 7 +6 14
5 VIS Vipers 7 3 0 0 4 12 14 −2 9
6 Adelaide Suns 7 2 0 1 4 13 15 −2 7
7 Tassie Van Demons 7 2 0 0 5 7 23 −16 6
8 Territory Pearls 7 0 0 0 7 2 20 −18 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 2004
14:00
Canberra Strikers 3–1 Adelaide Suns
Taylor  19'
Nightingale  42'
Powell  57'		 Report Bakurski  13'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
2 March 2004
16:00
VIS Vipers 1–5 QLD Scorchers
Johnston  31' Report Faulkner  14'
K. Smith  19', 48'
Korner  28'
Holmes  46'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
2 March 2004
18:00
Territory Pearls 0–3 WA Diamonds
Report Halliday  18'
Buswell  50'
Smithson  55'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Sharni Power (AUS)
2 March 2004
20:00
Tassie Van Demons 0–4 NSWIS Arrows
Report Towers  18'
Burke  21'
Harris  22'
Rivers  57'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Annette Crandell (AUS)
3 March 2004
14:00
Territory Pearls 1–2 QLD Scorchers
Cameron  62' Report Holmes  38'
Faulkner  63'
Umpires:
Angela Holloway (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
3 March 2004
16:00
Adelaide Suns 0–1 NSWIS Arrows
Report Netzler  26'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
3 March 2004
18:00
Tassie Van Demons 0–4 Canberra Strikers
Report Cornish  2'
Arrold  33'
Powell  65'
Gallagher  67'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Sharni Power (AUS)
3 March 2004
20:00
VIS Vipers 1–2 WA Diamonds
Joseph  53' Report Buswell  17'
Morrison  51'
Umpires:
Penny Brown (AUS)
Annette Crandell (AUS)
5 March 2004
14:00
Tassie Van Demons 2–3 Adelaide Suns
Hamahona  23', 59' Report Marles  14', 17'
Pickett  64'
Umpires:
Penny Brown (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
5 March 2004
16:00
VIS Vipers 4–0 Territory Pearls
Durajski  7', 44'
Chau  35'
Dobson  50'		 Report
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Sharni Power (AUS)
5 March 2004
18:00
WA Diamonds 0–1 QLD Scorchers
Report Brown  16'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
5 March 2004
20:00
Canberra Strikers 2–1 NSWIS Arrows
Taylor  3'
Arrold  60'		 Report Netzler  47'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Annette Crandell (AUS)
7 March 2004
10:00
VIS Vipers 1–3 Tassie Van Demons
Johnston  43' Report Carr  22'
Paget  57', 61'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Penny Brown (AUS)
7 March 2004
12:00
Territory Pearls 0–4 Adelaide Suns
Report Bakurski  25', 33'
Cibich  41', 67'
Umpires:
Angela Holloway (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
7 March 2004
14:00
WA Diamonds 2–3 (a.e.t.) Canberra Strikers
Halliday  28'
Morrison  53'		 Report Gallagher  3', 10'
Powell  73'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Alison Gowie (AUS)
7 March 2004
16:00
QLD Scorchers 2–2 NSWIS Arrows
Brown  14'
Faulkner  55'		 Report Brooks  26'
Netzler  58'
Penalties
Faulkner
Smith
Paterson
Meyer
Attard 		3–4 Sanders
Towers
Commens
Netzler
Banning
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
8 March 2004
14:00
QLD Scorchers 9–0 Tassie Van Demons
Faulkner  3'
Pamenter  18', 55'
Brown  25', 69', 70'
Blyth  43', 61'
K. Smith  65'		 Report
Umpires:
Sharni Power (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
8 March 2004
16:00
VIS Vipers 0–2 NSWIS Arrows
Report Banning  32'
Netzler  59'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
8 March 2004
18:00
Territory Pearls 0–3 Canberra Strikers
Report Taylor  6', 52'
Rayner  31'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Penny Brown (AUS)
8 March 2004
20:00
WA Diamonds 3–2 Adelaide Suns
Halliday  19'
Smithson  41', 47'		 Report Pickett  3'
Anderson  12'
Umpires:
Annette Crandell (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
10 March 2004
14:00
VIS Vipers 4–2 Adelaide Suns
Smith  26'
Joseph  58', 63'
Chau  59'		 Report Cibich  13'
Bakurski  14'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
10 March 2004
16:00
Tassie Van Demons 2–1 Territory Pearls
Young  31'
Jones  35'		 Report Caden  40'
Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
10 March 2004
18:00
WA Diamonds 3–1 NSWIS Arrows
Mansell  15'
Halliday  29'
Dwyer  59'		 Report Sanders  24'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Annette Crandell (AUS)
10 March 2004
20:00
QLD Scorchers 0–0 Canberra Strikers
Report
Penalties
Faulkner
Smith
Attard
Boland
Blyth 		4–5 Jennings
Arrold
Gallagher
Taylor
Ditton
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
11 March 2004
14:00
Territory Pearls 0–2 NSWIS Arrows
Report Simpson  25'
White-Muik  45'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
11 March 2004
16:00
QLD Scorchers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Adelaide Suns
Brown  25'
Holmes  72'		 Report Patrick  6'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Penny Brown (AUS)
11 March 2004
18:00
VIS Vipers 1–0 Canberra Strikers
Joseph  37' Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Annette Crandell (AUS)
11 March 2004
20:00
WA Diamonds 1–0 Tassie Van Demons
Smithson  11' Report
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification
 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
13 March 2004
 
 
 VIS Vipers2
 
14 March 2004
 
 Territory Pearls (a.e.t)3
 
 Territory Pearls (a.e.t)2
 
13 March 2004
 
 Adelaide Suns1
 
 Adelaide Suns5
 
 
 Tassie Van Demons0
 
Seventh Place
 
 
14 March 2004
 
 
 VIS Vipers3
 
 
 Tassie Van Demons1
Crossover
13 March 2004
09:00
Azuma Vipers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Territory Pearls
Durajski  60'
Johnston  67'		 Report Clarke  20'
Caden  56'
Kazakoff  76'
Umpires:
Alison Gowan (AUS)
Annette Crandell (AUS)
13 March 2004
09:30
Adelaide Suns 5–0 Tassie Van Demons
Bakurski  24'
Cargill  35'
Pickett  49'
Militz  58'
Shakes  61'		 Report
Umpires:
Penny Brown (AUS)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
14 March 2004
08:30
Azuma Vipers 3–1 Tassie Van Demons
Durajski  30'
Dobson  58'
Brazenor  65'		 Report Hamahona  10'
Umpires:
Alison Gowan (AUS)
Sharni Power (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
14 March 2004
09:00
Territory Pearls 2–1 (a.e.t.) Adelaide Suns
Ramshaw  17'
Bain  72'		 Report Pickett  34'
Umpires:
Angela Holloway (AUS)
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 March 2004
 
 
 Canberra Strikers3
 
14 March 2004
 
 NSWIS Arrows2
 
 Canberra Strikers1
 
13 March 2004
 
 WA Diamonds2
 
 QLD Scorchers2 (3)
 
 
 WA Diamonds (pen.)2 (4)
 
Third Place
 
 
14 March 2004
 
 
 NSWIS Arrows0
 
 
 QLD Scorchers2
Semi-finals
13 March 2004
11:00
Canberra Strikers 3–2 NSWIS Arrows
Powell  12'
Mihailou  34'
Taylor  49'		 Report Netzler  4'
Simpson  20'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
13 March 2004
13:00
QLD Scorchers 2–2 WA Diamonds
Holmes  23', 69' Report Morrison  44'
Liddelow  54'
Penalties
Faulkner
Brown
Smith
Attard
Paterson
——
Faulkner 		3–4 Buswell
Dwyer
Morrison
Mansell
Halliday
——
Morrison
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Third and fourth place
14 March 2004
10:30
NSWIS Arrows 0–2 QLD Scorchers
Report Alcorn  26'
Faulkner  53'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Annette Crandell (AUS)
Final
14 March 2004
12:30
Canberra Strikers 1–2 WA Diamonds
Powell  61' Report Mansell  17', 41'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

Awards
Players of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final
Sarah Taylor
Emily Halliday		 Hope Brown Emily Halliday


Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
WA Diamonds 9 6 1 1 1 18 11 +7 21 Gold Medal
Canberra Strikers 9 5 2 0 2 19 9 +10 19 Silver Medal
QLD Scorchers 9 5 1 3 0 25 7 +18 20 Bronze Medal
4 NSWIS Arrows 9 4 1 0 4 15 12 +3 14
5 Territory Pearls 9 0 2 0 7 7 23 −16 4
6 Adelaide Suns 9 3 0 2 4 19 17 +2 11
7 VIS Vipers 9 4 0 1 4 17 18 −1 13
8 Tassie Van Demons 9 2 0 0 7 8 31 −23 6
Source: Clearing House

Goalscorers

There were 128 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Clearing House

References
  1. "2003–2004 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "AHL". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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