2015 Women's Australian Hockey League
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| City | Sydney | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  QLD Scorchers (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  VIC Vipers | ||
| Third place |  NSW Arrows | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 97 (4.04 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Emily Hurtz (6 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Jane Claxton | ||
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The 2015 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 23rd edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the New South Wales city of Sydney.
The Queensland Scorchers won the gold medal for the fifth time by defeating the Victorian Vipers 2–1 in the final.[1]
Competition format[]
The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.
The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.
The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.
Teams[]
Canberra Strikers
New South Wales Arrows
NT Pearls
Queensland Scorchers
SA Suns
Tassie Van Demons
Victorian Vipers
WA Diamonds
Results[]
First round[]
Pool A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | NSW Arrows
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 |  Canberra Strikers
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  WA Diamonds
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Tassie Van Demons
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Pool B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | VIC Vipers
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Medal Round |
| 2 | NSW Arrows
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | SA Suns
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tassie Van Demons
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Second round[]
Pool C (Medal round)[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | QLD Scorchers
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | VIC Vipers
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | NSW Arrows
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Pool D (Classification round)[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | WA Diamonds
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | SA Suns
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Tassie Van Demons
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 |  NT Pearls
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Australia
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Classification games[]
Seventh and eighth place[]
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Fifth and sixth place[]
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Third and fourth place[]
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Final[]
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Awards[]
| Best Player | Topscorer | Player of the Final | Best Goalkeeper |
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| Jane Claxton
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Emily Hurtz
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Rachael Lynch
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Rachael Lynch
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Statistics[]
Final standings[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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Queensland Scorchers
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 15 | Gold Medal |
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Victorian Vipers
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Silver Medal |
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New South Wales Arrows
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Canberra Strikers
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | WA Diamonds
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | SA Suns
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | NT Pearls
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | Tassie Van Demons
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | Eighth Place |
Source: [1]
Goalscorers[]
- 6 Goals
- 5 Goals
- Emily Smith
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- Jodie Kenny
- 4 Goals
- 3 Goals
- 2 Goals
- 1 Goal
References[]
- ^ "2015 Women's Australian Hockey League". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
Categories:
- Women's Australian Hockey League
- 2015 in Australian women's field hockey