2007 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2007 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 15th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 23 February – 8 April 2007 at various venues, before culminating in Brisbane for the finals.[1]

2007 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates23 February – 8 April
Teams8
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions WA Diamonds (4th title)
Runner-up QLD Scorchers
Third place VIC Vipers
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored232 (4.46 per match)
Top scorer(s) Suzie Faulkner (11 goals)
Best player Rebecca Sanders
2006 (previous) (next) 2008

WA Diamonds won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating QLD Scorchers 2–1 in the final. VIC Vipers finished in third place after defeating NSW Arrows 2–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.

Participating teams

Competition format

The 2007 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

Match points were allocated as follows:

· 3 points for a win
· 1 point to each team in the event of a draw
· 0 points to the loser of the match

Results

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 QLD Scorchers 11 9 1 0 1 42 14 +28 38 Semi-finals
2 WA Diamonds 11 8 0 0 3 39 14 +25 30
3 NSW Arrows 11 8 0 0 3 38 20 +18 30
4 VIC Vipers 11 5 0 1 5 23 24 1 22
5 Canberra Strikers 11 3 1 3 4 22 24 2 18
6 Tassie Van Demons 11 4 1 0 6 19 39 20 16
7 Territory Pearls 11 1 1 0 9 10 40 30 8
8 Adelaide Suns 11 2 0 0 9 15 33 18 6
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

23 February 2007
18:00 (AWST)
WA Diamonds 3–1 VIC Vipers
Pamenter  3'
Smithson  9'
Taylor  65'
Report Merrett  18'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-hee (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

24 February 2007
15:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls 0–3 Tassie Van Demons
Report Douglas  2'
Duay  26', 47'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
24 February 2007
14:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers 4–4 QLD Scorchers
Cornish  2'
Staunton  10'
Ditton  27'
Desmet  33'
Report Faulkner  13'
Blyth  28', 38'
Lambert  47'
Penalties
4–5
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Deborah Brown (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
24 February 2007
16:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns 0–2 NSW Arrows
Report Barber  13'
Hamahona  42'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
24 February 2007
16:00 (AWST)
WA Diamonds 5–2 VIC Vipers
Taylor  2', 19'
Ciallella  16'
Smithson  36'
Liddelow  53'
Report Bond  44'
Merrett  62'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-hee (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

25 February 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers 0–5 QLD Scorchers
Report Eiser  20'
Paterson  31'
Attard  53'
Holmes  56'
Lambert  61'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Deborah Brown (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
25 February 2007
13:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns 1–3 NSW Arrows
Rowe  4' Report Youman  35'
Hamahona  57'
James  65'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
25 February 2007
17:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls 0–3 Tassie Van Demons
Report Duay  2', 11'
Carr  41'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

3 March 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Van Demons 2–1 Adelaide Suns
Douglas  12'
Perriman  51'
Report Cibich  45'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
3 March 2007
14:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers 7–1 Territory Pearls
Ditton  4', 58'
Gallagher  11', 35'
Staunton  22', 54'
Vaughan  62'
Report Napier  61'
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Alison Gowan (AUS)
Deborah Brown (AUS)
3 March 2007
16:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vipers 3–2 NSW Arrows
Trost  10'
Gillon  52'
Messent  59'
Report Hamahona  54'
Esslemont  53'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
3 March 2007
17:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 2–1 WA Diamonds
Drysdale  14'
Lambert  42'
Report Taylor  45'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Annette Asplin (AUS)

4 March 2007
10:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Van Demons 4–3 Adelaide Suns
McLeod  10'
Douglas  16'
Duay  21'
Geeves  42'
Report Harrison  14'
Phillips  50'
Rowe  55'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
4 March 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers 0–0 Territory Pearls
Report
Penalties
2–3
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Alison Gowan (AUS)
Deborah Brown (AUS)
4 March 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vipers 2–3 NSW Arrows
Bond  25'
Merrett  41'
Report Youman  29', 46'
Hamahona  67'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
UMPIRE?
4 March 2007
15:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 3–2 WA Diamonds
Faulkner  4'
Bain  34'
Blyth  37'
Report A. Nelson  41'
Luff  42'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Annette Asplin (AUS)

10 March 2007
15:00 (AWST)
WA Diamonds 6–0 Adelaide Suns
Munro  3'
Pamenter  9'
Taylor  53'
Halliday  55'
Smithson  65'
A. Nelson  70'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-hee (AUS)
Mink Woolley (AUS)
10 March 2007
16:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vipers 1–2 (a.e.t.) Canberra Strikers
Chau  20' Report S. Taylor  59', 77'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
10 March 2007
17:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls 0–5 QLD Scorchers
Report Richards  12', 19'
Eiser  15'
Faulkner  46'
Lambert  60'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Annette Asplin (AUS)
10 March 2007
18:00 (AEDT)
NSW Arrows 6–2 Tassie Van Demons
Gale  5'
Sanders  13', 61'
Esslemont  34'
Rivers  38'
James  46'
Report Carr  18'
Ockenden  33'
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)

11 March 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
VIC Vipers 2–1 Canberra Strikers
Trost  50'
T. Riordan  63'
Report Staunton  18'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
11 March 2007
13:00 (AWST)
WA Diamonds 4–3 Adelaide Suns
Kelly  20'
Halliday  26'
A. Nelson 39'
Liddelow  46'
Report Phillips  4'
Pickett  14'
Rowe  31'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Kim Kuk-hee (AUS)
Mink Woolley (AUS)
11 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
NSW Arrows 4–2 Tassie Van Demons
Esslemont  20'
Hamahona  38'
Sanders  51'
Gale  60'
Report Carr  44'
Douglas  58'
Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
11 March 2007
15:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls 0–3 QLD Scorchers
Report Faulkner  5'
Paterson  28'
Lambert  58'
Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Annette Asplin (AUS)

17 March 2007
13:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns 3–1 Territory Pearls
Cibich  5'
Marles  8'
Rowe  40'
Report Baudaskaite  69'
Alan Glassey Park, Berri
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
17 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Van Demons 0–5 WA Diamonds
Report Luff  15'
Pamenter  22'
Halliday  33'
Buckley  41'
Liddelow  62'
Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
17 March 2007
15:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 2–0 VIC Vipers
Blyth  19'
Richards  52'
Report
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Aleeta Micllef (AUS)
17 March 2007
18:00 (AEDT)
NSW Arrows 1–2 Canberra Strikers
Gale  61' Report Urquhart  25'
Desmet  54'
Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Kellie Walker (AUS)

18 March 2007
12:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns 2–1 Territory Pearls
Galletly  7'
Phillips  45'
Report Peris  67'
Port Adelaide Hockey Club, Adelaide
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
18 March 2007
13:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Van Demons 0–5 WA Diamonds
Report Halliday  10', 40'
Pamenter  42', 59'
Buckley  48'
Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)
18 March 2007
15:00 (AEDT)
NSW Arrows 4–3 Canberra Strikers
Gale  9', 19'
Sanders  14'
Hamahona  64'
Report Staunton  23'
Urquhart  42'
Gallagher  66'
Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Kellie Walker (AUS)
18 March 2007
17:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 0–3 VIC Vipers
Report Gillon  10'
Morrow  14', 64'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Aleeta Micllef (AUS)

2 April 2007
12:00 (AEST)
VIC Vipers 4–0 Tassie Van Demons
Smith  13'
Morrow  57'
Messent  60'
Durajski  65'
Report
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Annette Asplin (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
2 April 2007
14:00 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers 2–1 Adelaide Suns
Arrold  13'
Gallagher  32'
Report Pickett  15'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Angela Street (AUS)
2 April 2007
16:00 (AEST)
WA Diamonds 3–1 Territory Pearls
Pamenter  3'
Halliday  10'
Liddelow  40'
Report Marriner  68'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Kellie Walker (AUS)
2 April 2007
18:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 3–2 NSW Arrows
Bain  13', 47'
Lambert  58'
Report Orr  32'
Gale  40'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)

3 April 2007
12:00 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers 0–4 WA Diamonds
Report Halliday  8'
Pamenter  24'
Munro  41'
A. Nelson  69'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Alison Gowan (AUS)
3 April 2007
14:00 (AEST)
NSW Arrows 9–1 Territory Pearls
Sanders  4', 33', 35'
James  11'
Hamahona  17'
Orr  24', 27'
Gale  45', 64'
Report Caden  68'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Linda Gaskell (AUS)
3 April 2007
16:00 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons 2–10 QLD Scorchers
Duay  11'
McLeod  14'
Report Blyth  5'
Attard  9'
Lambert  26'
Faulkner  32', 49', 57', 59'
Holmes  41'
Twitt  60'
Eiser  67'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Kellie Walker (AUS)
3 April 2007
18:00 (AEST)
VIC Vipers 3–1 Adelaide Suns
O'Connell  7', 15'
Merrett  44'
Report Rowe  27'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)

5 April 2007
12:00 (AEST)
Territory Pearls 5–2 VIC Vipers
Bergin  20'
Hammond  35', 44', 51'
Napier  69'
Report O'Conner  9'
O'Connell  53'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Angela Street (AUS)
5 April 2007
14:00 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons 1–1 Canberra Strikers
Geeves  16' Report Desmet  51'
Penalties
3–2
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Annette Asplin (AUS)
5 April 2007
16:00 (AEST)
NSW Arrows 2–1 WA Diamonds
Hamahona  3'
Gale  70'
Report Smithson  17'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
5 April 2007
18:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 5–0 Adelaide Suns
Bain  20'
Faulkner  24', 55'
Boland  36'
Lambert  47'
Report
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Linda Gaskell (AUS)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
7 April 2007
 
 
Canberra Strikers4
 
8 April 2007
 
Adelaide Suns0
 
Canberra Strikers3
 
7 April 2007
 
Tassie Van Demons1
 
Tassie Van Demons (a.e.t)2
 
 
Territory Pearls1
 
Seventh place
 
 
8 April 2007
 
 
Adelaide Suns0
 
 
Territory Pearls1
Crossover
7 April 2007
08:30 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers 4–0 Adelaide Suns
Gallagher  8', 22', 23'
Staunton  38'
Report
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Angela Street (AUS)
Kellie Walker (AUS)

7 April 2007
10:30 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons 2–1 (a.e.t.) Territory Pearls
Douglas  2'
Austin  81'
Report Hammond  65'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Alison Gowan (AUS)
Annette Asplin (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
8 April 2007
08:30 (AEST)
Adelaide Suns 0–1 Territory Pearls
Report Peris  67'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Angela Street (AUS)
Linda Gaskell (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
8 April 2007
10:30 (AEST)
Canberra Strikers 3–1 Tassie Van Demons
Gallagher  11', 25', 44' Report McLeod  55'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
Annette Asplin (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 April 2007
 
 
QLD Scorchers3
 
8 April 2007
 
VIC Vipers0
 
QLD Scorchers1
 
7 April 2007
 
WA Diamonds2
 
WA Diamonds3
 
 
NSW Arrows0
 
Third place
 
 
8 April 2007
 
 
VIC Vipers2
 
 
NSW Arrows1
Semi-finals
7 April 2007
12:30 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 3–0 VIC Vipers
Eiser  7'
Lambert  49'
Faulkner  61'
Report
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Angela Holloway (AUS)

7 April 2007
14:30 (AEST)
WA Diamonds 3–0 NSW Arrows
Smithson  35', 50'
Kelly  37'
Report
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Third and fourth place
8 April 2007
12:30 (AEST)
VIC Vipers 2–1 NSW Arrows
Trost  25'
Durajski  50'
Report Sanders  17'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Final
8 April 2007
14:30 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers 1–2 WA Diamonds
Lambert  21' Report Halliday  10'
A. Nelson  37'
Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Player of the Final
Rebecca Sanders Suzie Faulkner Kim Walker

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
WA Diamonds 13 10 0 0 3 44 15 +29 36 Gold Medal
QLD Scorchers 13 10 1 0 2 46 16 +30 41 Silver Medal
VIC Vipers 13 6 0 1 6 25 28 3 25 Bronze Medal
4 NSW Arrows 13 8 0 0 5 39 25 +14 30
5 Canberra Strikers 13 5 1 3 4 29 25 +4 24
6 Tassie Van Demons 13 4 2 0 7 22 43 21 18
7 Territory Pearls 13 2 1 1 9 12 42 30 12
8 Adelaide Suns 13 2 0 0 11 15 38 23 6

Goalscorers

There were 232 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

  • Samantha Gale

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

  • Laura Desmet
  • Ursula Ditton
  • Jessica Esslemont
  • Kellie-Lee James
  • Meredith Orr
  • Nicole Youman
  • Lauren Richards
  • Sheree Phillips
  • Stacey Carr
  • Sofie McLeod
  • Kimberley Morrow
  • Megan O'Connell
  • Renee Trost

2 goals

1 goal

  • Nicole Arrold
  • Sara Cornish
  • Sally Vaughan
  • Ebony Barber
  • Megan Rivers
  • Asura Baudaskaite
  • Teri Bergin
  • Michelle Caden
  • Angela Marriner
  • Danette Boland
  • Kirsten Drysdale
  • Melanie Twitt
  • Joanne Galletly
  • Sarah Harrison
  • Mignon Marles
  • Lauren Austin
  • Lucy Ockenden
  • Lena Perriman
  • Kary Chau
  • Sarah O'Connor
  • Tegan Riordan
  • Ngaire Smith
  • Chantelle Ciallella

Source: Clearing House

References

  1. "2006–2007 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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