# 2018 Under 18 Women's Australian Championships

The 2018 Women's Under 18 Australian Championships was a field hockey tournament held in the Tasmanian city of Launceston from 13–21 March.
NSW State won the gold medal, defeating WA 3–2 in the final. QLD Maroon won the bronze medal by defeating VIC 6–1 in the third place playoff.

## Teams

* ACT
* NSW Blue
* NSW State
* NT
* QLD Gold
* QLD Maroon
* SA
* TAS
* VIC
* WA

## Results
### Preliminary round

* Each team played one crossover match; points have been added to teams' respective pools.

#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD Maroon | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | VIC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | SA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | TAS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 2 | |
| 5 | NT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 2 | |
* 13 March 2018 14:30
| QLD Maroon | 1–3 | NSW State |
| Office 12' | Report | Bradley 20' Schonell 44' Tobbe 66' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Lauren Berndt (AUS)
* 13 March 2018 16:15
| TAS | 1–4 | SA |
| Williams 38' | Report | Lewis 24' Goldsmith 30' De Broughe 44' Hoffman 62' |
* Umpires: Jessica Edwards (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 13 March 2018 18:00
| VIC | 5–0 | NT |
| Downes 24', 35+', 37' Utri 46' Lawton 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Peta Wallison (AUS) Emily Nunn (AUS)
* 14 March 2018 15:00
| TAS | 0–3 | NSW Blue |
| | Report | Askey 2' Croker 33' Watts 53' |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Jessica Currie (AUS)
* 14 March 2018 16:45
| VIC | 5–0 | SA |
| Morris 17' Hamilton-Smith 20' Utri 40' Florey 45' Moore 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: Claudia Hartas (AUS) Lauren Moore (AUS)
* 14 March 2018 18:30
| QLD Maroon | 9–0 | NT |
| D. Dolkens 4', 58' L-B. Smith 8' Harris 14', 18', 45' Office 31' C. Dolkens 35+' Mathison 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jessica Edwards (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)
* 15 March 2018 14:30
| VIC | 4–3 | WA |
| Downes 23', 38' Florey 47' Morris 47' | Report | Flynn 19', 41' Dowd 61' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Peta Wallison (AUS)
* 15 March 2018 16:15
| TAS | 0–11 | QLD Maroon |
| | Report | Harris 10', 28', 49', 61' D. Dolkens 27', 33', 59' Office 35', 39' J. Smith 42' Mathison 66' |
* Umpires: Jessica Currie (AUS) Jessica Edwards (AUS)
* 15 March 2018 18:00
| SA | 9–1 | NT |
| Higgins 11', 19' De Broughe 15', 32', 40' Shand 21' Cameron 24' Lewis 35+' Griffin 62' | Report | Knowles 16' |
* Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Lauren Berndt (AUS)
* 17 March 2018 10:30
| VIC | 3–5 | QLD Maroon |
| Downes 13' Moore 35', 70' | Report | J. Smith 11', 39' Reid 29' Office 52' Fitzpatrick 63' |
* Umpires: Jessica Edwards (AUS) Claudia Hartas (AUS)
* 17 March 2018 12:15
| NT | 1–1 | TAS |
| Kleidon 24' | Report | Phillips 67' |
* Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Peta Wallison (AUS)
* 17 March 2018 14:00
| SA | 0–3 | QLD Gold |
| | Report | S. Staples 31' Walker 64' Best 66' |
* Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 18 March 2018 12:40
| QLD Maroon | 5–1 | SA |
| Fitzpatrick 6' Harris 9', 10' J. Smith 17' D. Dolkens 24' | Report | Hoffman 22' |
* Umpires: Claudia Hartas (AUS) Alissia Pearson (AUS)
* 18 March 2018 14:25
| TAS | 2–2 | VIC |
| Bridley 14', 18' | Report | Colasurdo 51' Lawton 60' |
* Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Jessica Currie (AUS)
* 18 March 2018 16:10
| NT | 0–0 | ACT |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Jessica Edwards (AUS) Peta Wallison (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | WA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | QLD Gold | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | |
| 4 | NSW Blue | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 4 | |
| 5 | ACT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 2 | |
* 13 March 2018 11:00
| WA | 5–0 | ACT |
| Dowd 11', 40' Snyman 25', 58' Vanderzwan 49' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)
* 13 March 2018 12:45
| NSW Blue | 1–3 | QLD Gold |
| Askey 49' | Report | S. Staples 19' Reid 24' Best 47' |
* Umpires: Claudia Hartas (AUS) Jessica Currie (AUS)
* 13 March 2018 14:30
| QLD Maroon | 1–3 | NSW State |
| Office 12' | Report | Bradley 20' Schonell 44' Tobbe 66' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Lauren Berndt (AUS)
* 14 March 2018 11:30
| WA | 4–1 | QLD Gold |
| Flynn 7', 53' Vanderzwan 38' Sertorio 44' | Report | Best 45' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Emily Nunn (AUS)
* 14 March 2018 13:15
| NSW State | 7–0 | ACT |
| Smith 13', 41' Toohey 28' Kable 35+' Schonell 38' Callander 53' Tobbe 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Peta Wallison (AUS)
* 14 March 2018 15:00
| TAS | 0–3 | NSW Blue |
| | Report | Askey 2' Croker 33' Watts 53' |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Jessica Currie (AUS)
* 15 March 2018 11:00
| NSW Blue | 2–10 | NSW State |
| Askey 13' Smith 24' | Report | Pickering 3' Toohey 17', 56' Schonell 20' Callander 29', 54' Young 37' Smith 57' Johnston 62' Kable 70' |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Emily Nunn (AUS)
* 15 March 2018 12:45
| QLD Gold | 1–0 | ACT |
| Chappell 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Claudia Hartas (AUS)
* 15 March 2018 14:30
| VIC | 4–3 | WA |
| Downes 23', 38' Florey 47' Morris 47' | Report | Flynn 19', 41' Dowd 61' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Peta Wallison (AUS)
* 17 March 2018 14:00
| SA | 0–3 | QLD Gold |
| | Report | S. Staples 31' Walker 64' Best 66' |
* Umpires: Alissia Pearson (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 17 March 2018 15:45
| WA | 1–1 | NSW State |
| DeSilva 4' | Report | Kable 7' |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 17 March 2018 17:30
| ACT | 1–1 | NSW Blue |
| S. Sutherland 45' | Report | Osborne 29' |
* Umpires: Jessica Currie (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 18 March 2018 16:10
| NT | 0–0 | ACT |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Jessica Edwards (AUS) Peta Wallison (AUS)
* 18 March 2018 17:55
| NSW State | 8–0 | QLD Gold |
| Schonell 20', 33', 58' Johnston 42', 69' Pickering 44' Kable 45' Smith 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Jessica Fox (AUS)
* 18 March 2018 19:40
| NSW Blue | 0–3 | WA |
| | Report | Snyman 17', 66' Vanderzwan 51' |
* Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)

### Classification round
#### Fifth to tenth place classification
##### Ninth and tenth place

* 20 March 2018 14:00
| NT | 1–4 | ACT |
| Cronje 58' | Report | Bowles 2' Dooley 37' Martin 66' Sheargold 67' |
* Umpires: Jessica Currie (AUS) Emily Nunn (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 20 March 2018 16:00
| TAS | 0–1 | NSW Blue |
| | Report | Sandy 38' |
* Umpires: Jessica Fox (AUS) Peta Wallison (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 20 March 2018 18:00
| SA | 1–5 | QLD Gold |
| Cameron 52' | Report | Chappell 24' Reid 25' Best 27' J. Staples 48' Punch 55' |
* Umpires: Jessica Edwards (AUS) Claudia Hartas (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 20 March 2018 | 20 March 2018 |
| QLD Maroon | 2 (1) |
| QLD Maroon | 2 (1) | 21 March 2018 | 21 March 2018 |
| WA (pen.) | 2 (3) | 21 March 2018 | 21 March 2018 |
| WA (pen.) | 2 (3) | WA | 2 |
| 20 March 2018 | 20 March 2018 | | WA | 2 |
| 20 March 2018 | 20 March 2018 | NSW State | 3 |
| NSW State | 2 | NSW State | 3 |
| VIC | 0 | | |
| VIC | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 21 March 2018 | 21 March 2018 |
| | | QLD Maroon | 6 |
| | | VIC | 1 |

##### Semi-finals

* 20 March 2018 10:00
| QLD Maroon | 2–2 | WA |
| D. Dolkens 26' J. Smith 38' | Report | Hutton 11' Flynn 33' |
| Penalties |||
| D. Dolkens Mathison Fitzpatrick Brown | 1–3 | Hutton Vanderzwan Sertorio Flynn |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Alissia Pearson (AUS)
* 20 March 2018 12:00
| NSW State | 2–0 | VIC |
| Callander 29' Bradley 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Emily Ogden (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 21 March 2018 11:15
| QLD Maroon | 6–1 | VIC |
| Fitzpatrick 2', 51' Harris 19', 54' L-B. Smith 49' Brown 51' | Report | Colasurdo 54' |
* Umpires: Emily Ogden (AUS) Alissia Pearson (AUS)

##### Final

* 21 March 2018 10:00
| WA | 2–3 | NSW State |
| Vanderzwan 25' Dowd 66' | Report | Kable 14' Smith 45' Tobbe 50' |
* Umpires: Lauren Berndt (AUS) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | NSW State | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| | WA | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 11 | Silver Medal |
| | QLD Maroon | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | VIC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | QLD Gold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | SA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 6 | |
| 7 | NSW Blue | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 7 | |
| 8 | TAS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 2 | |
| 9 | ACT | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | |
| 10 | NT | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 2 | |