# 2004 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2004 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 12th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Perth from 2–14 March 2004.
WA Diamonds won the tournament for the second time after defeating Canberra Strikers 2–1 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating NSWIS Arrows 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Participating teams

* Canberra Strikers
* NSWIS Arrows
* Territory Pearls
* QLD Scorchers
* Adelaide Suns
* Tassie Van Demons
* VIS Vipers
* WA Diamonds

## Competition format

The 2004 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

* All times are local (AWST).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canberra Strikers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 16 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | QLD Scorchers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 16 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | WA Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | NSWIS Arrows | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | VIS Vipers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Tassie Van Demons | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 6 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 2 March 2004 14:00
| Canberra Strikers | 3–1 | Adelaide Suns |
| Taylor 19' Nightingale 42' Powell 57' | Report | Bakurski 13' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 2 March 2004 16:00
| VIS Vipers | 1–5 | QLD Scorchers |
| Johnston 31' | Report | Faulkner 14' K. Smith 19', 48' Korner 28' Holmes 46' |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 2 March 2004 18:00
| Territory Pearls | 0–3 | WA Diamonds |
| | Report | Halliday 18' Buswell 50' Smithson 55' |
* Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Sharni Power (AUS)
* 2 March 2004 20:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–4 | NSWIS Arrows |
| | Report | Towers 18' Burke 21' Harris 22' Rivers 57' |
* Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS) Annette Crandell (AUS)
* 3 March 2004 14:00
| Territory Pearls | 1–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| Cameron 62' | Report | Holmes 38' Faulkner 63' |
* Umpires: Angela Holloway (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 3 March 2004 16:00
| Adelaide Suns | 0–1 | NSWIS Arrows |
| | Report | Netzler 26' |
* Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS) Peri Buckley (AUS)
* 3 March 2004 18:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–4 | Canberra Strikers |
| | Report | Cornish 2' Arrold 33' Powell 65' Gallagher 67' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sharni Power (AUS)
* 3 March 2004 20:00
| VIS Vipers | 1–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Joseph 53' | Report | Buswell 17' Morrison 51' |
* Umpires: Penny Brown (AUS) Annette Crandell (AUS)
* 5 March 2004 14:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–3 | Adelaide Suns |
| Hamahona 23', 59' | Report | Marles 14', 17' Pickett 64' |
* Umpires: Penny Brown (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 5 March 2004 16:00
| VIS Vipers | 4–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Durajski 7', 44' Chau 35' Dobson 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS) Sharni Power (AUS)
* 5 March 2004 18:00
| WA Diamonds | 0–1 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Brown 16' |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Peri Buckley (AUS)
* 5 March 2004 20:00
| Canberra Strikers | 2–1 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Taylor 3' Arrold 60' | Report | Netzler 47' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Annette Crandell (AUS)
* 7 March 2004 10:00
| VIS Vipers | 1–3 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Johnston 43' | Report | Carr 22' Paget 57', 61' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Penny Brown (AUS)
* 7 March 2004 12:00
| Territory Pearls | 0–4 | Adelaide Suns |
| | Report | Bakurski 25', 33' Cibich 41', 67' |
* Umpires: Angela Holloway (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 7 March 2004 14:00
| WA Diamonds | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Canberra Strikers |
| Halliday 28' Morrison 53' | Report | Gallagher 3', 10' Powell 73' |
* Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS) Alison Gowie (AUS)
* 7 March 2004 16:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–2 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Brown 14' Faulkner 55' | Report | Brooks 26' Netzler 58' |
| Penalties |||
| Faulkner Smith Paterson Meyer Attard | 3–4 | Sanders Towers Commens Netzler Banning |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Peri Buckley (AUS)
* 8 March 2004 14:00
| QLD Scorchers | 9–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Faulkner 3' Pamenter 18', 55' Brown 25', 69', 70' Blyth 43', 61' K. Smith 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sharni Power (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 8 March 2004 16:00
| VIS Vipers | 0–2 | NSWIS Arrows |
| | Report | Banning 32' Netzler 59' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 8 March 2004 18:00
| Territory Pearls | 0–3 | Canberra Strikers |
| | Report | Taylor 6', 52' Rayner 31' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Penny Brown (AUS)
* 8 March 2004 20:00
| WA Diamonds | 3–2 | Adelaide Suns |
| Halliday 19' Smithson 41', 47' | Report | Pickett 3' Anderson 12' |
* Umpires: Annette Crandell (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 10 March 2004 14:00
| VIS Vipers | 4–2 | Adelaide Suns |
| Smith 26' Joseph 58', 63' Chau 59' | Report | Cibich 13' Bakurski 14' |
* Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 10 March 2004 16:00
| Tassie Van Demons | 2–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Young 31' Jones 35' | Report | Caden 40' |
* Umpires: Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)
* 10 March 2004 18:00
| WA Diamonds | 3–1 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Mansell 15' Halliday 29' Dwyer 59' | Report | Sanders 24' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Annette Crandell (AUS)
* 10 March 2004 20:00
| QLD Scorchers | 0–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Faulkner Smith Attard Boland Blyth | 4–5 | Jennings Arrold Gallagher Taylor Ditton |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 11 March 2004 14:00
| Territory Pearls | 0–2 | NSWIS Arrows |
| | Report | Simpson 25' White-Muik 45' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)
* 11 March 2004 16:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Adelaide Suns |
| Brown 25' Holmes 72' | Report | Patrick 6' |
* Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Penny Brown (AUS)
* 11 March 2004 18:00
| VIS Vipers | 1–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| Joseph 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Annette Crandell (AUS)
* 11 March 2004 20:00
| WA Diamonds | 1–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Smithson 11' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 13 March 2004 | 13 March 2004 |
| VIS Vipers | 2 |
| VIS Vipers | 2 | 14 March 2004 | 14 March 2004 |
| Territory Pearls (a.e.t) | 3 | 14 March 2004 | 14 March 2004 |
| Territory Pearls (a.e.t) | 3 | Territory Pearls (a.e.t) | 2 |
| 13 March 2004 | 13 March 2004 | | Territory Pearls (a.e.t) | 2 |
| 13 March 2004 | 13 March 2004 | Adelaide Suns | 1 |
| Adelaide Suns | 5 | Adelaide Suns | 1 |
| Tassie Van Demons | 0 | | |
| Tassie Van Demons | 0 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 14 March 2004 | 14 March 2004 |
| | | VIS Vipers | 3 |
| | | Tassie Van Demons | 1 |

##### Crossover

* 13 March 2004 09:00
| Azuma Vipers | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Territory Pearls |
| Durajski 60' Johnston 67' | Report | Clarke 20' Caden 56' Kazakoff 76' |
* Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Annette Crandell (AUS)
* 13 March 2004 09:30
| Adelaide Suns | 5–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Bakurski 24' Cargill 35' Pickett 49' Militz 58' Shakes 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Penny Brown (AUS) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 14 March 2004 08:30
| Azuma Vipers | 3–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Durajski 30' Dobson 58' Brazenor 65' | Report | Hamahona 10' |
* Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Sharni Power (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 14 March 2004 09:00
| Territory Pearls | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Adelaide Suns |
| Ramshaw 17' Bain 72' | Report | Pickett 34' |
* Umpires: Angela Holloway (AUS) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 March 2004 | 13 March 2004 |
| Canberra Strikers | 3 |
| Canberra Strikers | 3 | 14 March 2004 | 14 March 2004 |
| NSWIS Arrows | 2 | 14 March 2004 | 14 March 2004 |
| NSWIS Arrows | 2 | Canberra Strikers | 1 |
| 13 March 2004 | 13 March 2004 | | Canberra Strikers | 1 |
| 13 March 2004 | 13 March 2004 | WA Diamonds | 2 |
| QLD Scorchers | 2 (3) | WA Diamonds | 2 |
| WA Diamonds (pen.) | 2 (4) | | |
| WA Diamonds (pen.) | 2 (4) | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 14 March 2004 | 14 March 2004 |
| | | NSWIS Arrows | 0 |
| | | QLD Scorchers | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 13 March 2004 11:00
| Canberra Strikers | 3–2 | NSWIS Arrows |
| Powell 12' Mihailou 34' Taylor 49' | Report | Netzler 4' Simpson 20' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)
* 13 March 2004 13:00
| QLD Scorchers | 2–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Holmes 23', 69' | Report | Morrison 44' Liddelow 54' |
| Penalties |||
| Faulkner Brown Smith Attard Paterson —— Faulkner | 3–4 | Buswell Dwyer Morrison Mansell Halliday —— Morrison |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Peri Buckley (AUS)

##### Third and fourth place

* 14 March 2004 10:30
| NSWIS Arrows | 0–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| | Report | Alcorn 26' Faulkner 53' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Annette Crandell (AUS)

##### Final

* 14 March 2004 12:30
| Canberra Strikers | 1–2 | WA Diamonds |
| Powell 61' | Report | Mansell 17', 41' |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

## Awards

| Players of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
| Sarah Taylor Emily Halliday | Hope Brown | Emily Halliday |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | WA Diamonds | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 21 | Gold Medal |
| | Canberra Strikers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 19 | Silver Medal |
| | QLD Scorchers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | NSWIS Arrows | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Territory Pearls | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 4 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 11 | |
| 7 | VIS Vipers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 31 | −23 | 6 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 128 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
6 goals
* Hope Brown
5 goals
* Katrina Powell
* Sarah Taylor
* Bianca Netzler
* Suzanne Faulkner
* Renae Holmes
* Carmel Bakurski
4 goals
* Bronte Pickett
* Denise Durajski
* Stacia Joseph
* Emily Halliday
* Sian Smithson
3 goals
* Peta Gallagher
* Karen Smith
* Jessica Cibich
* Piki Hamahona
* Tamsin Johnston
* Kia Mansell
* Brooke Morrison
2 goals
* Nicole Arrold
* Molly Simpson
* Michelle Caden
* Madonna Blyth
* Lisa Pamenter
* Mignon Marles
* Lis Paget
* Kary Chau
* Louise Dobson
* Shayni Buswell
1 goal
* Sarah Cornish
* Michaela Mihailou
* Emily Nightingale
* Kali Rayner
* Joanne Banning
* Hannah Burke
* Belinda Brooks
* Susannah Harris
* Megan Rivers
* Rebecca Sanders
* Julie Towers
* Nicole White-Muik
* Shannon Bain
* Jemima Cameron
* Emmanuelle Clarke
* Larissa Kazakoff
* Rachel Ramshaw
* Wendy Alcorn
* Amy Korner
* Rebecca Anderson
* Heather Cargill
* Rachel Militz
* Donna-Lee Patrick
* Jessica Shakes
* Isabel Carr
* Jacqueline Jones
* Fiona Young
* Adele Brazenor
* Ngaire Smith
* Stephanie Dwyer
* Shelly Liddelow
Source: Clearing House