# 2016 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2016 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 18th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 6 cities across New Zealand, from 17 August to 23 September.
Canterbury won the title for the 3rd time, defeating North Harbour 3–2 in the final. Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 2–1 over Auckland.

## Participating teams

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

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Canterbury | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 21 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | –– North Harbour | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 17 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to Third Place Match |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 14 | Advanced to Third Place Match |
| 5 | –– Capital | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | |
| 6 | –– Northland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 4 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 | |

#### Fixtures

* 27 August 2016 13:00
| Auckland –– | 1–1 | –– North Harbour |
| McDonnell 57' | Report | Winterbottom 60' |
| Penalties |||
| Inglis McDonnell Jones King Harrison | 3–2 | Hyatt-Brown Elliot Dickins Goad Ackroyd |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Julena Phillips (NZL)
* 3 September 2016 12:00
| Canterbury –– | 4–2 | –– Capital |
| Leigh 6' Reid 19', 29' Eden 21' | Report | Eastman 23' Van Woerkom 36' |
* Marist Hockey Club, Christchurch Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 3 September 2016 13:00
| Central –– | 1–5 | –– Midlands |
| Curtis 42' | Report | Kernaghan 21' Tanner 36', 60' FitzSimons 47' Hepi 50' |
* Park Island Hockey Stadium, Napier Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 4 September 2016 12:00
| North Harbour –– | 2–0 | –– Northland |
| Dickins 33' Hyatt-Brown 34' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 4 September 2016 12:00
| Capital –– | 3–3 | –– Central |
| Procter 16' Van Woerkom 25' Linton 41' | Report | McNaughtan 11' Robinson 20', 38' |
| Penalties |||
| Reidy Mossman Roberts | 3–0 | Robinson Waddell Curtis |
* National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 4 September 2016 13:00
| Midlands –– | 1–1 | –– Auckland |
| Palmer 24' | Report | Wetherall 40' |
| Penalties |||
| Hepi Gilbert FitzSimons Jaques | 3–1 | McDonnell Jones Inglis King |
* Hickling Park, Taupō Umpires: Julena Phillips (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* 10 September 2016 14:00
| Northland –– | 0–3 | –– Auckland |
| | Report | Wetherall 33' McDonnell 53' Simpson 60' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 10 September 2016 16:00
| Midlands –– | Forfeit 0–3 | –– North Harbour |
| | Report | |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 10 September 2016 18:00
| Canterbury –– | 1–1 | –– Central |
| Storey 57' | Report | Curtis 55' |
| Penalties |||
| McCann Reid Storey | 0–3 | P. Norman Curtis Lench |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 11 September 2016 13:30
| Auckland –– | 5–1 | –– Capital |
| Thompson 6', 26' Burnett 9', 33' Jones 10' | Report | Procter 60' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 11 September 2016 15:30
| Northland –– | 0–4 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Hill 28' McCann 42' Kiddle 46' Bird 60' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* 11 September 2016 17:30
| North Harbour –– | 2–1 | –– Central |
| Dickins 37' Judge 40' | Report | Curtis 16' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 13 September 2016 14:00
| North Harbour –– | 0–1 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Hill 14' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 13 September 2016 16:00
| Midlands –– | 4–0 | –– Capital |
| Kernaghan 29', 56' Robinson 42', 57' | Report | |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 13 September 2016 18:00
| Central –– | 2–3 | –– Northland |
| Curtis 17' P. Norman 34' | Report | Polovnikoff 15', 22' N. McLean 18' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 14 September 2016 13:30
| Auckland –– | 1–2 | –– Canterbury |
| Harrison 54' | Report | MacKechnie 25' Maguire 52' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 14 September 2016 15:30
| Northland –– | 0–8 | –– Midlands |
| | Report | Robinson 5', 14', 60' Jaques 10', 11', 35' Turner 30' FitzSimons 49' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 14 September 2016 17:30
| Capital –– | 0–1 | –– North Harbour |
| | Report | Hyatt-Brown 14' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 16 September 2016 10:00
| Canterbury –– | 3–2 | –– Midlands |
| MacKechnie 33' Hill 51' Eden 55' | Report | Tanner 2' Gilbert 29' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 16 September 2016 10:30
| Central –– | 1–6 | –– Auckland |
| Lench 17' | Report | Harrison 6', 34' Doar 8', 53' King 25' Simpson 39' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 14 September 2016 12:00
| Capital –– | 3–2 | –– Northland |
| Reidy 25' Roberts 51' Procter 54' | Report | Eaton 21' Douglas 43' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)

### Classification round
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 17 September 2016 09:15
| Capital –– | 1–1 | –– Northland |
| Eastman 59' | Report | Polovnikoff 1' |
| Penalties |||
| Reidy McFetridge Edwards Eastman Van Woerkom | 3–2 | Pilmer McLean Barnes Eaton Millington |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)

#### Third and fourth place

* 17 September 2016 09:30
| Auckland –– | 1–2 | –– Midlands |
| Ritchie 9' | Report | Turner 13' McCleery 55' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

#### Final

* 17 September 2016 17:00
| Canterbury –– | 3–2 | –– North Harbour |
| Merry 11' Leigh 21' Storey 30' | Report | Elliot 27' Dickins 46' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– Canterbury | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 25 | Gold Medal |
| | –– North Harbour | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 17 | Silver Medal |
| | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 18 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Auckland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 | |
| 5 | –– Capital | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 8 | |
| 6 | –– Northland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 5 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 | |

### Statistics

There were 91 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.79 goals per match.
5 goals
* –– Amy Robinson
4 goals
* –– Michaela Curtis
3 goals
* –– Samantha Harrison
* –– Hannah Hill
* –– Caitlin Procter
* –– Alia Jaques
* –– Kate Kernaghan
* –– Kimberley Tanner
* –– Samantha Polovnikoff
* –– Stephanie Dickins
2 goals
* –– Fiona Burnett
* –– Madison Doar
* –– Nicola McDonnell
* –– Anna Wetherall
* –– Melissa Simpson
* –– Elizabeth Thompson
* –– Jacqueline Eden
* –– Joie Leigh
* –– Anna MacKechnie
* –– Cassandra Reid
* –– Jennifer Storey
* –– Charlotte Eastman
* –– Katherine van Woerkom
* –– Tori Robinson
* –– Natasha FitzSimons
* –– Lauren Turner
* –– Ella Hyatt-Brown
1 goal
* –– Danielle Jones
* –– Julia King
* –– Deanna Ritchie
* –– Libby Bird
* –– Bridget Kiddle
* –– Emily Maguire
* –– Rachel McCann
* –– Olivia Merry
* –– Kelsey Linton
* –– Felicity Reidy
* –– Aniwaka Roberts
* –– Tyler Lench
* –– Annie McNaughtan
* –– Pippa Norman
* –– Susannah Gilbert
* –– Oriwa Hepi
* –– Ellie McCleery
* –– Arnica Palmer
* –– Laura Douglas
* –– Kelsey Eaton
* –– Neve McLean
* –– Stephanie Elliot
* –– Annie Judge
* –– Courtney Winterbottom
Source: Hockey New Zealand