2019 Women's Ford National Hockey League

2019 Women's
Ford National Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Tauranga
Dates	14–22 September
Teams	8
Venue(s)
Final positions
Champions	––  North Harbour (5th title)
Runner-up	––  Northland
Third place	––  Canterbury
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	103 (3.68 per match)
Top scorer(s)	––  Gemma McCaw (8 goals)
Best player	––  Stephanie Dickins
← 2018 (previous)

The 2019 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 21st and final edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Tauranga, New Zealand between 14–22 September.^[1][2]

North Harbour won the title for the fifth time, equalling the record for most wins previously set by Auckland. The team defeated Northland 2–0 in the final.^[3] Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Central 2–1.^[4]

In 2020, the tournament will be replaced by the Premier Hockey League.^[5]

Participating Teams[]

The following eight teams competed for the title:

Results[]

Preliminary Round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Canterbury	3	2	0	0	1	7	4	+3	8	Advanced to Medal Round
2	––  North Harbour	3	2	0	0	1	7	4	+3	8
3	––  Auckland	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	+1	8
4	––	3	0	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

14 September 2019 12:30 North Harbour  ––  2–1  ––   16' Gomes  46' Report  51' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)

14 September 2019 14:30 Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  Canterbury  27'  47', 58' Report  14'  51' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

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15 September 2019 11:45 North Harbour  ––  1–2  ––  Canterbury  55' Report  24'  34' Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

15 September 2019 13:45 Auckland  ––  3–0  ––  Doar  4', 49'  36' Report Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

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16 September 2019 13:30 North Harbour  ––  4–1  ––  Auckland  12'  23' Dickins  25'  34' Report  23' Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

16 September 2019 15:30 Canterbury  ––  3–0  ––   13', 13', 14' Report Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Northland	3	1	1	1	0	8	5	+3	7	Advanced to Medal Round
2	––  Central	3	1	1	1	0	5	4	+1	7
3	––  Midlands	3	1	1	1	0	5	4	+1	7
4	––	3	0	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

14 September 2019 16:30 Central  ––  2–2  ––  Northland Ralph  21'  47' Report Michelsen  48' Neal  56' Penalties Ralph Shannon Curtis —— Ralph Curtis 4–5 Evans Gunson Michelsen —— Gunson Evans Michelsen Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

14 September 2019 18:30 Midlands  ––  1–0  ––   36' Report Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

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15 September 2019 15:45 Midlands  ––  3–3  ––  Northland McCaw  20', 59'  47' Report Evans  16' Michelsen  19'  28' Penalties Davey McCaw Gloyn 2–0 Evans Michelsen Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

15 September 2019 17:45 Central  ––  2–1  ––   17'  34' Report  6' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)

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16 September 2019 17:30  ––  0–3  ––  Northland Report  9' Gunson  46', 56' Umpires: Lani Jackman (AUS) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

16 September 2019 19:30 Central  ––  1–1  ––  Midlands  2' Report  21' Penalties Ralph Shannon Curtis 3–2 McCaw Gloyn Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

Second Round[]

Pool C (Medal Round)[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	––  North Harbour	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	8
2	––  Northland	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	+1	8
3	––  Canterbury	3	2	0	0	1	5	5	0	8
4	––  Central	3	0	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

18 September 2019 15:30 Northland  ––  1–3  ––  North Harbour  60' Report  45' Goad  49' Pearce  60' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

18 September 2019 15:45 Canterbury  ––  2–1  ––  Central  9'  51' Report Curtis  44' Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

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19 September 2019 15:30 North Harbour  ––  1–0  ––  Central Dickins  50' Report Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

19 September 2019 15:45 Canterbury  ––  2–4  ––  Northland  11', 52' Report Michelsen  16' Neal  37', 42'  60' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)

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21 September 2019 12:00 Canterbury  ––  1–0  ––  North Harbour Cocks  18' Report Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

21 September 2019 12:15 Northland  ––  2–1  ––  Central  3' Michelsen  38' Report Ralph  25' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Lani Jackman (NZL)

Pool D (Classification Round)[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	––  Midlands	3	3	0	0	0	17	0	+17	12
2	––  Auckland	3	2	0	0	1	6	9	−3	8
3	––	3	1	0	0	2	5	7	−2	4
4	––	3	0	0	0	3	2	14	−12	0

18 September 2019 13:30 Auckland  ––  3–2  ––   8'  28' Thompson  56' Report  30'  44' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)

18 September 2019 13:45 Midlands  ––  8–0  ––  Gloyn  4' Charlton  15' Robinson  30+', 31'  34', 45' Davey  50' McCaw  60' Report Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

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19 September 2019 13:30  ––  0–3  ––  Report Hull  34'  44' Karringten  59' Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

19 September 2019 13:45 Auckland  ––  0–5  ––  Midlands Report McCaw  13', 17', 35', 41' Charlton  15' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

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21 September 2019 08:00 Midlands  ––  4–0  ––  Gloyn  2', 49'  3' McCaw  60' Report Umpires: Lucy Lawlor (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

21 September 2019 14:15 Auckland  ––  3–2  ––  King  34' Thompson  42'  59' Report  26'  50' Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL)

Classification[]

Seventh and eighth place[]

22 September 2019 08:00  ––  3–1  ––  Hull  4'  11', 23' Report  21' Umpires: Kirsten Stuckey (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place[]

22 September 2019 10:15 Midlands  ––  3–2  ––  Auckland  6'  43', 57' Report Thompson  19'  26' Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Rachel Murphy (NZL)

Third and fourth place[]

22 September 2019 10:00 Canterbury  ––  2–1  ––  Central  30'  54' Report Whitelock  60' Umpires: Lani Jackman (NZL) Lucy Lawlor (NZL)

Final[]

22 September 2019 14:00 North Harbour  ––  2–0  ––  Northland Dickins  4', 10' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Final Result
	––  North Harbour	7	5	0	0	2	13	6	+7	20	Gold Medal
	––  Northland	7	3	1	1	2	15	13	+2	15	Silver Medal
	––  Canterbury	7	5	0	0	2	14	10	+4	20	Bronze Medal
4	––  Central	7	1	1	1	4	8	11	−3	7
5	––  Midlands	7	5	1	1	0	25	6	+19	23
6	––  Auckland	7	4	0	0	3	15	18	−3	16
7	––	7	2	0	0	5	9	14	−5	8
8	––	7	0	0	0	7	4	25	−21	0

Goalscorers[]

There were 103 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 3.68 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey NZ

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