# 2000 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2000 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 8th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Sydney, and was contested from 7–19 March 2000.
NSWIS Arrows won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating QAS Scorchers 2–1 in extra-time, after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. ACT Strikers finished in third place after defeating WAIS Diamonds 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Participating teams

* ACT Strikers
* NSWIS Arrows
* Territory Pearls
* QAS Scorchers
* Adelaide Suns
* Tassie Van Demons
* VIS Vipers
* WAIS Diamonds

## Competition format

The 2000 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

Points :
| W | WD | LD | L |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Every match in the 2000 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.

## Results

All times are local (UTC+10:00).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QAS Scorchers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | ACT Strikers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 17 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | NSWIS Arrows | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | WAIS Diamonds | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | VIS Vipers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 7 March 2000 14:00
| QAS Scorchers | 4–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| Skirving 30' Hudson 43' Smith 61' Free 66' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 7 March 2000 16:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | VIS Vipers |
| B. Langham 84' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 7 March 2000 18:00
| NSWIS Arrows | 2–3 | ACT Strikers |
| Banning 42' Morrison 52' | Report | Gallagher 9' Staunton 16' S. Taylor 54' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 7 March 2000 20:00
| WAIS Diamonds | 9–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Hawkes 3', 28', 53' Ringrose 14' Young 25' Andrews 32', 44', 68' Halliday 66' | Report | Godfrey 56' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 8 March 2000 14:00
| VIS Vipers | 0–0 |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–0 |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 8 March 2000 16:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–3 | QAS Scorchers |
| | Report | Callow 18' Donnelly 27' Free 33' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 8 March 2000 18:00
| NSWIS Arrows | 8–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Sargeant 1', 38' Freedman 2', 39' Morrison 5' Needham 34' J. Towers 42' Banning 60' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 8 March 2000 20:00
| ACT Strikers | 2–3 | WAIS Diamonds |
| Paterson 39' Staunton 42' | Report | Andrews 42' Ringrose 62' Hawkes 65' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 9 March 2000 14:00
| VIS Vipers | 0–4 | QAS Scorchers |
| | Report | Hudson 3' Faulkner 28' Morris 53' Donnelly 59' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 9 March 2000 16:00
| Adelaide Suns | 1–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Jackson 13' | Report | Walker 21', 39' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 9 March 2000 18:00
| Territory Pearls | 0–5 | ACT Strikers |
| | Report | Powell 2', 7', 41' Paterson 39' S. Taylor 54' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 9 March 2000 20:00
| WAIS Diamonds | 1–3 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Winter 51' | Report | K. Towers 26' Annan 45' J. Towers 66' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 March 2000 10:00
| WAIS Diamonds | 4–2 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Andrews 17' Dalby 22' Young 31' Ringrose 57' | Report | M. Langham 46', 55' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 March 2000 12:00
| Adelaide Suns | 0–5 | ACT Strikers |
| | Report | Powell 3', 38' S. Taylor 31' Staunton 46' Gallagher 61' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 March 2000 14:00
| VIS Vipers | 2–4 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Smith 63' Mitchell-Taverner 70' | Report | J. Towers 3' Annan 39' Tassell 47', 69' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 11 March 2000 16:00
| QAS Scorchers | 6–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Hudson 33', 67' Smith 41' Morris 53', 55' Free 67' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 12 March 2000 10:00
| ACT Strikers | 2–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Powell 43' Jennings 70' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 12 March 2000 12:00
| Adelaide Suns | 3–1 | WAIS Diamonds |
| Haslam 29', 52' Peek 53' | Report | Andrews 32' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 12 March 2000 14:00
| Territory Pearls | 2–4 | VIS Vipers |
| Colgan 22' Godfrey 42' | Report | Spalding 13' Dobson 28', 41' Mitchell-Taverner 57' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 12 March 2000 16:00
| QAS Scorchers | 4–0 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Hudson 10', 45' Cole 14' Morris 25' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 March 2000 14:00
| NSWIS Arrows | 4–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Annan 7' K. Towers 17' Morrison 46' Needham 55' | Report | Eadie 32' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 March 2000 16:00
| Territory Pearls | 0–10 | Adelaide Suns |
| | Report | Militz 8', 27' Haslam 13' Jackson 22' Pickett 32' Wood 39', 56' Marles 45', 69', 70' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 March 2000 18:00
| WAIS Diamonds | 3–1 | VIS Vipers |
| Andrews 12' Ramshaw 21' Ringrose 64' | Report | Dobson 34' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 14 March 2000 20:00
| ACT Strikers | 4–2 | QAS Scorchers |
| Jennings 8' Powell 29' MacKinnon 42' S. Taylor 69' | Report | Morris 10' Free 39' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 15 March 2000 14:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 8–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Carr 8' M. Langham 14' Wallington 20' Turner 23' McDonald 34' B. Langham 44' White 45', 50' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 15 March 2000 16:00
| NSWIS Arrows | 2–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| Morrison 39' Banning 70' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 15 March 2000 18:00
| QAS Scorchers | 2–1 | WAIS Diamonds |
| Smith 24' Hudson 32' | Report | Ringrose 68' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 15 March 2000 20:00
| ACT Strikers | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | VIS Vipers |
| Powell 3', 56', 74' Bankovsky 16' Gallagher 69' | Report | Mitchell-Taverner 14' Smith 39' Purcell 49' Gillon 68' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 17 March 2000 | 17 March 2000 |
| Tassie Van Demons | 2 |
| Tassie Van Demons | 2 | 19 March 2000 | 19 March 2000 |
| Territory Pearls | 0 | 19 March 2000 | 19 March 2000 |
| Territory Pearls | 0 | Tassie Van Demons | 2 |
| 17 March 2000 | 17 March 2000 | | Tassie Van Demons | 2 |
| 17 March 2000 | 17 March 2000 | VIS Vipers | 1 |
| Adelaide Suns | 1 | VIS Vipers | 1 |
| VIS Vipers | 3 | | |
| VIS Vipers | 3 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 19 March 2000 | 19 March 2000 |
| | | Territory Pearls | 0 |
| | | Adelaide Suns | 3 |

##### Crossover

* 17 March 2000 14:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–0 | Territory Pearls |
| B. Langham 9' Wallington 53' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 17 March 2000 16:00
| Adelaide Suns | 1–3 | VIS Vipers |
| Wood 53' | Report | B. Imison 17', 19' Smith 31' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 19 March 2000 08:00
| Territory Pearls | 0–3 | Adelaide Suns |
| | Report | Wood 37' Haslam 42', 43' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 19 March 2000 10:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–1 | VIS Vipers |
| Carr 15' Wallington 46' | Report | Smith 44' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 17 March 2000 | 17 March 2000 |
| QAS Scorchers | 2 |
| QAS Scorchers | 2 | 19 March 2000 | 19 March 2000 |
| WAIS Diamonds | 0 | 19 March 2000 | 19 March 2000 |
| WAIS Diamonds | 0 | QAS Scorchers | 1 |
| 17 March 2000 | 17 March 2000 | | QAS Scorchers | 1 |
| 17 March 2000 | 17 March 2000 | NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t) | 2 |
| ACT Strikers | 1 | NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t) | 2 |
| NSWIS Arrows | 4 | | |
| NSWIS Arrows | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 19 March 2000 | 19 March 2000 |
| | | WAIS Diamonds | 2 |
| | | ACT Strikers | 4 |

##### Semi-finals

* 17 March 2000 18:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–0 | WAIS Diamonds |
| Free 8' Callow 43' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre
* 17 March 2000 20:00
| ACT Strikers | 1–4 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Powell 2' | Report | K. Towers 4', 64' J. Towers 21' Annan 49' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Third and fourth place

* 19 March 2000 12:00
| WAIS Diamonds | 2–4 | ACT Strikers |
| Andrews 14', 48' | Report | Powell 15', 27' Carruthers 40' S. Taylor 52' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

##### Final

* 19 March 2000 14:00
| QLD Scorchers | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | NSWIS Arrows |
| Hudson 53' | Report | J. Towers 2' Annan 80' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
| Katrina Powell | Katrina Powell | Rachel Imison | Karen Smith |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | NSWIS Arrows | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 20 | Gold Medal |
| | QAS Scorchers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 22 | Silver Medal |
| | ACT Strikers | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | WAIS Diamonds | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 12 | |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | VIS Vipers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 10 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Suns | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 55 | −52 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 166 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.61 goals per match.
13 goals
* Katrina Powell
9 goals
* Michelle Andrews
8 goals
* Nicole Hudson
5 goals
* Sarah Taylor
* Alyson Annan
* Julie Towers
* Kelly Free
* Jenn Morris
* Juliet Haslam
* Candice Ringrose
4 goals
* Brooke Morrison
* Kristen Towers
* Kate Wood
* Ngaire Smith
* Rechelle Hawkes
3 goals
* Peta Gallagher
* Tonina Staunton
* Joanne Banning
* Karen Smith
* Mignon Marles
* Bianca Langham
* Marcelle Langham
* Simone Wallington
* Louise Dobson
* Claire Mitchell-Taverner
2 goals
* Denise Jennings
* Katrina Paterson
* Sarah Freedman
* Kelly Needham
* Megan Sargeant
* Wendy Tassell
* Lisa Godfrey
* Anne-Marie Callow
* Patrice Donnelly
* Ashleigh Jackson
* Rachel Militz
* Ilene Carr
* Kimberley Walker
* Lottie White
* Bethany Imison
* Fiona Young
1 goal
* Miriam Bankovsky
* Lisa Carruthers
* Kate MacKinnon
* Kellie Colgan
* Tammy Cole
* Suzanne Faulkner
* Angela Skirving
* Alison Peek
* Bronte Pickett
* Deborah Eadie
* Vanessa McDonald
* Natalie Turner
* Amanda Gillon
* Lisa Purcell
* Shellee Spalding
* Nicole Dalby
* Emily Halliday
* Rachel Ramshaw
* Sharon Winter