# 2015 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2015 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 23rd edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.
The Queensland Scorchers won the gold medal for the fifth time by defeating the Victorian Vipers 2–1 in the final.

## Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.
The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.
The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.

## Teams

* Canberra Strikers
* New South Wales Arrows
* NT Pearls
* Queensland Scorchers
* SA Suns
* Tassie Van Demons
* Victorian Vipers
* WA Diamonds

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW Arrows | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | Canberra Strikers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | WA Diamonds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tassie Van Demons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | |
* 25 September 2015 17:00
| WA Diamonds | 2–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Lammers 45' Slattery 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)
* 25 September 2015 19:00
| NSW Arrows | 1–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| Williams 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 17:00
| NSW Arrows | 7–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Hayes 4' Smith 6', 54' Williams 36' Simpson 53' Stewart 56' Brazel 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 19:00
| Canberra Strikers | 2–1 | WA Diamonds |
| Gray 52' Bailey-Price 55' | Report | Slattery 22' |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 13:00
| Canberra Strikers | 4–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Flanagan 1', 34', 37' Bone 57' | Report | McCambridge 44' |
* Umpires: Michelle Pecar (AUS) Janelle Bond (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 15:00
| NSW Arrows | 5–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Stewart 6' Farrell 13' Morgan 36' Smith 45' Jenner 48' | Report | Lammers 40' Slattery 58' |
* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VIC Vipers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | NSW Arrows | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | SA Suns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tassie Van Demons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | |
* 25 September 2015 13:00
| VIC Vipers | 3–0 | NT Pearls |
| Messent 3', 43' Hurtz 32' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)
* 25 September 2015 15:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | SA Suns |
| Kenny 6' Blyth 22' | Report | Nance 19' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Michelle Pecar (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 13:00
| QLD Scorchers | 9–0 | NT Pearls |
| J. Dwyer 10' Allendorf 17', 24', 34' Kenny 23', 30' S. Fitzpatrick 42' M. Fitzpatrick 48' Taylor 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Janelle Bond (AUS)
* 26 September 2015 15:00
| SA Suns | 0–2 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Hurtz 35' Nanscawen 45' |
* Umpires: Michelle Pecar (AUS) Sarah Allanson (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 17:00
| SA Suns | 5–1 | NT Pearls |
| Busiko 2' Welstead 23' McMahon 47', 55' Parker 57' | Report | Richards 5' |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)
* 28 September 2015 19:00
| QLD Scorchers | 0–2 | Victorian Vipers |
| | Report | Nanscawen 34' Hurtz 47' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sarah Allanson (AUS)

### Second round
#### Pool C (Medal round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD Scorchers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | VIC Vipers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | NSW Arrows | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
* 29 September 2015 17:00
| Canberra Strikers | 2–6 | QLD Scorchers |
| Gray 24', 52' | Report | M. Fitzpatrick 6' Allendorf 15', 32' S. Fitzpatrick 29', 58' Kershaw 48' |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Kylie Seymour (AUS)
* 29 September 2015 19:00
| NSW Arrows | 3–2 | VIC Vipers |
| Hanna 5', 8' Stewart 18' | Report | Taylor 15' Nanscawen 30' |
* Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 17:00
| VIC Vipers | 3–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Hurtz 4', 34' Messent 12' | Report | Evans 7' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 19:00
| NSW Arrows | 1–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| Stewart 22' | Report | Kenny 33' J. Dwyer 59' |
* Umpires: Janelle Bond (AUS) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

#### Pool D (Classification round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | WA Diamonds | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | SA Suns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Tassie Van Demons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | NT Pearls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
* 29 September 2015 13:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–0 | NT Pearls |
| Brennan 12' | Report | |
* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)
* 29 September 2015 15:00
| WA Diamonds | 3–2 | SA Suns |
| Lammers 3' Slattery 20' Flynn 36' | Report | Parker 9' Grist 43' |
* Umpires: Janelle Bond (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 13:00
| SA Suns | 2–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| van Bodegom 9' McMahon 20' | Report | Hinton 48' |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Michelle Pecar (AUS)
* 1 October 2015 15:00
| WA Diamonds | 4–0 | NT Pearls |
| Esslemont 8' Nelson 20', 29' Squibb 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Rhianon Fernando (AUS)

### Classification games
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 2 October 2015 13:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–2 | NT Pearls |
| Newlyn 29' Spence 60' | Report | Swann 35' Patterson 45' |
| Penalties |||
| Spence McCambridge Murphy Donovan Calvert —— Calvert | 1–2 | Swann Scriven Peris Divall Richards —— Peris |
* Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Bernadette Pangrazio (AUS)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 2 October 2015 15:00
| WA Diamonds | 2–1 | SA Suns |
| Wilson 7' Denning 25' | Report | Busiko 4' |
* Umpires: Janelle Bond (AUS) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 2 October 2015 17:00
| NSW Arrows | 3–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Jenner 12' Smith 52', 56' | Report | Watson 49' |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)

#### Final

* 2 October 2015 19:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | VIC Vipers |
| Kenny 21' Blyth 32' | Report | Hurtz 4' |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

## Awards

| Best Player | Topscorer | Player of the Final | Best Goalkeeper |
| Jane Claxton | Emily Hurtz | Rachael Lynch | Rachael Lynch |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | Queensland Scorchers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 15 | Gold Medal |
| | Victorian Vipers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Silver Medal |
| | New South Wales Arrows | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | WA Diamonds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | SA Suns | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | NT Pearls | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | Eighth Place |

### Goalscorers
#### 6 Goals

* Emily Hurtz

#### 5 Goals

* Emily Smith
* Murphy Allendorf
* Jodie Kenny

#### 4 Goals

* Grace Stewart
* Kathryn Slattery

#### 3 Goals

* Anna Flanagan
* Laura Gray
* Savannah Fitzpatrick
* Karri McMahon
* Claire Messent
* Georgia Nanscawen
* Kim Lammers

#### 2 Goals

* Kate Hanna
* Kate Jenner
* Mariah Williams
* Jill Dwyer
* Madison Fitzpatrick
* Madonna Blyth
* Anna Busiko
* Georgie Parker
* Ashleigh Nelson

#### 1 Goal

* Catriona Bailey-Price
* Edwina Bone
* Shelley Watson
* Naomi Evans
* Lily Brazel
* Lisa Farrell
* Greta Hayes
* Georgina Morgan
* Cara Simpson
* Mikaela Patterson
* Amy Swann
* Tegan Richards
* Stephanie Kershaw
* Renee Taylor
* Gabrielle Nance
* Emily Grist
* Charlotte van Bodegom
* Leah Welstead
* Amelia Spence
* Elanor Brennan
* Madeleine Newlyn
* Madeleine Hinton
* Sarah McCambridge
* Sophie Taylor
* Kate Denning
* Jess Esslemont
* Erin Flynn
* Penny Squibb
* Georgia Wilson