1999 Women's Australian Hockey League
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 25 June – 18 July | ||
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  NSW Arrows (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Canberra Strikers | ||
| Third place |  QLD Scorchers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 25 | ||
| Goals scored | 90 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Katrina Powell (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | Katrina Powell | ||
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The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 25 June through to 18 July 1999.[1]
NSW Arrows won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Canberra Strikers 3–0 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 1–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Participating teams
Venues
| Sydney | Adelaide | Brisbane |
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| State Hockey Centre | Pines Hockey Stadium | Queensland Hockey Centre |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
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| Melbourne | ||
| Doncaster Hockey Club | ||
| Canberra | ||
| Lyneham Hockey Centre | ||
| Hobart | ||
| Tasmanian Hockey Centre | ||
| Toowoomba | ||
| Clyde Park Hockey Stadium | ||
Competition format
The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from 7 of Australia's 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.
Point allocation
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| W | WD | LD | L | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Every match in the 1999 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QLD Scorchers
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6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canberra Strikers
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6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Adelaide Suns
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6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | |
| 4 | NSW Arrows
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6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Tassie Van Demons
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} VIS Vipers
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6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 |  WAIS Diamonds
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6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 |
Source: Clearing House
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Fixtures
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Classification round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 July 1999 | ||||||
| QLD Scorchers | 2 | |||||
| 18 July 1999 | ||||||
| NSW Arrows | 3 | |||||
| NSW Arrows | 3 | |||||
| 17 July 1999 | ||||||
| Canberra Strikers | 0 | |||||
| Canberra Strikers | 2 | |||||
| Adelaide Suns | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 July 1999 | ||||||
| QLD Scorchers (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||
| Adelaide Suns | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the League | Top Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
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| Katrina Powell
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Katrina Powell
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Melanie Twitt
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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NSW Arrows
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8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | Gold Medal |
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Canberra Strikers
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8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | Silver Medal |
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QLD Scorchers
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8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Adelaide Suns
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8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Tassie Van Demons
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | VIS Vipers
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6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | WAIS Diamonds
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6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 |
Source: Clearing House
Goalscorers
There were 90 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Joanne Banning
- Anne-Marie Callow
- Carmel Souter
- Kate Starre
2 goals
- Kate MacKinnon
- Sarah Booth
- Brooke Morrison
- Charmaine Collett
- Simone Wallington
- Bethany Imison
- Claire Mitchell-Taverner
- Sheree Spalding
- Candice Ringrose
1 goal
- Katrina Paterson
- Erin Smyth
- Tonina Staunton
- Alyson Annan
- Lisa Ellick
- Kimberlee Robards
- Wendy Tassell
- Melanie Twitt
- Narelle Baker
- Angela Skirving
- Kristy Delaine
- Rebecca McIlwraith
- Kate Wood
- Marcelle Langham
- Vanessa McDonald
- Kimberley Walker
- Louise Dobson
- Linda Harvey
- Lisa Purcell
- Ngaire Smith
- Kristen Taylor
- Rachel Truscott
- Rechelle Hawkes
- Denise Mounsey
References
- ^ "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1999" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "ARROWS RIGHT ON TARGET WITH TITLE NUMBER FOUR". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 11 May 2020.