# 2011 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2011 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 19th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the Northern Territory city of Darwin.
The Southern Suns won the gold medal for the second time by defeating the NSW Arrows 1–0 in the final.

## Competition format

The format included five-round matches over two weekends and a finals week that consisted of two-round matches and three pool matches for a place in the final.
After all the round matches were complete the teams were ranked 1–8 depending on the total number of points earned in all their round matches.
The teams ranked 1, 4, 5 & 8 went into pool A and the teams ranked 2, 3, 6 & 7 went into pool B. All previously earned points were removed with the teams in each pool playing each other once more. At the completion of the pool matches the teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final and classification matches to determine the remaining six team's final positions.

## Teams

* ACT Strikers
* Southern Suns
* NSW Arrows
* Tassie Van Demons
* NT Pearls
* VIC Vipers
* QLD Scorchers
* WA Diamonds

## Venues

| Sydney | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| Sydney Olympic Park | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| Capacity: 8,000 | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| Melbourne | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| State Netball Hockey Centre | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| Capacity: 8,000 | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| Adelaide | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| State Hockey Centre | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| Capacity: 4,000 | AdelaideCairnsSydneyMelbourneDarwin |
| Cairns ||
| Cairns North Sports Precinct ||
| Darwin ||
| Marrara Hockey Centre ||

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Vipers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 18 | Pool A |
| 2 | QLD Scorchers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 18 | Pool B |
| 3 | NSW Arrows | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 15 | Pool B |
| 4 | Southern Suns | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 13 | Pool A |
| 5 | WA Diamonds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 7 | Pool A |
| 6 | Tassie Van Demons | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 6 | Pool B |
| 7 | ACT Strikers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | Pool B |
| 8 | NT Pearls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 | Pool A |

#### Round matches

* 6 May 2011 17:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–5 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Purser 8' Nanscawen 14' Joseph 17' Trost 38' Schubach 41' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 6 May 2011 17:00
| QLD Scorchers | 3–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Ashton 22', 68' Schulz 32' | Report | A. Nelson 57', 61' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 6 May 2011 19:00
| ACT Strikers | 0–2 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Webster 10' Close 41' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 6 May 2011 19:00
| NT Pearls | 0–6 | Southern Suns |
| | Report | Evans 4', 28' Eshuis 17', 63' Buchecker 54', 55' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 7 May 2011 15:00
| ACT Strikers | 0–6 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Trost 25' Peake 26' Messent 34' Schubach 46' Riordan 53' Nanscawen 55' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 7 May 2011 15:00
| Southern Suns | 4–3 | WA Diamonds |
| Kiel 14' Pisani 33', 66' Sharland 47' | Report | McGurk 18' A. Nelson 55' Symons 66' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 7 May 2011 17:00
| NSW Arrows | 6–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Phillips 14', 17', 65' White 42', 62' Close 46' | Report | Calvert 54' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 7 May 2011 17:00
| QLD Scorchers | 6–0 | NT Pearls |
| Schulz 11', 23', 45' Ashton 29' Johnson 31' Holcroft 43' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 8 May 2011 13:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 4–1 | ACT Strikers |
| McLeod 29', 42' Wilson 37', 42' | Report | M. Bone 70' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 8 May 2011 13:00
| Southern Suns | 3–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| McMahon 22' Buchecker 45' Eshuis 70' | Report | Blyth 31' Olivieri 55' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 8 May 2011 15:00
| VIC Vipers | 2–1 | NSW Arrows |
| Messent 1' Trost 69' | Report | White 58' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 8 May 2011 15:00
| WA Diamonds | 8–0 | NT Pearls |
| Si. Nelson 6' Pascov 17' Symons 37' Liddelow 47' McGurk 57', 62' Smith 59' Denning 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 21 May 2011 12:00
| ACT Strikers | 2–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Michelsen 5' McGowan 21' | Report | McGurk 32' Pascov 48' |
* Stadium: State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 21 May 2011 14:00
| Southern Suns | 0–1 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Riordan 42' |
* Stadium: State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 21 May 2011 17:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 6–1 | NT Pearls |
| K. Pearce 28' McLeod 42' Wilson 50' F. Pearce 60' Calvert 64' Cooling 67' | Report | Langham 35' |
* Stadium: Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns
* 21 May 2011 19:00
| QLD Scorchers | 3–1 | NSW Arrows |
| Korner 46', 55' Blyth 68' | Report | Purdy 21' |
* Stadium: Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns
* 22 May 2011 12:00
| VIC Vipers | 2–0 | WA Diamonds |
| Riordan 17' Nanscawen 35' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 22 May 2011 14:00
| Southern Suns | 2–2 | ACT Strikers |
| Reynolds 5' Buchecker 42' | Report | Glynn 24', 65' |
* Stadium: State Netball Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 22 May 2011 14:30
| NSW Arrows | 5–0 | NT Pearls |
| Close 23', 33' Rivers 26' Purdy 47' Phillips 63' | Report | |
* Stadium: Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns
* 22 May 2011 16:30
| QLD Scortchers | 5–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Ashton 14' Schulz 20' Holcroft 55' Olivieri 63' J. Dwyer 68' | Report | |
* Stadium: Cairns North Sports Precinct, Cairns
* 28 May 2011 14:00
| NSW Arrows | 1–0 | Southern Suns |
| Hurtz 32' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 28 May 2011 16:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | VIC Vipers |
| Korner 8' Olivieri 14' | Report | Schubach 39' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 28 May 2011 18:00
| NT Pearls | 0–2 | ACT Strikers |
| | Report | Underwood 57' Evans 58' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 28 May 2011 20:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–6 | WA Diamonds |
| McLeod 1', 37' | Report | Boyce 27' A. Nelson 39', 62' Sh. Nelson 59', 61' Liddelow 67' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 29 May 2011 14:00
| NT Pearls | 0–4 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Nanscawen 10', 70' Messent 18' Berriman 48' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 29 May 2011 16:00
| Southern Suns | 4–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Eshuis 12' Reynolds 32', 45' Evans 63' | Report | F. Pearce 56' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 29 May 2011 18:00
| QLD Scorchers | 3–2 | ACT Strikers |
| Olivieri 12' Hudson 41' Ashton 60' | Report | Glynn 19' M. Bone 65' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 29 May 2011 20:00
| WA Diamonds | 1–4 | NSW Arrows |
| A. Nelson 41' | Report | White 19' Hurtz 42' Webster 60' Rivers 63' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

### Classification round
#### Pool matches
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Southern Suns | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | WA Diamonds | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 |
| 3 | VIC Vipers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | NT Pearls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
* 31 May 2011 14:00
| Southern Suns | 3–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Parker 27', 47' Reynolds 70' | Report | Munro 64' Symons 67' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 31 May 2011 18:00
| VIC Vipers | 5–0 | NT Pearls |
| Riordan 4', 65', 66', 70' Trost 32' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 1 June 2011 14:00
| Southern Suns | 5–1 | NT Pearls |
| Connolly 6' McMahon 34' Buchecker 37' Eshuis 47' Greenshields 65' | Report | Eiser 26' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 1 June 2011 20:00
| VIC Vipers | 0–1 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | A. Nelson 5' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 2 June 2011 16:00
| WA Diamonds | 11–0 | NT Pearls |
| Searle 15', 34' A. Nelson 17', 55' Boyce 41', 31' Munro 33' Si. Nelson 51' Ciallella 57', 58' Denning 68' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 2 June 2011 18:00
| VIC Vipers | 1–1 | Southern Suns |
| Riordan 29' | Report | Buchecker 34' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW Arrows | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | QLD Scorchers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | ACT Strikers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| 4 | Tassie Van Demons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
* 31 May 2011 16:00
| NSW Arrows | 7–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Hollywood 3' Cobbin 10' Rivers 31' White 41' Close 50' Hurtz 57' Smith 65' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 31 May 2011 20:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–0 | ACT Strikers |
| Korner 12' Ashton 65' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 1 June 2011 16:00
| NSW Arrows | 2–1 | ACT Strikers |
| Cobbin 40' Webster 45' | Report | Glynn 24' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 1 June 2011 18:00
| QLD Scorchers | 3–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Blyth 40', 59' Ashton 50' | Report | Wilson 2' McLeod 46' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 2 June 2011 14:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–2 | ACT Strikers |
| McLeod 18', 63' | Report | Evans 21' Underwood 63' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 2 June 2011 20:00
| QLD Scorchers | 0–1 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Webster 4' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

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

* 4 June 2011 14:00
| NT Pearls | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Tassie Van Demons |
| Pointer 21' Van Der Kruijs 34', 79' | Report | K. Pearce 15' McLeod 37' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 4 June 2011 16:00
| ACT Strikers | 4–0 | VIC Vipers |
| McGowan 33' Michelsen 44' Glynn 49', 70' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

##### Third and fourth place

* 4 June 2011 18:00
| WA Diamonds | 4–3 | QLD Scorchers |
| Liddelow 6' Ciallella 18' Munro 35' Si. Nelson 62' | Report | Olivieri 12' Schulz 27' Korner 69' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

##### Final

* 4 June 2011 20:00
| Southern Suns | 1–0 | NSW Arrows |
| Parker 33' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin

## Awards

| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
| Sofie McLeod Ashleigh Nelson | Jodie Schulz | Kayla Sharland |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | Southern Suns | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 23 | Gold Medal |
| | NSW Arrows | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 24 | Silver Medal |
| | WA Diamonds | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | QLD Scorchers | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 24 | |
| 5 | ACT Strikers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 9 | |
| 6 | VIC Vipers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 22 | |
| 7 | NT Pearls | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 60 | −55 | 3 | |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 7 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 199 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 4.52 goals per match.
9 goals
* Sofie McLeod
* Ashleigh Nelson
8 goals
* Stephanie Riordan
7 goals
* Renee Ashton
6 goals
* Katie Glynn
* Jodie Schulz
* Brooklyn Buchecker
5 goals
* Kellie White
* Jade Close
* Kandice Olivieri
* Amy Korner
* Clarissa Eshuis
* Georgia Nanscawen
4 goals
* Yasmine Phillips
* Hollie Webster
* Madonna Blyth
* Tess Reynolds
* Emily Wilson
* Renee Trost
* Kobie McGurk
3 goals
* Megan Rivers
* Emily Hurtz
* Holly Evans
* Georgie Parker
* Danielle Schubach
* Claire Messent
* Katy Symons
* Sian Nelson
* Shelly Liddelow
* Fiona Boyce
* Hope Munro
* Chantelle Ciallella
2 goals
* Stacey Michelsen
* Meredith Bone
* Courtney McGowan
* Christie Underwood
* Naomi Evans
* Stephanie Purdy
* Emma Cobbin
* Thisja Van Der Kruijs
* Tegan Holcroft
* Janelle Pisani
* Karri McMahon
* Hannah Calvert
* Kirsten Pearce
* Fiona Pearce
* Jodie Searle
* Shayni Nelson
* Kate Denning
* Caitlin Pascov
1 goal
* Emily Smith
* Kate Hollywood
* Heather Langham
* Ashlee Pointer
* Tammy Eiser
* Jill Dwyer
* Marnie Hudson
* Kirstin Johnson
* Kayla Sharland
* Bianca Greenshields
* Catherine Connolly
* Georgie Kiel
* Michelle Cooling
* Hana Peake
* Megan Berriman
* Stacia Joseph
* Tegan Purser
* Katelyn Smith
Source: Clearing House