2017 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships

2017 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Wollongong
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Illawarra Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	NSW
Runner-up	WA
Third place	QLD
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	97 (4.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Grace Stewart (7 goals)
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The 2017 Women's Under 21 Australian Championships was a Field Hockey tournament held in the New South Wales city of Wollongong between 7–14 July 2017.^[1]

New South Wales won the tournament by defeating Western Australia 2–1 in the final. Queensland won the bronze medal by defeating South Australia 3–0 in the third and fourth playoff.^[2]

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[]

• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia

Results[]

First Round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SA	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to Medal Round
2	QLD	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	5
3	VIC	3	1	1	1	8	2	+6	4	Advance to 5th to 8th Classification
4	NT	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

7 July 2017 13:00 QLD 3 – 3 SA Greiner  5', 42'  42' Report  11'  32'  57' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)

7 July 2017 15:00 VIC 7 – 0 NT Utri  7', 43', 59'  19'  21'  42', 51' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

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8 July 2017 12:00 VIC 1 – 1 QLD  12' Report  45' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

8 July 2017 14:00 SA 2 – 0 NT  26'  28' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)

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10 July 2017 16:00 QLD 3 – 0 NT  6', 57'  37' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

10 July 2017 18:00 SA 1 – 0 VIC Spano  33' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Michelle Farnill (AUS)

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NSW	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Advance to Medal Round
2	WA	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
3	ACT	3	1	1	1	6	13	−7	4	Advance to 5th to 8th Classification
4	TAS	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

7 July 2017 17:00 WA 4 – 0 TAS  19', 32'  32'  49' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)

7 July 2017 19:00 NSW 10 – 1 ACT Stewart  3', 36'  13' Wilson  21', 38', 51'  24' Nobbs  27'  30' Schonell  43' Report  56' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kimberleigh Todd (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)

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8 July 2017 16:00 TAS 1 – 3 ACT  44' Report  9'  13'  59' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Leonie Young (AUS)

8 July 2017 18:00 NSW 1 – 0 WA Stewart  60' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Courtney Pearson (AUS)

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10 July 2017 12:00 WA 2 – 2 ACT  26'  42' Report  6'  60+' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)

10 July 2017 14:00 TAS 0 – 2 NSW Report  29' Schonell  34' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

Second Round[]

Pool C (Medal Round)[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NSW	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
2	WA	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
3	QLD	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
4	SA	3	0	1	2	4	13	−9	1

11 July 2017 14:00 SA 1 – 4 WA Spano  47' Report  8'  22'  27'  58' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

11 July 2017 18:00 NSW 2 – 1 QLD Schonell  26' Wilson  32' Report Mathison  48' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Courtney Pearson (AUS)

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13 July 2017 14:00 SA 0 – 6 NSW Report  6', 9' Stewart  19', 47'  36', 51' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Courtney Pearson (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

13 July 2017 18:00 QLD 1 – 1 WA  52' Report  45+' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Nicola Brown (AUS)

Pool D (Classification Round)[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	VIC	3	3	0	0	18	3	+15	9
2	ACT	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
3	NT	3	0	1	2	3	11	−8	1
4	TAS	3	0	1	2	3	11	−8	1

11 July 2017 13:00 VIC 7 – 1 TAS  5' Utri  12'  18'  38', 55'  50'  59' Report  22' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Michelle Farnill (AUS)

11 July 2017 17:00 ACT 3 – 2 NT  6', 29'  42' Report  52'  58' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)

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13 July 2017 13:00 VIC 4 – 2 ACT  6'  37' Utri  50'  54' Report  4'  9' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Deborah O'Connell (AUS)

13 July 2017 17:00 NT 1 – 1 TAS  13' Report  33' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Caroline Davis (AUS) Leonie Young (AUS)

Classification Matches[]

Seventh and eighth place[]

14 July 2017 11:15 NT 1 – 1 TAS  28' Report  4' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Courtney Pearson (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place[]

14 July 2017 13:15 VIC 5 – 0 ACT  19'  22' Utri  48'  54'  58' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Deborah O'Connell (AUS) Caroline Davis (AUS)

Third and fourth place[]

14 July 2017 09:00 QLD 3 – 0 SA  13', 39'  51' Report Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Leonie Young (AUS) Kimberleigh Todd (AUS)

Final[]

14 July 2017 13:30 NSW 2 – 1 WA Stewart  6', 28' Report  18' Illawarra Hockey Stadium Umpires: Nicola Brown (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)

Statistics[]

Final Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	NSW	6	6	0	0	23	3	+20	18	Gold Medal
	WA	6	2	2	2	12	7	+5	8	Silver Medal
	QLD	6	2	3	1	12	7	+5	9	Bronze Medal
4	SA	6	2	1	3	7	16	−9	7	Fourth Place
5	VIC	6	4	1	1	24	5	+19	13	Fifth Place
6	ACT	6	2	1	3	11	24	−13	7	Sixth Place
7	NT	6	0	2	4	4	17	−13	2	Seventh Place
8	TAS	6	0	2	4	4	18	−14	2	Eighth Place

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