2015 Women's
Ford National Hockey League|
| Host country | New Zealand |
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| Dates | 29 August – 20 September |
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| Teams | 8 |
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| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
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| Champions | –– Auckland (6th title) |
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| Runner-up | –– Northland |
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| Third place | –– Midlands |
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| Matches played | 36 |
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| Goals scored | 170 (4.72 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) | –– Gemma McCaw (10 goals) |
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| Best player | –– Brooke Neal |
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The 2015 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 17th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 9 cities across New Zealand, from 29 August to 20 September.
Auckland won the title for the sixth time, defeating Northland 6–0 in the final.[1][2] Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 7–4 over Canterbury.[3]
Participating teams
The following eight teams competed for the title:
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 19 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 18 |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 |
| 4 | –– Northland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 |
| 5 | –– Central | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | |
| 6 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 | –– Capital | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 5 |
| 8 | –– Southern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 37 | −32 | 0 |
Source:
Hockey New ZealandRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Amber Church (NZL) | |
Hockey Manawatu Inc, Palmerston North Umpires: Lucy Townend (NZL) Joanne Cumming (NZL) | |
| Canterbury –– | 4–0 | –– Southern | Symes 1' Steele 10' G. Blackwood 14' Kiddle 47' | Report | | |
Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Julena Phillips (NZL) | |
Taupo Hockey Club, Taupō Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Amber Church (NZL) | |
| Capital –– | 0–4 | –– Canterbury | | | Report | G. Blackwood 11' Fremaux 48' Storey 52' Steele 56' | National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Lucy Townend (NZL) | |
Otago Hockey Association, Dunedin Umpires: Joanne Cumming (NZL) Katrina Woolf (NZL) | |
Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | | Fifth Place |
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| 19 September 2015 | | |
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| –– Central | 5 |
| 20 September 2015 |
| –– Southern | 1 | |
| –– Central | 0 |
| 19 September 2015 |
| | –– North Harbour | 5 |
| –– North Harbour (pen.) | 2 (2) |
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| –– Capital | 2 (1) | |
| Seventh Place |
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| 20 September 2015 |
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| –– Southern | 0 |
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| –– Capital | 5 |
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| –– Auckland | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 26 | Gold Medal |
| –– Northland | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 21 | Silver Medal |
| –– Midlands | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 22 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Canterbury | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 19 | |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 | –– Central | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 |
| 7 | –– Capital | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 10 |
| 8 | –– Southern | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 47 | −41 | 0 |
Goalscorers
There were 170 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.72 goals per match.
10 goals
8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- –– Danielle Sutherland
- –– Monique Wilson
- –– Sophie Devine
- –– Charlotte Eastman
- –– Freya Hawes
- –– Katrina O'Callaghan
- –– Natasha FitzSimons
- –– Nicola O'Donnell
- –– Jasmin McQuinn
- –– Carli Michelsen
- –– Samantha Polovnikoff
- –– Erin Goad
- –– Kathryn Henry
- –– Petrea Webster
1 goal
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References
External links