| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Sydney | ||
| Dates | 7–19 March | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | State Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  NSWIS Arrows (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QAS Scorchers | ||
| Third place |  ACT Strikers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 166 (4.61 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Katrina Powell (13 goals) | ||
| Best player | Katrina Powell | ||
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The 2000 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 8th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Sydney, and was contested from 7–19 March 2000.[1]
NSWIS Arrows won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating QAS Scorchers 2–1 in extra-time, after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. ACT Strikers finished in third place after defeating WAIS Diamonds 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Participating teams
Competition format
The 2000 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
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| W | WD | LD | L | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Every match in the 2000 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.
Results
All times are local (UTC+10:00).
Preliminary round
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QAS Scorchers |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | ACT Strikers |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 17 | |
| 3 | NSWIS Arrows |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | |
| 4 |  WAIS Diamonds |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 12 | |
| 5 |  Tassie Van Demons |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 |  Adelaide Suns |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} VIS Vipers |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Territory Pearls |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 |
Source: Hockey NSW
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 2 | |||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 0 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 2 | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| VIS Vipers | 1 | |||||
| Adelaide Suns | 1 | |||||
| VIS Vipers | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 0 | |||||
| Adelaide Suns | 3 | |||||
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 | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| QAS Scorchers | 2 | |||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| WAIS Diamonds | 0 | |||||
| QAS Scorchers | 1 | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| ACT Strikers | 1 | |||||
| NSWIS Arrows | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| WAIS Diamonds | 2 | |||||
| ACT Strikers | 4 | |||||
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 | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
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| Katrina Powell |
Katrina Powell |
Rachel Imison |
Karen Smith |
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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NSWIS Arrows |
9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 20 | Gold Medal |
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QAS Scorchers |
9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 22 | Silver Medal |
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ACT Strikers |
9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | WAIS Diamonds |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 12 | |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons |
9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | VIS Vipers |
9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 10 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Suns |
9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 55 | −52 | 0 |
Source: Hockey NSW
Goalscorers
There were 166 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.61 goals per match.
13 goals
9 goals
8 goals
5 goals
- Sarah Taylor
- Alyson Annan
- Julie Towers
- Kelly Free
- Jenn Morris
- Juliet Haslam
- Candice Ringrose
4 goals
3 goals
- Peta Gallagher
- Tonina Staunton
- Joanne Banning
- Karen Smith
- Mignon Marles
- Bianca Langham
- Marcelle Langham
- Simone Wallington
- Louise Dobson
- Claire Mitchell-Taverner
2 goals
- Denise Jennings
- Katrina Paterson
- Sarah Freedman
- Kelly Needham
- Megan Sargeant
- Wendy Tassell
- Lisa Godfrey
- Anne-Marie Callow
- Patrice Donnelly
- Ashleigh Jackson
- Rachel Militz
- Ilene Carr
- Kimberley Walker
- Lottie White
- Bethany Imison
- Fiona Young
1 goal
- Miriam Bankovsky
- Lisa Carruthers
- Kate MacKinnon
- Kellie Colgan
- Tammy Cole
- Suzanne Faulkner
- Angela Skirving
- Alison Peek
- Bronte Pickett
- Deborah Eadie
- Vanessa McDonald
- Natalie Turner
- Amanda Gillon
- Lisa Purcell
- Shellee Spalding
- Nicole Dalby
- Emily Halliday
- Rachel Ramshaw
- Sharon Winter
References
- ↑ "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 2000" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "FINAL RESULT S & PLACINGS, TELSTRA STIX NATIONAL LEAGUE". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 2 December 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
- Hockey Australia
- Hockey NSW Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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