2007 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2007 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 15th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 23 February – 8 April 2007 at various venues, before culminating in Brisbane for the finals.

2007 Women's
Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	23 February – 8 April
Teams	8
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	WA Diamonds (4th title)
Runner-up	QLD Scorchers
Third place	VIC Vipers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	232 (4.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Suzie Faulkner (11 goals)
Best player	Rebecca Sanders
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WA Diamonds won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating QLD Scorchers 2–1 in the final. VIC Vipers finished in third place after defeating NSW Arrows 2–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.

Participating teams

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

Competition format

The 2007 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

Match points were allocated as follows:

· 3 points for a win
· 1 point to each team in the event of a draw
· 0 points to the loser of the match

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Scorchers	11	9	1	0	1	42	14	+28	38	Semi-finals
2	WA Diamonds	11	8	0	0	3	39	14	+25	30
3	NSW Arrows	11	8	0	0	3	38	20	+18	30
4	VIC Vipers	11	5	0	1	5	23	24	−1	22
5	Canberra Strikers	11	3	1	3	4	22	24	−2	18
6	Tassie Van Demons	11	4	1	0	6	19	39	−20	16
7	Territory Pearls	11	1	1	0	9	10	40	−30	8
8	Adelaide Suns	11	2	0	0	9	15	33	−18	6

Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

23 February 2007 18:00 (AWST) WA Diamonds 3–1 VIC Vipers Pamenter  3' Smithson  9' Taylor  65' Report Merrett  18' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)

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24 February 2007 15:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–3 Tassie Van Demons Report Douglas  2' Duay  26', 47' Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

24 February 2007 14:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 4–4 QLD Scorchers Cornish  2' Staunton  10' Ditton  27' Desmet  33' Report Faulkner  13' Blyth  28', 38' Lambert  47' Penalties 4–5 National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Deborah Brown (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)

24 February 2007 16:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 0–2 NSW Arrows Report Barber  13' Hamahona  42' State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

24 February 2007 16:00 (AWST) WA Diamonds 5–2 VIC Vipers Taylor  2', 19' Ciallella  16' Smithson  36' Liddelow  53' Report Bond  44' Merrett  62' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)

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25 February 2007 13:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 0–5 QLD Scorchers Report Eiser  20' Paterson  31' Attard  53' Holmes  56' Lambert  61' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Deborah Brown (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)

25 February 2007 13:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 1–3 NSW Arrows Rowe  4' Report Youman  35' Hamahona  57' James  65' State Hockey Centre, Adelaide Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

25 February 2007 17:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–3 Tassie Van Demons Report Duay  2', 11' Carr  41' Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

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3 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT) Tassie Van Demons 2–1 Adelaide Suns Douglas  12' Perriman  51' Report Cibich  45' Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)

3 March 2007 14:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 7–1 Territory Pearls Ditton  4', 58' Gallagher  11', 35' Staunton  22', 54' Vaughan  62' Report Napier  61' National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Deborah Brown (AUS)

3 March 2007 16:00 (AEDT) VIC Vipers 3–2 NSW Arrows Trost  10' Gillon  52' Messent  59' Report Hamahona  54' Esslemont  53' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Aleeta Micallef (AUS)

3 March 2007 17:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 2–1 WA Diamonds Drysdale  14' Lambert  42' Report Taylor  45' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

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4 March 2007 10:00 (AEDT) Tassie Van Demons 4–3 Adelaide Suns McLeod  10' Douglas  16' Duay  21' Geeves  42' Report Harrison  14' Phillips  50' Rowe  55' Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)

4 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT) Canberra Strikers 0–0 Territory Pearls Report Penalties 2–3 National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Deborah Brown (AUS)

4 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT) VIC Vipers 2–3 NSW Arrows Bond  25' Merrett  41' Report Youman  29', 46' Hamahona  67' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) UMPIRE?

4 March 2007 15:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 3–2 WA Diamonds Faulkner  4' Bain  34' Blyth  37' Report A. Nelson  41' Luff  42' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

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10 March 2007 15:00 (AWST) WA Diamonds 6–0 Adelaide Suns Munro  3' Pamenter  9' Taylor  53' Halliday  55' Smithson  65' A. Nelson  70' Report Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Mink Woolley (AUS)

10 March 2007 16:00 (AEDT) VIC Vipers 1–2 (a.e.t.) Canberra Strikers Chau  20' Report S. Taylor  59', 77' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

10 March 2007 17:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–5 QLD Scorchers Report Richards  12', 19' Eiser  15' Faulkner  46' Lambert  60' Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

10 March 2007 18:00 (AEDT) NSW Arrows 6–2 Tassie Van Demons Gale  5' Sanders  13', 61' Esslemont  34' Rivers  38' James  46' Report Carr  18' Ockenden  33' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

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11 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT) VIC Vipers 2–1 Canberra Strikers Trost  50' T. Riordan  63' Report Staunton  18' State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

11 March 2007 13:00 (AWST) WA Diamonds 4–3 Adelaide Suns Kelly  20' Halliday  26' A. Nelson 39' Liddelow  46' Report Phillips  4' Pickett  14' Rowe  31' Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Kim Kuk-hee (AUS) Mink Woolley (AUS)

11 March 2007 15:00 (AEDT) NSW Arrows 4–2 Tassie Van Demons Esslemont  20' Hamahona  38' Sanders  51' Gale  60' Report Carr  44' Douglas  58' Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

11 March 2007 15:00 (ACST) Territory Pearls 0–3 QLD Scorchers Report Faulkner  5' Paterson  28' Lambert  58' Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

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17 March 2007 13:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 3–1 Territory Pearls Cibich  5' Marles  8' Rowe  40' Report Baudaskaite  69' Alan Glassey Park, Berri Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

17 March 2007 15:00 (AEDT) Tassie Van Demons 0–5 WA Diamonds Report Luff  15' Pamenter  22' Halliday  33' Buckley  41' Liddelow  62' Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)

17 March 2007 15:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 2–0 VIC Vipers Blyth  19' Richards  52' Report Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Aleeta Micllef (AUS)

17 March 2007 18:00 (AEDT) NSW Arrows 1–2 Canberra Strikers Gale  61' Report Urquhart  25' Desmet  54' Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)

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18 March 2007 12:00 (ACDT) Adelaide Suns 2–1 Territory Pearls Galletly  7' Phillips  45' Report Peris  67' Port Adelaide Hockey Club, Adelaide Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

18 March 2007 13:00 (AEDT) Tassie Van Demons 0–5 WA Diamonds Report Halliday  10', 40' Pamenter  42', 59' Buckley  48' Northern Hockey Centre, Launceston Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)

18 March 2007 15:00 (AEDT) NSW Arrows 4–3 Canberra Strikers Gale  9', 19' Sanders  14' Hamahona  64' Report Staunton  23' Urquhart  42' Gallagher  66' Illawarra Hockey Stadium, Wollongong Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)

18 March 2007 17:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 0–3 VIC Vipers Report Gillon  10' Morrow  14', 64' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Aleeta Micllef (AUS)

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2 April 2007 12:00 (AEST) VIC Vipers 4–0 Tassie Van Demons Smith  13' Morrow  57' Messent  60' Durajski  65' Report Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Annette Asplin (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

2 April 2007 14:00 (AEST) Canberra Strikers 2–1 Adelaide Suns Arrold  13' Gallagher  32' Report Pickett  15' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Angela Street (AUS)

2 April 2007 16:00 (AEST) WA Diamonds 3–1 Territory Pearls Pamenter  3' Halliday  10' Liddelow  40' Report Marriner  68' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)

2 April 2007 18:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 3–2 NSW Arrows Bain  13', 47' Lambert  58' Report Orr  32' Gale  40' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

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3 April 2007 12:00 (AEST) Canberra Strikers 0–4 WA Diamonds Report Halliday  8' Pamenter  24' Munro  41' A. Nelson  69' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Alison Gowan (AUS)

3 April 2007 14:00 (AEST) NSW Arrows 9–1 Territory Pearls Sanders  4', 33', 35' James  11' Hamahona  17' Orr  24', 27' Gale  45', 64' Report Caden  68' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Linda Gaskell (AUS)

3 April 2007 16:00 (AEST) Tassie Van Demons 2–10 QLD Scorchers Duay  11' McLeod  14' Report Blyth  5' Attard  9' Lambert  26' Faulkner  32', 49', 57', 59' Holmes  41' Twitt  60' Eiser  67' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)

3 April 2007 18:00 (AEST) VIC Vipers 3–1 Adelaide Suns O'Connell  7', 15' Merrett  44' Report Rowe  27' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Aleeta Micallef (AUS)

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5 April 2007 12:00 (AEST) Territory Pearls 5–2 VIC Vipers Bergin  20' Hammond  35', 44', 51' Napier  69' Report O'Conner  9' O'Connell  53' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Angela Street (AUS)

5 April 2007 14:00 (AEST) Tassie Van Demons 1–1 Canberra Strikers Geeves  16' Report Desmet  51' Penalties 3–2 Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

5 April 2007 16:00 (AEST) NSW Arrows 2–1 WA Diamonds Hamahona  3' Gale  70' Report Smithson  17' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)

5 April 2007 18:00 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 5–0 Adelaide Suns Bain  20' Faulkner  24', 55' Boland  36' Lambert  47' Report Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Linda Gaskell (AUS) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place
	7 April 2007
	Canberra Strikers	4
					8 April 2007
	Adelaide Suns	0
					Canberra Strikers	3
	7 April 2007
					Tassie Van Demons	1
	Tassie Van Demons (a.e.t)	2
	Territory Pearls	1
					Seventh place
					8 April 2007
					Adelaide Suns	0
					Territory Pearls	1

Crossover

7 April 2007 08:30 (AEST) Canberra Strikers 4–0 Adelaide Suns Gallagher  8', 22', 23' Staunton  38' Report Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Angela Street (AUS) Kellie Walker (AUS)

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7 April 2007 10:30 (AEST) Tassie Van Demons 2–1 (a.e.t.) Territory Pearls Douglas  2' Austin  81' Report Hammond  65' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Alison Gowan (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

8 April 2007 08:30 (AEST) Adelaide Suns 0–1 Territory Pearls Report Peris  67' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Angela Street (AUS) Linda Gaskell (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

8 April 2007 10:30 (AEST) Canberra Strikers 3–1 Tassie Van Demons Gallagher  11', 25', 44' Report McLeod  55' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Aleeta Micallef (AUS) Annette Asplin (AUS)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 April 2007
	QLD Scorchers	3
					8 April 2007
	VIC Vipers	0
					QLD Scorchers	1
	7 April 2007
					WA Diamonds	2
	WA Diamonds	3
	NSW Arrows	0
					Third place
					8 April 2007
					VIC Vipers	2
					NSW Arrows	1

Semi-finals

7 April 2007 12:30 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 3–0 VIC Vipers Eiser  7' Lambert  49' Faulkner  61' Report Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Angela Holloway (AUS)

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7 April 2007 14:30 (AEST) WA Diamonds 3–0 NSW Arrows Smithson  35', 50' Kelly  37' Report Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

Third and fourth place

8 April 2007 12:30 (AEST) VIC Vipers 2–1 NSW Arrows Trost  25' Durajski  50' Report Sanders  17' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)

Final

8 April 2007 14:30 (AEST) QLD Scorchers 1–2 WA Diamonds Lambert  21' Report Halliday  10' A. Nelson  37' Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Player of the Final
Rebecca Sanders	Suzie Faulkner	Kim Walker

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	WA Diamonds	13	10	0	0	3	44	15	+29	36	Gold Medal
	QLD Scorchers	13	10	1	0	2	46	16	+30	41	Silver Medal
	VIC Vipers	13	6	0	1	6	25	28	−3	25	Bronze Medal
4	NSW Arrows	13	8	0	0	5	39	25	+14	30
5	Canberra Strikers	13	5	1	3	4	29	25	+4	24
6	Tassie Van Demons	13	4	2	0	7	22	43	−21	18
7	Territory Pearls	13	2	1	1	9	12	42	−30	12
8	Adelaide Suns	13	2	0	0	11	15	38	−23	6

Source: Clearing House

Goalscorers

There were 232 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.

11 goals

• Suzie Faulkner

10 goals

• Peta Gallagher
• Angela Lambert

9 goals

• Samantha Gale

8 goals

• Piki Hamahona
• Rebecca Sanders
• Emily Halliday

7 goals

• Lisa Pamenter

6 goals

• Tonina Staunton
• Eloise Duay
• Sian Smithson

5 goals

• Madonna Blyth
• Melody Rowe
• Abby Douglas
• Jayde Taylor
• Ashleigh Nelson

4 goals

• Elisa Hammond
• Shannon Bain
• Prue Eiser
• Leah Merrett
• Shelly Liddelow

3 goals

• Laura Desmet
• Ursula Ditton
• Jessica Esslemont
• Kellie-Lee James
• Meredith Orr
• Nicole Youman
• Lauren Richards
• Sheree Phillips
• Stacey Carr
• Sofie McLeod
• Kimberley Morrow
• Megan O'Connell
• Renee Trost

2 goals

• Sarah Taylor
• Kyralee Urquhart
• Tate Napier
• Emily Peris
• Teneal Attard
• Renae Holmes
• Emma Paterson
• Jessica Cibich
• Bronte Pickett
• Nicole Geeves
• Carla Bond
• Denise Durajski
• Amanda Gillon
• Claire Messent
• Jemma Buckley
• Rheannin Kelly
• Melissa Luff
• Hope Munro

1 goal

• Nicole Arrold
• Sara Cornish
• Sally Vaughan
• Ebony Barber
• Megan Rivers
• Asura Baudaskaite
• Teri Bergin
• Michelle Caden
• Angela Marriner
• Danette Boland
• Kirsten Drysdale
• Melanie Twitt
• Joanne Galletly
• Sarah Harrison
• Mignon Marles
• Lauren Austin
• Lucy Ockenden
• Lena Perriman
• Kary Chau
• Sarah O'Connor
• Tegan Riordan
• Ngaire Smith
• Chantelle Ciallella

Source: Clearing House