# 2016 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2016 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 24th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.
Queensland Scorchers won the gold medal for the sixth time by defeating the Victorian Vipers 3–2 in the final. NSW Arrows won the bronze medal by defeating Canberra Strikers 2–1 in the third place playoff.

## Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, each consisting of five teams in a round robin format. Throughout the pool stage however, teams from each pool competed in crossover matches with the teams in the other pool, with each team playing one crossover match.
At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams of Pools A and B progressed through to the semi-finals, where the top placed teams of each pool competed against the second placed team of each pool, with the winners progressing to the final.
The bottom three teams in each pool move into Pool C (Classification Round), where teams carry over points from previous matches, and play the remaining teams. The final placings in Pool C carry over to final placings in the tournament.

## Teams

Domestic Teams
* Canberra Strikers
* New South Wales Arrows
* NT Pearls
* Queensland Scorchers
* SA Suns
* Tassie Van Demons
* Victorian Vipers
* WA Diamonds
International Teams
* Malaysia Tigress
* New Zealand Futures

## Results
### First round

* Note: All dates and times of crossover matches have been bolded and points have been added to teams' respective pools.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD Scorchers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canberra Strikers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | WA Diamonds (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | NZL Futures | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | |
* 29 September 2016 10:30
| NZL Futures | 3–1 | Malaysia Tigress |
| Ackroyd 12' Tinning 21' Robinson 44' | Report | Zaki 23' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kylie Seymour Courtney Pearson
* 29 September 2016 12:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Taylor 19' Kenny 21' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Shannon Scott Michelle Pecar
* 29 September 2016 14:00
| WA Diamonds | 4–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Gibbs 11' Squibb 20', 56' Flynn 41' | Report | Commerford 32' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aleisha Neumann Janelle Bond
* 30 September 2016 12:30
| Canberra Strikers | 3–1 | NZL Futures |
| Gray 34', 38' Evans 45' | Report | Wium 55' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Ayu Zainuddin Shannon Scott
* 30 September 2016 14:30
| QLD Scorchers | 0–2 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Slattery 30' Luff 36' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kerryl Chandler Karen Bennett
* 1 October 2016 15:00
| Canberra Strikers | 4–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Evans 2' M. Bone 18' Flanagan 27' Gray 44' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kerryl Chandler Michelle Pecar
* 1 October 2016 17:00
| NZL Futures | 1–0 | WA Diamonds |
| Tinning 12' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aleisha Neumann Kylie Seymour
* 1 October 2016 19:00
| QLD Scorchers | 3–0 | NT Pearls |
| Wilkinson 26' Holzberger 45' Dwyer 48' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Ayu Zainuddin Karen Bennett
* 3 October 2016 15:30
| VIC Vipers | 2–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Ratcliffe 9' Brazel 44' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie Kristy Robertson
* 4 October 2016 15:30
| WA Diamonds | 3–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Pascov 7' Gibbs 24' Luff 60' | Report | McCallister 15' Spence 34' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Shannon Scott Bernadette Pangrazio
* 4 October 2016 17:30
| NZL Futures | 0–5 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Malone 14' M. Fitzpatrick 20', 58' Kenny 54' Wilkinson 56' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kerryl Chandler Kristy Robertson
* 4 October 2016 19:30
| Canberra Strikers | 3–0 | SA Suns |
| Evans 7' Gray 49' Cartwright 51' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kylie Seymour Karen Bennett
* 5 October 2016 10:30
| NSW Arrows | 5–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Simpson 5' Farrell 8', 18' Stewart 27' Hayes 45' | Report | Gibbs 26' Broek 35' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Karen Bennett Courtney Pearson
* 5 October 2016 12:30
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–1 | NZL Futures |
| Geeves 29' | Report | Ritchie 15' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Ayu Zainuddin Kerryl Chandler
* 5 October 2016 14:30
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Holzberger 31' Malone 47' | Report | Evans 37' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kylie Seymour Rhiannon Murrie

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Vipers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | NSW Arrows | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia Tigress | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | SA Suns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | NT Pearls | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | |
* 29 September 2016 10:30
| NZL Futures | 3–1 | Malaysia Tigress |
| Ackroyd 12' Tinning 21' Robinson 44' | Report | Zaki 23' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kylie Seymour Courtney Pearson
* 29 September 2016 12:30
| SA Suns | 1–4 | NSW Arrows |
| Grist 56' | Report | Morgan 16', 37' Hanna 18' Williams 53' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Karen Bennett Kristy Robertson
* 29 September 2016 14:30
| NT Pearls | 0–3 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Gravenall 10' Schubach 38', 50' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Bernadette Pangrazio Kerryl Chandler
* 30 September 2016 12:30
| NT Pearls | 1–7 | Malaysia Tigress |
| Fitzsimmons 18' | Report | Siti O. 9', 52' Nurul 10', 56' Hanis 20' Sayuti 41' Raja 58' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Pecar Kristy Robertson
* 30 September 2016 14:00
| VIC Vipers | 3–1 | NSW Arrows |
| Nanscawen 2' Hurtz 18', 55' | Report | Simpson 19' |
* Umpires: Courtney Pearson Bernadette Pangrazio
* 1 October 2016 15:30
| VIC Vipers | 1–3 | SA Suns |
| Barden 12' | Report | Apps 5' Watters 14' Bright 60' |
* Umpires: Janelle Bond Shannon Scott
* 1 October 2016 17:30
| NSW Arrows | 3–3 | Malaysia Tigress |
| Williams 19', 45' Wilson 34' | Report | Fazilla 21' Siti R. 23' Hanis 30' |
* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie Bernadette Pangrazio
* 1 October 2016 19:00
| QLD Scorchers | 3–0 | NT Pearls |
| Wilkinson 26' Holzberger 45' Dwyer 48' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Ayu Zainuddin Karen Bennett
* 3 October 2016 15:30
| VIC Vipers | 2–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Ratcliffe 9' Brazel 44' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie Kristy Robertson
* 3 October 2016 17:30
| Malaysia Tigress | 4–2 | SA Suns |
| Siti R. 4', 30' Fazilla 33' Awang 37' | Report | Holland-Smith 7' Claxton 27' |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann Courtney Pearson
* 3 October 2016 19:00
| NSW Arrows | 4–0 | NT Pearls |
| Patterson 6' Williams 7' Stewart 27' Simpson 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ayu Zainuddin Janelle Bond
* 4 October 2016 19:30
| Canberra Strikers | 3–0 | SA Suns |
| Evans 7' Gray 49' Cartwright 51' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kylie Seymour Karen Bennett
* 5 October 2016 10:30
| NSW Arrows | 5–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Simpson 5' Farrell 8', 18' Stewart 27' Hayes 45' | Report | Gibbs 26' Broek 35' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Karen Bennett Courtney Pearson
* 5 October 2016 12:00
| Malaysia Tigress | 2–6 | VIC Vipers |
| Hanis 14', 58' | Report | Hurtz 10', 19' Nanscawen 20' Gravenall 21', 31' Padget 52' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Pecar Janelle Bond
* 5 October 2016 14:00
| SA Suns | 2–1 | NT Pearls |
| Spano 30', 47' | Report | Emblem 51' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kristy Robertson Bernadette Pangrazio

### Second round
#### Pool C (Classification round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | WA Diamonds | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | NZL Futures | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | Malaysia Tigress | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 |
| 4 | Tassie Van Demons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | SA Suns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 6 | NT Pearls | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
* 7 October 2016 08:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–2 | NT Pearls |
| Murphy 21' | Report | Fitzsimmons 37', 60' |
* Umpires: Courtney Pearson Ayu Zainuddin
* 7 October 2016 10:00
| Malaysia Tigress | 1–1 | NZL Futures |
| Mansur 42' | Report | Wium 13' |
* Umpires: Michelle Pecar Shannon Scott
* 7 October 2016 12:00
| WA Diamonds | 2–1 | SA Suns |
| Slattery 32', 49' | Report | Spano 46' |
* Umpires: Bernadette Pangrazio Kerryl Chandler
* 8 October 2016 10:00
| SA Suns | 0–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| | Report | Brennan 27' Blackwell 54' |
* Umpires: Michelle Pecar Kristy Robertson
* 8 October 2016 14:00
| NZL Futures | 2–0 | NT Pearls |
| Robinson 37' Ritchie 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Courtney Pearson Ayu Zainuddin
* 8 October 2016 18:00
| WA Diamonds | 3–1 | Malaysia Tigress |
| Buckley 3' Peacock 35' Broek 45' | Report | Ruhani 53' |
* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie Shannon Scott

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 7 October 2016 | 7 October 2016 |
| VIC Vipers | 4 |
| VIC Vipers | 4 | 9 October 2016 | 9 October 2016 |
| Canberra Strikers | 1 | 9 October 2016 | 9 October 2016 |
| Canberra Strikers | 1 | VIC Vipers | 2 |
| 7 October 2016 | 7 October 2016 | | VIC Vipers | 2 |
| 7 October 2016 | 7 October 2016 | QLD Scorchers | 3 |
| QLD Scorchers | 2 | QLD Scorchers | 3 |
| NSW Arrows | 0 | | |
| NSW Arrows | 0 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 9 October 2016 | 9 October 2016 |
| | | Canberra Strikers | 1 |
| | | NSW Arrows | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 7 October 2016 14:00
| VIC Vipers | 4–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Ratcliffe 1' Hurtz 31' Nanscawen 43' Taylor 56' | Report | Curtis 21' |
* Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
* 7 October 2016 16:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–0 | NSW Arrows |
| Greiner 27' Kenny 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Janelle Bond (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 9 October 2016 12:00
| Canberra Strikers | 1–2 | NSW Arrows |
| Curtis 26' | Report | Hanna 37' Allendorf 41' |
* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Janelle Bond (AUS)

##### Final

* 9 October 2016 14:00
| VIC Vipers | 2–3 | QLD Scorchers |
| Gravenall 7' Taylor 60' | Report | S. Fitzpatrick 36' Greiner 39' Kenny 60' |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Karen Bennett (NZL)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Play the Whistle |
| Georgia Nanscawen | Emily Hurtz | Jordyn Holzberger | Clare Comerford | NZL Futures |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | QLD Scorchers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 18 | Gold Medal |
| | VIC Vipers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | NSW Arrows | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 13 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | WA Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 15 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | NZL Futures | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | Malaysia Tigress | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 8 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | Eighth Place |
| 9 | SA Suns | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | Ninth Place |
| 10 | NT Pearls | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 3 | Tenth Place |

## Goalscorers

There were 134 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
5 goals
* Emily Hurtz
4 goals
* Naomi Evans
* Laura Gray
* Hanis Onn
* Siti Ruhani
* Mariah Williams
* Jodie Kenny
* Hannah Gravenall
3 goals
* Nurul Mansur
* Molly Simpson
* Natasha FitzSimons
* Michaela Spano
* Georgia Nanscawen
* Annie Gibbs
* Kathryn Slattery
2 goals
* Michaela Curtis
* Siti Othman
* Fazilla Sylvester
* Lisa Farrell
* Kate Hanna
* Georgina Morgan
* Grace Stewart
* Deanna Ritchie
* Amy Robinson
* Catherine Tinning
* Emily Wium
* Madison Fitzpatrick
* Rebecca Greiner
* Jordyn Holzberger
* Ambrosia Malone
* Britt Wilkinson
* Madeleine Ratcliffe
* Danielle Schubach
* Sophie Taylor
* Roos Broek
* Melissa Luff
* Penny Squibb
1 goal
* Meredith Bone
* Jenna Cartwright
* Kalindi Commerford
* Anna Flanagan
* Sayuti Faiezah
* Zaki Naimah
* Norsharina Shabuddin
* Awang Surizan
* Murphy Allendorf
* Greta Hayes
* Mikaela Patterson
* Abigail Wilson
* Josie Ackroyd
* Jade Emblem
* Kirstin Dwyer
* Savannah Fitzpatrick
* Renee Taylor
* Isabella Apps
* Tarryn Bright
* Jane Claxton
* Emily Grist
* Lucy Holland-Smith
* Amy Watters
* Stephanie Blackwell
* Eleanor Brennan
* Nicole Geeves
* Ainsley McCallister
* Madeleine Murphy
* Amelia Spence
* Laura Barden
* Lily Brazel
* Hayley Padget
* Jemma Buckley
* Kyra Flynn
* Caitlin Pascov
* Candyce Peacock
Source: Hockey Australia