# 2015 Under 18 Women's Australian Championships

The 2015 Women's Under 18 Australian Championships was the a field hockey tournament held in the South Australia city of Adelaide between 8–16 April 2015.
Queensland won the gold medal by defeating Victoria Blue 4–0 in the final. Western Australia won the bronze medal by defeating New South Wales 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, each consisting of five teams in a round robin format. Throughout the pool stage however, teams from each pool competed in crossover matches with the teams in the other pool, with each team playing one crossover match.
At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams of Pools A and B progress through to the semi-finals, where the top placed teams of each pool compete against the second placed team of each pool, with the winners progressing to the final.
The bottom six teams then progress to Pool C, carrying over points from previous matches. Final rankings in Pool C determine final ranking overall.

## Teams

Unlike other National Australian Championships, teams from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria are eligible to enter two teams.
* ACT
* NSW State
* NSW Blue
* NT
* QLD
* SA
* TAS
* VIC Blue
* VIC White
* WA

## Results
### First round

* Note: points from crossover matches have been added into the teams' respective pools, and dates and times of crossover matches has been bolded.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | VIC Blue | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | TAS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | NSW Blue | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | SA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 3 | |
* 8 April 2015 09:00
| TAS | 2 – 6 | VIC Blue |
| Murphy 59' Challis 67' | Report | Ratcliffe 3', 46', 56' Colasurdo 14' Utri 26' Russ 35' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Alycia Amundson (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 11:00
| QLD | 3 – 2 | NSW Blue |
| Whipp 22' Hawkey 30' Greiner 63' | Report | Hamment 33' Pritchard 68' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Kelby Pointon (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 17:00
| SA | 3 – 1 | VIC White |
| Holland-Smith 31' McKenna 50' Mallinson 59' | Report | Arneil 12' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 13:00
| QLD | 3 – 0 | VIC Blue |
| Malone 9' Greiner 20', 42' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Alycia Amundson (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 15:00
| SA | 2 – 4 | TAS |
| Spano 5', 37' | Report | Hinton 8' Curtis 14' Murphy 23', 24' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 17:00
| NSW Blue | 1 – 2 | NT |
| Radcliffe 49' | Report | Porter 26' Smith 53' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 11 April 2015 09:00
| VIC Blue | 3 – 0 | NSW Blue |
| Ratcliffe 28', 62' Anderson 46' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Leonie Young (AUS)
* 11 April 2015 11:00
| QLD | 6 – 1 | SA |
| Greiner 5' Malone 30' Deeth 40' Lowry 43' Whipp 60' Barrett 62' | Report | McKenna 28' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Brydie Wellham (AUS) Alycia Amundson (AUS)
* 11 April 2015 17:00
| WA | 1 – 1 | TAS |
| Morgan 28' | Report | Hinton 70+' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Claire Butcher (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 13:00
| TAS | 2 – 4 | QLD |
| Challis 26' Haas 55' | Report | Whipp 9' Barrett 29', 39', 70' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Brydie Wellham (AUS) Alycia Amundson (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 15:00
| NSW Blue | 3 – 0 | SA |
| Martin 26' Coupe 34' Pritchard 62' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Kelby Pointon (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 17:00
| VIC Blue | 1 – 2 | ACT |
| Philpott 5' | Report | Evans 30', 58' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Claire Butcher (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 09:00
| TAS | 1 – 1 | NSW Blue |
| Challis 62' | Report | Pritchard 13' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS) Leonie Young (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 11:00
| VIC Blue | 6 – 2 | SA |
| Colasurdo 43' Russ 45' James 49' Ratcliffe 57', 61' Utri 58' | Report | Mallinson 20' McKenna 41' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Brydie Wellham (AUS) Kelby Pointon (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 17:00
| QLD | 1 – 3 | NSW State |
| Hawkey 55' | Report | Stewart 14', 25' Capaldi 19' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 11 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | ACT | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | NT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | VIC White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 0 | |
* 8 April 2015 13:00
| NSW State | 3 – 0 | NT |
| Gillard 43' Stewart 50' Wilson 59' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Alycia Amundson (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 15:00
| ACT | 0 – 2 | WA |
| | Report | Morgan 46' Gibbs 61' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)
* 8 April 2015 17:00
| SA | 3 – 1 | VIC White |
| Holland-Smith 31' McKenna 50' Mallinson 59' | Report | Arneil 12' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 09:00
| NSW State | 3 – 2 | ACT |
| Stewart 14' Arnott 39' Wilson 69' | Report | Monfries 21' Cornish 48' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Claire Butcher (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 11:00
| VIC White | 0 – 8 | WA |
| | Report | Morgan 7', 39' Bestall 16' Collard 40', 58' del Borello 50' Green 65' Capewell 68' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Kelby Pointon (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 9 April 2015 17:00
| NSW Blue | 1 – 2 | NT |
| Radcliffe 49' | Report | Porter 26' Smith 53' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 11 April 2015 13:00
| NSW State | 8 – 0 | VIC White |
| Steel 3' Stewart 14', 45' Wilson 25' McCauley 26' Arnott 53' Barrett 55' Gillard 60' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Kelby Pointon (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)
* 11 April 2015 15:00
| ACT | 5 – 1 | NT |
| Cornish 6' Apps 10' Deacon 33' Evans 56', 57' | Report | Conca 54' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 11 April 2015 17:00
| WA | 1 – 1 | TAS |
| Morgan 28' | Report | Hinton 70+' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Claire Butcher (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 09:00
| NT | 7 – 0 | VIC White |
| Barba 6', 14' Conca 20' Graf 34', 36' Lidbetter 51' Stephenson 57' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 11:00
| WA | 0 – 0 | NSW State |
| | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Alycia Amundson (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 17:00
| VIC Blue | 1 – 2 | ACT |
| Philpott 5' | Report | Evans 30', 58' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Claire Butcher (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 12 April 2015 13:00
| WA | 4 – 0 | NT |
| Fidoe 1' Collard 4', 7', 9' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Alycia Amundson (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 15:00
| ACT | 3 – 2 | VIC White |
| Deacon 50' Evans 60' Price 61' | Report | Pell 41' Riley 53' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Claire Butcher (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 13 April 2015 17:00
| QLD | 1 – 3 | NSW State |
| Hawkey 55' | Report | Stewart 14', 25' Capaldi 19' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

### Second round

* Note: results from previous crossover matches (including teams not in Pool C) were included in Pool C rankings.

#### Pool C (Classification Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ACT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | TAS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | NT | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 | NSW Blue | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | SA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
| 6 | VIC White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 |
* 15 April 2015 09:00
| NSW Blue | 2 – 2 | VIC White |
| Hardy 4' Steinert 11' | Report | Malligan 30' Sutherland 48' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Kelby Pointon (AUS) Claire Butcher (AUS)
* 15 April 2015 11:00
| SA | 1 – 2 | ACT |
| Spano 54' | Report | Cornish 2' Deacon 49' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 15 April 2015 13:00
| TAS | 1 – 0 | NT |
| Challis 12' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 16 April 2015 08:30
| TAS | 3 – 1 | VIC White |
| O'Conor 2' Hinton 54', 56' | Report | Malligan 9' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Claire Butcher (AUS) Brydie Wellham (AUS)
* 16 April 2015 09:00
| SA | 0 – 5 | NT |
| | Report | Conca 14' Porter 48' Smith 57' Stephenson 58' Graf 69' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Kelby Pointon (AUS)
* 16 April 2015 10:30
| NSW Blue | 1 – 2 | ACT |
| Martin 43' | Report | Evans 26' Cornish 44' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Morgan-Leigh Leeder (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 April 2015 | 15 April 2015 |
| QLD | 3 |
| QLD | 3 | 16 April 2015 | 16 April 2015 |
| WA | 0 | 16 April 2015 | 16 April 2015 |
| WA | 0 | QLD | 4 |
| 15 April 2015 | 15 April 2015 | | QLD | 4 |
| 15 April 2015 | 15 April 2015 | VIC Blue | 0 |
| NSW State | 0 | VIC Blue | 0 |
| VIC Blue | 2 | | |
| VIC Blue | 2 | Third and fourth place | Third and fourth place |
| | | 16 April 2015 | 16 April 2015 |
| | | WA | 2 |
| | | NSW State | 0 |

##### Semi-finals

* 15 April 2015 15:00
| QLD | 3 – 0 | WA |
| Barrett 24', 70' Wollstein 31' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Alycia Amundson (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)
* 15 April 2015 17:00
| NSW State | 0 – 2 | VIC Blue |
| | Report | Colasurdo 13' Ratcliffe 42' |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 16 April 2015 12:30
| WA | 2 – 0 | NSW State |
| Collard 25' Tonkin 33' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

##### Final

* 16 April 2015 15:00
| QLD | 4 – 0 | VIC Blue |
| Barrett 11' Eleison 16' Wollstein 27' Deeth 33' | Report | |
* State Hockey Centre Umpires: Alycia Amundson (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | QLD | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 18 | Gold Medal |
| | VIC Blue | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 12 | Silver Medal |
| | WA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 14 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | NSW State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 13 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | ACT | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 15 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | TAS | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 11 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | NT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 9 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | NSW Blue | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | Eighth Place |
| 9 | SA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 3 | Ninth Place |
| 10 | VIC White | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 1 | Tenth Place |