2000 Women's Australian Hockey League
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]
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 | |||
Runner-up | |||
Third place | |||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 36 | ||
Goals scored | 166 (4.61 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | |||
Best player | |||
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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
ACT Strikers NSWIS Arrows Territory Pearls QAS Scorchers Adelaide Suns Tassie Van Demons VIS Vipers WAIS Diamonds
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 |
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1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 18 | Semi-finals | |
2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 17 | ||
3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | ||
4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 12 | ||
5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||
6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||
7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | ||
8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 |
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
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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 | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
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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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Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 20 | Gold Medal | ||
9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 22 | Silver Medal | ||
9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 20 | Bronze Medal | ||
4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 12 | ||
5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | ||
6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 10 | ||
7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 10 | ||
8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 55 | −52 | 0 |
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 Jennifer Morris Juliet Haslam Candice Ringrose
4 goals
Brooke Morrison Kristen Towers Kate Wood Ngaire Smith Rechelle Hawkes
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.