2017 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

2017 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityJohannesburg
Dates25 November – 12 December
Teams6
Venue(s)Randburg Astro
Final positions
Champions ––  Orange River Rafters (1st title)
Runner-up ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Third place ––  Blyde River Bunters
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored52 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Sulette Damons
 ––  Tiffany Jones (4 goals)
Best player ––  Kristen Paton
Best young player ––  Ongeziwe Mali[1]
Best goalkeeper ––  Nicole La Fleur[1]
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The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017.[2]

The Orange River Rafters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the St. Lucia Lakers 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw.[3][4]

Competition format

Format

The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.

During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

  • 4 points: win by 3+ goals
  • 3 points: win and shoot-out win
  • 1 point: shoot-out loss
  • 0 points: loss

Participating teams

The following teams competed for the title:

Results

Pool stage

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Blyde River Bunters 5 3 1 0 1 7 5 +2 12 Semi-finals
2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers 5 2 1 1 1 11 8 +3 11
3  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 5 2 1 1 1 7 7 0 10
4  ––  Orange River Rafters 5 2 0 0 3 11 12 −1 7
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 −2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 −2 5
Source: South African Hockey Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

25 November 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  0–0  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Report
Penalties
Southgate Penalty shoot-out missed
Gouws Penalty shoot-out scored
Fourie Penalty shoot-out missed
Paton Penalty shoot-out missed
C. Botha Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–2 Penalty shoot-out scored Smith
Penalty shoot-out scored Verster
Penalty shoot-out missed Terblanche
Penalty shoot-out missed Esteves
Penalty shoot-out missed M. Marais
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
25 November 2017
14:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  4–1  ––  Orange River Rafters
T. Jones field hockey ball 8'
Wood field hockey ball 15'
Baleni field hockey ball 59'
Mashau field hockey ball 60' 		Report Mahlangu field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
26 November 2017
08:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Du Plessis field hockey ball 38' Report Rhodes field hockey ball 19'
Penalties
Deetlefs Penalty shoot-out missed
Du Plessis Penalty shoot-out scored
Coston Penalty shoot-out scored 		2–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Johnson
Penalty shoot-out missed Glasby
Penalty shoot-out missed Malan
Penalty shoot-out missed Sivertsen
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
26 November 2017
12:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  3–4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Small field hockey ball 41'
Louw field hockey ball 51'
Mallett field hockey ball 59' 		Report Fourie field hockey ball 22'
Adams field hockey ball 26'
Mali field hockey ball 45'
Paton field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)
26 November 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  3–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Segaole field hockey ball 15', 29'
Luüs field hockey ball 55' 		Report T. Jones field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
2 December 2017
08:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  3–1  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes field hockey ball 38'
Reed field hockey ball 48', 58' 		Report Pearce field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
2 December 2017
12:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Van Jaarsveldt field hockey ball 23' Report Damons field hockey ball 3', 23'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
2 December 2017
16:00
Wineland Wings  ––  1–3  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Davids field hockey ball 2' Report Evans field hockey ball 9'
Esteves field hockey ball 39', 46'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)
3 December 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  2–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Maddocks field hockey ball 49'
S. Botha field hockey ball 60' 		Report McNulty field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
3 December 2017
14:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Evans field hockey ball 50' Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
9 December 2017
10:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–1  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Anderson field hockey ball 24' Report De Jager field hockey ball 35'
Penalties
Botes Penalty shoot-out missed
S. Jones Penalty shoot-out scored
Reed Penalty shoot-out missed
Shuker Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Coston
Penalty shoot-out scored Du Plessis
Penalty shoot-out scored Van Jaarsveldt
Penalty shoot-out missed Da Rocha
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
9 December 2017
14:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  2–3  ––  Wineland Wings
Klaasen field hockey ball 23'
Chamberlain field hockey ball 41' 		Report Richards field hockey ball 6'
Mayne field hockey ball 15'
Glasby field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
10 December 2017
08:00
Wineland Wings  ––  2–2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Glasby field hockey ball 2'
Malan field hockey ball 28' 		Report Christie field hockey ball 45'
T. Jones field hockey ball 46'
Penalties
Richards Penalty shoot-out missed
Glasby Penalty shoot-out missed
Malan Penalty shoot-out missed
Johnson Penalty shoot-out scored
Mayne Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Botes
Penalty shoot-out scored S. Jones
Penalty shoot-out missed Bobbs
Penalty shoot-out missed Hubach
Penalty shoot-out scored Baxter
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
10 December 2017
12:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–3  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Damons field hockey ball 6'
Scheepers field hockey ball 11'
Hartel field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
10 December 2017
16:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  0–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Report
Penalties
Coston Penalty shoot-out scored
Du Plessis Penalty shoot-out missed
Van Jaarsveldt Penalty shoot-out missed
Da Rocha Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Gouws
Penalty shoot-out scored Bartsch
Penalty shoot-out scored Pearce
Penalty shoot-out scored Paton
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Classification round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters0
 
12 December 2017
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters2
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters (pen.)0 (3)
 
11 December 2017
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers0 (2)
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers2
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0
 
Third place
 
 
12 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters1
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0

Semi-finals

11 December 2017
12:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  2–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes field hockey ball 6'
T. Jones field hockey ball 37' 		Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
11 December 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Small field hockey ball 36'
Damons field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Third and fourth place

12 December 2017
13:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Verster field hockey ball 45' Report
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Final

12 December 2017
17:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  0–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Report
Penalties
Greaves Penalty shoot-out missed
Small Penalty shoot-out scored
Chamberlain Penalty shoot-out scored
Damons Penalty shoot-out missed
Scheepers Penalty shoot-out missed
——
Chamberlain Penalty shoot-out missed
Small Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out scored Reed
Penalty shoot-out missed S. Jones
Penalty shoot-out missed T. Jones
Penalty shoot-out missed Bobbs
Penalty shoot-out scored Baxter
——
Penalty shoot-out missed Reed
Penalty shoot-out missed S. Jones
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer(s) Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
 ––  Kristen Paton 2 Players (see list below)  ––  Nicole la Fleur  ––  Ongeziwe Mali

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1st place, gold medalist(s)  ––  Orange River Rafters 7 3 1 0 3 13 12 +1 13 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ––  St. Lucia Lakers 7 3 1 2 1 13 8 +5 15 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  ––  Blyde River Bunters 7 4 1 0 2 8 7 +1 15 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 7 2 1 1 3 7 10 −3 10
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 −2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 −2 5
Source: South African Hockey Association

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  2. ^ "PHL Women 2017". saha.altiusrt.com. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Rafters, Cavemen crowned 2017 PHL champions". iol.co.za. Independent Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Orange River Rafters crowned PHL champions". ofm.co.za. OFM. Retrieved 23 March 2022.