Women's Australian Hockey League
# Women's Australian Hockey League

The Women's Australian Hockey League is highest level field hockey tournament for women in Australia. Until 2016, the annually contested tournament comprised teams from the eight states and territories of Australia.

The 2016 edition of the tournament, held in Perth, Western Australia, included two international teams. Teams from Malaysia and New Zealand competed in the 2016 edition.

The NSW Arrows are the most recent champions, defeating the QLD Scorchers 7–6 in gold medal match of the 2018 AHL.

## Teams

Domestic teams

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

International teams

* IND Development
* MAS Tigress
* NZL Futures

## Results

### Summaries

* Note: The following summaries comprise results from 2002 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 1993.

| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Match | Gold Medal Match | Gold Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place |
| 1998 | Brisbane, QLD | NSW Arrows | 4–3 | QLD Scorchers | WAIS Diamonds | 3–2 | Canberra Strikers |
| 1999 | Canberra, ACT | NSW Arrows | 3–0 | Canberra Strikers | QLD Scorchers | 1–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| 2000 | Sydney, NSW | NSWIS Arrows | 2–1 | QAS Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | 4–2 | WAIS Diamonds |
| 2001 | Brisbane, QLD | NSWIS Arrows | 2–1 | QLD Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | 2–0 | WAIS Diamonds |
| 2002 | Adelaide, SA | NSWIS Arrows | 4–2 | QLD Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | 3–2 | Adelaide Suns |
| 2003 | Hobart, TAS | VIS Vipers | 3–3 (5–4) (penalties) | QLD Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | 4–3 | WA Diamonds |
| 2004 | Perth, WA | WA Diamonds | 2–1 | Canberra Strikers | QLD Scorchers | 2–0 | NSWIS Arrows |
| 2005 | Canberra, ACT | QLD Scorchers | 3–1 | WA Diamonds | NSW Arrows | 4–0 | Adelaide Suns |
| 2006 | Adelaide, SA | WA Diamonds | 4–2 | QLD Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | 2–1 | NSW Arrows |
| 2007 | Brisbane, QLD | WA Diamonds | 2–1 | QLD Scorchers | VIC Vipers | 2–1 | NSW Arrows |
| 2008 | Perth, WA | WA Diamonds | 2–0 | QLD Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | 2–0 | NSW Arrows |
| 2009 | Melbourne, VIC | NSW Arrows | 5–3 | QLD Scorchers | WA Diamonds | 2–0 | Canberra Strikers |
| 2010 | Adelaide, SA | WA Diamonds | 3–1 | QLD Scorchers | NSW Arrows | 1–0 | VIC Vipers |
| 2011 | Darwin, NT | Southern Suns | 1–0 | NSW Arrows | WA Diamonds | 4–3 | QLD Scorchers |
| 2012 | Perth, WA | VIC Vipers | 5–1 | NSW Arrows | QLD Scorchers | 3–0 | WA Diamonds |
| 2013 | Hobart, TAS | QLD Scorchers | 0–0 (2–0) (penalties) | WA Diamonds | NSW Arrows | 5–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| 2014 | Brisbane, QLD | NSW Arrows | 3–2 | QLD Scorchers | VIC Vipers | 3–0 | WA Diamonds |
| 2015 | Sydney, NSW | QLD Scorchers | 2–1 | VIC Vipers | NSW Arrows | 3–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| 2016 | Perth, WA | QLD Scorchers | 3–2 | VIC Vipers | NSW Arrows | 2–1 | Canberra Strikers |
| 2017 | Perth, WA | VIC Vipers | 2–2 (2–1) (penalties) | QLD Scorchers | NSW Arrows | 3–1 | NZL Development |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, QLD | NSW Arrows | 7–6 | QLD Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | 4–4 (2–0) (penalties) | VIC Vipers |

### Successful teams

* Note: The following table comprises results from 2002 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 1993.

| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third places | Fourth places |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| WA Diamonds | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 | 2005, 2013 | 2009, 2011 | 2003, 2012, 2014 |
| QLD Scorchers | 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016 | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 | 2004, 2012 | 2011 |
| NSW Arrows | 2002, 2009, 2014, 2018 | 2011, 2012 | 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| VIC Vipers | 2003, 2012, 2017 | 2015, 2016 | 2007, 2014 | 2010, 2018 |
| SA Suns | 2011 | | | 2002, 2005 |
| Canberra Strikers | | 2004 | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2018 | 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| NZL Development | | | | 2017 |

## Team appearances

| Team | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canberra Strikers | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 21 |
| NSW Arrows | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 21 |
| NT Pearls | – | – | 8th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 19 |
| QLD Scorchers | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 21 |
| SA Suns | 7th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 21 |
| Tassie Van Demons | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 21 |
| VIC Vipers | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 1st | 7th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 21 |
| WA Diamonds | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 21 |
| Malaysia Tigress | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 1 |
| NZL Development | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 4th | – | 2 |
| IND Development | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 170 |

## Statistics

Women's Australian Hockey League :

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Player of the Tournament | Highest Goalscorer | Player of the Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | NSW Arrows | ACTAS Strikers | Lisa Powell (Strikers) | – | – |
| 1994 | WAIS Diamonds | QAS Scorchers | Rechelle Hawkes (Diamonds) | – | – |
| 1995 | Adelaide Suns | NSW Arrows | Renita Farrell (Scorchers) | – | – |
| 1996 | NSW Arrows | WAIS Diamonds | Alyson Annan (Arrows) | – | – |
| 1997 | QAS Scorchers | Canberra Strikers | Alyson Annan (Arrows) | – | – |
| 1998 | NSW Arrows | QLD Scorchers | Michelle Andrews (Diamonds) | – | – |
| 1999 | NSW Arrows | Canberra Strikers | Katrina Powell (Strikers) | Katrina Powell (Strikers) | Melanie Twitt (Arrows) |
| 2000 | NSW Arrows | QAS Scorchers | Katrina Powell (Strikers) | – | Karen Smith (Scorchers) |
| 2001 | NSW Arrows | QLD Scorchers | Melanie Twitt (Arrows) | Nicole Hudson (Scorchers) | Nina Bonner (Arrows) |
| 2002 | NSW Arrows | QLD Scorchers | Louise Dobson (Vipers) | Nicole Hudson (Scorchers) | – |
| 2003 | VIS Vipers | QLD Scorchers | Carmel Bakurski (Suns) | Katrina Powell (Strikers) | Rachel Imison (Vipers) |
| 2004 | WA Diamonds | Canberra Strikers | Emily Halliday (Diamonds) Sarah Taylor (Strikers) | Hope Brown (Scorchers) | Emily Halliday (Diamonds) |
| 2005 | QLD Scorchers | WA Diamonds | Rachel Imison (Vipers) | Suzie Faulkner (Scorchers) | Madonna Blyth (Scorchers) |
| 2006 | WA Diamonds | QLD Scorchers | Peta Gallagher (Strikers) | Peta Gallagher (Strikers) | Emily Halliday (Diamonds) |
| 2007 | WA Diamonds | QLD Scorchers | Rebecca Sanders (Arrows) | Suzie Faulkner (Scorchers) | Kim Walker (Diamonds) |
| 2008 | WA Diamonds | QLD Scorchers | Madonna Blyth (Scorchers) | Sian Smithson (Diamonds) | Kobie McGurk (Diamonds) |
| 2009 | NSW Arrows | QLD Scorchers | Hope Munro (Diamonds) | Emily Hurtz (Arrows) | Fiona Johnson (Arrows) |
| 2010 | WA Diamonds | QLD Scorchers | Madonna Blyth (Scorchers) | Ashleigh Nelson (Diamonds) | Ashleigh Nelson (Diamonds) |
| 2011 | Southern Suns | NSW Arrows | Jodie Schulz (Scorchers) | Ashleigh Nelson (Diamonds) Sofie McLeod (Van Demons) | Kayla Sharland (Suns) |
| 2012 | VIC Vipers | NSW Arrows | Anna Flanagan (Strikers) | Renee Ashton (Scorchers) | Claire Messent (Vipers) |
| 2013 | QLD Scorchers | WA Diamonds | Karri McMahon (Suns) | Hollie Webster (Arrows) | Penny Squibb (Diamonds) |
| 2014 | NSW Arrows | QLD Scorchers | Casey Sablowski (Arrows) | Jodie Kenny (Scorchers) | Casey Sablowski (Arrows) |
| 2015 | QLD Scorchers | VIC Vipers | Jane Claxton (Suns) | Emily Hurtz (Vipers) | Rachael Lynch (Vipers) |
| 2016 | QLD Scorchers | VIC Vipers | Georgia Nanscawen (Vipers) | Emily Hurtz (Vipers) | Jordyn Holzberger (Scorchers) |
| 2017 | VIC Vipers | QLD Scorchers | Stephanie Kershaw (Scorchers) | Emily Smith (Arrows) Penny Squibb (Diamonds) Emily Hurtz (Vipers) | Rachael Lynch (Vipers) |
| 2018 | NSW Arrows | QLD Scorchers | Elena Tice (Strikers) Lily Brazel (Vipers) | Rebecca Greiner (Scorchers) Jodie Kenny (Scorchers) Emily Hurtz (Vipers) | Kaitlin Nobbs (Arrows) |

Women's Australian Hockey League :

| Year | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Play the Whistle |
| - | - | - |
| 2012 | – | WA Diamonds |
| 2013 | Ashlee Wells (Diamonds) | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2015 | Rachael Lynch (Vipers) | – |
| 2016 | Clare Comerford (Scorchers) | NZL Futures |
| 2017 | Rachael Lynch (Vipers) | VIC Vipers |
| 2018 | Rachael Lynch (Vipers) | – |
