# 2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 14th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 8 cities across New Zealand, from 18 August to 2 September.
Canterbury won the title for the second time, defeating Auckland 3–1 in the final. North Harbour finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 3–2 over Midlands.

## Participating teams

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

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 28 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Auckland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 20 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 18 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 17 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | –– Capital | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 14 | |
| 6 | –– Southern | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 9 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 4 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 18 August 2012 11:00
| Canterbury –– | 4–1 | –– Southern |
| Merry 3', 51', 54' Devine 44' | Report | S. McLeod 50' |
* Aorangi Park, Timaru
* 18 August 2012 11:30
| Capital –– | 3–2 | –– Central |
| Hall 14', 62' Terry 31' | Report | Paewai 38' Curtis 64' |
* National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
* 18 August 2012 12:00
| Northland –– | 1–7 | –– Auckland |
| Vette 55' | Report | Youman 1', 59' Saunders 13' Wetherall 25', 28' Glauser 44' Carter 50' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
* 18 August 2012 12:00
| Midlands –– | 1–1 | –– North Harbour |
| MacDonald 15' | Report | Dennison 29' |
| Penalties |||
| | 5–4 | |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
* 19 August 2012 12:00
| Southern –– | 1–1 | –– Capital |
| Symes 12' | Report | Cole 54' |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–3 | |
* Otago Hockey Association, Dunedin
* 19 August 2012 13:00
| Auckland –– | 2–1 | –– Midlands |
| Wetherall 23' Carter 37' | Report | MacDonald 57' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 19 August 2012 13:00
| North Harbour –– | 6–0 | –– Northland |
| FitzSimons 8', 40' Webster 25', 61', 67' C. Michelsen 56' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 19 August 2012 13:00
| Central –– | 0–3 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | B. Blackwood 34' Merry 46' Fremaux 66' |
* Donnelly Park, Levin
* 25 August 2012 11:00
| Central –– | 3–0 | –– Northland |
| Hibbard 3' K. Anderson 10' G. Blackwood 42' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 25 August 2012 13:00
| Midlands –– | 4–0 | –– Capital |
| Finlayson 43' Cochrane 45' Eshuis 53' Tanner 68' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 25 August 2012 15:00
| Auckland –– | 2–3 | –– Canterbury |
| Carter 46' Hollywood 51' | Report | Merry 14' McCann 26' Cocks 48' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 25 August 2012 17:00
| Southern –– | 1–2 | –– North Harbour |
| S. McLeod 7' | Report | Duley 32' Goad 47' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 11:00
| Canterbury –– | 6–2 | –– Northland |
| Burnside 9' Merry 37', 39' B. Blackwood 45' Devine 54' Morrison 61' | Report | Pivac 44' J. McLeod 69' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 13:00
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Capital |
| Glynn 18', 49', 65' | Report | Hall 33' O'Callaghan 46' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 15:00
| North Harbour –– | 5–1 | –– Central |
| Edwards 12' Clarke 27', 70' Webster 52' Henry 62' | Report | K. Anderson 16' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 26 August 2012 17:00
| Midlands –– | 4–1 | –– Southern |
| MacDonald 20', 40' Charlton 58' Gloyn 60' | Report | Symes 2' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 12:00
| Capital –– | 1–0 | –– North Harbour |
| Terry 5' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 14:00
| Northland –– | 2–3 | –– Southern |
| Vette 36' Nichol 38' | Report | Symes 14', 41' Wilson 58' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 16:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–0 | –– Midlands |
| Grant 9' Reid 12' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 27 August 2012 18:00
| Central –– | 0–3 | –– Auckland |
| | Report | Glynn 4', 17' Carter 55' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 12:00
| Midlands –– | 4–1 | –– Central |
| Gill 8' MacDonald 62', 63' Johnson 67' | Report | Hibbard 10' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 14:00
| North Harbour –– | 1–3 | –– Canterbury |
| C. Michelsen 50' | Report | Fremaux 26' B. Blackwood 52' Merry 63' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 16:00
| Southern –– | 1–4 | –– Auckland |
| Heaps 56' | Report | Youman 4', 32' Glynn 45' Sutherland 66' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 29 August 2012 18:00
| Northland –– | 2–3 | –– Capital |
| Millington 37' Thompson 44' | Report | O'Callaghan 12' Roberts 30' Hall 52' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 12:00
| Central –– | 2–3 | –– Southern |
| Curtis 17' Haenga 70+' | Report | S. McLeod 30', 34' Wilson 60' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 14:00
| Capital –– | 0–4 | –– Canterbury |
| | Report | Marshall 7', 17' Reid 49' Fremaux 60' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 16:00
| Northland –– | 0–4 | –– Midlands |
| | Report | Gill 2' MacDonald 4' Eshuis 59' Tanner 64' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 30 August 2012 18:00
| Auckland –– | 0–1 | –– North Harbour |
| | Report | Webster 68' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

### Classification round
#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
| –– Capital | 7 |
| –– Capital | 7 | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– Northland | 2 | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– Northland | 2 | –– Capital | 2 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | | –– Capital | 2 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | –– Central | 3 |
| –– Southern | 1 | –– Central | 3 |
| –– Central (a.e.t) | 2 | | |
| –– Central (a.e.t) | 2 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| | | –– Northland | 1 |
| | | –– Southern (a.e.t) | 2 |

##### Crossover

* 1 September 2012 09:00
| Capital –– | 7–2 | –– Northland |
| Reidy 2' J. Anderson 14', 61' Roberts 21' Hall 33' Terry 48' Groen 69' | Report | Nichol 5' MacAlister 40' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 1 September 2012 11:00
| Southern –– | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | –– Central |
| Lane 23' | Report | Mountain 55' G. Blackwood 78' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 2 September 2012 08:30
| Northland –– | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | –– Southern |
| Nana 45' | Report | Lane 62' S. McLeod 72' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 2 September 2012 14:30
| Capital –– | 2–3 | –– Central |
| Roberts 19' O'Callaghan 58' | Report | Hibbard 11' Curtis 35+' Weber 38' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
| –– Canterbury | 2 |
| –– Canterbury | 2 | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– North Harbour | 1 | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| –– North Harbour | 1 | –– Canterbury | 3 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | | –– Canterbury | 3 |
| 1 September 2012 | 1 September 2012 | –– Auckland | 1 |
| –– Auckland | 7 | –– Auckland | 1 |
| –– Midlands | 0 | | |
| –– Midlands | 0 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 2 September 2012 | 2 September 2012 |
| | | –– North Harbour | 3 |
| | | –– Midlands | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 1 September 2012 15:00
| Auckland –– | 7–0 | –– Midlands |
| Glynn 12', 42', 55' Carter 29', 44', 50' Glauser 45' | Report | |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
* 1 September 2012 15:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–1 | –– North Harbour |
| Fremaux 4' Merry 11' | Report | Clarke 59' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Third and fourth place

* 2 September 2012 10:40
| North Harbour –– | 3–2 | –– Midlands |
| A. Green 8' Clarke 10' Webster 58' | Report | Gloyn 44', 54' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

##### Final

* 2 September 2012 15:00
| Canterbury –– | 3–1 | –– Auckland |
| Merry 16' Hayward 34' Burnside 64' | Report | Hollywood 41' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– Canterbury | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 36 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Auckland | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 24 | Silver Medal |
| | –– North Harbour | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 21 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 18 | |
| 5 | –– Central | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | |
| 6 | –– Capital | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 18 | |
| 7 | –– Southern | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 13 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 41 | −31 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 156 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
10 goals
* –– Olivia Merry
9 goals
* –– Katie Glynn
7 goals
* –– Honor Carter
* –– Stacey MacDonald
6 goals
* –– Petrea Webster
5 goals
* –– Tara Hall
* –– Sofie McLeod
4 goals
* –– Nicole Youman
* –– Sian Fremaux
* –– Jane Clarke
* –– Phillipa Symes
3 goals
* –– Anna Wetherall
* –– Bridget Blackwood
* –– Katrina O'Callaghan
* –– Aniwaka Roberts
* –– Morgan Terry
* –– Michaela Curtis
* –– Merania Hibbard
* –– Shiloh Gloyn
2 goals
* –– Kushla Glauser
* –– Kate Hollywood
* –– Tenille Burnside
* –– Sophie Devine
* –– Hannah Marshall
* –– Cassandra Reid
* –– Jenna Anderson
* –– Kristy Anderson
* –– Georgina Blackwood
* –– Clarissa Eshuis
* –– Kimberley Gill
* –– Kim Tanner
* –– Jodie Nichol
* –– Tarannah Vette
* –– Natasha FitzSimons
* –– Carli Michelsen
* –– Paige Lane
* –– Monique Wilson
1 goal
* –– Kate Saunders
* –– Danielle Sutherland
* –– Sophie Cocks
* –– Jordan Grant
* –– Pippa Hayward
* –– Fiona Morrison
* –– Rachel McCann
* –– Kristy Cole
* –– Maartje Groen
* –– Felicity Reidy
* –– Lee-Ana Haenga
* –– Barbara Mountain
* –– Caryn Paewai
* –– Erin Weber
* –– Samantha Charlton
* –– Shannon Cochrane
* –– Cathryn Finlayson
* –– Abbie Johnson
* –– Jessica MacAlister
* –– Jade McLeod
* –– Alana Millington
* –– Shareena Nana
* –– Alyx Pivac
* –– Jane Thompson
* –– Rhiannon Dennison
* –– Hannah Duley
* –– Jamee Edwards
* –– Erin Goad
* –– Amanda Green
* –– Kathryn Henry
* –– Aimee Heaps