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.

2010 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityAdelaide (finals venue)
Teams8
Venue(s)State Hockey Centre
Final positions
ChampionsWestern Australia WA Diamonds (6th title)
Runner-upQueensland QLD Scorchers
Third placeNew South Wales NSW Arrows
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored163 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Western Australia Ashleigh Nelson (9 goals)
Best playerQueensland Madonna Blyth
2009 (previous) (next) 2011

The WA Diamonds won the gold medal for the sixth time by defeating the QLD Scorchers 3–1 in the final.[1]

Competition format edit

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.[1]

Teams edit

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

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
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 edit

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 edit

Pool A edit

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 edit

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 edit

Seventh and eighth place edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Final edit

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 edit

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

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

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 edit

There were 163 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2009-10" (PDF). Clearinghouse for Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2018.[permanent dead link]