# 2018 Under 21 Women's Australian Hockey Championships

The 2018 Women's Under 21 Australian Championships was a field hockey tournament held in the New South Wales city of Sydney between 4–11 July 2018.
New South Wales won the tournament after defeating Queensland 2–1 in the final. Victoria finished in third place after defeating South Australia 4–2 in the bronze medal match.

## Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, teams progress to the quarterfinals, where the winners progress to contest the medals, while the losing teams playoff for fifth to eighth place.

## Teams

* ACT
* SA
* NSW
* TAS
* NSW B
* VIC
* QLD
* WA

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | SA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | VIC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| 4 | TAS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
* 4 July 2018 13:00
| NSW | 5–2 | VIC |
| Callander 8' Arnott 12', 51' Gillard 19' Blamey 21' | Report | Colasurdo 25' A. Utri 44' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Lauren Berndt (AUS)
* 4 July 2018 15:00
| SA | 3–0 | TAS |
| Shand 15', 56' Spano 43' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
* 5 July 2018 12:00
| SA | 2–5 | NSW |
| Shand 15' De Broughe 24' | Report | Steel 11' Hemmingway 23' Callander 27' Wilson 33' Lidbetter 43' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)
* 5 July 2018 14:00
| VIC | 2–2 | TAS |
| Colasurdo 4' Downes 47' | Report | Hinton 26' Westland 45' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 7 July 2018 13:00
| NSW | 4–1 | TAS |
| Wilson 5', 6', 42' Steel 30' | Report | Curtis 13' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)
* 7 July 2018 15:00
| VIC | 0–0 | SA |
| | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | WA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | ACT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | NSW B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
* 4 July 2018 17:00
| WA | 1–0 | ACT |
| Morgan 55' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 4 July 2018 19:00
| QLD | 4–0 | NSW B |
| Greiner 18' Barrett 23' K. Fitzpatrick 25' Punch 45' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)
* 5 July 2018 16:00
| ACT | 3–1 | NSW B |
| Deacon 12' C. Apps 19' I. Apps 41' | Report | Johnston 45' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)
* 5 July 2018 18:00
| QLD | 2–0 | WA |
| Barrett 5' Mathison 54' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
* 7 July 2018 09:00
| WA | 5–1 | NSW B |
| Johnson 14' Byrnes 19', 42' Tonkin 29' Sertorio 52' | Report | Johnston 59' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Lauren Berndt (AUS)
* 7 July 2018 11:00
| ACT | 0–5 | QLD |
| | Report | Barrett 20', 52', 56' Greiner 37' Eleison 53' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)

### Classification round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | | |
| NSW | 5 | | | |
| NSW | 5 | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | |
| NSW B | 0 | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | |
| NSW B | 0 | NSW (p.s.o) | 1 (4) | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | NSW (p.s.o) | 1 (4) | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | VIC | 1 (2) | |
| WA | 0 | VIC | 1 (2) | |
| WA | 0 | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| VIC | 1 | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| VIC | 1 | | | | NSW | 2 |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | | | | NSW | 2 |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | | | QLD | 1 |
| SA | 3 | | | | QLD | 1 |
| SA | 3 | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | | |
| ACT | 2 | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | | |
| ACT | 2 | SA | 0 | | | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | | SA | 0 | | | |
| 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 | QLD | 4 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| QLD | 6 | QLD | 4 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| QLD | 6 | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| TAS | 1 | | | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| TAS | 1 | | | | VIC | 4 |
| | | | | | SA | 2 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 8 July 2018 11:00
| NSW | 5–0 | NSW B |
| Schonell 8', 25' Steel 9' Lidbetter 15', 35' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
* 8 July 2018 14:00
| WA | 0–1 | VIC |
| | Report | A. Utri 45+' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Lauren Berndt (AUS)
* 8 July 2018 15:00
| SA | 3–2 | ACT |
| Wollstein 18', 35' Spano 29' | Report | Deacon 12' Evans 30' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 8 July 2018 18:00
| QLD | 6–1 | TAS |
| Greiner 19', 32', 51', 53' Gallagher 23' Johnson 41' | Report | Curtis 58' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 |
| NSW B (p.s.o) | 2 (3) |
| NSW B (p.s.o) | 2 (3) | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| WA | 2 (1) | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| WA | 2 (1) | NSW B | 2 |
| 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | | NSW B | 2 |
| 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 | ACT | 1 |
| ACT | 2 | ACT | 1 |
| TAS | 0 | | |
| TAS | 0 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | 11 July 2018 | 11 July 2018 |
| | | WA | 7 |
| | | TAS | 3 |

##### Crossover

* 10 July 2018 12:30
| NSW B | 2–2 | WA |
| Janes 8' Pickering 30' | Report | Byrnes 18' Johnson 43' |
| Penalties |||
| Pickering Hanagan Chaffey Mallon | 3–1 | Bestall Sertorio Reid Tonkin |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 10 July 2018 14:30
| ACT | 2–0 | TAS |
| Deacon 25' Price 60' | Report | |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 11 July 2018 10:00
| WA | 7–3 | TAS |
| Tonkin 11' Byrnes 17' Nielsen 19' Faichney 19', 27' Johnson 49' Rockliff 56' | Report | Haas 20' Allnutt 32' Hinton 39' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 11 July 2018 14:20
| NSW B | 2–1 | ACT |
| Pickering 24' Mallon 59' | Report | I. Apps 40' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 2 Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semi-finals

* 10 July 2018 08:00
| NSW | 1–1 | VIC |
| Schonell 12' | Report | Lawton 25' |
| Penalties |||
| Wilson Arnott Callander Schonell | 4–2 | A. Utri Colasurdo Lawton Lendon |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)
* 10 July 2018 10:00
| SA | 0–4 | QLD |
| | Report | Greiner 4' McBurnie 6' Barrett 45' Johnson 54' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 11 July 2018 08:00
| VIC | 4–2 | SA |
| Colasurdo 13' A. Utri 16', 50', 56' | Report | Wollstein 48' Spano 49' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

##### Final

* 11 July 2018 12:20
| NSW | 2–1 | QLD |
| Wilson 12' Gillard 45' | Report | Smart 34' |
* Sydney Olympic Park: Pitch 1 Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | NSW | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | QLD | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | SA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | NSW B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 | |
| 6 | ACT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 7 | WA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | |
| 8 | TAS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 100 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.
7 goals
* Rebecca Greiner
6 goals
* Tiana Barrett
5 goals
* Abigail Wilson
* Aisling Utri
4 goals
* Sarah Byrnes
3 goals
* Ashleigh Deacon
* Kendall Steel
* Erin Lidbetter
* Courtney Schonell
* Hattie Shand
* Michaela Spano
* Katie Wollstein
* Olivia Colasurdo
* Bree Johnson
2 goals
* Isabella Apps
* Alice Arnott
* Jade Callander
* Andrea Gillard
* Claudia Johnston
* Lexie Pickering
* Annabelle Johnson
* Maddison Curtis
* Madeleine Hinton
* Ciara Faichney
* Shanea Tonkin
1 goal
* Claudia Apps
* Mikayla Evans
* Aleisha Price
* Morgan Blamey
* Jaime Hemmingway
* Rebecca Janes
* Georgina Mallon
* Layla Eleison
* Kendra Fitzpatrick
* Morgan Gallagher
* Morgan Mathison
* Ashlyn McBurnie
* Jemma Punch
* Zoe Smart
* Emma de Broughe
* Jaslyn Allnutt
* Molly Haas
* Eliza Westland
* Olivia Downes
* Amy Lawton
* Phillipa Morgan
* Claudia Nielsen
* Renee Rockliff
* Jolie Sertorio
Source: Hockey Australia