# 2014 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2014 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 16th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 8 cities across New Zealand, from 30 August to 14 September.
Auckland won the title for the fifth time, defeating Northland 1–0 in the final. Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 2–0 over Canterbury.

## Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:
* –– Auckland
* –– Canterbury
* –– Capital
* –– Central
* –– Midlands
* –– Northland
* –– North Harbour
* –– Southern

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Auckland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 24 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 19 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | –– Northland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 19 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | –– Capital | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 9 | |
| 6 | –– Central | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | |
| 7 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 2 | |

#### Fixtures

* 30 August 2014 11:30
| Southern –– | 1–4 | –– Auckland |
| Spratt 41' | Report | C. Harrison 14', 39' S. Harrison 23' Jones 35' |
* Otago Hockey Association, Dunedin Umpires: Lucy Townend (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 30 August 2014 12:00
| Northland –– | 2–1 | –– North Harbour |
| Douglas 4' C. Michelsen 32' | Report | Goad 29' |
* Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* 30 August 2014 12:30
| Canterbury –– | 3–1 | –– Capital |
| Fremaux 2', 31', 55' | Report | Reidy 41' |
* Canterbury Hockey Association, Christchurch Umpires: Mark Rippin (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 30 August 2014 13:00
| Central –– | 2–3 | –– Midlands |
| Curtis 18' Herbert 30' | Report | Jaques 45' MacDonald 54' O'Donnell 57' |
* TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Julena Phillips (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 12:00
| Auckland –– | 1–3 | –– Northland |
| Kwek 59' | Report | S. Michelsen 36', 48' Hotham 39' |
* Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 12:00
| Southern –– | 1–9 | –– Canterbury |
| Jopp 22' | Report | McCann 2' Reid 4', 55' Merry 5', 49' Fremaux 10', 48' Grant 18' Cocks 34' |
* Aorangi Park, Timaru Umpires: Lucy Townend (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 12:00
| Midlands –– | 1–2 | –– North Harbour |
| Ashton 38' | Report | Judge 35' Goad 56' |
* Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton Umpires: Julena Phillips (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* 31 August 2014 12:00
| Capital –– | 2–3 | –– Central |
| Punt 3' Roberts 21' | Report | K. Anderson 3' Curtis 37' Van Woerkom 51' |
* Kapiti Sports Turf, Paraparaumu Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 10:30
| Auckland –– | 2–0 | –– Midlands |
| S. Harrison 47' Forgesson 60' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 12:30
| North Harbour –– | 1–2 | –– Canterbury |
| Henry 31' | Report | Fremaux 27' Merry 59' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lucy Townend (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 14:30
| Northland –– | 2–1 | –– Capital |
| S. Michelsen 47', 50' | Report | Morgan 44' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Julena Phillips (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 6 September 2014 16:30
| Central –– | 1–0 | –– Southern |
| Ritchie 14' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 11:00
| Canterbury –– | 2–2 | –– Midlands |
| G. Blackwood 21' Reid 56' | Report | MacDonald 11' Gloyn 44' |
| Penalties |||
| Fremaux Merry Reid Hayward Grant | 1–2 | O'Donnell Charlton MacDonald Charlton Gilmore |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 13:00
| North Harbour –– | 1–2 | –– Auckland |
| Goad 46' | Report | S. Harrison 33' Kwek 54' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Lucy Townend (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 15:00
| Capital –– | 5–1 | –– Southern |
| O'Callaghan 17' Smith 32', 56' Garden-Bachop 52' Punt 58' | Report | Holland 22' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Julena Phillips (NZL)
* 7 September 2014 17:00
| Central –– | 2–3 | –– Northland |
| Ritchie 35' Curtis 43' | Report | C. Michelsen 1', 49' Gunson 31' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 11:30
| Auckland –– | 2–1 | –– Canterbury |
| Forgesson 29' Kwek 44' | Report | Hayward 1' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 13:30
| Midlands –– | 2–2 | –– Capital |
| MacDonald 2' Ashton 50' | Report | De Klijn 4' Simmonds 12' |
| Penalties |||
| O'Donnell Charlton MacDonald Hepi Gilmore —— Gilmore | 6–5 | Reidy O'Callaghan Simmonds Cole Hadfield —— Reidy |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 15:30
| Northland –– | 2–2 | –– Southern |
| Nichol 10' MacAlister 43' | Report | Lane 5' Miller 22' |
| Penalties |||
| Gunson C. Michelsen MacAlister S. Michelsen | 3–1 | McLean Simpson Jopp Wickens |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Lucy Townend (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
* 8 September 2014 17:30
| North Harbour –– | 1–1 | –– Central |
| Judge 35' | Report | Curtis 17' |
| Penalties |||
| Hall Nana Henry McCaw Conway | 3–2 | Curtis Brady Herbert Ritchie Van Woerkom |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Julena Phillips (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 12:00
| Canterbury –– | 1–1 | –– Northland |
| Masefield 50' | Report | Rosser 39' |
| Penalties |||
| Fremaux Reid Hayward McCann | 3–1 | Gunson Miller Jurisisch MacAlister |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 14:00
| Auckland –– | 3–1 | –– Central |
| Forgesson 10' C. Harrison 17', 36' | Report | Curtis 19' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Julena Phillips (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 16:00
| Capital –– | 6–1 | –– North Harbour |
| Morgan 3', 29' Punt 19', 23' Smith 51' Reidy 52' | Report | Nana 45' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Lucy Townend (NZL)
* 10 September 2014 18:00
| Midlands –– | 3–0 | –– Southern |
| Hepi 41' Kernaghan 47' Charlton 55' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 11:30
| Canterbury –– | 2–1 | –– Central |
| McCann 1' Cocks 23' | Report | Ritchie 36' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 13:30
| Capital –– | 2–4 | –– Auckland |
| Reidy 23' Simmonds 28' | Report | S. Harrison 4' Kwek 20' Forgesson 36', 48' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Julena Phillips (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 15:30
| Midlands –– | 3–0 | –– Northland |
| MacDonald 3' Gloyn 7' Ashton 11' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Lucy Townend (NZL)
* 11 September 2014 17:30
| Southern –– | 1–1 | –– North Harbour |
| McLean 14' | Report | Henderson 6' |
| Penalties |||
| Wickens Simpson McLean Irwin Jopp | 1–2 | Hall Nana Henry Goad Thomas |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

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

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 |
| –– Capital | 1 |
| –– Capital | 1 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Southern | 2 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Southern | 2 | –– Southern | 1 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | | –– Southern | 1 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | –– Central | 2 |
| –– Central | 3 | –– Central | 2 |
| –– North Harbour | 0 | | |
| –– North Harbour | 0 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| | | –– Capital | 1 |
| | | –– North Harbour | 2 |

##### Crossover

* 13 September 2014 10:30
| Central –– | 3–0 | –– North Harbour |
| K. Anderson 17' Norman 30' Curtis 56' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Julena Phillips (NZL)
* 13 September 2014 12:30
| Capital –– | 1–2 | –– Southern |
| O'Callaghan 11' | Report | Irwin 2' McLean 10' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Lucy Townend (NZL)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 14 September 2014 08:00
| Capital –– | 1–2 | –– North Harbour |
| Atcheler 3' | Report | Goad 7' Green 17' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Lucy Townend (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 14 September 2014 10:15
| Southern –– | 1–2 | –– Central |
| Lane 13' | Report | Ritchie 53' Curtis 59' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Julena Phillips (NZL) Aleesha Unka (NZL)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 |
| –– Auckland | 3 |
| –– Auckland | 3 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Midlands | 2 | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| –– Midlands | 2 | –– Auckland | 1 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | | –– Auckland | 1 |
| 13 September 2014 | 13 September 2014 | –– Northland | 0 |
| –– Canterbury | 1 | –– Northland | 0 |
| –– Northland | 3 | | |
| –– Northland | 3 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 14 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 |
| | | –– Midlands | 2 |
| | | –– Canterbury | 0 |

##### Semi-finals

* 13 September 2014 10:00
| Auckland –– | 3–2 | –– Midlands |
| C. Harrison 10', 47' Kwek 22' | Report | FitzSimons 19' Kernaghan 35' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 13 September 2014 12:00
| Canterbury –– | 1–3 | –– Northland |
| Fremaux 38' | Report | S. Michelsen 13', 40' Gunson 53' |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)

##### Third and fourth place

* 14 September 2014 10:00
| Midlands –– | 2–0 | –– Canterbury |
| Palmer 8' Ashton 16' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Melanie Oakden (NZL)

##### Final

* 14 September 2014 12:00
| Auckland –– | 1–0 | –– Northland |
| Forgesson 6' | Report | |
* North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers |
| –– Stacey Michelsen | –– Sian Fremaux –– Michaela Curtis |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | –– Auckland | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 32 | Gold Medal |
| | –– Northland | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 23 | Silver Medal |
| | –– Midlands | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 20 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Canterbury | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 19 | |
| 5 | –– Central | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | –– Southern | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 6 | |
| 7 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 12 | |
| 8 | –– Capital | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 9 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 133 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.69 goals per match.
7 goals
* –– Sian Fremaux
* –– Michaela Curtis
6 goals
* –– Krystal Forgesson
* –– Charlotte Harrison
* –– Stacey Michelsen
5 goals
* –– Su Arn Kwek
4 goals
* –– Samantha Harrison
* –– Anita Punt
* –– Deanna Ritchie
* –– Renee Ashton
* –– Stacey MacDonald
* –– Erin Goad
3 goals
* –– Olivia Merry
* –– Cassandra Reid
* –– Georgina Morgan
* –– Felicity Reidy
* –– Kelsey Smith
* –– Carli Michelsen
2 goals
* –– Sophie Cocks
* –– Rachel McCann
* –– Katrina O'Callaghan
* –– Madeleine Simmonds
* –– Kristy Anderson
* –– Shiloh Gloyn
* –– Kate Kernaghan
* –– Elizabeth Gunson
* –– Amie Judge
* –– Paige Lane
* –– Maddison McLean
1 goal
* –– Danielle Jones
* –– Georgina Blackwood
* –– Jordan Grant
* –– Pippa Hayward
* –– Libby Masefield
* –– Niamh Atcheler
* –– Georgia Garden-Bachop
* –– Frederique de Klijn
* –– Aniwaka Roberts
* –– Rebecca Herbert
* –– Pippa Norman
* –– Katherine van Woerkom
* –– Samantha Charlton
* –– Natasha FitzSimons
* –– Oriwa Hepi
* –– Alia Jaques
* –– Nicola O'Donnell
* –– Arnica Palmer
* –– Laura Douglas
* –– Esther Hotham
* –– Jessica MacAlister
* –– Jodie Nichol
* –– Maddison Rosser
* –– Kimberley Green
* –– Courtney Henderson
* –– Kathryn Henry
* –– Shareena Nana
* –– Dayna Holland
* –– Alexandra Irwin
* –– Tessa Jopp
* –– Alana-Rose Miller
* –– Emma Spratt
Source: Hockey New Zealand