# 2007 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2007 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 15th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 23 February – 8 April 2007 at various venues, before culminating in Brisbane for the finals.
WA Diamonds won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating QLD Scorchers 2–1 in the final. VIC Vipers finished in third place after defeating NSW Arrows 2–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Participating teams

* Canberra Strikers
* NSW Arrows
* Territory Pearls
* QLD Scorchers
* Adelaide Suns
* Tassie Van Demons
* VIC Vipers
* WA Diamonds

## Competition format

The 2007 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.

### Point allocation

Match points were allocated as follows:
· 3 points for a win · 1 point to each team in the event of a draw · 0 points to the loser of the match

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD Scorchers | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 38 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA Diamonds | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 30 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | NSW Arrows | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 30 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | VIC Vipers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 22 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | Canberra Strikers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Tassie Van Demons | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 16 | |
| 7 | Territory Pearls | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 8 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Suns | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 6 | |

#### Fixtures

* 23 February 2007 18:00 (AWST)
| WA Diamonds | 3–1 | VIC Vipers |
| Pamenter 3' Smithson 9' Taylor 65' | Report | Merrett 18' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 24 February 2007 15:00 (ACST)
| Territory Pearls | 0–3 | Tassie Van Demons |
| | Report | Douglas 2' Duay 26', 47' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 24 February 2007 14:00 (AEDT)
| Canberra Strikers | 4–4 | QLD Scorchers |
| Cornish 2' Staunton 10' Ditton 27' Desmet 33' | Report | Faulkner 13' Blyth 28', 38' Lambert 47' |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–5 | |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Deborah Brown (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 24 February 2007 16:00 (ACDT)
| Adelaide Suns | 0–2 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Barber 13' Hamahona 42' |
* State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 24 February 2007 16:00 (AWST)
| WA Diamonds | 5–2 | VIC Vipers |
| Taylor 2', 19' Ciallella 16' Smithson 36' Liddelow 53' | Report | Bond 44' Merrett 62' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 25 February 2007 13:00 (AEDT)
| Canberra Strikers | 0–5 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Eiser 20' Paterson 31' Attard 53' Holmes 56' Lambert 61' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Deborah Brown (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 25 February 2007 13:00 (ACDT)
| Adelaide Suns | 1–3 | NSW Arrows |
| Rowe 4' | Report | Youman 35' Hamahona 57' James 65' |
* State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 25 February 2007 17:00 (ACST)
| Territory Pearls | 0–3 | Tassie Van Demons |
| | Report | Duay 2', 11' Carr 41' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 3 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT)
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–1 | Adelaide Suns |
| Douglas 12' Perriman 51' | Report | Cibich 45' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 3 March 2007 14:00 (AEDT)
| Canberra Strikers | 7–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Ditton 4', 58' Gallagher 11', 35' Staunton 22', 54' Vaughan 62' | Report | Napier 61' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Deborah Brown (AUS)
* 3 March 2007 16:00 (AEDT)
| VIC Vipers | 3–2 | NSW Arrows |
| Trost 10' Gillon 52' Messent 59' | Report | Hamahona 54' Esslemont 53' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
* 3 March 2007 17:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | WA Diamonds |
| Drysdale 14' Lambert 42' | Report | Taylor 45' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)
* 4 March 2007 10:00 (AEDT)
| Tassie Van Demons | 4–3 | Adelaide Suns |
| McLeod 10' Douglas 16' Duay 21' Geeves 42' | Report | Harrison 14' Phillips 50' Rowe 55' |
* Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 4 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT)
| Canberra Strikers | 0–0 |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–3 |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Deborah Brown (AUS)
* 4 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT)
| VIC Vipers | 2–3 | NSW Arrows |
| Bond 25' Merrett 41' | Report | Youman 29', 46' Hamahona 67' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) UMPIRE?
* 4 March 2007 15:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 3–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Faulkner 4' Bain 34' Blyth 37' | Report | A. Nelson 41' Luff 42' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)
* 10 March 2007 15:00 (AWST)
| WA Diamonds | 6–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| Munro 3' Pamenter 9' Taylor 53' Halliday 55' Smithson 65' A. Nelson 70' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Mink Woolley (AUS)
* 10 March 2007 16:00 (AEDT)
| VIC Vipers | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Canberra Strikers |
| Chau 20' | Report | S. Taylor 59', 77' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 10 March 2007 17:00 (ACST)
| Territory Pearls | 0–5 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Richards 12', 19' Eiser 15' Faulkner 46' Lambert 60' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)
* 10 March 2007 18:00 (AEDT)
| NSW Arrows | 6–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Gale 5' Sanders 13', 61' Esslemont 34' Rivers 38' James 46' | Report | Carr 18' Ockenden 33' |
* Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 11 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT)
| VIC Vipers | 2–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Trost 50' T. Riordan 63' | Report | Staunton 18' |
* State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 11 March 2007 13:00 (AWST)
| WA Diamonds | 4–3 | Adelaide Suns |
| Kelly 20' Halliday 26' A. Nelson 39' Liddelow 46' | Report | Phillips 4' Pickett 14' Rowe 31' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Mink Woolley (AUS)
* 11 March 2007 15:00 (AEDT)
| NSW Arrows | 4–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Esslemont 20' Hamahona 38' Sanders 51' Gale 60' | Report | Carr 44' Douglas 58' |
* Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 11 March 2007 15:00 (ACST)
| Territory Pearls | 0–3 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Faulkner 5' Paterson 28' Lambert 58' |
* Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)
* 17 March 2007 13:00 (ACDT)
| Adelaide Suns | 3–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Cibich 5' Marles 8' Rowe 40' | Report | Baudaskaite 69' |
* Alan Glassey Park, Berri Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 17 March 2007 15:00 (AEDT)
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–5 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Luff 15' Pamenter 22' Halliday 33' Buckley 41' Liddelow 62' |
* Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 17 March 2007 15:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 2–0 | VIC Vipers |
| Blyth 19' Richards 52' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Aleeta Micllef (AUS)
* 17 March 2007 18:00 (AEDT)
| NSW Arrows | 1–2 | Canberra Strikers |
| Gale 61' | Report | Urquhart 25' Desmet 54' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)
* 18 March 2007 12:00 (ACDT)
| Adelaide Suns | 2–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Galletly 7' Phillips 45' | Report | Peris 67' |
* Port Adelaide Hockey Club, Adelaide Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 18 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT)
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–5 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Halliday 10', 40' Pamenter 42', 59' Buckley 48' |
* Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 18 March 2007 15:00 (AEDT)
| NSW Arrows | 4–3 | Canberra Strikers |
| Gale 9', 19' Sanders 14' Hamahona 64' | Report | Staunton 23' Urquhart 42' Gallagher 66' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)
* 18 March 2007 17:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 0–3 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Gillon 10' Morrow 14', 64' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Aleeta Micllef (AUS)
* 2 April 2007 12:00 (AEST)
| VIC Vipers | 4–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Smith 13' Morrow 57' Messent 60' Durajski 65' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Annette Asplin (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 2 April 2007 14:00 (AEST)
| Canberra Strikers | 2–1 | Adelaide Suns |
| Arrold 13' Gallagher 32' | Report | Pickett 15' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Angela Street (AUS)
* 2 April 2007 16:00 (AEST)
| WA Diamonds | 3–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Pamenter 3' Halliday 10' Liddelow 40' | Report | Marriner 68' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)
* 2 April 2007 18:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 3–2 | NSW Arrows |
| Bain 13', 47' Lambert 58' | Report | Orr 32' Gale 40' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
* 3 April 2007 12:00 (AEST)
| Canberra Strikers | 0–4 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Halliday 8' Pamenter 24' Munro 41' A. Nelson 69' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 3 April 2007 14:00 (AEST)
| NSW Arrows | 9–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Sanders 4', 33', 35' James 11' Hamahona 17' Orr 24', 27' Gale 45', 64' | Report | Caden 68' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Linda Gaskell (AUS)
* 3 April 2007 16:00 (AEST)
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–10 | QLD Scorchers |
| Duay 11' McLeod 14' | Report | Blyth 5' Attard 9' Lambert 26' Faulkner 32', 49', 57', 59' Holmes 41' Twitt 60' Eiser 67' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)
* 3 April 2007 18:00 (AEST)
| VIC Vipers | 3–1 | Adelaide Suns |
| O'Connell 7', 15' Merrett 44' | Report | Rowe 27' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Aleeta Micallef (AUS)
* 5 April 2007 12:00 (AEST)
| Territory Pearls | 5–2 | VIC Vipers |
| Bergin 20' Hammond 35', 44', 51' Napier 69' | Report | O'Conner 9' O'Connell 53' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Angela Street (AUS)
* 5 April 2007 14:00 (AEST)
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Geeves 16' | Report | Desmet 51' |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–2 | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)
* 5 April 2007 16:00 (AEST)
| NSW Arrows | 2–1 | WA Diamonds |
| Hamahona 3' Gale 70' | Report | Smithson 17' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 5 April 2007 18:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 5–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| Bain 20' Faulkner 24', 55' Boland 36' Lambert 47' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Linda Gaskell (AUS) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 7 April 2007 | 7 April 2007 |
| Canberra Strikers | 4 |
| Canberra Strikers | 4 | 8 April 2007 | 8 April 2007 |
| Adelaide Suns | 0 | 8 April 2007 | 8 April 2007 |
| Adelaide Suns | 0 | Canberra Strikers | 3 |
| 7 April 2007 | 7 April 2007 | | Canberra Strikers | 3 |
| 7 April 2007 | 7 April 2007 | Tassie Van Demons | 1 |
| Tassie Van Demons (a.e.t) | 2 | Tassie Van Demons | 1 |
| Territory Pearls | 1 | | |
| Territory Pearls | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 8 April 2007 | 8 April 2007 |
| | | Adelaide Suns | 0 |
| | | Territory Pearls | 1 |

##### Crossover

* 7 April 2007 08:30 (AEST)
| Canberra Strikers | 4–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| Gallagher 8', 22', 23' Staunton 38' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Angela Street (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)
* 7 April 2007 10:30 (AEST)
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Territory Pearls |
| Douglas 2' Austin 81' | Report | Hammond 65' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 8 April 2007 08:30 (AEST)
| Adelaide Suns | 0–1 | Territory Pearls |
| | Report | Peris 67' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Angela Street (AUS) Linda Gaskell (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 8 April 2007 10:30 (AEST)
| Canberra Strikers | 3–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Gallagher 11', 25', 44' | Report | McLeod 55' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 7 April 2007 | 7 April 2007 |
| QLD Scorchers | 3 |
| QLD Scorchers | 3 | 8 April 2007 | 8 April 2007 |
| VIC Vipers | 0 | 8 April 2007 | 8 April 2007 |
| VIC Vipers | 0 | QLD Scorchers | 1 |
| 7 April 2007 | 7 April 2007 | | QLD Scorchers | 1 |
| 7 April 2007 | 7 April 2007 | WA Diamonds | 2 |
| WA Diamonds | 3 | WA Diamonds | 2 |
| NSW Arrows | 0 | | |
| NSW Arrows | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 8 April 2007 | 8 April 2007 |
| | | VIC Vipers | 2 |
| | | NSW Arrows | 1 |

##### Semi-finals

* 7 April 2007 12:30 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 3–0 | VIC Vipers |
| Eiser 7' Lambert 49' Faulkner 61' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 7 April 2007 14:30 (AEST)
| WA Diamonds | 3–0 | NSW Arrows |
| Smithson 35', 50' Kelly 37' | Report | |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 8 April 2007 12:30 (AEST)
| VIC Vipers | 2–1 | NSW Arrows |
| Trost 25' Durajski 50' | Report | Sanders 17' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)

##### Final

* 8 April 2007 14:30 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 1–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Lambert 21' | Report | Halliday 10' A. Nelson 37' |
* Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
| Rebecca Sanders | Suzie Faulkner | Kim Walker |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | WA Diamonds | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 36 | Gold Medal |
| | QLD Scorchers | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 41 | Silver Medal |
| | VIC Vipers | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 25 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | NSW Arrows | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 30 | |
| 5 | Canberra Strikers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Tassie Van Demons | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 18 | |
| 7 | Territory Pearls | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 12 | |
| 8 | Adelaide Suns | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 6 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 232 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.
11 goals
* Suzie Faulkner
10 goals
* Peta Gallagher
* Angela Lambert
9 goals
* Samantha Gale
8 goals
* Piki Hamahona
* Rebecca Sanders
* Emily Halliday
7 goals
* Lisa Pamenter
6 goals
* Tonina Staunton
* Eloise Duay
* Sian Smithson
5 goals
* Madonna Blyth
* Melody Rowe
* Abby Douglas
* Jayde Taylor
* Ashleigh Nelson
4 goals
* Elisa Hammond
* Shannon Bain
* Prue Eiser
* Leah Merrett
* Shelly Liddelow
3 goals
* Laura Desmet
* Ursula Ditton
* Jessica Esslemont
* Kellie-Lee James
* Meredith Orr
* Nicole Youman
* Lauren Richards
* Sheree Phillips
* Stacey Carr
* Sofie McLeod
* Kimberley Morrow
* Megan O'Connell
* Renee Trost
2 goals
* Sarah Taylor
* Kyralee Urquhart
* Tate Napier
* Emily Peris
* Teneal Attard
* Renae Holmes
* Emma Paterson
* Jessica Cibich
* Bronte Pickett
* Nicole Geeves
* Carla Bond
* Denise Durajski
* Amanda Gillon
* Claire Messent
* Jemma Buckley
* Rheannin Kelly
* Melissa Luff
* Hope Munro
1 goal
* Nicole Arrold
* Sara Cornish
* Sally Vaughan
* Ebony Barber
* Megan Rivers
* Asura Baudaskaite
* Teri Bergin
* Michelle Caden
* Angela Marriner
* Danette Boland
* Kirsten Drysdale
* Melanie Twitt
* Joanne Galletly
* Sarah Harrison
* Mignon Marles
* Lauren Austin
* Lucy Ockenden
* Lena Perriman
* Kary Chau
* Sarah O'Connor
* Tegan Riordan
* Ngaire Smith
* Chantelle Ciallella
Source: Clearing House