# 2009 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2009 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 17th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 27 February – 5 April 2009 at various venues, before culminating in Melbourne for the finals.
NSW Arrows won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating QLD Scorchers 5–3 in the final. WA Diamonds finished in third place after defeating Canberra Strikers 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Participating teams

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

## Competition format

The 2008 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

All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out. Match points were as follows:
· 3 points for a win · 1 points to each team in the event of a draw · 1 point will be awarded to the winner of the shoot-out · 0 points to the loser of the match

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW Arrows | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | +34 | 41 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA Diamonds | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 36 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | QLD Scorchers | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 24 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | VIC Vipers | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 22 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 11 | |
| 7 | Tassie Van Demons | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 42 | −29 | 6 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 4 | |

#### Fixtures

* 27 February 2009
| Canberra Strikers | 2–4 | VIC Vipers |
| E. Taylor 5' Gallagher 6' | Report | Schubach 19' Chau 28' Trahar 44' O'Connor 65' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 27 February 2009
| Tassie Van Demons | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Southern Suns |
| Duay 4' White 8' Geeves 44' | Report | Coleiro 24' J. Pisani 25' Hamahona 64', 82' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 27 February 2009
| QLD Scorchers | 1–4 | NSW Arrows |
| Korner 69' | Report | Rivers 54' Barber 61' Hurtz 65', 67' |
* Stadium: Maryborough Hockey Association, Maryborough
* 27 February 2009
| NT Pearls | 0–2 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Ciallella 16' Buckley 45' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 1 March 2009
| Canberra Strikers | 0–3 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Burns 19' Peake 25' Nanscawen 36' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 1 March 2009
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–0 | Southern Suns |
| White 10' | Report | |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 1 March 2009
| QLD Scorchers | 0–3 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Hurtz 20' Barber 44', 50' |
* Stadium: Maryborough Hockey Association, Maryborough
* 1 March 2009
| NT Pearls | 0–3 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Eglington 49' Collins 55', 60' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 6 March 2009
| WA Diamonds | 5–1 | QLD Scorchers |
| Liddelow 3', 23' Ciallella 6', 21', 67' | Report | Korner 63' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 6 March 2009
| Southern Suns | 2–1 | NT Pearls |
| Parker 8' Simms 68' | Report | O'Connell 56' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 6 March 2009
| VIC Vipers | 6–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Peake 16' Riordan 17' Schubach 32' Messent 41', 58' O'Connor 60' | Report | Geeves 5' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 6 March 2009
| NSW Arrows | 6–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| Rivers 10' Sanders 26', 58', 68' Hurtz 44', 66' | Report | |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 8 March 2009
| WA Diamonds | 3–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| Munro 16' Ciallella 36', 46' | Report | J. Dwyer 50', 53' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 8 March 2009
| Southern Suns | 2–0 | NT Pearls |
| Greenshields 18' Hamahona 58' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 8 March 2009
| VIC Vipers | 2–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Trost 40' Riordan 55' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 8 March 2009
| NSW Arrows | 2–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Barber 22' Hurtz 60' | Report | E. Taylor 20' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 13 March 2009
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–6 | QLD Scorchers |
| Bashore 55' | Report | Holcroft 4', 15' J. Dwyer 18' M. Hudson 44' Korner 50' Reuter 52' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 13 March 2009
| VIC Vipers | 1–2 | Southern Suns |
| Schubach 50' | Report | Simms 14' Hampton 54' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 13 March 2009
| WA Diamonds | 4–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Buckley 15', 17' A. Nelson 25' Liddelow 32' | Report | Desmet 54' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 13 March 2009
| NT Pearls | 1–6 | NSW Arrows |
| E. Peris 10' | Report | Sanders 7' Hollywood 33' Close 34', 46' Barber 47' Eastham 61' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 15 March 2009
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–3 | QLD Scorchers |
| Bashore 55' | Report | Blyth 30', 66' Holcroft 62' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 15 March 2009
| VIC Vipers | 2–1 | Southern Suns |
| Riordan 56' Schubach 61' | Report | Hamahona 41' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 15 March 2009
| WA Diamonds | 3–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| McGurk 16' Smithson 30' Gale 34' | Report | |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 15 March 2009
| NT Pearls | 0–3 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Close 13' Eastham 23' Brooks 65' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 21 March 2009
| NSW Arrows | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | VIC Vipers |
| Rivers 28' Close 35' Harris 74' | Report | Coulson 15' Chau 59' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 21 March 2009
| Southern Suns | 2–5 | WA Diamonds |
| Simms 60', 64' | Report | Munro 4' Liddelow 12' A. Nelson 23' Eglington 36' Buckley 49' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 21 March 2009
| Canberra Strikers | 4–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| De La Paz Hernández 8' Lucas 17' Desmet 25', 54' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 21 March 2009
| QLD Scorchers | 1–0 | NT Pearls |
| Schulz 41' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 22 March 2009
| NSW Arrows | 2–1 | VIC Vipers |
| Hurtz 3' Harris 33' | Report | Coulson 64' |
* Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
* 22 March 2009
| Southern Suns | 0–5 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | A. Nelson 6' Taylor 7' Gale 22', 45' Buckley 70' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 22 March 2009
| Canberra Strikers | 2–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| De La Paz Hernández 23' Flanagan 43' | Report | Calvert 66' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 22 March 2009
| QLD Scorchers | 3–0 | NT Pearls |
| Holcroft 18' M. Hudson 44' Reuter 57' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 30 March 2009
| NT Pearls | 0–3 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Chau 25' Joseph 38' Messent 59' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 30 March 2009
| QLD Scorchers | 1–2 | Canberra Strikers |
| M. Hudson 53' | Report | Desmet 10', 39' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 30 March 2009
| Southern Suns | 0–4 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Sanders 51', 52', 59' Close 54' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 30 March 2009
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–5 | WA Diamonds |
| Bashore 9' White 25' | Report | Collins 31', 43' Gale 40' Calton 56' Ciallella 65' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 31 March 2009
| Southern Suns | 2–6 | QLD Scorchers |
| Evans 5' J. Pisani 52' | Report | Schulz 10', 60' Eiser 19' Korner 43', 45', 58' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 31 March 2009
| NSW Arrows | 6–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Eastham 19', 54' Hurtz 39' Johnson 43' Rivers 47' Harris 61' | Report | White 25' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 31 March 2009
| VIC Vipers | 2–3 | WA Diamonds |
| Bond 8' Messent 58' | Report | Smithson 13', 18' Liddelow 35' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 31 March 2009
| Canberra Strikers | 2–0 | NT Pearls |
| Kelly 47', 49' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 2 April 2009
| WA Diamonds | 0–2 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Brooks 8' Hurtz 62' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 2 April 2009
| Canberra Strikers | 2–0 | Southern Suns |
| Kelly 34' Desmet 40' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 2 April 2009
| NT Pearls | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Tassie Van Demons |
| T. Eiser 15', 35' Chiu 16', 76' | Report | Geeves 1' Duay 25', 68' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 2 April 2009
| QLD Scorchers | 4–1 | VIC Vipers |
| Holcroft 1', 28' Schulz 25' Blyth 54' | Report | Messent 12' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth and Sixth place | Fifth and Sixth place |
| 4 April 2009 | 4 April 2009 |
| VIC Vipers | 6 |
| VIC Vipers | 6 | 5 April 2009 | 5 April 2009 |
| NT Pearls | 1 | 5 April 2009 | 5 April 2009 |
| NT Pearls | 1 | VIC Vipers | 5 |
| 4 April 2009 | 4 April 2009 | | VIC Vipers | 5 |
| 4 April 2009 | 4 April 2009 | Southern Suns | 2 |
| Southern Suns | 3 | Southern Suns | 2 |
| Tassie Van Demons | 0 | | |
| Tassie Van Demons | 0 | Seventh and Eighth place | Seventh and Eighth place |
| | | 5 April 2009 | 5 April 2009 |
| | | NT Pearls (a.e.t) | 3 |
| | | Tassie Van Demons | 2 |

##### Crossover

* 4 April 2009
| VIC Vipers | 6–1 | NT Pearls |
| Nanscawen 5' Messent 40' O'Connor 48' Riordan 51' Trost 52', 58' | Report | Marriner 57' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 4 April 2009
| Southern Suns | 3–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Claxton 17' Parker 62' Hamahona 68' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 5 April 2009
| NT Pearls | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Tassie Van Demons |
| Ashleigh Morrison 29' Purdy 36' Powely 80' | Report | Bashore 62' Khoury 63' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 5 April 2009
| VIC Vipers | 5–2 | Southern Suns |
| Messent 10' Joseph 30' Nanscawen 33' Chau 51' Riordan 59' | Report | Evans 49' Hamahona 66' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 4 April 2009 | 4 April 2009 |
| NSW Arrows | 2 |
| NSW Arrows | 2 | 5 April 2009 | 5 April 2009 |
| Canberra Strikers | 0 | 5 April 2009 | 5 April 2009 |
| Canberra Strikers | 0 | NSW Arrows | 5 |
| 4 April 2009 | 4 April 2009 | | NSW Arrows | 5 |
| 4 April 2009 | 4 April 2009 | QLD Scorchers | 3 |
| WA Diamonds | 1 (1) | QLD Scorchers | 3 |
| QLD Scorchers (p.s.o) | 1 (3) | | |
| QLD Scorchers (p.s.o) | 1 (3) | Third and Fourth place | Third and Fourth place |
| | | 5 April 2009 | 5 April 2009 |
| | | Canberra Strikers | 0 |
| | | WA Diamonds | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 4 April 2009
| NSW Arrows | 2–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| Harris 46' Hurtz 63' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
* 4 April 2009
| WA Diamonds | 1–1 | QLD Scorchers |
| McGurk 68' | Report | Blyth 9' |
| Penalties |||
| | 1–3 | |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

##### Third and fourth place

* 5 April 2009
| Canberra Strikers | 0–2 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Buckley 53' McGurk 58' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

##### Final

* 5 April 2009
| NSW Arrows | 5–3 | QLD Scorchers |
| Eastham 11' Harris 27' Hurtz 41', 58' Rivers 46' | Report | Schulz 12', 22', 37' |
* Stadium: State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
| Hope Munro | Emily Hurtz | Fiona Johnson |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | NSW Arrows | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | +38 | 47 | Gold Medal |
| | QLD Scorchers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 | Silver Medal |
| | WA Diamonds | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 40 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 24 | |
| 5 | VIC Vipers | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 28 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 14 | |
| 7 | Territory Pearls | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 6 | |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 7 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 220 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match.
12 goals
* Emily Hurtz
7 goals
* Rebecca Sanders
* Jodie Schulz
* Claire Messent
* Chantelle Ciallella
6 goals
* Laura Desmet
* Tegan Holcroft
* Amy Korner
* Piki Hamahona
* Jemma Buckley
5 goals
* Ebony Barber
* Jade Close
* Casey Eastham
* Susannah Harris
* Megan Rivers
* Stephanie Riordan
* Shelly Liddelow
4 goals
* Madonna Blyth
* Carly Simms
* Charlotte White
* Kary Chau
* Danielle Schubach
* Harriet Collins
* Samantha Gale
3 goals
* Amy Kelly
* Jill Dwyer
* Marnie Hudson
* Kayla Bashore
* Eloise Duay
* Nicole Geeves
* Georgia Nanscawen
* Sarah O'Connor
* Renee Trost
* Kobie McGurk
* Ashleigh Nelson
* Sian Smithson
2 goals
* María de la Paz Hernández
* Emma Taylor
* Belinda Brooks
* Olivia Chiu
* Tammy Eiser
* Rebecca Reuter
* Holly Evans
* Georgina Parker
* Janelle Pisani
* Rebecca Coulson
* Stacia Joseph
* Hana Peake
* Lisa Eglington
* Hope Munro
1 goal
* Anna Flanagan
* Peta Gallagher
* Karia Lucas
* Kate Hollywood
* Fiona Johnson
* Angela Marriner
* Ashleigh Morrison
* Kate O'Connell
* Emily Peris
* Lauren Powely
* Stephanie Purdy
* Prue Eiser
* Margaret Coleiro
* Jane Claxton
* Bianca Greenshields
* Rachel Hampton
* Hannah Calvert
* Nina Khoury
* Carla Bond
* Anna Burns
* Erica Trahar
* Amanda Calton
* Jayde Taylor
Source: Clearing House