# 2009 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2009 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 11th edition of the women's field hockey tournament in New Zealand. The competition was held in five cities across the country, from 12 to 27 September.
Central won the title for the second time, defeating Midlands 4–3 in the final. North Harbour finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 2–1 over Auckland.

## Participating teams

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

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Central | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 18 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Midlands | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 15 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | –– Wellington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | |
| 7 | –– Northland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 5 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 12 September 2009 13:00
| Midlands –– | 2–0 | –– Auckland |
| Eshuis 17' Flynn 41' | Report | |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
* 12 September 2009 13:00
| Northland –– | 2–4 | –– North Harbour |
| Weir 45', 48' | Report | S. Michelsen 3' C. Michelsen 9' McQuinn 42' Edwards 62' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
* 12 September 2009 13:00
| Central –– | 5–2 | –– Wellington |
| Paewai 12' Drysdale 31' K. Sharland 37' Hamahona 49' Curtis 58' | Report | N. Roberts 8' Küfer 64' |
* Hockey Manawatu Inc., Palmerston North
* 13 September 2009 11:00
| Southern –– | 0–6 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Wetherall 15' Wall 21' Morrison 23' Perry 46' B. Blackwood 51' Fremaux 57' |
* Otago Hockey Association, Dunedin
* 19 September 2009 12:00
| Midlands –– | 10–0 | –– Southern |
| Wharerau 13', 14' Wickens 24' Flynn 29', 34', 60' Eshuis 38' McGarvey 40' Finlayson 55' Maunder 67' | Report | |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 19 September 2009 14:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–1 | –– Northland |
| Saunders 5', 70' | Report | Thorpe 47' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 19 September 2009 15:00
| Auckland –– | 1–4 | –– Wellington |
| Forgesson 54' | Report | N. Roberts 11', 19' Küfer 17' Punt 32' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 19 September 2009 17:00
| North Harbour –– | 1–3 | –– Central |
| S. Michelsen 39' | Report | Paewai 18', 57' K. Sharland 53' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 20 September 2009 11:00
| Northland –– | 1–3 | –– Midlands |
| Thorpe 22' | Report | Eshuis 10' McGarvey 15' Flynn 61' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 20 September 2009 13:00
| Wellington –– | 4–0 | –– Southern |
| Muirhead 30' Schürmann 43' Küfer 51' N. Roberts 64' | Report | |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 20 September 2009 16:00
| North Harbour –– | 3–0 | –– Canterbury |
| Green 2' Buchanan 52' Webster 68' | Report | |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 20 September 2009 18:00
| Auckland –– | 1–0 | –– Central |
| Forgesson 65' | Report | |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 21 September 2009 11:00
| Wellington –– | 2–3 | –– Midlands |
| Hall 19' Muirhead 45' | Report | Eshuis 7' Flynn 9' Bagley 66' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 21 September 2009 13:00
| Southern –– | 1–4 | –– North Harbour |
| Wilson 14' | Report | Maloney 33' Webster 44' S. Michelsen 48' McQuinn 60' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 21 September 2009 15:00
| Canterbury –– | 0–2 | –– Auckland |
| | Report | S. Harrison 16' Forgesson 36' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 21 September 2009 17:00
| Central –– | 2–1 | –– Northland |
| K. Sharland 23', 59' | Report | J. McLeod 64' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 23 September 2009 12:00
| Auckland –– | 2–2 | –– Northland |
| S. Harrison 56' Glynn 70+' | Report | C. Harrison 4' Pivac 47' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 23 September 2009 14:00
| Central –– | 3–0 | –– Southern |
| O'Callaghan 8' K. Sharland 10' Hamahona 51' | Report | |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 23 September 2009 16:00
| Midlands –– | 1–2 | –– Canterbury |
| McGarvey 5' | Report | Maley 11' Wetherall 34' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 23 September 2009 16:00
| North Harbour –– | 6–1 | –– Wellington |
| Dunn 6', 53' S. Michelsen 37', 50' McQuinn 67' Webster 68' | Report | Punt 44' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 24 September 2009 13:00
| Southern –– | 0–7 | –– Auckland |
| | Report | Ryan 1' Glynn 13', 14', 49' Dorrington 27' Forgesson 50', 56' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 24 September 2009 15:00
| Northland –– | 2–1 | –– Wellington |
| J. McLeod 15' Weir 41' | Report | Küfer 58' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 24 September 2009 17:00
| North Harbour –– | 0–2 | –– Midlands |
| | Report | McGarvey 11' Eshuis 68' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 24 September 2009 19:00
| Canterbury –– | 0–5 | –– Central |
| | Report | Curtis 3' O'Callaghan 32', 39' Paewai 48' Hamahona 65' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 26 September 2009 09:00
| Northland –– | 1–1 | –– Southern |
| Williams 16' | Report | Watson 30' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 26 September 2009 10:00
| Auckland –– | 1–0 | –– North Harbour |
| Ryan 61' | Report | |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 26 September 2009 13:00
| Midlands –– | 1–2 | –– Central |
| Flynn 12' | Report | Paewai 65' Hamahona 69' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch
* 26 September 2009 14:00
| Wellington –– | 3–2 | –– Canterbury |
| Schürmann 13' Marshall 34' Hall 35+' | Report | Maley 20' Devine 59' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch

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

* 27 September 2009 08:00
| Northland –– | 6–0 | –– Southern |
| Pivac 1' J. McLeod 2', 6' Weir 41' Rowsell 51' Douglas 55' | Report | |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch Umpires: Carlene Goad (NZL) Helen Travers (NZL)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 27 September 2009 12:00
| Wellington –– | 3–2 | –– Canterbury |
| A. Roberts 9' Schürmann 15' Shaw 63' | Report | Hayward 11' Merry 28' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Toni Maddaford (NZL)

#### Third and fourth place

* 27 September 2009 09:00
| Auckland –– | 1–2 | –– North Harbour |
| Kight 54' | Report | S. Michelsen 4' Buchanan 50' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)

#### Final

* 27 September 2009 13:20
| Central –– | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | –– Midlands |
| Hamahona 9' K. Sharland 52', 70+', 79' | Report | Eshuis 38', 42' Flynn 54' |
* Porritt Park, Christchurch Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– Central | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 21 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Midlands | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | –– North Harbour | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Auckland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 13 | |
| 5 | –– Wellington | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | –– Canterbury | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 9 | |
| 7 | –– Northland | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 8 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 41 | −39 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 136 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.
8 goals
* –– Kayla Sharland
* –– Gemma Flynn
7 goals
* –– Clarissa Eshuis
6 goals
* –– Stacey Michelsen
5 goals
* –– Krystal Forgesson
* –– Piki Hamahona
* –– Caryn Paewai
4 goals
* –– Katie Glynn
* –– Tambra McGarvey
* –– Jade McLeod
* –– Anna Weir
* –– Lisa Küfer
* –– Niniwa Roberts
3 goals
* –– Katrina O'Callaghan
* –– Jasmin McQuinn
* –– Petrea Webster
* –– Svenja Schürmann
2 goals
* –– Samantha Harrison
* –– Elizabeth Ryan
* –– Jane Maley
* –– Kate Saunders
* –– Anna Wetherall
* –– Michaela Curtis
* –– Lymarah Wharerau
* –– Alyx Pivac
* –– Anna Thorpe
* –– Rhianna Buchanan
* –– Kelsey Dunn
* –– Tara Hall
* –– Suzanne Muirhead
* –– Anita Punt
1 goal
* –– Nicola Dorrington
* –– Bridget Kight
* –– Bridget Blackwood
* –– Sophie Devine
* –– Sian Fremaux
* –– Pippa Hayward
* –– Olivia Merry
* –– Fiona Morrison
* –– Elizabeth Perry
* –– Megan Wall
* –– Tara Drysdale
* –– Jessica Bagley
* –– Cathryn Finlayson
* –– Danielle Maunder
* –– Sophie Wickens
* –– Laura Douglas
* –– Charlotte Harrison
* –– Rhonda Rowsell
* –– Rebekah Williams
* –– Jaimee Edwards
* –– Kimberley Green
* –– Karlie Maloney
* –– Carli Michelsen
* –– Eloise Watson
* –– Monique Wilson
* –– Kareena Marshall
* –– Aniwaka Roberts
* –– Frances Shaw