2000 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2000 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 8th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Sydney, and was contested from 7–19 March 2000.[1]

2000 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CitySydney
Dates7–19 March
Teams8
Venue(s)State Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions NSWIS Arrows (5th title)
Runner-up QAS Scorchers
Third place ACT Strikers
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored166 (4.61 per match)
Top scorer(s) Katrina Powell (13 goals)
Best player Katrina Powell
1999 (previous) (next) 2001

NSWIS Arrows won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating QAS Scorchers 2–1 in extra-time, after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. ACT Strikers finished in third place after defeating WAIS Diamonds 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating Teams

Competition format

The 2000 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

Points
W WD LD L
3210

Every match in the 2000 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

All times are local (UTC+10:00).

Pool

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 QAS Scorchers 7 6 0 0 1 25 5 +20 18 Semi-finals
2 ACT Strikers 7 5 1 0 1 26 11 +15 17
3 NSWIS Arrows 7 5 0 0 2 23 11 +12 15
4 WAIS Diamonds 7 4 0 0 3 22 14 +8 12
5 Tassie Van Demons 7 2 1 0 4 14 14 0 8
6 Adelaide Suns 7 2 0 1 4 14 14 0 7
7 VIS Vipers 7 1 1 2 3 11 19 8 7
8 Territory Pearls 7 0 0 0 7 3 50 47 0
Source: Hockey NSW
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

7 March 2000
14:00
QAS Scorchers 4–0 Adelaide Suns
Skirving  30'
Hudson  43'
Smith  61'
Free  66'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
7 March 2000
16:00
Tassie Van Demons 1–0 (a.e.t.) VIS Vipers
B. Langham  84' Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
7 March 2000
18:00
NSWIS Arrows 2–3 ACT Strikers
Banning  42'
Morrison  52'
Report Gallagher  9'
Staunton  16'
S. Taylor  54'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
7 March 2000
20:00
WAIS Diamonds 9–1 Territory Pearls
Hawkes  3', 28', 53'
Ringrose  14'
Young  25'
Andrews  32', 44', 68'
Halliday  66'
Report Godfrey  56'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

8 March 2000
14:00
VIS Vipers 0–0 Adelaide Suns
Report
Penalties
2–0
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
8 March 2000
16:00
Tassie Van Demons 0–3 QAS Scorchers
Report Callow  18'
Donnelly  27'
Free  33'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
8 March 2000
18:00
NSWIS Arrows 8–0 Territory Pearls
Sargeant  1', 38'
Freedman  2', 39'
Morrison  5'
Needham  34'
J. Towers  42'
Banning  60'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
8 March 2000
20:00
ACT Strikers 2–3 WAIS Diamonds
Paterson  39'
Staunton  42'
Report Andrews  42'
Ringrose  62'
Hawkes  65'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

9 March 2000
14:00
VIS Vipers 0–4 QAS Scorchers
Report Hudson  3'
Faulkner  28'
Morris  53'
Donnelly  59'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
9 March 2000
16:00
Adelaide Suns 1–2 Tassie Van Demons
Jackson  13' Report Walker  21', 39'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
9 March 2000
18:00
Territory Pearls 0–5 ACT Strikers
Report Powell  2', 7', 41'
Paterson  39'
S. Taylor  54'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
9 March 2000
20:00
WAIS Diamonds 1–3 NSWIS Arrows
Winter  51' Report K. Towers  26'
Annan  45'
J. Towers  66'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

11 March 2000
10:00
WAIS Diamonds 4–2 Tassie Van Demons
Andrews  17'
Dalby  22'
Young  31'
Ringrose  57'
Report M. Langham  46', 55'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
11 March 2000
12:00
Adelaide Suns 0–5 ACT Strikers
Report Powell  3', 38'
S. Taylor  31'
Staunton  46'
Gallagher  61'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
11 March 2000
14:00
VIS Vipers 2–4 NSWIS Arrows
Smith  63'
Mitchell-Taverner  70'
Report J. Towers  3'
Annan  39'
Tassell  47', 69'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
11 March 2000
16:00
QAS Scorchers 6–0 Territory Pearls
Hudson  33', 67'
Smith  41'
Morris  53', 55'
Free  67'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

12 March 2000
10:00
ACT Strikers 2–0 Tassie Van Demons
Powell  43'
Jennings  70'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
12 March 2000
12:00
Adelaide Suns 3–1 WAIS Diamonds
Haslam  29', 52'
Peek  53'
Report Andrews  32'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
12 March 2000
14:00
Territory Pearls 2–4 VIS Vipers
Colgan  22'
Godfrey  42'
Report Spalding  13'
Dobson  28', 41'
Mitchell-Taverner  57'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
12 March 2000
16:00
QAS Scorchers 4–0 NSWIS Arrows
Hudson  10', 45'
Cole  14'
Morris  25'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

14 March 2000
14:00
NSWIS Arrows 4–1 Tassie Van Demons
Annan  7'
K. Towers  17'
Morrison  46'
Needham  55'
Report Eadie  32'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
14 March 2000
16:00
Territory Pearls 0–10 Adelaide Suns
Report Militz  8', 27'
Haslam  13'
Jackson  22'
Pickett  32'
Wood  39', 56'
Marles  45', 69', 70'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
14 March 2000
18:00
WAIS Diamonds 3–1 VIS Vipers
Andrews  12'
Ramshaw  21'
Ringrose  64'
Report Dobson  34'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
14 March 2000
20:00
ACT Strikers 4–2 QAS Scorchers
Jennings  8'
Powell  29'
MacKinnon  42'
S. Taylor  69'
Report Morris  10'
Free  39'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

15 March 2000
14:00
Tassie Van Demons 8–0 Territory Pearls
Carr  8'
M. Langham  14'
Wallington  20'
Turner  23'
McDonald  34'
B. Langham  44'
White  45', 50'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
15 March 2000
16:00
NSWIS Arrows 2–0 Adelaide Suns
Morrison  39'
Banning  70'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
15 March 2000
18:00
QAS Scorchers 2–1 WAIS Diamonds
Smith  24'
Hudson  32'
Report Ringrose  68'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
15 March 2000
20:00
ACT Strikers 5–4 (a.e.t.) VIS Vipers
Powell  3', 56', 74'
Bankovsky  16'
Gallagher  69'
Report Mitchell-Taverner  14'
Smith  39'
Purcell  49'
Gillon  68'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
17 March 2000
 
 
Tassie Van Demons2
 
19 March 2000
 
Territory Pearls0
 
Tassie Van Demons2
 
17 March 2000
 
VIS Vipers1
 
Adelaide Suns1
 
 
VIS Vipers3
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 March 2000
 
 
Territory Pearls0
 
 
Adelaide Suns3
Crossover
17 March 2000
14:00
Tassie Van Demons 2–0 Territory Pearls
B. Langham  9'
Wallington  53'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

17 March 2000
16:00
Adelaide Suns 1–3 VIS Vipers
Wood  53' Report B. Imison  17', 19'
Smith  31'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
Seventh and eighth place
19 March 2000
08:00
Territory Pearls 0–3 Adelaide Suns
Report Wood  37'
Haslam  42', 43'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
Fifth and sixth place
19 March 2000
10:00
Tassie Van Demons 2–1 VIS Vipers
Carr  15'
Wallington  46'
Report Smith  44'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 March 2000
 
 
QAS Scorchers2
 
19 March 2000
 
WAIS Diamonds0
 
QAS Scorchers1
 
17 March 2000
 
NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t)2
 
ACT Strikers1
 
 
NSWIS Arrows4
 
Third place
 
 
19 March 2000
 
 
WAIS Diamonds2
 
 
ACT Strikers4
Semi-finals
17 March 2000
18:00
QLD Scorchers 2–0 WAIS Diamonds
Free  8'
Callow  43'
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

17 March 2000
20:00
ACT Strikers 1–4 NSWIS Arrows
Powell  2' Report K. Towers  4', 64'
J. Towers  21'
Annan  49'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
Third and fourth place
19 March 2000
12:00
WAIS Diamonds 2–4 ACT Strikers
Andrews  14', 48' Report Powell  15', 27'
Carruthers  40'
S. Taylor  52'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre
Final
19 March 2000
14:00
QLD Scorchers 1–2 (a.e.t.) NSWIS Arrows
Hudson  53' Report J. Towers  2'
Annan  80'
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final
Katrina Powell Katrina Powell Rachel Imison Karen Smith

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
NSWIS Arrows 9 6 1 0 2 29 13 +16 20 Gold Medal
QAS Scorchers 9 7 0 1 1 28 7 +21 22 Silver Medal
ACT Strikers 9 6 1 0 2 31 17 +14 20 Bronze Medal
4 WAIS Diamonds 9 4 0 0 5 24 20 +4 12
5 Tassie Van Demons 9 4 1 0 4 18 15 +3 14
6 VIS Vipers 9 2 1 2 4 15 22 7 10
7 Adelaide Suns 9 3 0 1 5 18 17 +1 10
8 Territory Pearls 9 0 0 0 9 3 55 52 0
Source: Hockey NSW

Goalscorers

There were 166 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.61 goals per match.

13 goals

9 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  • Denise Jennings
  • Katrina Paterson
  • Sarah Freedman
  • Kelly Needham
  • Megan Sargeant
  • Wendy Tassell
  • Lisa Godfrey
  • Anne-Marie Callow
  • Patrice Donnelly
  • Ashleigh Jackson
  • Rachel Militz
  • Ilene Carr
  • Kimberley Walker
  • Lottie White
  • Bethany Imison
  • Fiona Young

1 goal

References

  1. "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 2000" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "FINAL RESULT S & PLACINGS, TELSTRA STIX NATIONAL LEAGUE". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 2 December 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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