# Field hockey at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Women's tournament

The Women's field hockey at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the second edition of the field hockey tournament for women at the AYOF.
Great Britain won the tournament for the second time by defeating Australia 3–2 in the final. In the third-place playoff, India won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 2–0.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national under–21 teams of Great Britain, India, Malaysia, and the hosts, Australia, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing the other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the bottom two teams played off for third place.

## Teams

The following four teams competed for the title:
* Australia
* Great Britain
* India
* United States

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Leah Ashford (AUS)
* Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
* Stephanie Judefind (USA)
* Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* Hannah Sanders (GBR)

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | Third and fourth |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | Third and fourth |

#### Fixtures

* 14 January 2009 09:00
| Australia | 4–0 | United States |
| Langham 3' Dwyer 29' Hudson 51' Hurtz 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Anupama Puchimanda (IND) Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
* 14 January 2009 11:00
| Great Britain | 3–1 | India |
| Newton 41', 60' Bray 70' | Report | Katariya 14' |
* Umpires: Leah Ashford (AUS) Stephanie Judefind (USA)
* 15 January 2009 14:00
| Great Britain | 4–1 | United States |
| Bray 23' Hall 33', 62' White 39' | Report | Drazdowski 48' |
* Umpires: Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP) Leah Ashford (AUS)
* 15 January 2009 18:00
| India | 2–3 | Australia |
| Xess 48', 57' | Report | Lucas 35' Parker 40' Hudson 47' |
* Umpires: Hannah Sanders (GBR) Stephanie Judefind (USA)
* 17 January 2009 11:00
| Australia | 4–2 | Great Britain |
| Andrews 25' Buckley 33' Langham 51', 63' | Report | Hall 9' Twigg 34' |
* Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 17 January 2009 13:00
| United States | 0–2 | India |
| | Report | Thokchom 56' Ritu 69' |
* Umpires: Hannah Sanders (GBR) Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 18 January 2009 08:00
| India | 2–0 | United States |
| Rani 62' Ritu 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hannah Sanders (GBR) Leah Ashford (AUS)

#### Final

* 18 January 2009 10:30
| Australia | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
| Andrews 27' Hurtz 68' | Report | Page 68' Pearce 70' Bray 77' |
* Umpires: Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

## Statistics
### Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | Gold Medal |
| | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Silver Medal |
| | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | Fourth place |

### Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
3 goals
* Heather Langham
* Sophie Bray
* Jennifer Hall
2 goals
* Stephanie Andrews
* Marnie Hudson
* Emily Hurtz
* Philippa Newton
* Ritu Rani
* Binita Xess
1 goal
* Jemma Buckley
* Jill Dwyer
* Karina Lucas
* Georgina Parker
* Sarah Page
* Harriet Pearce
* Georgina Twigg
* Nicola White
* Vandana Katariya
* Rani Rampal
* Anuradha Thokchom
* Elizabeth Drazdowski
Source: AYOF