# 2019 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2019 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 21st and final edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Tauranga, New Zealand, between 14 and 22 September.
North Harbour won the title for the fifth time, equalling the record for most wins previously set by Auckland. The team defeated Northland 2–0 in the final. Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Central 2–1.
In 2020, the tournament will be replaced by the Premier Hockey League.

## Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:
* –– Auckland
* –– Canterbury
* –– Capital
* –– Central
* –– Midlands
* –– Northland
* –– North Harbour
* –– Southern

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Canterbury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 2 | –– North Harbour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | –– Southern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
* 14 September 2019 12:30
| North Harbour –– | 2–1 | –– Southern |
| Polovnikoff 16' Gomes 46' | Report | Duncan 51' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
* 14 September 2019 14:30
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Canterbury |
| Lench 27' Ritchie 47', 58' | Report | Willis 14' Tinning 51' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
* 15 September 2019 11:45
| North Harbour –– | 1–2 | –– Canterbury |
| Robinson 55' | Report | Wium 24' Cox 34' |
* Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 15 September 2019 13:45
| Auckland –– | 3–0 | –– Southern |
| Doar 4', 49' Lench 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
* 16 September 2019 13:30
| North Harbour –– | 4–1 | –– Auckland |
| Sanguinetti 12' Robinson 23' Dickins 25' Polovnikoff 34' | Report | Tynan 23' |
* Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
* 16 September 2019 15:30
| Canterbury –– | 3–0 | –– Southern |
| Wium 13', 13', 14' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Northland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 2 | –– Central | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 3 | –– Midlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | –– Capital | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
* 14 September 2019 16:30
| Central –– | 2–2 | –– Northland |
| Ralph 21' Norman 47' | Report | Michelsen 48' Neal 56' |
| Penalties |||
| Ralph Shannon Curtis Norman Rainey —— Ralph Curtis Rainey | 4–5 | Taseska Evans Crum Gunson Michelsen —— Gunson Evans Michelsen |
* Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
* 14 September 2019 18:30
| Midlands –– | 1–0 | –– Capital |
| Morton 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)
* 15 September 2019 15:45
| Midlands –– | 3–3 | –– Northland |
| McCaw 20', 59' Brill 47' | Report | Evans 16' Michelsen 19' Tugaga 28' |
| Penalties |||
| Davey Moroni McCaw Gloyn | 2–0 | Taseska Evans Crum Michelsen |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)
* 15 September 2019 17:45
| Central –– | 2–1 | –– Capital |
| Willocks 17' Cotter 34' | Report | MacAdre 6' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
* 16 September 2019 17:30
| Capital –– | 0–3 | –– Northland |
| | Report | Hager 9' Gunson 46', 56' |
* Umpires: Lani Jackman (AUS) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 16 September 2019 19:30
| Central –– | 1–1 | –– Midlands |
| Cotter 2' | Report | Tanner 21' |
| Penalties |||
| Ralph Shannon Curtis Norman | 3–2 | Tanner Moroni McCaw Gloyn Brill |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

### Second round
#### Pool C (Medal Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | –– North Harbour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| 2 | –– Northland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 3 | –– Canterbury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | –– Central | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
* 18 September 2019 15:30
| Northland –– | 1–3 | –– North Harbour |
| Taseska 60' | Report | Robinson 45' Goad 49' Pearce 60' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
* 18 September 2019 15:45
| Canterbury –– | 2–1 | –– Central |
| Wium 9' Wang 51' | Report | Curtis 44' |
* Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
* 19 September 2019 15:30
| North Harbour –– | 1–0 | –– Central |
| Dickins 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)
* 19 September 2019 15:45
| Canterbury –– | 2–4 | –– Northland |
| Wang 11', 52' | Report | Michelsen 16' Neal 37', 42' Pilmer 60' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)
* 21 September 2019 12:00
| Canterbury –– | 1–0 | –– North Harbour |
| Cocks 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)
* 21 September 2019 12:15
| Northland –– | 2–1 | –– Central |
| Pilmer 3' Michelsen 38' | Report | Ralph 25' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)

#### Pool D (Classification Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | –– Midlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 12 |
| 2 | –– Auckland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 |
| 3 | –– Capital | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | –– Southern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
* 18 September 2019 13:30
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Capital |
| Lench 8' White 28' Thompson 56' | Report | MacAdre 30' Hudson 44' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
* 18 September 2019 13:45
| Midlands –– | 8–0 | –– Southern |
| Gloyn 4' Charlton 15' Robinson 30+', 31' Moroni 34', 45' Davey 50' McCaw 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 19 September 2019 13:30
| Southern –– | 0–3 | –– Capital |
| | Report | Hull 34' MacAdre 44' Karringten 59' |
* Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
* 19 September 2019 13:45
| Auckland –– | 0–5 | –– Midlands |
| | Report | McCaw 13', 17', 35', 41' Charlton 15' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 21 September 2019 08:00
| Midlands –– | 4–0 | –– Capital |
| Gloyn 2', 49' Moroni 3' McCaw 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)
* 21 September 2019 14:15
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Southern |
| King 34' Thompson 42' Ritchie 59' | Report | Eddie 26' Duncan 50' |
* Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

### Classification
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 22 September 2019 08:00
| Capital –– | 3–1 | –– Southern |
| Hull 4' Reidy 11', 23' | Report | Turner 21' |
* Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 22 September 2019 10:15
| Midlands –– | 3–2 | –– Auckland |
| Moroni 6' Brill 43', 57' | Report | Thompson 19' Tynan 26' |
* Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

#### Third and fourth place

* 22 September 2019 10:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–1 | –– Central |
| Shirley 30' Wang 54' | Report | Whitelock 60' |
* Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

#### Final

* 22 September 2019 14:00
| North Harbour –– | 2–0 | –– Northland |
| Dickins 4', 10' | Report | |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Final Result |
| | –– North Harbour | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 20 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Northland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | –– Canterbury | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Central | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | –– Midlands | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 23 | |
| 6 | –– Auckland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 16 | |
| 7 | –– Capital | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 8 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 103 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 3.68 goals per match.
8 goals
* –– Gemma McCaw
5 goals
* –– Emily Wium
4 goals
* –– Brittany Wang
* –– Agueda Moroni
* –– Stacey Michelsen
* –– Stephanie Dickins
3 goals
* –– Tyler Lench
* –– Deanna Ritchie
* –– Elizabeth Thompson
* –– Estelle MacAdre
* –– Natasha Brill
* –– Shiloh Gloyn
* –– Brooke Neal
* –– Tori Robinson
2 goals
* –– Madison Doar
* –– Rose Tynan
* –– Megan Hull
* –– Felicity Reidy
* –– Kaitlin Cotter
* –– Hope Ralph
* –– Samantha Charlton
* –– Amy Robinson
* –– Elizabeth Gunson
* –– Jess Pilmer
* –– Samantha Polovnikoff
* –– Ellie Duncan
1 goal
* –– Julia King
* –– Tayla White
* –– Sophie Cocks
* –– Hayley Cox
* –– Lydia Shirley
* –– Catherine Tinning
* –– Margot Willis
* –– Anahira Hudson
* –– Caashia Karringten
* –– Michaela Curtis
* –– Pippa Norman
* –– Kayla Whitelock
* –– Anna Willocks
* –– Tarryn Davey
* –– Georgia Morton
* –– Kim Tanner
* –– Naomi Evans
* –– Teegan Hager
* –– Tina Taseska
* –– Samaria Tugaga
* –– Erin Goad
* –– Julia Gomes Fantasia
* –– Kirsten Pearce
* –– Lucía Sanguinetti
* –– Brooke Eddie
* –– Lucy Turner
Source: Hockey NZ