| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Melbourne | ||
| Dates | 27 February – 5 April | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | NSW Arrows (8th title) | ||
| Runner-up | QLD Scorchers | ||
| Third place | WA Diamonds | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 52 | ||
| Goals scored | 220 (4.23 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Emily Hurtz (12 goals) | ||
| Best player | Hope Munro | ||
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The 2009 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 17th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 27 February – 5 April 2009 at various venues, before culminating in Melbourne for the finals.[1]
NSW Arrows won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating QLD Scorchers 5–3 in the final. WA Diamonds finished in third place after defeating Canberra Strikers 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Participating teams
Competition format
The 2008 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 decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were 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
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | NSW Arrows | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | +34 | 41 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA Diamonds | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 36 | |
| 3 | QLD Scorchers | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24 | |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 24 | |
| 5 | VIC Vipers | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 22 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 11 | |
| 7 | Tassie Van Demons | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 42 | −29 | 6 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 4 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth and Sixth place | |||||
| 4 April 2009 | ||||||
| VIC Vipers | 6 | |||||
| 5 April 2009 | ||||||
| NT Pearls | 1 | |||||
| VIC Vipers | 5 | |||||
| 4 April 2009 | ||||||
| Southern Suns | 2 | |||||
| Southern Suns | 3 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 0 | |||||
| Seventh and Eighth place | ||||||
| 5 April 2009 | ||||||
| NT Pearls (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 2 | |||||
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 | |||||
| 4 April 2009 | ||||||
| NSW Arrows | 2 | |||||
| 5 April 2009 | ||||||
| Canberra Strikers | 0 | |||||
| NSW Arrows | 5 | |||||
| 4 April 2009 | ||||||
| QLD Scorchers | 3 | |||||
| WA Diamonds | 1 (1) | |||||
| QLD Scorchers (p.s.o) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third and Fourth place | ||||||
| 5 April 2009 | ||||||
| Canberra Strikers | 0 | |||||
| WA Diamonds | 2 | |||||
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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| Hope Munro | Emily Hurtz | Fiona Johnson |
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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NSW Arrows | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | +38 | 47 | Gold Medal |
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QLD Scorchers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 | Silver Medal |
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WA Diamonds | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 40 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 24 | |
| 5 | VIC Vipers | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 28 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 14 | |
| 7 | Territory Pearls | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 6 | |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 7 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
There were 220 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match.
12 goals
7 goals
- Rebecca Sanders
- Jodie Schulz
- Claire Messent
- Chantelle Ciallella
6 goals
- Laura Desmet
- Tegan Holcroft
- Amy Korner
- Piki Hamahona
- Jemma Buckley
5 goals
- Ebony Barber
- Jade Close
- Casey Eastham
- Susannah Harris
- Megan Rivers
- Stephanie Riordan
- Shelly Liddelow
4 goals
- Madonna Blyth
- Carly Simms
- Charlotte White
- Kary Chau
- Danielle Schubach
- Harriet Collins
- Samantha Gale
3 goals
- Amy Kelly
- Jill Dwyer
- Marnie Hudson
- Kayla Bashore
- Eloise Duay
- Nicole Geeves
- Georgia Nanscawen
- Sarah O'Connor
- Renee Trost
- Kobie McGurk
- Ashleigh Nelson
- Sian Smithson
2 goals
- María de la Paz Hernández
- Emma Taylor
- Belinda Brooks
- Olivia Chiu
- Tammy Eiser
- Rebecca Reuter
- Holly Evans
- Georgina Parker
- Janelle Pisani
- Rebecca Coulson
- Stacia Joseph
- Hana Peake
- Lisa Eglington
- Hope Munro
1 goal
- Anna Flanagan
- Peta Gallagher
- Karia Lucas
- Kate Hollywood
- Fiona Johnson
- Angela Marriner
- Ashleigh Morrison
- Kate O'Connell
- Emily Peris
- Lauren Powely
- Stephanie Purdy
- Prue Eiser
- Margaret Coleiro
- Jane Claxton
- Bianca Greenshields
- Rachel Hampton
- Hannah Calvert
- Nina Khoury
- Carla Bond
- Anna Burns
- Erica Trahar
- Amanda Calton
- Jayde Taylor
Source: Clearing House
References
- ↑ "2008–2009 Annual Report" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ "AHL". Hockey WA. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
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