# 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 25 June through to 18 July 1999.
NSW Arrows won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Canberra Strikers 3–0 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 1–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Participating teams

* Canberra Strikers
* NSW Arrows
* QLD Scorchers
* Adelaide Suns
* Tassie Van Demons
* VIS Vipers
* WAIS Diamonds

## Venues

| Sydney | Adelaide | Brisbane |
| State Hockey Centre | Pines Hockey Stadium | Queensland Hockey Centre |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Melbourne |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Doncaster Hockey Club |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Canberra |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Lyneham Hockey Centre |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Hobart |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Tasmanian Hockey Centre |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Toowoomba |
| BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | BrisbaneToowoombaAdelaideSydneyCanberraMelbourneHobart | Clyde Park Hockey Stadium |

## Competition format

The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from 7 of Australia's 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.

### Point allocation

Points :
| W | WD | LD | L |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Every match in the 1999 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
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | QLD Scorchers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canberra Strikers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Adelaide Suns | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | NSW Arrows | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | |
| 6 | VIS Vipers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | WAIS Diamonds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | |

#### Fixtures

* 25 June 1999 13:00 (AEST)
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–3 | NSW Arrows |
| Wallington 43' B. Langham 60' | Report | J. Towers 7' Twitt 12' K. Towers 40' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Sydney
* 26 June 1999 12:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 0–1 | Adelaide Suns |
| | Report | C. Souter 17' |
* Stadium: Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 26 June 1999 13:30 (AEST)
| NSW Arrows | 7–2 | WAIS Diamonds |
| Robards 32' J. Towers 38' Annan 47' Booth 49' Tassell 52' Banning 59' K. Towers 61' | Report | Hakwes 23' Andrews 24' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Sydney
* 26 June 1999 14:00 (AEST)
| VIS Vipers | 0–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| | Report | Powell 30' |
* Stadium: Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 27 June 1999 12:00 (AEST)
| Adelaide Suns | 1–1 | VIS Vipers |
| Collett 56' | Report | Taylor 35' |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–3 | |
* Stadium: Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 27 June 1999 13:30 (AEST)
| WAIS Diamonds | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Tassie Van Demons |
| Ringrose 47' | Report | B. Langham 27' Walker 78' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Sydney
* 27 June 1999 14:00 (AEST)
| Canberra Strikers | 0–3 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Baker 45' Faulkner 56' Callow 70+' |
* Stadium: Lyneham Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 2 July 1999 14:30 (AEST)
| VIS Vipers | 2–3 | Tassie Van Demons |
| B. Imison 67' Dobson 69' | Report | M. Langham 4' McDonald 26' B. Langham 35+' |
* Stadium: Doncaster Hockey Club, Melbourne
* 3 July 1999 12:00 (ACST)
| Canberra Strikers | 4–2 | WAIS Diamonds |
| Powell 21' MacKinnon 34', 61' Smyth 69' | Report | Starre 25', 28' |
* Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
* 3 July 1999 14:00 (ACST)
| Adelaide Suns | 1–0 | NSW Arrows |
| Collett 23' | Report | |
* Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
* 3 July 1999 14:30 (AEST)
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| B. Langham 43' | Report | Skirving 62' Mott 66' |
* Stadium: Doncaster Hockey Club, Melbourne
* 4 July 1999 12:00 (ACST)
| NSW Arrows | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Canberra Strikers |
| Morrison 26' Booth 70' K. Towers 75' | Report | Powell 13', 48' |
* Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
* 4 July 1999 14:00 (ACST)
| WAIS Diamonds | 2–2 | Adelaide Suns |
| Ringrose 10' Starre 45' | Report | McIlwraith 30' C. Souter 33' |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–3 | |
* Stadium: Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
* 4 July 1999 14:30 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 3–2 | VIS Vipers |
| Mott 4', 31' Faulkner 10' | Report | Purcell 32' Truscott 47' |
* Stadium: Doncaster Hockey Club, Melbourne
* 9 July 1999 17:00 (AEST)
| Adelaide Suns | 1–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| C. Souter 58' | Report | Paterson 54' |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–4 | |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 10 July 1999 13:00 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 1–0 | NSW Arrows |
| Callow 37' | Report | |
* Stadium: Clyde Park Hockey Stadium, Toowoomba
* 10 July 1999 14:00 (AEST)
| Tassie Van Demons | 3–2 | Adelaide Suns |
| Wallington 6' B. Langham 51', 64' | Report | Wood 46' Delaine 60' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 10 July 1999 15:00 (AEST)
| VIS Vipers | 4–2 | WAIS Diamonds |
| Harvey 24' Mitchell-Taverner 34' N. Smith 35' Spalding 38' | Report | Andrews 22', 56' |
* Stadium: Clyde Park Hockey Stadium, Toowoomba
* 11 July 1999 11:00 (AEST)
| Canberra Strikers | 3–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Powell 14', 67' Staunton 32' | Report | |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 11 July 1999 13:00 (AEST)
| WAIS Diamonds | 2–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| Mounsey 14' Andrews 57' | Report | Faulkner 17' Callow 64' |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–4 | |
* Stadium: Queensland Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 11 July 1999 15:00 (AEST)
| NSW Arrows | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | VIS Vipers |
| J. Towers 13' Banning 42' | Report | B. Imison 23' Spalding 40' Mitchell-Taverner 74' |
* Stadium: Queensland Hockey Centre, Brisbane

### Classification round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 17 July 1999 | 17 July 1999 |
| QLD Scorchers | 2 |
| QLD Scorchers | 2 | 18 July 1999 | 18 July 1999 |
| NSW Arrows | 3 | 18 July 1999 | 18 July 1999 |
| NSW Arrows | 3 | NSW Arrows | 3 |
| 17 July 1999 | 17 July 1999 | | NSW Arrows | 3 |
| 17 July 1999 | 17 July 1999 | Canberra Strikers | 0 |
| Canberra Strikers | 2 | Canberra Strikers | 0 |
| Adelaide Suns | 0 | | |
| Adelaide Suns | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 18 July 1999 | 18 July 1999 |
| | | QLD Scorchers (a.e.t) | 1 |
| | | Adelaide Suns | 0 |

#### Semi-finals

* 17 July 1999 11:30 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 2–3 | NSW Arrows |
| Faulkner 53' Mott 55' | Report | J. Towers 31' K. Towers 40' Banning 65' |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra
* 17 July 1999 13:30 (AEST)
| Canberra Strikers | 2–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| Powell 13', 39' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

#### Third and fourth place

* 18 July 1999 11:30 (AEST)
| QLD Scorchers | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Adelaide Suns |
| Mott 82' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

#### Final

* 18 July 1999 13:30 (AEST)
| NSW Arrows | 3–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| J. Towers 31' Ellick 38' Morrison 42' | Report | |
* Stadium: National Hockey Centre, Canberra

## Awards

| Player of the League | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
| Katrina Powell | Katrina Powell | Melanie Twitt |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | NSW Arrows | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | Gold Medal |
| | Canberra Strikers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| | QLD Scorchers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Adelaide Suns | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | VIS Vipers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | WAIS Diamonds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |

### Goalscorers

There were 90 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
8 goals
* Katrina Powell
6 goals
* Bianca Langham
5 goals
* Julie Towers
* Nicole Mott
4 goals
* Kristen Towers
* Suzanne Faulkner
* Michelle Andrews
3 goals
* Joanne Banning
* Anne-Marie Callow
* Carmel Souter
* Kate Starre
2 goals
* Kate MacKinnon
* Sarah Booth
* Brooke Morrison
* Charmaine Collett
* Simone Wallington
* Bethany Imison
* Claire Mitchell-Taverner
* Sheree Spalding
* Candice Ringrose
1 goal
* Katrina Paterson
* Erin Smyth
* Tonina Staunton
* Alyson Annan
* Lisa Ellick
* Kimberlee Robards
* Wendy Tassell
* Melanie Twitt
* Narelle Baker
* Angela Skirving
* Kristy Delaine
* Rebecca McIlwraith
* Kate Wood
* Marcelle Langham
* Vanessa McDonald
* Kimberley Walker
* Louise Dobson
* Linda Harvey
* Lisa Purcell
* Ngaire Smith
* Kristen Taylor
* Rachel Truscott
* Rechelle Hawkes
* Denise Mounsey