# 2010 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2010 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 18th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The finals week of the tournament was held in the South Australian city of Adelaide.
The WA Diamonds won the gold medal for the sixth time by defeating the QLD Scorchers 3–1 in the final.

## Competition format

The format included five-round matches over two weekends, and a finals week that consisted of two-round matches, three pool matches and finally classification matches.
At the conclusion of the round matches teams were sorted in Pool A or Pool B, based on ranking.
Pool A: 1, 4, 6, 8 Pool B: 2, 3, 5, 7
Points were carried over from the round matches, so at the conclusion of the pool matches the teams in each pool were ranked again 1–4 depending on the number of points accumulated, with the top team from each pool competing in the League Final, while classification matches were contested to determine the remaining six teams' final positions.

## Teams

* Canberra Strikers
* Southern Suns
* NSW Arrows
* Tassie Van Demons
* Territory Pearls
* VIC Vipers
* QLD Scorchers
* WA Diamonds

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | WA Diamonds | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 54 | Pool A |
| 2 | QLD Scorchers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 48 | Pool B |
| 3 | NSW Arrows | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 43 | Pool B |
| 4 | VIC Vipers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 37 | Pool A |
| 5 | Southern Suns | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 35 | Pool B |
| 6 | Canberra Strikers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 30 | Pool A |
| 7 | Tassie Van Demons | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 10 | Pool B |
| 8 | Territory Pearls | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 6 | Pool A |

#### Round matches

* 7 May 2010
| Canberra Strikers | 2–1 | VIC Vipers |
| Flanagan 10' Ellis 41' | Report | Riordan 50' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 7 May 2010
| NSW Arrows | 6–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Hurtz 12', 31', 39' Close 27' Jenner 56' Webster 67' | Report | Khoury 63' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 7 May 2010
| WA Diamonds | 3–0 | Territory Pearls |
| S. Nelson 9' Ciallella 28' Boyce 61' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 7 May 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 4–2 | Southern Suns |
| Holcroft 4', 68' Hudson 30' Holzberger 34' | Report | Cibich 39' Reynolds 60' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 8 May 2010
| NSW Arrows | 3–2 | Canberra Strikers |
| Cobbin 27' Hurtz 56' Jenner 70' | Report | Bailey-Price 18' Flanagan 62' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 8 May 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 7–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Korner 12' Schulz 15' Blyth 28', 43' Eiser 40' J. Dwyer 45' Johnson 47' | Report | Langham 56' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 8 May 2010
| Tassie Van Demons | 1–1 | VIC Vipers |
| McLeod 42' | Report | Riordan 48' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 8 May 2010
| WA Diamonds | 5–0 | Southern Suns |
| A. Nelson 5' Taylor 25' S. Nelson 38', 67' Eglington 54' | Report | |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 9 May 2010
| Southern Suns | 2–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Parker 17' Greenshields 62' | Report | Peris 40' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 9 May 2010
| NSW Arrows | 4–1 | VIC Vipers |
| Rivers 9' Hurtz 31', 52' Phillips 43' | Report | Schubach 37' |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 9 May 2010
| WA Diamonds | 2–2 | QLD Scorchers |
| A. Nelson 33' S. Nelson 54' | Report | J. Dwyer 13' Attard 59' |
* Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin
* 9 May 2010
| Canberra Strikers | 1–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Youman 48' | Report | |
* Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
* 22 May 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Korner 14', 66' | Report | Arrold 65' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 22 May 2010
| VIC Vipers | 3–2 | Southern Suns |
| Burns 17' Merrett 22' O'Connor 50' | Report | McMahon 14' Evans 25' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 22 May 2010
| NSW Arrows | 3–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Jenner 2', 18', 60' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 22 May 2010
| WA Diamonds | 5–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| S. Nelson 14', 32' A. Nelson 19', 60' Liddelow 59' | Report | McLeod 25' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 23 May 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | NSW Arrows |
| Hudson 6' Paterson 50' | Report | Close 4' |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 23 May 2010
| Canberra Strikers | 3–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Evans 3' Stewart 14' Allen 62' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
* 23 May 2010
| Southern Suns | 4–1 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Parker 37' Cibich 38' Cass 47', 51' | Report | Khoury 5' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 23 May 2010
| VIC Vipers | 1–1 | WA Diamonds |
| Nanscawen 12' | Report | S. Nelson 40' |
* Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
* 29 May 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 4–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Korner 37', 55' Blyth 65' Schulz 68' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 29 May 2010
| WA Diamonds | 4–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Boyce 10' Liddelow 49', 52' Ciallella 53' | Report | Arrold 67' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 29 May 2010
| Southern Suns | 2–2 | NSW Arrows |
| Eshuis 46', 56' | Report | Hurtz 51' Hollywood 66' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 29 May 2010
| VIC Vipers | 4–1 | Territory Pearls |
| Pearce 10' Berriman 13' Riordan 34' Doutre 54' | Report | Blaum 41' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 30 May 2010
| Southern Suns | 4–2 | Canberra Strikers |
| Eshuis 26', 52' Evans 47' Parker 54' | Report | Taylor 34' Allen 38' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 30 May 2010
| VIC Vipers | 3–0 | QLD Scorchers |
| Berriman 45' Nanscawen 53' Chau 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 30 May 2010
| WA Diamonds | 3–1 | NSW Arrows |
| A. Nelson 4', 15' Boyce 46' | Report | Netzler 56' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 30 May 2010
| Tassie Van Demons | 0–0 | Territory Pearls |
| | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

### Classification round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | WA Diamonds | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 42 |
| 2 | VIC Vipers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 36 |
| 3 | Canberra Strikers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 30 |
| 4 | Territory Pearls | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 4 |
* 1 June 2010
| WA Diamonds | 5–0 | Territory Pearls |
| A. Nelson 8', 8' Ciallella 9', 40' Liddelow 59' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 1 June 2010
| VIC Vipers | 1–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| Riordan 41' | Report | Arrold 38' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 2 June 2010
| WA Diamonds | 0–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 2 June 2010
| VIC Vipers | 3–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Schubach 25' Chau 42' Messent 44' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 3 June 2010
| WA Diamonds | 0–1 | VIC Vipers |
| | Report | Messent 16' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 3 June 2010
| Canberra Strikers | 3–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Desmet 34' Evans 66' Bailey-Price 69' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | QLD Scorchers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 44 |
| 2 | NSW Arrows | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 47 |
| 3 | Southern Suns | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 31 |
| 4 | Tassie Van Demons | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 9 |
* 1 June 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 4–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Schulz 29' Attard 34', 54' Blyth 50' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 1 June 2010
| NSW Arrows | 3–1 | Southern Suns |
| Hurtz 32' Rivers 42', 44' | Report | Eshuis 14' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 2 June 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 4–0 | Southern Suns |
| Blyth 18', 63' J. Dwyer 50' Attard 52' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 2 June 2010
| NSW Arrows | 3–0 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Eastham 14' Close 25' Netzler 51' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 3 June 2010
| QLD Scorchers | 1–3 | NSW Arrows |
| Schulz 22' | Report | Close 14' Rivers 40', 45' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
* 3 June 2010
| Southern Suns | 4–3 | Tassie Van Demons |
| Parker 4', 50', 59' Cass 70' | Report | Geeves 41' Parker 55' McLeod 56' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

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

* 5 June 2010
| Tassie Van Demons | 3–0 | Territory Pearls |
| Geeves 21' Parker 59' Khoury 69' | Report | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 5 June 2010
| Canberra Strikers | 1–1 | Southern Suns |
| Allen 57' | Report | Reynolds 39' |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–4 | |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

#### Third and fourth place

* 5 June 2010
| VIC Vipers | 0–1 | NSW Arrows |
| | Report | Jenner 70' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

#### Final

* 5 June 2010
| WA Diamonds | 3–1 | QLD Scorchers |
| Eglington 33' McGurk 56' A. Nelson 64' | Report | Blyth 14' |
* Stadium: State Hockey Centre, Adelaide

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
| Madonna Blyth | Ashleigh Nelson | Ashleigh Nelson |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | WA Diamonds | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 24 | Gold Medal |
| | QLD Scorchers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 22 | Silver Medal |
| | NSW Arrows | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 25 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | VIC Vipers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 18 | |
| 5 | Southern Suns | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 14 | |
| 6 | Canberra Strikers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Tassie Van Demons | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 5 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 36 | −33 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 163 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.
9 goals
* Ashleigh Nelson
8 goals
* Emily Hurtz
7 goals
* Madonna Blyth
* Sian Nelson
6 goals
* Kate Jenner
* Georgina Parker
5 goals
* Megan Rivers
* Amy Korner
* Clarissa Eshuis
4 goals
* Jade Close
* Teneal Attard
* Jodie Schulz
* Stephanie Riordan
* Chantelle Ciallella
* Shelly Liddelow
3 goals
* Renee Allen
* Nicole Arrold
* Jill Dwyer
* Sherrilyn Cass
* Nina Khoury
* Sofie McLeod
* Fiona Boyce
2 goals
* Catriona Bailey-Price
* Naomi Evans
* Anna Flanagan
* Bianca Netzler
* Tegan Holcroft
* Marnie Hudson
* Jessica Cibich
* Holly Evans
* Tess Reynolds
* Nicole Geeves
* Emily Parker
* Megan Berriman
* Kary Chau
* Claire Messent
* Georgia Nanscawen
* Danielle Schubach
* Lisa Eglington
1 goal
* Laura Desmet
* Samantha Ellis
* Toni Stewart
* Emma Taylor
* Nicole Youman
* Emma Cobbin
* Casey Eastham
* Kate Hollywood
* Yasmine Phillips
* Hollie Webster
* Caroline Blaum
* Heather Langham
* Emily Peris
* Prue Eiser
* Jordyn Holzberger
* Kirstin Johnson
* Emma Paterson
* Bianca Greenshields
* Karri McMahon
* Anna Burns
* Stephanie Doutre
* Leah Merrett
* Sarah O'Connor
* Emma Pearce
* Kobie McGurk
* Jayde Taylor