2002 Women's Australian Hockey League

2002 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates2 March – 14 April
Teams8
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNew South Wales NSWIS Arrows (7th title)
Runner-upQueensland QLD Scorchers
Third placeAustralian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored208 (4.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Queensland Nicole Hudson (16 goals)
Best playerVictoria (state) Louise Dobson
← 2001 (previous) (next) 2003 →

The 2002 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 10th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 2 March through to 14 April 2003.[1]

NSWIS Arrows won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating QLD Scorchers 4–2 in the final. Canberra Strikers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 3–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating teams

Competition format

The 2002 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
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

Pool

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland QLD Scorchers 10 8 0 2 0 31 7 +24 35 Semi-finals
2 New South Wales NSWIS Arrows 11 7 1 0 3 23 12 +11 31
3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers 11 6 1 2 2 36 16 +20 28
4 South Australia Adelaide Suns 10 3 3 1 3 16 15 +1 24
5 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds 11 4 1 1 5 26 22 +4 21
6 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers 11 5 0 0 6 21 22 −1 18
7 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons 11 3 1 1 6 14 22 −8 12
8 Northern Territory Territory Pearls 11 0 0 0 11 6 57 −51 0
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.

Fixtures

2 March 2002
15:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland Cancelled South Australia Adelaide Suns
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
2 March 2002
15:00 (AEDT)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 4–1 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Report
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
2 March 2002
15:00 (AEDT)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 1–2 New South Wales NSWIS Arrows
Report
Stadium:
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
2 March 2002
16:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 7–2 Northern Territory Territory Pearls
Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
3 March 2002
13:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 12–2 Northern Territory Territory Pearls
Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
3 March 2002
13:30 (AEDT)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 1–3 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Report
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
3 March 2002
15:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 5–1 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
3 March 2002
15:00 (AEDT)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 1–4 New South Wales NSWIS Arrows
Report
Stadium:
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
9 March 2002
13:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 1–1 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Militz field hockey ball 20' Report Smithson field hockey ball 42'
Penalties
3–2
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
9 March 2002
14:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 6–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
9 March 2002
16:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2–0 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
9 March 2002
20:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls Northern Territory 0–4 New South Wales NSWIS Arrows
Report
Stadium:
Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin
10 March 2002
12:00 (AEST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Report
Stadium:
State Hockey Centre, Brisbane
10 March 2002
13:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 4–1 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
10 March 2002
14:00 (AEDT)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 1–2 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Report
Stadium:
National Hockey Centre, Canberra
10 March 2002
18:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls Northern Territory 0–2 New South Wales NSWIS Arrows
Report
Stadium:
Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin
16 March 2002
13:00 (AEDT)
NSWIS Arrows New South Wales 2–3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Report
Stadium:
Cooke Hockey Complex, Bathurst
16 March 2002
13:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 1–1 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Pickett field hockey ball 64' Report Carr field hockey ball 32'
Penalties
3–1
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
16 March 2002
17:00 (AWST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 1–3 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Smithson field hockey ball 65' Report Hudson field hockey ball 25', 43', 62'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
16 March 2002
20:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls Northern Territory 0–2 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Report Dobson field hockey ball 8'
Smith field hockey ball 40'
Stadium:
Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin
17 March 2002
13:00 (ACDT)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 1–1 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Callow field hockey ball 40' Report Langham-Pritchard field hockey ball 47'
Penalties
1–3
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
17 March 2002
15:00 (AEDT)
NSWIS Arrows New South Wales 1–3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Report
Stadium:
Cooke Hockey Complex, Bathurst
17 March 2002
15:00 (AWST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 0–2 Queensland QLD Scorchers
Report Holmes field hockey ball 25'
Hudson field hockey ball 38'
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
17 March 2002
18:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls Northern Territory 1–6 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Caden field hockey ball 28' Report Austin field hockey ball 10'
Dobson field hockey ball 17', 35', 68'
Smith field hockey ball 43'
Durajski field hockey ball 54'
Stadium:
Vodafone Hockey Centre, Darwin
23 March 2002
13:00 (AEST)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 3–0 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Report
Stadium:
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
23 March 2002
13:00 (AEST)
NSWIS Arrows New South Wales 2–1 (a.e.t.) Queensland QLD Scorchers
Morrison field hockey ball 25'
Tassell field hockey ball 75' 		Report Hudson field hockey ball 68'
Stadium:
Olympic Hockey Centre, Sydney
23 March 2002
15:00 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 3–0 Northern Territory Territory Pearls
Langham field hockey ball 14'
White field hockey ball 20'
Paget field hockey ball 68' 		Report
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
23 March 2002
17:00 (AWST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 1–0 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Smithson field hockey ball 52' Report
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
24 March 2002
12:00 (AEST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 1–0 Northern Territory Territory Pearls
Langham-Pritchard field hockey ball 51' Report
Stadium:
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
24 March 2002
13:00 (AEST)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 0–3 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Report
Stadium:
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
24 March 2002
15:00 (AEST)
NSWIS Arrows New South Wales Unknown Queensland QLD Scorchers
Report
Stadium:
Olympic Hockey Centre, Sydney
24 March 2002
15:00 (AWST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 2–2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Smithson field hockey ball 55'
Buswell field hockey ball 68' 		Report S. Taylor field hockey ball 9', 19'
Penalties
3–2
Stadium:
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
8 April 2002
12:00 (ACST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 5–1 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
8 April 2002
14:00 (ACST)
Canberra Strikers Australian Capital Territory 2–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
8 April 2002
16:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls Northern Territory 1–12 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
8 April 2002
18:00 (ACST)
NSWIS Arrows New South Wales 1–0 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
9 April 2002
12:00 (ACST)
Tassie Van Demons Tasmania 2–4 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
9 April 2002
14:00 (ACST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2–2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Holmes field hockey ball 14', 51' Report Powell field hockey ball 24'
Smyth field hockey ball 52'
Penalties
3–4
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
9 April 2002
16:00 (ACST)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 3–0 Northern Territory Territory Pearls
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
9 April 2002
18:00 (ACST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 2–3 New South Wales NSWIS Arrows
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
11 April 2002
10:00 (ACST)
NSWIS Arrows New South Wales 2–1 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
11 April 2002
12:00 (ACST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 5–0 Northern Territory Territory Pearls
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
11 April 2002
14:00 (ACST)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 1–2 Western Australia WAIS Diamonds
Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
11 April 2002
16:00 (ACST)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 2–2 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Bakurski field hockey ball 49'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 67' 		Report Jennings field hockey ball 33'
Paterson field hockey ball 38'
Penalties
3–0
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
13 April 2002
 
 
Western Australia WAIS Diamonds2
 
14 April 2002
 
Northern Territory Territory Pearls1
 
Western Australia WAIS Diamonds3
 
13 April 2002
 
Victoria (state) VIS Vipers2
 
Victoria (state) VIS Vipers3
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Van Demons0
 
Seventh place
 
 
14 April 2002
 
 
Northern Territory Territory Pearls0
 
 
Tasmania Tassie Van Demons5
Crossover
13 April 2002
08:00 (ACST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 2–1 Northern Territory Territory Pearls
Liddelow field hockey ball 28'
Napier field hockey ball 52' 		Report Ainslie field hockey ball 12'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
13 April 2002
10:00 (ACST)
VIS Vipers Victoria (state) 3–0 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Durajski field hockey ball 47'
Bazeley field hockey ball 52'
Purcell field hockey ball 64' 		Report
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
Seventh and eighth place
14 April 2002
09:00 (ACST)
Territory Pearls Northern Territory 0–5 Tasmania Tassie Van Demons
Report Langham-Pritchard field hockey ball 9', 13'
Paget field hockey ball 33'
Pickup field hockey ball 40'
Langham field hockey ball 49'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
Fifth and sixth place
14 April 2002
11:00 (ACST)
WAIS Diamonds Western Australia 3–2 Victoria (state) VIS Vipers
Smithson field hockey ball 5'
Halliday field hockey ball 9'
Napier field hockey ball 54' 		Report Johnston field hockey ball 9'
Durajski field hockey ball 30'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April 2002
 
 
Queensland QLD Scorchers3
 
14 April 2002
 
South Australia Adelaide Suns2
 
Queensland QLD Scorchers2
 
13 April 2002
 
New South Wales NSWIS Arrows4
 
New South Wales NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t)2
 
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers1
 
Third place
 
 
14 April 2002
 
 
South Australia Adelaide Suns2
 
 
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers3
Semi-finals
13 April 2002
12:00 (ACST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 3–2 South Australia Adelaide Suns
Holmes field hockey ball 2'
Hudson field hockey ball 11'
Willems field hockey ball 37' 		Report Callow field hockey ball 13'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 32'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
13 April 2002
14:00 (ACST)
NSWIS Arrows New South Wales 2–1 (a.e.t.) Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Morrison field hockey ball 14'
Banning field hockey ball 77' 		Report Powell field hockey ball 45'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
Third and fourth place
14 April 2002
13:00 (ACST)
Adelaide Suns South Australia 2–3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Strikers
Militz field hockey ball 38'
Callow field hockey ball 51' 		Report Staunton field hockey ball 5'
Arrold field hockey ball 32'
Smyth field hockey ball 34'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide
Final
14 April 2002
15:00 (ACST)
QLD Scorchers Queensland 2–4 New South Wales NSWIS Arrows
Korner field hockey ball 48'
Hudson field hockey ball 62' 		Report Morrison field hockey ball 4', 53'
Banning field hockey ball 34'
Richardson field hockey ball 59'
Stadium:
Pines Hockey Stadium, Adelaide

References

  1. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2001–2002" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "NSW Arrows make it five in a row". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 31 January 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2020.