2003 Women's Australian Hockey League
The 2003 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 11th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 7 March through to 13 April 2003.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 7 March – 13 April | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 11 (in 11 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} VIS Vipers (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QLD Scorchers | ||
| Third place |  Canberra Strikers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 52 | ||
| Goals scored | 221 (4.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Katrina Powell (17 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Carmel Bakurski | ||
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VIS Vipers won the tournament for the first time after defeating QLD Scorchers 4–3 in penalties, after the final finished as a 3–3 draw. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating WA Diamonds 4–3 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2][3]
Participating teams
Competition format
The 2003 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.
The first four rounds of the pool stage comprised two-legged fixtures between states. As a result, matches in rounds five to seven of the pool stage were worth double points, due to the single-leg format.
Point allocation
| Points | |||||||||
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| W | WD | LD | L | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Every match in the 2003 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
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Scorchers |
11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 36 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canberra Strikers |
11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 36 | |
| 3 | VIS Vipers |
11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 |  WA Diamonds |
11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 26 | |
| 5 |  NSWIS Arrows |
11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 12 | |
| 7 |  Tassie Van Demons |
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 9 | |
| 8 |  Territory Pearls |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Fixtures
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 12 April 2003 | ||||||
| NSWIS Arrows | 4 | |||||
| 13 April 2003 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 1 | |||||
| NSWIS Arrows | 2 | |||||
| 12 April 2003 | ||||||
| Adelaide Suns | 1 | |||||
| Adelaide Suns | 4 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 1 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 13 April 2003 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 0 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 3 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 April 2003 | ||||||
| QLD Scorchers | 3 | |||||
| 13 April 2003 | ||||||
| WA Diamonds | 0 | |||||
| QLD Scorchers | 3 (4) | |||||
| 12 April 2003 | ||||||
| VIS Vipers (pen.) | 3 (5) | |||||
| Canberra Strikers | 0 | |||||
| VIS Vipers | 1 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 13 April 2003 | ||||||
| WA Diamonds | 3 | |||||
| Canberra Strikers | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the League | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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| Carmel Bakurski |
Katrina Powell |
Rachel Imison |
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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VIS Vipers |
13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 36 | Gold Medal |
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QLD Scorchers |
13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 40 | Silver Medal |
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Canberra Strikers |
13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 39 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | WA Diamonds |
13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 26 | |
| 5 | NSWIS Arrows |
13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Suns |
13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 15 | |
| 7 | Tassie Van Demons |
13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 12 | |
| 8 | Territory Pearls |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 48 | −34 | 0 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
There were 221 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.
17 goals
10 goals
8 goals
- Nicole Dalby
7 goals
- Peta Gallagher
- Tamsin Johnston
6 goals
- Susannah Harris
- Megan Rivers
- Carmel Bakurski
- Anne-Marie Callow
- Linda Clement
- Samantha Judge
5 goals
- Shannon Bain
- Renae Holmes
- Louise Dobson
- Tate Napier
4 goals
- Emma Nightingale
- Megan Sargeant
- Renee Allen
- Karen Smith
3 goals
- Nicole Arrold
- Sarah Taylor
- Tammy Cole
- Lisa Pamenter
- Mignon Marles
- Donna-Lee Patrick
- Linda Harvey
- Maaike Kaufmann
- Shelly Liddelow
2 goals
- Dee Jennings
- Kellie-Lee James
- Bianca Netzler
- Natalie White-Muik
- Hanna Kozak
- Leah Smith
- Katrina Paterson
- Natalie Willims
- Sofie McLeod
- Emily Pickup
- Adele Brazenor
- Amanda Calton
- Emily Halliday
1 goal
- Kadi Rayner
- Rachael Roberts
- Joanne Banning
- Belinda Brooks
- Symone Bell
- Jane Bennett
- Victoria Bunce
- Michelle Caden
- Alison Markey
- Hope Brown
- Angela Skirving
- Kymberley Handley
- Rachel Militz
- Anna Souter
- Bernadette Colrain
- Nicole Geeves
- Lis Paget
- Rebecca Eastman
- Joanne Grunden
- Leah Merrett
- Jessica Monkivitch
- Ngaire Smith
- Seanna Stanford
- Renee Trost
- Elisa Hammond
- Kim Walker
- Fiona Young
Source: Hockey Australia
References
- "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2002–2003" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "AHL Women's Final: Vipers hold nerve for first AHL title". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Vipers shoot-out victory". theage.com.au. The Age. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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