# 2017 Under 21 Women's Australian Hockey Championships

The 2017 Women's Under 21 Australian Championships was a Field Hockey tournament held in the New South Wales city of Wollongong between 7–14 July 2017.
New South Wales won the tournament by defeating Western Australia 2–1 in the final. Queensland won the bronze medal by defeating South Australia 3–0 in the third and fourth playoff.

## 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

* Australian Capital Territory
* New South Wales
* Northern Territory
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | QLD | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | VIC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Advance to 5th to 8th Classification |
| 4 | NT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | Advance to 5th to 8th Classification |
* 7 July 2017 13:00
| QLD | 3–3 | SA |
| Greiner 5', 42' Eleison 42' | Report | MacLachlan 11' Watterson 32' Appleyard 57' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)
* 7 July 2017 15:00
| VIC | 7–0 | NT |
| Utri 7', 43', 59' Russ 19' Hammond 21' Lendon 42', 51' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
* 8 July 2017 12:00
| VIC | 1–1 | QLD |
| Christy 12' | Report | Gallagher 45' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)
* 8 July 2017 14:00
| SA | 2–0 | NT |
| Watterson 26' Rudd 28' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 10 July 2017 16:00
| QLD | 3–0 | NT |
| Barrett 6', 57' Wilkinson 37' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
* 10 July 2017 18:00
| SA | 1–0 | VIC |
| Spano 33' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Michelle Farnill (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NSW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | WA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 3 | ACT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | Advance to 5th to 8th Classification |
| 4 | TAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | Advance to 5th to 8th Classification |
* 7 July 2017 17:00
| WA | 4–0 | TAS |
| Tonkin 19', 32' Nelson 32' Peacock 49' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)
* 7 July 2017 19:00
| NSW | 10–1 | ACT |
| Stewart 3', 36' Spinks 13' Wilson 21', 38', 51' Blamey 24' Nobbs 27' Simpson 30' Schonell 43' | Report | Toole 56' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 8 July 2017 16:00
| TAS | 1–3 | ACT |
| Curtis 44' | Report | Wollstein 9' Sheargold 13' Evans 59' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Leonie Young (AUS)
* 8 July 2017 18:00
| NSW | 1–0 | WA |
| Stewart 60' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Courtney Pearson (AUS)
* 10 July 2017 12:00
| WA | 2–2 | ACT |
| Archer 26' Peacock 42' | Report | Wollstein 6' Toole 60+' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)
* 10 July 2017 14:00
| TAS | 0–2 | NSW |
| | Report | Blamey 29' Schonell 34' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | WA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | QLD | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | SA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
* 11 July 2017 14:00
| SA | 1–4 | WA |
| Spano 47' | Report | Peacock 8' Williamson 22' Gibbs 27' Tonkin 58' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
* 11 July 2017 18:00
| NSW | 2–1 | QLD |
| Schonell 26' Wilson 32' | Report | Mathison 48' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Courtney Pearson (AUS)
* 13 July 2017 14:00
| SA | 0–6 | NSW |
| | Report | Simpson 6', 9' Stewart 19', 47' Steel 36', 51' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)
* 13 July 2017 18:00
| QLD | 1–1 | WA |
| Eleison 52' | Report | Peacock 45+' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)

#### Pool D (Classification Round)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | VIC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | ACT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | NT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
| 4 | TAS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
* 11 July 2017 13:00
| VIC | 7–1 | TAS |
| Lendon 5' Utri 12' Christy 18' Hammond 38', 55' B. Anderson 50' M. Anderson 59' | Report | O'Conor 22' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Michelle Farnill (AUS)
* 11 July 2017 17:00
| ACT | 3–2 | NT |
| Wollstein 6', 29' Apps 42' | Report | McPhee 52' Field 58' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 13 July 2017 13:00
| VIC | 4–2 | ACT |
| Thompson 6' Hammond 37' Utri 50' Johnson 54' | Report | Gaughan 4' Wollstein 9' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)
* 13 July 2017 17:00
| NT | 1–1 | TAS |
| Field 13' | Report | Hinton 33' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Leonie Young (AUS)

### Classification matches
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 14 July 2017 11:15
| NT | 1–1 | TAS |
| Fidoe 28' | Report | Kenworthy 4' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Courtney Pearson (AUS)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 14 July 2017 13:15
| VIC | 5–0 | ACT |
| Hammond 19' Colasurdo 22' Utri 48' Lendon 54' Christy 58' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 14 July 2017 09:00
| QLD | 3–0 | SA |
| Barrett 13', 39' Collins 51' | Report | |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

#### Final

* 14 July 2017 13:30
| NSW | 2–1 | WA |
| Stewart 6', 28' | Report | Peacock 18' |
* Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | NSW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 18 | Gold Medal |
| | WA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | Silver Medal |
| | QLD | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | SA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | VIC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 13 | Fifth place |
| 6 | ACT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 7 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | NT | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | TAS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 2 | Eighth Place |