# 2012 Under 21 Women's Australian Hockey Championships

The 2012 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships was a women's field hockey tournament held in the South Australian city of Adelaide, from 10 to 21 July.
NSW won the gold medal after defeating SA 3–1 in the final. QLD won the bronze medal by defeating the ACT 3–1 in the third place match.

## Teams

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

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 18 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | SA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 4 | ACT | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 11 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 5 | WA | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | VIC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 4 | |
| 7 | NT | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 4 | |
| 8 | TAS | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 4 | |

#### Fixtures

* 10 July 2012 09:00
| WA | 0–2 | NSW |
| | Report | Williams 61' M. Rosser 70' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 10 July 2012 11:00
| QLD | 4–1 | VIC |
| Kershaw 37' Fey 49', 53' Pavish 69' | Report | Purser 44' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 10 July 2012 13:00
| ACT | 3–3 | TAS |
| Gilmore 4' Evans 44' Kindon 65' | Report | Britton 9' Patten 13' Westland 45' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 10 July 2012 15:00
| SA | 3–1 | NT |
| Nance 19', 42' Appleyard 34' | Report | Osborne 51' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 July 2012 09:00
| QLD | 4–1 | WA |
| Fitzpatrick 12' Brittain 30' Fey 59' Hillas 64' | Report | Flynn 50' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 July 2012 11:00
| TAS | 1–2 | NT |
| Griffiths 70' | Report | Peris 57', 68' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 July 2012 13:00
| ACT | 1–1 | SA |
| Lee 34' | Report | Sobels 41' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 July 2012 15:00
| NSW | 1–0 | VIC |
| Pearce 2' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 13 July 2012 09:00
| VIC | 2–3 | WA |
| Peskett 44' Padget 68' | Report | Flynn 20' Slattery 27' Mazzini 58' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 13 July 2012 11:00
| NT | 2–4 | ACT |
| Evans 32' Orrock 43' | Report | Gilmore 3', 27', 40' Cartwright 35' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 13 July 2012 13:00
| SA | 3–0 | TAS |
| Welstead 29' Gordon 39', 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 13 July 2012 15:00
| NSW | 0–1 | QLD |
| | Report | Pavish 12' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 July 2012 09:00
| SA | 0–0 | QLD |
| | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 July 2012 11:00
| WA | 0–2 | ACT |
| | Report | Kindon 11' Bailey-Price 31' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 July 2012 13:00
| NT | 1–1 | VIC |
| Thompson 56' | Report | Purser 67' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 July 2012 15:00
| TAS | 0–6 | NSW |
| | Report | Morgan 27' Williams 38' Pearce 42', 70' Khoury 45' Simpson 59' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 16 July 2012 09:00
| QLD | 2–0 | NT |
| Brittain 8' Hillas 58' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 16 July 2012 11:00
| WA | 6–0 | TAS |
| Slattery 6', 39', 41', 43', 56' Symons 49' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 16 July 2012 13:00
| ACT | 1–2 | NSW |
| Gilmore 24' | Report | Williams 28' Clifton 42' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 16 July 2012 15:00
| VIC | 1–2 | SA |
| Boucher 67' | Report | Sobels 20' Gordon 52' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 17 July 2012 09:00
| VIC | 9–0 | TAS |
| Purser 1', 16', 34', 41', 66' Hogan 23', 53' Breen 30' Boucher 34' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 17 July 2012 11:00
| NSW | 8–1 | NT |
| Pearce 7', 48', 58' M. Rosser 8', 27', 35' Khoury 12' Williams 14' | Report | Porter 46' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 17 July 2012 13:00
| SA | 1–0 | WA |
| Gordon 31' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 17 July 2012 15:00
| QLD | 2–0 | ACT |
| Day 5' Fey 7' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 18 July 2012 09:00
| NT | 0–3 | WA |
| | Report | Symons 14', 45' Denning 70' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 18 July 2012 11:00
| NSW | 2–0 | SA |
| Hotham 47' Pearce 70' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 18 July 2012 13:00
| ACT | 4–3 | VIC |
| Evans 12' Cartwright 14' Kindon 64' Gilmore 50' | Report | Boucher 27' Purser 38' Moore 64' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 18 July 2012 15:00
| TAS | 1–0 | QLD |
| Griffiths 7' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

### Classification round
#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 |
| WA | 3 |
| WA | 3 | 21 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 |
| TAS | 0 | 21 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 |
| TAS | 0 | WA | 2 |
| 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 | | WA | 2 |
| 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 | VIC | 1 |
| VIC | 2 | VIC | 1 |
| NT | 1 | | |
| NT | 1 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 21 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 |
| | | TAS | 2 |
| | | NT | 3 |

##### Crossover

* 20 July 2012 11:30
| WA | 3–0 | TAS |
| Mazzini 7' Symons 59', 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 20 July 2012 14:00
| VIC | 2–1 | NT |
| Boucher 43' Bates 62' | Report | Goode 14' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 21 July 2012 09:00
| TAS | 2–3 | NT |
| Commerford 9' Britton 44' | Report | Thompson 28' Parker 57' Peris 68' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 21 July 2012 11:30
| WA | 2–1 | VIC |
| Slattery 22' Squibb 59' | Report | Snow 35' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 |
| NSW | 4 |
| NSW | 4 | 21 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 |
| ACT | 1 | 21 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 |
| ACT | 1 | NSW | 3 |
| 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 | | NSW | 3 |
| 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 | SA | 1 |
| QLD | 1 (0) | SA | 1 |
| SA (pen.) | 1 (2) | | |
| SA (pen.) | 1 (2) | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 21 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 |
| | | ACT | 1 |
| | | QLD | 3 |

##### Semi-finals

* 20 July 2012 09:00
| QLD | 1–1 | SA |
| Fey 56' | Report | Sobels 31' |
| Penalties |||
| | 0–2 | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 20 July 2012 16:30
| NSW | 4–1 | ACT |
| Khoury 9', 46' Williams 35' Simpson 43' | Report | Kindon 9' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Third and fourth place

* 21 July 2012 14:00
| ACT | 1–3 | QLD |
| Gilmore 41' | Report | Allendorf 5' Kershaw 15' Brittain 31' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Final

* 21 July 2012 16:30
| NSW | 3–1 | SA |
| Khoury 3', 23', 70' | Report | McMahon 43' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

## 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 Standings |
| | NSW | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 24 | Gold Medal |
| | SA | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | QLD | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | ACT | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 11 | |
| 5 | WA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 15 | |
| 6 | VIC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 7 | |
| 7 | NT | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 7 | |
| 8 | TAS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 4 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 130 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.61 goals per match.
8 goals
* Tegan Purser
7 goals
* Kate Gilmore
* Nina Khoury
* Kirsten Pearce
* Kathryn Slattery
5 goals
* Mariah Williams
* Ashlea Fey
* Katy Symons
4 goals
* Stephanie Kindon
* Maddison Rosser
* Tiarna Gordon
* Tegan Boucher
3 goals
* Brooke Peris
* Cassandra Brittain
* Eloise Sobels
2 goals
* Jenna Cartwright
* Naomi Evans
* Cara Simpson
* Aleesha Thompson
* Georgia Hillas
* Stephanie Kershaw
* Samantha Pavish
* Gabrielle Nance
* Tayla Britton
* Lauren Griffiths
* Nicola Hogan
* Kyra Flynn
* Danica Mazzini
1 goal
* Catriona Bailey-Price
* Rebecca Lee
* Emma Clifton
* Esther Hotham
* Georgina Morgan
* Tayler Evans
* Sarah Goode
* Kayla Orrock
* Yasmin Osborne
* Gabriella Parker
* Caitlin Porter
* Murphy Allendorf
* Jacqui Day
* Savannah Fitzpatrick
* Brooke Appleyard
* Karri McMahon
* Leah Welstead
* Kalindi Commerford
* Blair Patten
* Madeline Westland
* Kristina Bates
* Sarah Breen
* Anna Moore
* Hayley Padget
* Isabelle Peskett
* Samantha Snow
* Kirstie Denning
* Penny Squibb