# 2016 Under 18 Women's Australian Championships

The 2016 Women's Under 18 Australian Championships was the a field hockey tournament held in the Tasmania city of Launceston between 8–17 July 2016.
Queensland 1 won the gold medal by defeating New South Wales State 2–1 in the final. Western Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Victoria Blue 3–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of five and six teams respectively, competing in a round-robin format.
At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams of Pools A and B progress through to the semi-finals, where the top placed teams of each pool compete against the second placed team of each pool, with the winners progressing to the final.
The third and fourth placed teams then progress to the fifth to eighth place classification, while the bottom placed teams progress to Pool C (carrying over points) for the ninth to eleventh place classification.

## Teams

Unlike other National Australian Championships, teams from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria are eligible to enter two teams.
* ACT
* NSW State
* NSW Blue
* NT
* QLD 1
* QLD 2
* SA
* TAS
* VIC Blue
* VIC White
* WA

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | SA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | ACT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | |
| 5 | VIC White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | |
* 8 July 2016 09:00
| QLD 1 | 6 – 0 | ACT |
| Wollstein 10', 56' McLaren 43' McBurnie 52' Nicholls 54' Livesey 60' | Report | |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Kiahni Abell (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 8 July 2016 11:00
| VIC White | 0 – 10 | NSW State |
| | Report | Wilson 20', 22' Arnott 32', 43', 45', 68' Steel 57', 58' Blamey 60' Constance 66' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Chantel Manhire (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 09:30
| VIC White | 0 – 6 | QLD 1 |
| | Report | Wollstein 7', 25', 55' McBurnie 15', 49' Smart 44' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 11:30
| SA | 4 – 1 | ACT |
| Herbert 2', 44' Lewis 39' Holland-Smith 69' | Report | Ronnfeldt 20' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Monique Yearbury (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 09:00
| NSW State | 6 – 0 | ACT |
| Steel 7' Constance 9' Arnott 17' Delbridge 33', 46' Chaffey 68' | Report | |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Miranda McNamara (AUS) Alissia Pearson (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 11:00
| QLD 1 | 2 – 0 | SA |
| Wollstein 38' Malone 49' | Report | |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 15:00
| QLD 1 | 1 – 2 | NSW State |
| McLaren 44' | Report | Corcoran 8' Radcliffe 19' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 17:00
| VIC White | 0 – 4 | SA |
| | Report | Shand 7' Lewis 9', 16' Cameron 29' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Miranda McNamara (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 13:30
| ACT | 1 – 0 | VIC White |
| Deacon 35' | Report | |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Alissia Pearson (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 15:30
| NSW State | 3 – 2 | SA |
| Arnott 5', 18' Steel 11' | Report | Shand 9' Lewis 50' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Miranda McNamara (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Blue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 15 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | QLD 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | NSW Blue | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | TAS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | NT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 2 | |
* 8 July 2016 13:00
| NSW Blue | 6 – 1 | QLD 2 |
| Donnolley 14' Smith 22', 23', 55' Callander 57', 66' | Report | O'Brien 17' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
* 8 July 2016 15:00
| VIC Blue | 2 – 1 | TAS |
| Lendon 30' Russ 35' | Report | Haas 48' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Miranda McNamara (AUS)
* 8 July 2016 17:00
| NT | 0 – 5 | WA |
| | Report | Rockliff 17' Rogers-Uff 19' Hutton 20' Morgan 32' Gibbs 47' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 13:30
| NT | 0 – 10 | VIC Blue |
| | Report | Downes 8' Russ 12', 34', 62' Lendon 14' Robinson 16' James 48' Hopkins 51', 55' Anderson 68' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 15:30
| NSW Blue | 1 – 3 | TAS |
| Hardy 24' | Report | Paynter 32' Haas 65', 69' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Chantel Manhire (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 9 July 2016 17:30
| QLD 2 | 2 – 3 | WA |
| Brown 21' McCann 47' | Report | Nelson 12', 65' Fidoe 63' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Kiahni Abell (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 13:00
| QLD 2 | 4 – 1 | NT |
| Punch 7' Saddler 29' Hess 43' Kenway 67' | Report | Lidbetter 38' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 15:00
| WA | 4 – 2 | TAS |
| Gibbs 11', 20', 58' Fidoe 67' | Report | O'Conor 47' Haas 63' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Chantel Manhire (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
* 10 July 2016 17:00
| VIC Blue | 2 – 1 | NSW Blue |
| Russ 29', 60' | Report | Callander 54' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Monique Yearbury (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 12 July 2016 09:30
| TAS | 2 – 2 | NT |
| Lewis 39' Wootton 58' | Report | Lidbetter 55' Butterworth 62' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Monique Yearbury (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 09:00
| VIC Blue | 1 – 0 | WA |
| Downes 20' | Report | |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Monique Yearbury (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 11:00
| TAS | 0 – 2 | QLD 2 |
| | Report | Conway 18' Punch 68' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Chantel Manhire (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 13 July 2016 13:00
| NT | 1 – 1 | NSW Blue |
| Lidbetter 33' | Report | Smith 70' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 09:30
| QLD 2 | 2 – 4 | VIC Blue |
| Conway 8' McIntyre 53' | Report | Russ 32', 33', 49' Hopkins 68' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 14 July 2016 11:30
| WA | 7 – 3 | NSW Blue |
| Nelson 9', 20' Morgan 22' Gibbs 26' Barbetti 29' Barrett 37' Somerville 61' | Report | Waddell 58' Hardy 58' Lee 64' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Chantel Manhire (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)

### Second round
#### Ninth to eleventh place classification
##### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | TAS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 2 | NT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | VIC White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
* 16 July 2016 09:30
| VIC White | 0 – 4 | NT |
| | Report | Lidbetter 23' Butterworth 41', 56', 69' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Emily Nunn (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 17 July 2016 11:00
| VIC White | 1 – 6 | TAS |
| Head 70' | Report | Scutt 6', 27', 46', 49' Haas 17' Lewis 54' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Emily Nunn (AUS) Angela May (AUS)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth and sixth place | Fifth and sixth place |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 |
| SA | 2 |
| SA | 2 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| NSW Blue | 5 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| NSW Blue | 5 | NSW Blue | 2 |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | | NSW Blue | 2 |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | QLD 2 | 2 |
| QLD 2 | 4 | QLD 2 | 2 |
| ACT | 1 | | |
| ACT | 1 | Seventh and eighth place | Seventh and eighth place |
| | | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| | | SA | 0 |
| | | ACT | 2 |

##### Crossover

* 16 July 2016 11:30
| SA | 2 – 5 | NSW Blue |
| Lewis 17' Newton 48' | Report | Smith 10' Hughes 15' Bosman 23' Hemmingway 25' Johnston 70' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Brydie Wellham (AUS) Miranda McNamara (AUS)
* 16 July 2016 13:30
| QLD 2 | 4 – 1 | ACT |
| Conway 3', 70' Hess 15', 21' | Report | Williams 42' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Caissidy Gallagher (AUS) Alissia Pearson (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 17 July 2016 13:00
| SA | 0 – 2 | ACT |
| | Report | Deacon 3', 8' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Caissidy Gallagher (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 17 July 2016 09:30
| NSW Blue | 2 – 2 | QLD 2 |
| Lee 59' Waddell 62' | Report | Punch 35+', 41' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Miranda McNamara (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 |
| NSW State | 2 |
| NSW State | 2 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| WA | 0 | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| WA | 0 | NSW State | 1 |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | | NSW State | 1 |
| 16 July 2016 | 16 July 2016 | QLD 1 | 2 |
| VIC Blue | 1 | QLD 1 | 2 |
| QLD 1 | 2 | | |
| QLD 1 | 2 | Third and fourth place | Third and fourth place |
| | | 17 July 2016 | 17 July 2016 |
| | | WA | 3 |
| | | VIC Blue | 0 |

##### Semi-finals

* 16 July 2016 15:30
| NSW State | 2 – 0 | WA |
| Arnott 15', 58' | Report | |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)
* 16 July 2016 17:30
| VIC Blue | 1 – 2 | QLD 1 |
| Utri FG' | Report | Eleison 32' Malone 59' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Chantel Manhire (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 17 July 2016 13:45
| WA | 3 – 0 | VIC Blue |
| Fidoe 10' Somerville 50' Rogers-Uff 70' | Report | |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Chantel Manhire (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)

##### Final

* 17 July 2016 16:00
| NSW State | 1 – 2 | QLD 1 |
| Martin 62' | Report | Malone 24' Livesey 38' |
* Northern Hockey Centre Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | QLD 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 15 | Gold Medal |
| | NSW State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | WA | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | VIC Blue | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 15 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | QLD 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | Fifth place |
| 6 | NSW Blue | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 8 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | ACT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 6 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | SA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | Eighth Place |
| 9 | TAS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 7 | Ninth Place |
| 10 | NT | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 5 | Tenth Place |
| 11 | VIC White | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0 | Eleventh Place |