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]
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Host country | Australia | ||
Dates | 23 February – 8 April | ||
Teams | 8 | ||
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 played | 52 | ||
Goals scored | 232 (4.46 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Suzie Faulkner (11 goals) | ||
Best player | Rebecca Sanders | ||
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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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Fixtures
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
7 April 2007 | ||||||
Canberra Strikers | 4 | |||||
8 April 2007 | ||||||
Adelaide Suns | 0 | |||||
Canberra Strikers | 3 | |||||
7 April 2007 | ||||||
Tassie Van Demons | 1 | |||||
Tassie Van Demons (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
Territory Pearls | 1 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
8 April 2007 | ||||||
Adelaide Suns | 0 | |||||
Territory Pearls | 1 |
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 April 2007 | ||||||
QLD Scorchers | 3 | |||||
8 April 2007 | ||||||
VIC Vipers | 0 | |||||
QLD Scorchers | 1 | |||||
7 April 2007 | ||||||
WA Diamonds | 2 | |||||
WA Diamonds | 3 | |||||
NSW Arrows | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
8 April 2007 | ||||||
VIC Vipers | 2 | |||||
NSW Arrows | 1 |
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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Rebecca Sanders | Suzie Faulkner | Kim Walker |
Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
- Tonina Staunton
- Eloise Duay
- Sian Smithson
5 goals
- Madonna Blyth
- Melody Rowe
- Abby Douglas
- Jayde Taylor
- Ashleigh Nelson
4 goals
- Elisa Hammond
- Shannon Bain
- Prue Eiser
- Leah Merrett
- Shelly Liddelow
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
- Sarah Taylor
- Kyralee Urquhart
- Tate Napier
- Emily Peris
- Teneal Attard
- Renae Holmes
- Emma Paterson
- Jessica Cibich
- Bronte Pickett
- Nicole Geeves
- Carla Bond
- Denise Durajski
- Amanda Gillon
- Claire Messent
- Jemma Buckley
- Rheannin Kelly
- Melissa Luff
- Hope Munro
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
- "2006–2007 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2020.