# 2014 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2014 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 22nd edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Queensland city of Brisbane.
The New South Wales Arrows won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the Queensland Scorchers 3–2 in the final.

## Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round-robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.
The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth-place match.
The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth-place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth-place match.

## Teams

* Canberra Strikers
* New South Wales Arrows
* NT Pearls
* Queensland Scorchers
* SA Suns
* Tassie Van Demons
* Victorian Vipers
* WA Diamonds

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD Scorchers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | VIC Vipers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | Canberra Strikers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | NT Pearls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |
* 4 October 2014 13:30
| QLD Scorchers | 4–2 | Canberra Strikers |
| Kenny 15', 32', 44' R. Dwyer 60' | Report | M. Bone 24' Gray 45' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Sarah Allanson Rhianon Fernando
* 4 October 2014 17:30
| VIC Vipers | 5–0 | NT Pearls |
| Nanscawen 32', 40' Barden 35' Joseph 38' Snow 50' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister Bernadette Pangrazio
* 5 October 2014 13:30
| Canberra Strikers | 7–0 | NT Pearls |
| Flanagan 30', 49' Evans 37' Smith 44' E. Bone 45' Cartwright 54' Gillis 60' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Janelle Bond Emily Carroll
* 5 October 2014 17:30
| QLD Scorchers | 1–0 | VIC Vipers |
| Kenny 18' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Melissa Trivic Rhiannon Murrie
* 7 October 2014 13:30
| Canberra Strikers | 0–1 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Joseph 25' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Melissa Trivic Aleisha Neumann
* 7 October 2014 17:30
| QLD Scorchers | 5–0 | NT Pearls |
| J. Dwyer 14' Fey 39' Lammon 41' Kenny 45' Allendorf 56' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Rhianon Fernando Sarah Allanson

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW Arrows | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | WA Diamonds | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | SA Suns | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Tassie Van Demons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | |
* 4 October 2014 15:30
| WA Diamonds | 0–2 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Webster 25' Morgan 47' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Melissa Trivic Emily Carroll
* 4 October 2014 19:30
| SA Suns | 1–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Roberson 8' | Report | McCambridge 48' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Janelle Bond Rhiannon Murrie
* 5 October 2014 15:30
| WA Diamonds | 4–1 | SA Suns |
| Buckley 9' Ogilvie 13' Symons 57' Slattery 60' | Report | Evans 42' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Aleisha Neumann Rhianon Fernando
* 5 October 2014 19:30
| NSW Arrows | 6–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Close 2' Smith 34' Pearce 36' Morgan 39' McLeish 41' White 50' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Bernadette Pangrazio Sarah Allanson
* 7 October 2014 15:30
| WA Diamonds | 7–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Slattery 6', 8', 59' Buckley 36' Pascov 41' Esslemont 44' Squibb 48' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie Bernadette Pangrazio
* 7 October 2014 19:30
| NSW Arrows | 4–1 | SA Suns |
| Pearce 23' Sablowski 33' White 50' Webster 53' | Report | Buchecker 39' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister Janelle Bond

### Second round
#### Pool C (Medal Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD Scorchers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | NSW Arrows | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | VIC Vipers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| 4 | WA Diamonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
* 8 October 2014 17:30
| VIC Vipers | 2–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Desmet 31' Ockenden 47' | Report | Buckley 3', 52' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Lisa Roach Aleisha Neumann
* 8 October 2014 19:30
| QLD Scorchers | 1–1 | NSW Arrows |
| Kenny 44' | Report | Sablowski 58' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Sarah Allanson Emily Carroll
* 10 October 2014 17:30
| QLD Scorchers | 3–1 | WA Diamonds |
| J. Dwyer 17' Kenny 57', 57' | Report | Esslemont 44' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Lisa Roach Emily Carroll
* 10 October 2014 19:30
| VIC Vipers | 0–1 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Close 1' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister Bernadette Pangrazio

#### Pool D (Classification Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Canberra Strikers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | SA Suns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Tassie Van Demons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | NT Pearls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
* 8 October 2014 13:30
| NT Pearls | 0–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| | Report | Taylor 12' Reid 45' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Rhianon Fernando Rhiannon Murrie
* 8 October 2014 15:30
| Canberra Strikers | 5–2 | SA Suns |
| Evans 8', 13' Cartwright 15' Gray 60' E. Bone 53' | Report | Nance 47' Roberson 60' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Janelle Bond Lynn Cowie-McAlister
* 10 October 2014 13:30
| NT Pearls | 1–4 | SA Suns |
| Hillas 13' | Report | Webster 7', 32' Evans 50' Spano 52' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Aleisha Neumann Rhiannon Murrie
* 10 October 2014 15:30
| Canberra Strikers | 6–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Gillis 12', 22' Evans 13' Gray 25', 26' M. Bone 53' | Report | Patten 45' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Sarah Allanson Rhianon Fernando

### Classification Games
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 11 October 2014 12:30
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–1 | NT Pearls |
| | Report | Massini 50' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie Janelle Bond

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 11 October 2014 14:30
| Canberra Strikers | 1–0 | SA Suns |
| Gillis 23' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Sarah Allanson Bernadette Pangrazio

#### Third and fourth place

* 11 October 2014 16:30
| VIC Vipers | 3–0 | WA Diamonds |
| Nanscawen 23' Brugts 52' Padget 58' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister Emily Carroll

#### Final

* 11 October 2014 18:30
| QLD Scorchers | 2–3 | NSW Arrows |
| Holzberger 20' Kenny 21' | Report | Smith 42', 44' Williams 46' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre Umpires: Lisa Roach Aleisha Neumann

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
| Casey Sablowski | Jodie Kenny | Casey Sablowski |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | NSW Arrows | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | QLD Scorchers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC Vipers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | WA Diamonds | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Canberra Strikers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 12 | |
| 6 | SA Suns | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | |
| 7 | NT Pearls | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 3 | |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 4 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match.
9 goals
* Jodie Kenny
4 goals
* Naomi Evans
* Katherine Gillis
* Laura Gray
* Jemma Buckley
* Kathryn Slattery
3 goals
* Emily Smith
* Georgia Nanscawen
2 goals
* Meredith Bone
* Edwina Bone
* Jenna Cartwright
* Anna Flanagan
* Jade Close
* Georgina Morgan
* Kirsten Pearce
* Casey Sablowski
* Hollie Webster
* Kellie White
* Jill Dwyer
* Holly Evans
* Ashleigh Roberson
* Petrea Webster
* Stacia Joseph
* Jessica Esslemont
1 goal
* Jessica Smith
* Emma McLeish
* Mariah Williams
* Georgia Hillas
* Danica Massini
* Murphy Allendorf
* Rebecca Dwyer
* Ashlea Fey
* Jordyn Holzberger
* Kazzia Lammon
* Brooklyn Buchecker
* Gabrielle Nance
* Michaela Spano
* Sarah McCambridge
* Blair Patten
* Hannah Reid
* Renee Taylor
* Laura Barden
* Pauline Brugts
* Laura Desmet
* Lucy Ockenden
* Hayley Padget
* Samantha Snow
* Caitlin Pascov
* Airlie Ogilvie
* Penny Squibb
* Katy Symons
Source: Hockey Australia