2014 Under 21 Women's Australian Hockey Championships
# 2014 Under 21 Women's Australian Hockey Championships

The 2014 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships was a women's Field Hockey tournament held in the Western Australia city of Perth.

New South Wales won the gold medal after defeating Queensland 3–1 in the final. Australian Capital Territory won the bronze medal by defeating South Australia 1–0 in the third and fourth playoff.

## Competition format

The tournament is played in a round-robin format, with each team facing each other once. Final placings after the pool matches determine playoffs.

The bottom two teams play in a classification match, with the winner progressing to play the fifth placed team in the fifth and sixth place playoff, while the loser finishes in seventh place.

The top four teams contest the medal round. Two semi-finals are played, with the first placed team taking on the fourth placed team and the second placed team taking on the third placed team. The winners progress to the final, while the losers contest the third and fourth place playoff.

## Teams

* Australian Capital Territory
* New South Wales
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

## Results

### Pool matches

**Pool**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | NSW | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 15 | Semi-Finals |
| 2 | QLD | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 15 | Semi-Finals |
| 3 | SA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Semi-Finals |
| 4 | ACT | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 9 | Semi-Finals |
| 5 | VIC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 6 | 5th-7th |
| 6 | WA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 | 5th-7th |
| 7 | TAS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 | 5th-7th |

* 1 July 2014 10:00

| QLD | 3–0 | WA |
| - | - | - |
| R. Taylor 3' Kershaw 17' Fitzpatrick 68' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Rachel Beagley (AUS)
* 1 July 2014 12:00

| SA | 4–2 | VIC |
| - | - | - |
| Divall 9' Rudd 19', 50' Spano 45' | Report | Peskett 20' Salanowski 35' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Angela May (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)
* 1 July 2014 14:00

| ACT | 2–1 | TAS |
| - | - | - |
| Smith 44' Plumb 56' | Report | Brennan 49' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
* 2 July 2014 10:00

| VIC | 2–4 | QLD |
| - | - | - |
| Bates 48' Breen 66' | Report | Kershaw 10', 12' Stone 30' Anderson 59' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emily Nunn (AUS) Emma Cairnduff (AUS)
* 2 July 2014 12:00

| WA | 1–0 | TAS |
| - | - | - |
| Flynn 41' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Keeley O'Reilly (AUS) Michelle Farnill (AUS)
* 2 July 2014 14:00

| NSW | 9–0 | ACT |
| - | - | - |
| Williams 2' Gray 18' Richards 27', 44' Morgan 33' Hayes 35' Risk 57', 63' Rosser 69' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Angela May (AUS) Rachel Beagley (AUS)
* 3 July 2014 10:00

| TAS | 1–5 | VIC |
| - | - | - |
| Hinton 59' | Report | Breen 8' Barden 50' Ratcliffe 65' Goode 67' S. Taylor 70' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kerryl Chandler (AUS) Emma Cairnduff (AUS)
* 3 July 2014 12:00

| ACT | 2–0 | SA |
| - | - | - |
| Kindon 44' Commerford 64' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kristy Robertson (AUS) Emily Nunn (AUS)
* 3 July 2014 14:00

| NSW | 4–0 | WA |
| - | - | - |
| Simpson 8' Morgan 19' Hanna 28' Risk 43' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Keeley O'Reilly (AUS)
* 5 July 2014 10:00

| NSW | 7–0 | TAS |
| - | - | - |
| Watterson 16', 33', 62' Hayes 38', 61' Rosser 48' Williams 52' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
* 5 July 2014 12:00

| QLD | 2–3 | SA |
| - | - | - |
| Watson 2' Hillas 7' | Report | Rudd 9' Nance 67' Mutch 70' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Angela May (AUS) Keeley O'Reilly (AUS)
* 5 July 2014 14:00

| WA | 3–2 | ACT |
| - | - | - |
| Slattery 20', 69' Flynn 58' | Report | Commerford 3' Plumb 55' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Rachel Beagley (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)
* 6 July 2014 10:00

| NSW | 0–5 | QLD |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Allendorf 8', 47' Holzberger 18' Lammon 22' Kershaw 51' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Kristy Robertson (AUS) Keeley O'Reilly (AUS)
* 6 July 2014 12:00

| SA | 2–1 | TAS |
| - | - | - |
| Nance 45' Banks 48' | Report | Arthur 12' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Tamara Leonard (AUS) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
* 6 July 2014 14:00

| ACT | 3–1 | VIC |
| - | - | - |
| Montgomery 21' Kindon 30' Gilmore 51' | Report | Ratcliffe 70' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Emma Cairnduff (AUS)
* 8 July 2014 10:00

| WA | 0–1 | VIC |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Goode 10' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Angela May (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)
* 8 July 2014 12:00

| SA | 1–2 | NSW |
| - | - | - |
| Watters 56' | Report | Rosser 21' Brazel 65' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emily Nunn (AUS) Rachel Beagley (AUS)
* 8 July 2014 14:00

| QLD | 5–0 | TAS |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Anderson 21' Kershaw 37' Allendorf 53' Fitzpatrick 58', 65' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)
* 9 July 2014 10:00

| SA | 3–0 | WA |
| - | - | - |
| Abbott 15' Watters 21', 30' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Keeley O'Reilly (AUS) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
* 9 July 2014 12:00

| NSW | 6–0 | VIC |
| - | - | - |
| Watterson 11', 29', 59' Simpson 19' Nobbs 47' Hanna 51' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emma Cairnduff (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)
* 9 July 2014 14:00

| QLD | 5–2 | ACT |
| - | - | - |
| Allendorf 24', 34', 43' Fitzpatrick 32' Kershaw 54' | Report | Gilmore 67' Smith 70' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Emily Nunn (AUS)

### Fifth to seventh place classification

**Crossover Match**

* 11 July 2014 12:00

| WA | 4–1 | TAS |
| - | - | - |
| Squibb 12' Peacock 17' Harris 50' Gmeiner 62' | Report | Calvert 31' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Keeley O'Reilly (AUS) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

**Fifth and sixth place**

* 12 July 2014 12:00

| VIC | 3–2 | WA |
| - | - | - |
| Salanowski 12' Ratcliffe 22' S. Taylor 66' | Report | Gmeiner 39' Slattery 58' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Emily Nunn (AUS) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 |
| NSW | 4 |
| NSW | 4 | 12 July 2014 | 12 July 2014 |
| ACT | 1 | 12 July 2014 | 12 July 2014 |
| ACT | 1 | NSW | 3 |
| 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 | | NSW | 3 |
| 11 July 2014 | 11 July 2014 | QLD | 1 |
| QLD (p.s.o) | 1 (2) | QLD | 1 |
| SA | 1 (1) | | |
| SA | 1 (1) | Broze Medal Match | Broze Medal Match |
| | | 12 July 2014 | 12 July 2014 |
| | | ACT | 1 |
| | | SA | 0 |

**Semi-finals**

* 11 July 2014 14:00

| NSW | 4–1 | ACT |
| - | - | - |
| Rosser 1' Williams 37', 69' Simpson 42' | Report | Plumb 27' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Angela May (AUS) Rachel Beagley (AUS)
* 11 July 2014 16:30

| QLD | 1–1 | SA |
| - | - | - |
| Anderson 13' | Report | Grist 68' |
| Penalties |||
| Holzberger Lammon Fitzpatrick Kershaw Allendorf —— Holzberger | 2–1 | Mutch Nance Rudd MacLachlan Watters —— Nance |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Tamara Leonard (AUS)

**Third and fourth place**

* 12 July 2014 14:00

| ACT | 1–0 | SA |
| - | - | - |
| Montgomery 46' | Report | |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Angela May (AUS) Keeley O'Reilly (AUS)

**Final**

* 12 July 2014 16:30

| NSW | 3–1 | QLD |
| - | - | - |
| Risk 29' Brazel 43' Richards 70' | Report | Allendorf 15' |

* Perth Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michelle Farnill (AUS) Rachel Beagley (AUS)

## Statistics

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NSW | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 21 | Gold Medal |
| | QLD | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 16 | Silver Medal |
| | ACT | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 12 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | SA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 13 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | VIC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 9 | Fifth place |
| 6 | WA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 9 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | TAS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 0 | Seventh Place |
