# 2022 Women's Under–21 Australian Hockey Championships

The 2022 Women's Under–21 Australian Hockey Championship was a field hockey tournament held from 20 to 27 July in Perth, Western Australia. It was the first time the tournament had been held since 2019 following two-years of cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Victoria won the tournament, defeating Western Australia 3–1 on penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw.

## Competition format

The tournament was divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round-robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, teams progress to the quarterfinals, where the winners progress to contest the medal matches, while the losing teams playoff for fifth to eighth place.

## Teams

* ACT
* NSW Blue
* NSW State
* QLD
* SA
* TAS
* VIC
* WA

## Results

All times are local (AWST).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | NSW State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
| 3 | SA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
| 4 | ACT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 |
* 20 July 2022 10:30
| SA | 1–1 | ACT |
| Hoffman 32' | Report | Martin 60+' |
* Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Iris Milham (AUS)
* 20 July 2022 12:30
| QLD | 2–1 | NSW State |
| Stewart 24' Harris 55' | Report | Kavanagh 59' |
* Umpires: Paula Grover-Johnson (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)
* 21 July 2022 12:00
| NSW State | 5–0 | ACT |
| Jones 3' Neilson 17' Kavanagh 30' Tobbe 37' Duncan 44' | Report | |
* Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 21 July 2022 14:00
| SA | 0–3 | QLD |
| | Report | West 26' Stewart 41' J. Smith 48' |
* Umpires: Melanie Blanchard (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 23 July 2022 11:00
| QLD | 6–0 | ACT |
| Kenny 37' Harris 43', 58' Stewart 44', 53' West 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Iris Milham (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 23 July 2022 13:00
| NSW State | 5–0 | SA |
| Pickering 5', 22', 44' Neilson 28', 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Paula Grover-Johnson (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | VIC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | WA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | TAS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | NSW Blue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
* 20 July 2022 14:30
| VIC | 3–1 | TAS |
| Hodgson 20' Palubski 29' Cotter 56' | Report | M. Brooks 37' |
* Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Melanie Blanchard (AUS)
* 20 July 2022 16:30
| WA | 3–2 | NSW Blue |
| Van der Zwan 42' De Silva 44', 60+' | Report | L. Maroney 8' Rowe 39' |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 21 July 2022 16:00
| TAS | 0–0 | NSW Blue |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Iris Milham (AUS) Paula Grover-Johnson (AUS)
* 21 July 2022 18:00
| WA | 0–2 | VIC |
| | Report | Stansby 17' Ward 47' |
* Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)
* 23 July 2022 09:00
| VIC | 2–0 | NSW Blue |
| Love 6' Cotter 22' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kristy Robertson (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 23 July 2022 15:00
| TAS | 0–0 | WA |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Melanie Blanchard (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)

### Classification round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | | | |
| QLD | 5 | | | |
| QLD | 5 | 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 | | |
| NSW Blue | 0 | 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 | |
| NSW Blue | 0 | QLD | 1 | |
| 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | | QLD | 1 | |
| 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | WA | 2 | |
| WA | 3 | WA | 2 | |
| WA | 3 | | | | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| SA | 2 | | | | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| SA | 2 | | | | WA | 2 (1) |
| 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | | | | | WA | 2 (1) |
| 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | | | | VIC (pen.) | 2 (3) |
| VIC | 4 | | | | VIC (pen.) | 2 (3) |
| VIC | 4 | 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 | | | |
| ACT | 0 | 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 | | | |
| ACT | 0 | VIC | 3 | | | |
| 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | | VIC | 3 | | | |
| 24 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | NSW State | 2 | | Third-place match | Third-place match |
| NSW State | 4 | NSW State | 2 | | Third-place match | Third-place match |
| NSW State | 4 | | | | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| TAS | 1 | | | | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| TAS | 1 | | | | QLD (pen.) | 2 (3) |
| | | | | | NSW State | 2 (2) |

#### Quarter-finals

* 24 July 2022 13:00
| QLD | 5–0 | NSW Blue |
| Stewart 16', 21' Fitzpatrick 24' Dolkens 49' Office 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melanie Blanchard (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)
* 24 July 2022 15:00
| NSW State | 4–1 | TAS |
| Young 3' Duncan 29', 40' Jones 31' | Report | Kruimink 52' |
* Umpires: Kristy Robertson (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 24 July 2022 17:00
| WA | 3–2 | SA |
| Flynn 7' Fenwick 8' Dowd 48' | Report | Sharkey 47' Sharman 60+' |
* Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 24 July 2022 19:00
| VIC | 4–0 | ACT |
| Cotter 3', 57' Lawton 20' Hamilton-Smith 25' | Report | |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Iris Milham (AUS)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth-place match | Fifth-place match |
| 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 |
| NSW Blue | 1 |
| NSW Blue | 1 | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| SA | 3 | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| SA | 3 | SA | 0 (1) |
| 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 | | SA | 0 (1) |
| 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 | TAS (pen.) | 0 (3) |
| ACT | 1 | TAS (pen.) | 0 (3) |
| TAS | 3 | | |
| TAS | 3 | Seventh-place match | Seventh-place match |
| | | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
| | | NSW Blue | 3 |
| | | ACT | 1 |

##### Crossover

* 26 July 2022 09:40
| ACT | 1–3 | TAS |
| Dooley 37' | Report | M. Brooks 27', 54' Dobbie 36' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)
* 26 July 2022 11:50
| NSW Blue | 1–3 | SA |
| Carr 23' | Report | Stripling 6' Hoffman 30' Edmonds 33' |
* Umpires: Paula Grover-Johnson (AUS) Melanie Blanchard (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 27 July 2022 11:10
| NSW Blue | 3–1 | ACT |
| Russell 6', 20' L. Maroney 37' | Report | Martin 45+' |
* Umpires: Iris Milham (AUS) Paula Grover-Johnson (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 27 July 2022 17:40
| SA | 0–0 | TAS |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Van der Ploeg Sharman Hoffman Mitreska | 1–3 | Gunn Canning M. Brooks Rockerfeller |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semi-finals

* 26 July 2022 09:10
| QLD | 1–2 | WA |
| Stewart 32' | Report | Freedman 5' Ramshaw 35' |
* Umpires: Kristy Robertson (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 26 July 2022 11:20
| VIC | 3–2 | NSW State |
| Stansby 15+' Cotter 17' Geddis 36' | Report | Young 38', 40' |
* Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 26 July 2022 11:40
| QLD | 2–2 | NSW State |
| Reid 3' L. Smith 37' | Report | Tobbe 7' Jones 26' |
| Penalties |||
| Fitzpatrick West Reid Office L. Smith | 3–2 | Pickering Kavanagh Young Tait Duncan |
* Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

##### Final

* 26 July 2022 16:00
| WA | 2–2 | VIC |
| Dowd 54' Enslin 59' | Report | Love 13' Hamilton-Smith 28' |
| Penalties |||
| Sertorio Van der Zwan De Silva Dowd | 1–3 | Hamilton-Smith Cotter Lawton Howie |
* Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)

## Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | B | VIC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | B | WA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | Silver Medal |
| | A | QLD | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 13 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | A | NSW State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 10 | |
| 5 | B | TAS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | A | SA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 5 | |
| 7 | B | NSW Blue | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | |
| 8 | A | ACT | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 1 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 84 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
7 goals
* Tatum Stewart
5 goals
* Hannah Cotter
3 goals
* Naomi Duncan
* Lily Neilson
* Lexie Pickering
* Makayla Jones
* Grace Young
* Ruby Harris
* Maddison Brooks
2 goals
* Olivia Martin
* Alana Kavanagh
* Lili Maroney
* Hannah Russell
* Helena Tobbe
* Georgina West
* Carly Hoffman
* Emily Hamilton-Smith
* Samantha Love
* Evie Stansby
* Georgina Dowd
* Britney de Silva
1 goal
* Madeline Dooley
* Ella Carr
* Lauren Rowe
* Dayle Dolkens
* Kendra Fitzpatrick
* Madeline Kenny
* Jordn Office
* Jade Reid
* Jade Smith
* Laney-Belle Smith
* Claudia Edmonds
* Katie Sharkey
* Lucy Sharman
* Amy Stripling
* Isabelle Kruimink
* Elizabeth Dobbie
* Gracie Geddis
* Charlotte Hodgson
* Josie Lawton
* Tess Palubski
* Zali Ward
* Nicole Enslin
* Neasa Flynn
* Jessica Freedman
* Maddison Fenwick
* Belle Ramshaw
* Jade van der Zwan
Source: Hockey Australia