2012 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 2012 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 20th edition of women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth.

2012 Women's Australian Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Perth
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	VIC Vipers (2nd title)
Runner-up	NSW Arrows
Third place	QLD Scorchers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	125 (3.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Renee Ashton Claire Messent (6 goals)
Best player	Anna Flanagan
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The VIC Vipers won the gold medal for the second time by defeating the NSW Arrows 5–1 in the final.^[1]

Teams

• Canberra Strikers
• NSW Arrows
• NT Pearls
• QLD Scorchers
• SA Suns
• Tassie Van Demons
• VIC Vipers
• WA Diamonds

Results

First round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	QLD Scorchers	7	6	0	1	19	5	+14	18	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	WA Diamonds	7	5	1	1	14	7	+7	16
3	VIC Vipers	7	3	2	2	15	8	+7	11
4	NSW Arrows	7	3	2	2	9	5	+4	11
5	SA Suns	7	3	1	3	11	8	+3	10
6	Canberra Strikers	7	3	0	4	18	15	+3	9
7	NT Pearls	7	1	1	5	4	16	−12	4
8	Tassie Van Demons	7	0	1	6	1	27	−26	1

Source: clearinghouseforsport

16 October 2012 VIC Vipers 1–3 QLD Scorchers Nanscawen  66' Report Schulz  8'  18' Ashton  35' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

16 October 2012 Tassie Van Demons 1–3 NSW Arrows Moore  15' Report Morgan  13' Webster  33' McLeish  38' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

16 October 2012 Canberra Strikers 2–4 SA Suns Stewart  13', 70' Report Parker  29' Sobels  32' Buchecker  64', 64' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

16 October 2012 WA Diamonds 3–0 NT Pearls Slattery  37' Nelson  39' Buckley  46' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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17 October 2012 NSW Arrows 0–2 Canberra Strikers Report Flanagan  2' Taylor  13' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

17 October 2012 VIC Vipers 1–1 SA Suns Nanscawen  61' Report Pisani  30' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

17 October 2012 NT Pearls 0–3 QLD Scorchers Report Allendorf  12' Ashton  19' Reuter  26' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

17 October 2012 WA Diamonds 1–0 Tassie Van Demons Nelson  42' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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18 October 2012 SA Suns 1–2 NT Pearls King  40' Report Noffke  50' Peris  55' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

18 October 2012 NSW Arrows 0–0 VIC Vipers Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

18 October 2012 WA Diamonds 3–1 Canberra Strikers Symons  6', 19' Searle  29' Report Evans  37' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

18 October 2012 Tassie Van Demons 0–5 QLD Scorchers Report Olivieri  21', 56', 61' Reuter  48' Ashton  57' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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20 October 2012 NT Pearls 0–0 Tassie Van Demons Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

20 October 2012 Canberra Strikers 0–2 VIC Vipers Report Schubach  20' Riordan  64' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

20 October 2012 WA Diamonds 1–2 QLD Scorchers Eglington  54' Report Ashton  10' Marks  29' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

20 October 2012 SA Suns 1–0 NSW Arrows Nance  24' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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21 October 2012 VIC Vipers 7–0 Tassie Van Demons Burns  20' Ellis  39' Peake  44' Nanscawen  51', 54' Trahar  60' Messent  66' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

21 October 2012 Canberra Strikers 3–1 NT Pearls MacKinnon  60', 67' E. Bone  70' Report Sutherland  47' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

21 October 2012 SA Suns 1–2 WA Diamonds Eshuis  31' Report Wilson  13' Pascov  41' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

21 October 2012 QLD Scorchers 0–1 NSW Arrows Report Webster  62' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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23 October 2012 NSW Arrows 1–1 WA Diamonds Smith  52' Report Pascov  18' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

23 October 2012 QLD Scorchers 1–0 SA Suns Olivieri  70' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

23 October 2012 Tassie Van Demons 0–8 Canberra Strikers Report Evans  6' Flanagan  16', 61', 65' Cartwright  23' MacKinnon  50' M. Bone  58' McInerney  69' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

23 October 2012 NT Pearls 1–2 VIC Vipers Larosa  4' Report Messent  37', 70' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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24 October 2012 QLD Scorchers 5–2 Canberra Strikers Ashton  8', 37' Johnson  13' Olivieri  45' Schulz  66' Report MacKinnon  43' Glynn  59' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

24 October 2012 SA Suns 3–0 Tassie Van Demons Buchecker  9', 47' Sobels  49' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

24 October 2012 WA Diamonds 3–2 VIC Vipers Pascov  32' Slattery  38' Wilson  42' Report Sneskov  53' Messent  57' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

24 October 2012 NSW Arrows 4–0 NT Pearls Morgan  6' Khoury  23' Brooks  54' Pearce  67' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

Second round

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth and Sixth Place
	26 October 2012
	SA Suns	7
					27 October 2012
	Tassie Van Demons	1
					SA Suns	1
	26 October 2012
					Canberra Strikers	2
	Canberra Strikers	2
	NT Pearls	0
					Seventh and Eighth Place
					27 October 2012
					Tassie Van Demons	2
					NT Pearls	3

Crossover

26 October 2012 SA Suns 7–1 Tassie Van Demons Parker  9' Sobels  23', 50' Rudd  33', 44' Pisani  46' Claxton  70' Report Savory  31' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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26 October 2012 Canberra Strikers 2–0 NT Pearls McInerney  26' Glynn  31' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

Seventh and eighth place

27 October 2012 Tassie Van Demons 2–3 NT Pearls Cock  42' Moore  55' Report Larosa  19', 49' Youman  26' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

Fifth and sixth place

27 October 2012 SA Suns 1–2 Canberra Strikers Pisani  39' Report Charlton  11' Flanagan  14' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-Finals				Final
	26 October 2012
	QLD Scorchers	1
					27 October 2012
	NSW Arrows	2
					NSW Arrows	1
	26 October 2012
					VIC Vipers	5
	WA Diamonds	1
	VIC Vipers	2
					Third and Fourth Place
					27 October 2012
					QLD Scorchers	3
					WA Diamonds	0

Semi-finals

26 October 2012 QLD Scorchers 1–2 NSW Arrows Marks  42' Report Morgan  28' Khoury  60' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

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26 October 2012 WA Diamonds 1–2 VIC Vipers Searle  33' Report  21' Messent  70' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

Third and fourth place

27 October 2012 QLD Scorchers 3–0 WA Diamonds Holcroft  35' Schulz  37' Marks  67' Report Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

Final

27 October 2012 NSW Arrows 1–5 VIC Vipers Morgan  4' Report  7' Messent  26' Riordan  30' Ellis  35' Schubach  37' Stadium: Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	VIC Vipers	9	5	2	2	22	10	+12	17	Gold Medal
	NSW Arrows	9	4	2	3	12	11	+1	14	Silver Medal
	QLD Scorchers	9	7	0	2	23	7	+16	21	Bronze Medal
4	WA Diamonds	9	5	1	3	15	12	+3	16	Fourth Place
5	Canberra Strikers	9	5	0	4	22	16	+6	15	Fifth place
6	SA Suns	9	4	1	4	19	11	+8	13	Sixth Place
7	NT Pearls	9	2	1	6	7	20	−13	7	Seventh Place
8	Tassie Van Demons	9	0	1	8	4	37	−33	1	Eighth Place

Source: Clearing House

Goalscorers

There were 125 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.47 goals per match.

6 goals

• Renee Ashton
• Claire Messent

5 goals

• Anna Flanagan
• Kandice Olivieri

4 goals

• Peta MacKinnon
• Georgina Morgan
• Brooklyn Buchecker
• Eloise Sobels
• Georgia Nanscawen

3 goals

• Jasmine Larosa
• Katelin Marks
• Jodie Schulz
• Katie Pisani
• Caitlin Pascov

2 goals

• Naomi Evans
• Katie Glynn
• Kathryn McInerney
• Toni Stewart
• Nina Khoury
• Hollie Webster
• Rebecca Reuter
• Georgie Parker
• Courtney Rudd
• Tara Moore
• Sam Ellis
• Stephanie Riordan
• Danielle Schubach
• Ashleigh Nelson
• Kathryn Slattery
• Jodie Searle
• Katy Symons
• Georgia Wilson

1 goal

• Edwina Bone
• Meredith Bone
• Samantha Charlton
• Jenna Cartwright
• Emma Taylor
• Belinda Brooks
• Emma McLeish
• Kirsten Pearce
• Emily Smith
• Britt Noffke
• Brooke Peris
• Danni Sutherland
• Nicole Youman
• Murphy Allendorf
• Tegan Holcroft
• Kirstin Johnson
• Jane Claxton
• Clarissa Eshuis
• Julia King
• Gabrielle Nance
• Fiona Cock
• Kate Savory
• Anna Burns
• Hana Peake
• Rebecca Sneskov
• Katy Symons
• Erica Trahar
• Jemma Buckley
• Lisa Eglington

1 own goal

• QLD Scorchers (against NSW Arrows)

2 own goals

• VIC Vipers (against NSW Arrows and WA Diamonds)

Source: Clearing House

References

1. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Clearinghouse for Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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