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.[1]

1999 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates25 June – 18 July
Teams7
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNew South Wales NSW Arrows (4th title)
Runner-upAustralian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Third placeQueensland QLD Scorchers
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored90 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australian Capital Territory Katrina Powell (8 goals)
Best playerAustralian Capital Territory Katrina Powell
1998 (previous) (next) 2000

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.[2]

Participating teams

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Venues

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

Competition format

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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

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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

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Preliminary round

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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
3   Adelaide Suns 6 2 2 1 1 8 7 +1 11
4   NSW Arrows 6 2 1 1 2 15 11 +4 9
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
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

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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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 July 1999
 
 
  QLD Scorchers2
 
18 July 1999
 
  NSW Arrows3
 
  NSW Arrows3
 
17 July 1999
 
  Canberra Strikers0
 
  Canberra Strikers2
 
 
  Adelaide Suns0
 
Third place
 
 
18 July 1999
 
 
  QLD Scorchers (a.e.t)1
 
 
  Adelaide Suns0

Semi-finals

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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

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

Final

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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

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

Statistics

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Final standings

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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
7   WAIS Diamonds 6 0 0 3 3 11 21 −10 3

Goalscorers

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There were 90 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1999" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "ARROWS RIGHT ON TARGET WITH TITLE NUMBER FOUR". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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